How to prepare UPSC exam

How to prepare for UPSC Civil Service Exam, 2023

Union Public Service Commission, UPSC, Exam is one such exam that is known to be the toughest exam of all in India. It is also one of the toughest exams in Asian continent. Every year thousand and lakhs of student from different background chose to prepare for this prestigious exam and of these, only few of them clear exam every year. Preparation for this prestigious exam will be a big challenge for students as it demands consistent effort to study religiously. As the syllabus and the pattern of examination is lengthy, one needs to have good guidance and smart strategy in order to crack this Exam.

 

In this article we shall be discussing how to prepare for UPSC CSE Exam. To prepare for this exam one need to first understand about the examination and its syllabus and then the strategy to approach.

In order to prepare for this prestigious exam, we may see two types of students first.

A)Student who are fresher for this exam:

For those of you who are still unaware about UPSC, I suggest you To know about it.

SAs UPSC is not like other exam, I have seen many students who are passionate of UPSC exam but didn’t want to give any effort to achieve their dreams. There are many students who simply want to become a district administration without knowing how to become. Therefore, if you are such students who are new for this exam, you are in the right place. In the following passage I shall discuss about how to prepare for this exam.

 

First and foremost thing you should do is to ask someone you trust and have years of preparation or who have clear the prelims or mains exam in the past They will know how difficult the exam is and to what extend one need to prepared.

 

Only after you are aware of the challenges that one should face for this preparation you should decide to whether to go ahead with the preparation not. If you are to go ahead, I am sure you are in the right place again. Here are few things you should do if you are to go ahead with the preparation:-

i)                   Make good and trusted friends: Find someone whom you can have study target together or discuss about exam. This will help you in your preparation and you will be able to scale up your study plan. It is also good that you have good and honest friends or study circle to have better and quick response when you don’t know something important. These friends can help you and keep the study environment productive. But, be careful that friends are to be meant only to share knowledge and not for unnecessary discussion.

ii)                 Know the Syllabus: Study details about the syllabus and try to memorize them. As the syllabus is vast, it needs special attention as to which portion to focus and which portion to omit during preparation. To know more about details syllabus CHECK OUT HERE

iii)               Learn to Newspaper: Reading newspaper may not be easy during your preparation. As contends are from different areas you may not know what and where to read. In order to know how to read newspaper for Civil SERVICE Exam, you may CHECK OUT HERE

iv)               Stick to Basic Book: One way to have good preparation is to stick your learning to basic and concept first. Many students go for NCERT Books and I suggest you to go for it as well. By the time cover the NCERT, your confidential level may rise and you will become more curious to learn more about.

v)                 Chose the right Standard BOOK: There are multiple books available in the market. Each book may have their own merits, but to be careful while you choose the book. To know what standard BOOKS to read,  you may CHECK OUT HERE

vi)               Learn to make Notes: Note making is one of the most factors to ease your entire preparation journey. There are students who use soft copy notes and some make hard copy notes. For better access, it is advisable to make hard copy notes. To know more on how to make notes, CHECK OUT HERE

vii)              Choosing right Optional: Choosing the right optional is as important as knowing the syllabus and pattern of the examination.  Once you know your favorite taste you will be able to consume more, likewise if you choose the right optional paper, you will be able to have edge over your friends. At the end of the day, choosing the right optional will help you to decide your overall ranking rank.

viii)           Set study time table: This is also necessary to keep your attention to study. Once you strictly follow you study time table, chances are that you may one day crack exam if not in your first attempt. Therefore, make a strategy and set the table as per your comfortable schedule.

ix)               Practice answer writing: This is very significant as UPSC demands not only understanding and knowledge skill, it also required one to have good way of conveying thought and expression. Practice of answer writing can be at the later stage but my advice is to write atleast one single answer per day to have a better answering skills.

B)Students who already appeared twice or more:

There are students who already appeared twice or more but couldn’t clear the exam. There is no certainty that the longer we prepared the chances is to clear the exam. One must understand that UPSC CSE is dynamic and one needs to be consistent in their efforts during the course of their preparation. There are students out there who had clear the exam in their first attempt. What do you think their strategy all about? They may be well guided and strictly follows the rules that they made and give their best in order to scale over thousands of students. But, despite best efforts you Give you couldn’t clear the exam, why? Now let us see how to prepare for those who had attempt the exam before.

i)                   Find out your weakness: This is the best option. Self evaluating and knowing your own weakness is the best possible way to get into the game of UPSC. Otherwise, mistakes that you committed but didn’t work for you won’t either let you change your result. Try accepting it and create new strategy to move forward.

ii)                 Revision: This is also vital as human brain is limited. We need to remind ourselves that things that we learnt can’t remain for long. It needs to recall and for this, revision is the best tool where you can do better in your next attempt.

iii)               Take Mock Test: If possible. Take multiple mock tests. The more will be the better.

iv)               Limit your friends: As you had already know the syllabus, the trends and the portion where you should focus, it is time you should limit your friends and firmly stick to your study.

v)                 Find motivation: As we often gets bored, it is necessary for one to get motivated every time we become weak. For this, listen to Topper interview, watch successful person, read success stories and get always in touch with someone who can motivate you and ready to give mental support.