Monday, September 16, 2019

How to prepare for UPSC 2020

Strategy and tips to start IAS preparation early. you need to appear for the UPSC Civil Services Exam. As per the official UPSC Exam Calendar, Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2020.
Success in UPSC Civil Services Examination = 50% Knowledge + 50% Strategy. So both knowledge and strategy are important to clear this exam.
Know your enemy:
The UPSC Civil Services Examination is a 3 stage examination.
Its tentative schedule is given below:
  • Prelims – June 2019
  • Mains – September 2019
  • Interview – Dec 2018 – Jan 2019


Few doubts in the minds of aspirants
#1. Is this exam invincible?
Certainly not. It is like any other completive examination in which you need thorough preparation. The subjective pattern of the Mains exam just makes it unpredictable.
#2. It requires many attempts
Many toppers have passed it in their 1st attempts. Do not count the attempts. Just prepare well. You will succeed even if it takes 4 attempts.
This exam needs 2 years of preparation for an average candidate.
Prepare every paper. Don’t fall into the trap of specially preparing optional papers at the cost of general studies papers.
#3.  Prelims 2020 is 8 months away, what should be the strategy?
First and foremost download the UPSC CSE syllabus and previous year UPSC question papers. Study and prepare your optional subject with a focus on UPSC syllabus of optional paper 1 and paper 2. Get the print out of the UPSC syllabus and learn it thoroughly. Keep referring it whenever you need to connect the topics. Don’t read core UPSC books at the start. Start reading newspapers, preferably — The Hindu.
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