What is UPSC?

The UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) is India’s central agency which conducts exams like Civil Services Exam (CSE) to recruit candidates into serve top government positions like IAS, IPS and IFS etc. UPSC recruits candidates into both the civil as well as defence services.

The Exams Conducted by UPSC for the Selection of candidates into the Civil services

  1. Civil Services Examination (CSE)

  2. Engineering Services Examination (ESE)

  3. Indian Forestry Services Examination (IFoS)

  4. Central Armed Police Forces Examination (CAPF)

  5. Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service (IES/ISS)

  6. Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination

  7. Combined Medical Services (CMS)

  8. Special Class Railway Apprentices Exam (SCRA)

  9. Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for selection of Assistant Commandant. (Executive) in CISF

The Exams Conducted by UPSC for Selection into the Defence services

  1. National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination – NDA & NA (I)

  2. National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination – NDA & NA (II)

  3. Combined Defense Services Exam – CDS (I)

  4. Combined Defense Services Exam – CDS (II)

General Studies Paper I (Sample Question Paper) – Syllabus Area vs Number of Questions

SUBJECT AREA NUMBER OF QUESTIONS*
Indian History and Culture – History of India and Indian National Movement. 16
Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World. 14
Indian Polity – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. 12
Economics – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc. 15
Environment – General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change 18
General Science 10
Current Affairs 15
Total 100 Qns (Marks 2*100=200)
* The above-mentioned weightage of subjects/marks may not remain the same in the coming years. It’s just for basic understanding.

General Studies Paper II (Sample Question Paper) – Syllabus Area vs Number of Questions

SUBJECT AREA NUMBER OF QUESTIONS*
Comprehension 28
General Mental Ability 6
Logical Reasoning 18
Analytical Reasoning 8
Data Interpretation 4
 Basic Numeracy and Quantitative Ability 10
Decision Making and Interpersonal Skills 6
Total 80 Qns (Marks 2.5*80 = 200)
*The above-mentioned weightage of subjects/marks may not remain the same in the coming years. It’s just for basic understanding.

If you think that scoring 66 marks out of 200 for CSAT is not a great feat to accomplish, you may be gravely mistaken. We have seen many candidates who end up worrying after the exam.

The difficulty level of this paper is steadily increasing. You need to take this paper seriously.

CSAT – What is the best strategy to prepare for the CSAT?

The term ‘Civil Service Aptitude Test’ or  ‘CSAT’ is confusing for many. What exactly does CSAT stand for?

Most aspirants consider CSAT as a subset of UPSC prelims

A few aspirants equate CSAT with the entire Preliminary Exam stage of UPSC CSE (i.e., General Studies Paper 1 + General Studies Paper 2).

What does UPSC mean by CSAT?

We have never come across a UPSC notification, syllabus, or question paper with the term ‘CSAT’ or ‘Civil Service Aptitude Test’ printed on it. It seems these terms are popularised by coaching institutes.

What do we mean by CSAT?

In this article, we use the term ‘CSAT’ equating it with the General Studies Paper 2 of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam.

Why and when was CSAT introduced by UPSC?

CSAT was introduced in the year 2011 as a part of the Civil Services Exam (Preliminary) Examination in order to test the analytical skills, reasoning ability and aptitude of a candidate.

The CSAT Controversy and Changes in the UPSC Marking System (2015)

From 2011-2014, the total marks of both GS Paper-1 (General Studies Paper) and GS Paper-2 (CSAT paper) were considered for calculating the UPSC CSE prelims ranking (to qualify for the mains examination).

However, there was a protest about including the CSAT for calculating the prelims ranks by a section of aspirants. The Centre asked UPSC to make a change in the pattern in response to this protest.

In 2015, CSAT was made to be the qualifying paper.

The Present UPSC Scheme of Examination

Only the marks of GS Paper 1 will be calculated while ranking for the Preliminary exam.

However, candidates have to score a minimum of 33% i.e. 66 marks out of the 200 allotted for the GS Paper 2 paper (CSAT paper) in order to clear the Civil Services Preliminary Examination.

UPSC CSE Preliminary Exam General Studies paper 2 no longer a tough challenge, but be cautious!

As GS Paper-2 has turned as a qualifying paper with just 33 percent marks needed, we don’t think that paper can pose much difficulty to any serious student. But UPSC can always bring surprises,and it’s always safe to prepare both papers well.

IN120 CSAT Strategy!

Our CSAT Paper strategy is very simple.

It’s all about:

  1. Practicing previous year UPSC GS Paper 2 Question Papers (from 2011) in a timed environment as per the official UPSC Key.

  2. Practicing IN120 GS Paper 2 Online Mock Exams in a timed environment.

That would be enough for most aspirants.

In-case, if you still need additional inputs, try to get your hands on some of these books.

  1. Paper – 2 Manual by MHE (CSAT – Paper 2)

  2. Analytical Reasoning – M. K. Pandey  (CSAT – Paper 2: Analytical Reasoning)

  3. Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R. S.Aggarwal (CSAT Paper 2: Reasoning)

How strong are you in GS Paper 1 and GS Paper 2?

A quick strength-weakness analysis of candidates regarding UPSC CSE Prelims will give an insight about the 4 types of candidates. Identify which type of candidate that best matches your characteristics. The approach for you depends on the sole analysis of that type.

(1) IN120 Prelims Online MockTest Series

Enroll in IN120 Prelims Online Mock Test Series.This is the flagship service of IN120 at an affordable cost. This is a time-tested program which has helped thousands of aspirants clear prelims in the previous years.

We strongly recommend all serious aspirants to join our mock test program. Our strategies are integrated with our mock exams.

Advantages: Pioneers in online coaching, trusted by toppers, 40 Online Mock Exams, 4000+ Questions, 2,50,000+ registered aspirants, performance analytics, all-India ranking, subject-wise proficiency etc.

IN120 also provides addon-mock exams for CSAT as well as previous year UPSC re-takes (based on official UPSC key).

(2) Techniques

Techniques and exam-skills are as important as the knowledge you acquire to clear UPSC Civil Services Exam (CSE). IN120 has developed various techniques to clear IAS exam with ease. Some of them:

  1. Memory Techniques

  2. Question Paper Solving Techniques

  3. Intelligent Elimination Techniques

Go through the techniques in detail and gain expertise in those. For more techniques, refer the IN120 Prelims guidancelink.

(3) Textbooks

As the time left is limited, for the best return on investment, we suggest the below books.

  1. Modern Indian History – Sonali Bansal

  2. Indian Art and Culture – Nitin Singhania

  3. Indian Polity – Laxmikanth

  4. Important Judgment that transformed India – Alex Andrews George

  5. Indian Economy Key Concepts – Shankarganesh

  6. Environment – Shankar IAS Academy

  7. Geography – NCERTs

  8. Oxford Atlas

  9. Science and Technology – Ravi P Agrahari

  10. IN120 Current Affairs Compilations

  11. India Yearbook by McGraw-Hill

  12. CSAT Previous 9-years questions as per official key

  13. English medium NCERTs OR Hindi medium NCERTs

Tips:Whenever you feel that learning from textbooks is of too much effort, and you feel time-crunched, focus more on IN120 Online MocksFor example, if you need to revise NCERT History, take IN120 Mock Exam dedicated for NCERT History. By adopting this approach, you can learn 100 most probable questions from NCERT History in just 2 hours!

IN120 Action Plan for Prelims: Day 1 – Day 30

Plan your work; work your plan!

Make a timetable, which suits your requirement. We suggest a plan which has 9-hours devoted to studies every day.

Rather than trying to finish a subject (which will never happen), try to split your time for all subjects – every day.

For example, if you have 9 hours a day for studies or revision – give 1 hour for History, 1 hour for Geography, 1 hour for Polity,1 hour for Economics,1 hour for Science and Technology, 1 hour for Environment, 1 hour for Current Affairs and,last 2 hours for taking IN120 Mock Exams

Revise daily

Make notes and mind maps, if you come across a difficult concept.

Revise whatever you studied for each subject the previous day, in the first 15 minutes of your next day.

Spend weekends, entirely for revision of textbooks and revision of mock exams.

Take 1 IN120 online mock exam each day

If you take 1 mock exam each day, you can cover all 40 mock exams in 40 days!
If you take 2 mock exams /day, you can cover 40 mock exams in 20 days!

This means it would not take much time to learn 4000+ questions and 4000+ important concepts. This would make a big difference.

Note:

If you ask us, the highest priority for any aspirant should be given to practice IN120 mock exams in a timed environment with negative marking. We don’t encourage learning MCQs from photocopies or PDFs, because this would not help the candidate to avoid mistakes they are likely to make in the exam hall.

Attempt previous year UPSC question papers in a timed environment

Equally important is the habit of practicing on the previous year UPSC question papers. On IN120 Mock Exam platform, we have added the provision to re-take previous year UPSC questions (last 9 years).

Once you submit the exam, you will get marks based on the official UPSC key!

Apply the IETs and 3-2-1-0-E method while taking mock exams

Learn the art of intelligent elimination of wrong answers in UPSC Prelims. Apply the IETs while taking mock exams.

Also, while doing mock exams, always follow the 4-round elimination strategy –3-2-1-0 E metho. This will help you not only answer the questions you are 100% sure but also analyse the risk-benefits of attempting questions you are not 100% sure.

Target

By the end of the 30th day, you should have some good understanding of all the above-mentioned textbooks. We don’t mean you should cover every page line by line, but rather a good understanding of all the basic concepts.

The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule but to schedule your priorities.

IN120 Action Plan for Prelims: Day 31 – Day 60

Okay, now you have only 70 days remaining.

IN120 Online Notes and Study-Materials

Go through all the simple, free, and Go through all the simple, free, and>

Also, check our downloads section and store for any newly released study materials.

IN120 Daily MCQs (Most Probable Questions)

Revise the practice the Most Probable Questions we email you for free.

IN120 will be releasing the compilation of Most Probable Questions (Daily MCQs). This will be uploaded to IN120 store and will be provided FREE to premium users of IN120 Prelims Test Series.

IN120 Current Affairs Capsules (CCC) – Monthly MCQs

Revise the IN120 Current affairs monthly Capsule available in the IN120 store.

Though there may be some overlap, questions in the CCC and questions in the Daily MCQ compilation are different. Cover both in-depth.

Caution!

Don’t spend too much time any resources other than what we discussed above, as the returns on the time you invest may not be high./p>

Also, don’t spend more than 1 hour on newspapers.

IN120 Action Plan for Prelims: Day 61 – Day 90

You will be nearing the final lap now. Some recommendations at this stage:

Get the book ‘General Knowledge’ by Manohar Pandey

Buy the book ‘General knowledge by Manohar Pandey’ and revise it thoroughly.

Though this book is titled General knowledge, it contains all the basic information from subjects like polity, geography, science, history etc. This helps in quick revision.

Those who are from the non-Science background, take a look at the Science section of this book. It will surely help in a quick understanding of what is needed in the exam perspective.

Analyse your progress and mistakes

Track your improvement while solving mock exams.

Revise our NCERT based mock exams again. Whenever you need a reference, go back and read the corresponding portion of NCERT books.

Rather than mechanically going about mock exams, spend sufficient time to analyse the results, learning zone, and performance reports.

IN120 Action Plan for Prelims: Day 91 – Day 100

In the final 10 days, this is what you should ideally do.

  • Revise Mock Exams, UPSC Question Papers, and your notes
  • Finish and revise all Clear Prelims Online Mock Exams in your account.
  • Attempt and revise previous year UPSC questions.
  • Revise the notes that you have already made for the Prelims.
  • Don’t start reading any new material or mock questions; stay focused only on the recommended items we have discussed above.

Focus on the core areas for maximum Return on the Investment you have put in Make sure you focus only on the core areas from which you get maximum questions. (For example: Executive/Legislature/Judiciary in case of Indian Polity, Maps in the case of Geography etc.)

FOCUS AND REVISION ARE THE KEY TO SUCCESS!

Believe that it is perfectly possible to clear UPSC Civil Services Preliminary exam in 100 days. Many candidates under our guidance have done it in the past, even with lesser time.

Have strong self-belief.

Believe that you can clear IAS Prelims with whatever time left. Give your 100%.

All the best!

FAQs

Any degree (graduation) which may be regular or distant. The candidate must hold a degree from any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University Under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.

Yes, candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render them educationally qualified for the Commission’s examination but have not been informed of the results as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination will also be eligible for admission to the Preliminary Examination.

All candidates who are declared qualified by the Commission for taking the Civil Services (Main) Examination will be required to produce proof of passing the requisite examination with their application for the Main Examination failing which such candidates will not be admitted to the Main Examination.

No, only candidates belonging to communities which are included in the Central list of OBC’s are eligible for such concessions.

Yes, you can choose any optional subject from amongst the UPSC’s list of optional subjects for Civil Services Main Exam.

No, you have the option to write your answers either in English or in any one of the languages included in the Eighth schedule to Constitution.

Yes, previous years’ papers help the candidates to know the trend and they must go through these papers again and again.

Total marks are considered.

You can assess the level of competition from the following data:
  • No. of vacancies advertised every year: Between 1000 to 1200.
  • No. of candidates who filled the form: More than 9,00,000
  • No. of applications who appeared in the Preliminary exam. : Almost 4,50,000-5,00,000
  • No. of candidates who qualify the Prelims and become eligible to appear in the Mains Exam: Equal to 12 to 13 times the nos. of vacancies of CSE.
  • Nos. of Candidates who qualify Mains to appear in the Interview: 2-2½ times the Nos. of vacancies in the CSE. Thus one can say that CSE is one of the tough est competitive examinations.

In exceptional cases the Union Public Service Commission may treat a candidate who has not any of the foregoing qualifications as a qualified candidate provided that he/she has passed examination conducted by the other Institutions, the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission justifies his/her admission to the examination.

Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognised by the Government as equivalent to professional and technical degree would also be eligible for admission to the examination.

Candidates who have passed the final professional M.B.B.S. or any other Medical Examination but have not completed their internship by the time of submission of their applications for the Civil Services (Main) Examination, will be provisionally admitted to the Examination provided they submit a copy along with their application a copy of certificate from the concerned authority of the University/Institution that they had passed the requisite final professional medical examination, along with their application. In such cases, the candidates will be required to produce at the time of their interview original Degree or a certificate from the concerned competent authority of the University/Institution that they had completed all requirements (including completion of internship) for the award of the Degree.

Yes, you can if you are good at self-study. We are not against classroom coaching. There are good institutes and teachers who help aspirants save a lot of time and effort. But not all coaching institutes provide quality service, so if you wish to join one, do that after proper research. It should also be noted that with the advent of technology, guidance and study materials can be sought online. Our website (www.dhyeyaias.com) provides free guidance and study materials to lakhs of aspirants who can’t afford classroom coaching. You can also learn and compete with thousands of aspirants across India by attempting Dhyeya IAS full length timed online mock test series with negative marking for UPSC Prelims.

The minimum cut off marks for Paper 2 is 33 percent. The Commission may fix a minimum cut-off mark for Paper 1 too.

There will be negative marking for incorrect answers for all questions except some of the questions where the negative marking will be inbuilt in the form of different marks being awarded to the most appropriate and not so appropriate answers for such questions.

Most of the questions in the general studies paper in Prelims and Mains are related to Humanities background. But it is neither necessary nor advisable to take Humanities as your graduation stream just to clear UPSC exam. Graduation should be based on your interest – it can be humanities, science, engineering, literature or management. For graduation, select any stream you like to study for 3-4 years. You are free to choose any optional subject for UPSC Mains and it may not be the one you studied for graduation.

The Commission has the discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the examination. Since 2015, the minimum mark were 25% for Indian language and English langu age. For GS1, GS2, GS3 and GS4 the minimum marks expected are 10%.

If a candidate’s handwriting is not easily legible, a deduction will be made on this account from the total marks otherwise accruing to him.

The interview will carry 275 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks).

Not for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam. But candidates will be allowed to use the Scientific (Non-Programmable type) Calculators at the subjective type examination of UPSC, ie Mains Exam. Programmable type calculators will not however be allowed and the use of such calculators shall tantamount to resorting to unfair means by the candidates. Loaning or interchanging of calculators in the Examination Hall is not permitted. It is also important to note that candidates are not permitted to use calculators for answering objective type papers (Test Booklets). They should not, therefore, bring the same inside the Examination Hall.

This is one of the most frequently asked questions. UPSC has been constantly changing its pattern over the years to make the civil services exam preparation accessible and possible to students from every set of background. It’s Endeavour is to neutralize the effect of coaching so that all candidates come on a equal platform. However, the fact remains – most of the candidate who succeed have taken coaching at some point of their preparation. This is chiefly due to:
  • The vast syllabus, especially in general studies which the candidates find very difficult to do on their own in a shortest possible period. Moreover, the students are flooded with so many books that they get confused about consulting which ones. Class notes and Material provide a solution to this.
  • The candidates many times in their quest for acquiring knowledge lose track of time. They overdo the studies in some subjects at the cost of others. Coaching institutes cover the syllabus within the time period and thus are sought after.
  • However, the need for coaching could be removed wholly if the candidates could get the right study material and the right guidance for the examination.
  • A word of caution also needs to be included here. If a candidate has made his mind to enroll himself in any coaching, he must go for the best reputed ones. There are many coaching institutes which advertise very attractively, boasting on claims for producing toppers, which is many times false. The candidates who get attracted eventually land up in these institutes which take a toll on their valuable time, money and energy. The candidates must personally make queries about the coaching institutes, asking the students who were previously enrolled and then, only making right decisions.

Nothing could be better than this. However, the problem comes when one considers the wide syllabus, which is too vast if we include two optional papers and the general studies which in turn comprises so many subjects.
  • One can decide to pair his own notes in those areas in which one is weak, or there are many sources to consult, or on those topics which are very important from the examination point of view. Otherwise, it will be a Herculean task to prepare notes on individual topics.
  • But those candidates who have decided to appear in civil services exam during their graduation years may go for this as they have ample time to contribute.

The answer is as many hours as you can study efficiently. In civil services preparation, there is never a time when one feels that there is nothing more to study. So, what exactly matters is the quality of studying rather quantity of reading. First the difference between ‘studying’ and ‘reading’ should be understood. Reading means mere verbalisation of the written texts. What lacks here is understanding. When understanding adds to ‘Reading – it becomes ‘studying’. So the issue how many hours you can sit and read the text with understanding also connotes to analysis, deep processing of information, interrelating with your past knowledge base and making a view on the topic. Reading on the other hand is merely a passive activity where involvement of the reader is the least. <br> We can thus conclude that studying for 8 hours is many times more fruitful than reading for 16 hours. That is to say ‘Quality’ is more important than the ‘Quantity’ invested.

An average student has an added advantage as he knows his limitations. He knows he does not have any time to waste. The intelligent ones feel they have the ability to start late and end early … and they lose at the end. The tortoise rabbit story is not obsolete yet.
  • In fact, most of the students who succeed in the Civil service were very ordinary students in their academics. But they knew, how add ‘extra’ into ‘ordinary’ to become ‘extra-ordinary’. That extra is provided by their firm
  • determination, an honest self-assessment and foolproof planning followed by strict implementation. In short, the hard work put in by them ultimately lands them at the summit of success.

Bio-data matters during the interview and personality test (i.e. during the third phase). Personality test is based wholly or mostly on the basis of bio-data and the questions are framed on information provided by you. In fact, the-then personality is judged by the interview board on the parameters of suitability of candidates for the job. However, a bad bio-data may give some unfavourable impression on the members of the board and thus, a kind of judgment is formed by them consciously or unconsciously. <br> At the same time the members of the board are very experienced and they give full opportunity to candidates to thwart any pre-notions formed by the bio-data. So, the candidates by their performance in the interview have full opportunity to score high in the Interview. <br> But, the idea is that those candidates who are in their early academic years should try and see that their biodata is without any shortcomings.

Yes, aspirants can write answers in any language provided in the eighth schedule of the constitution of India.

Can knowledge be compartmentalized? No, in fact it is an integrated whole which gives a comprehensive understanding. Same holds true for the preparation. The whole subject should be understood in its entirety. Only then the requirement for the Preliminary and Mains could be fulfilled through particular emphasis on the orientation. The orientation for Prelims is towards a mix of factual information and understanding with a bias towards the former.

Many candidates appear in their first attempt taking it to be a learning experience. This is the biggest mistake they commit. UPSC attempts are very precious ones. Many candidates regret wasting their first attempt and wish if they had one they would have cracked the exam. The candidates must be very serious before appearing in the preliminary exam. They must complete the whole syllabus in their optional as well as general studies. They must check their performance by taking mock tests at home and work out the weak areas. The greatest benefit of the whole exercise is that there is a high probability that they get through the preliminary exam. If unfortunately, they could not, at least they came to know their grey and weak areas on which they need to concentrate. This enlightenment benefits them immensely in their next attempt. Those who waste their first attempt do not come to know about their shortcomings and in this situation may even waste their other attempts.

This has been answered earlier too. The basic criteria are in same sequence of importance
  • Interest.
  • Availability of study material and guidance.
  • Gap between the optionals during the Mains exam.
  • Scoring optionals – trend prevailing.

UPSC holds personality tests and interviews in English, Hindi and all other languages in the 8th schedule – i.e. 22 languages, provided the candidates writes all the papers ()optional and general studies) in the same language. Also, UPSC through the Civil Services exam tries to dig out the best brains in the country, who could contribute in development and progress of the nation. It is thus a wrong notion to hold that the UPSC is language-biased. However, the candidates themselves need to learn English for their own sake as during their long career in civil services they have to come across so many occasions where they will have to communicate with various kind of organisations, institutions, seniors and people and during such a situation, language should not be a limitation.

  • Generally, we see most of the people around us who are not selected. Seeing them, your self-confidence should not be reduced because everyone has a different strategy. We should always remember that most of the candidates who are finally selected are also from us.
  • Not only information and knowledge is sufficient for the final selection but also keeping in mind the demand of the examination and importance of contemporary issue in answer-writing is important.

  • Time is limited in the examination hall, despite being, aware of the questions, one is not able to express correctly because one has not practiced properly.
  • Pressure management just before the examination is not done properly, so that the answer to the known question with the correct information goes wrong too.
  • Lack of Right Guidance on strategy.
  • No assessment of ability of a aspirant regarding time management, use of fact and writing style.

  • Stay focused on your goal, concentrate with your full passion and energy to achieve your goals.
  • Take your parents and family in confidence which will in turn help you achieve your goal.
  • If success is achieved in the 1st stage, the trust of the parents and family increase and therefore work hard to achieve the goal in first go itself.
  • Do not think negatively for the next set of problems, try to improve the present. Become an inspiration for yourself, set small goals and fulfil them, thereby strengthening self-confidence.

  • Well, for the preparation of the IAS Exam, one or two years of intensive study is required because the syllabus is very wide and its is also necessary to have an understanding and hold on the subject and it takes a little time, but with the right strategy, better guidance, perseverance it can be done in one year also.
  • Aspirants family background, academic ability and his basic understanding, plays a very decisive role. If everything is positive and favourable then success can be achieved even in one year by hard work.

In NCERT syllabus subject matter is given in the form of stories and very simple language is used. Try to understand the theme of the story and link them with contemporary world.
  • It is like the ocean in the Gorge.
  • NCERT develops your understanding ability and play the foundational role in you preparation .
  • Try to solve the questions given in the book, this will improve your writing style and also the grip on the subject will become strong.

Must be read, as it contains detailed information on the Government’s plans, policies and the achievements of the government and challenges before it.
  • If the whole book is not possible then read some selected chapters for example Environment, Finance, Culture and tourism etc. Communication and information technology, justice and law, Health and Family welfare, India and the world, Water resources, National Events, Scientific and Technological development etc.
  • These chapters are very important in terms of exam. Use them according to the syllabus.

  • Extremely helpful, because we get atmosphere resembling the examination hall and performing well strengthen our mental abilities.
  • Through Test Series we evaluate our self-preparation because we cover whole syllabus in accordance with test series schedule that will benefit us in the exam. Test Series also motivate us to perform well under pressure.
  • If we get good score in test series, our self-confidence goes up and it also inspire us to work hard.

Nature of the job will matter, you will have to adjust with your routine, as well as time management also becomes important as quality of study is more important than the quantity.
  • Target should set weekly, so that you do not feel bored. Confidence will also increase on completion of weekly target.
  • utilize weekend very well, revise what you have read throughout the week, assess your preparation through the tests.
  • Handling pressure needs a smart strategy, revise whatever you read, read selectively, and also work on writing skills.

WE KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!