Not sure how to start preparing for UPSC? Here is a head-start

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A goal without proper planning remains a mere dream. This is also true in the case of civil services. The Civil Service Exam, being the toughest exam in the country, requires more than just preparation. It requires what is called ‘strategy plus preparation’. A good strategy draws a thin line of separation between aspirants and smart aspirants. The latter becomes more productive with fewer inputs, whereas the former are less productive with more inputs.

how to start preparing for UPSC? you decide to prepare for the UPSC, it is very important to start this journey in the right way because the road to success is full of challenges. Here are a few tips that you should know when you begin preparations: The SSC CPO Civil Services exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission every year. UPSC is considered to be one of the most demanding government departments in India, and it makes many demands on its examiners.

Understand your syllabus: The syllabus for your subject (be it math, physics and so on) is the key to succeeding in the course. Explaining objectives and concepts in short, simple words It defines what will be taught and what you will learn. Your planner contains assignments and expected results – time-limits allocated for each of them. Until you understand your syllabus well, hitting such targets would be difficult for you. The syllabus is the class guide that clearly charts out the topics to be covered in the class and the grades that they will cover for preparation for exams. Most of your exam questions will revolve around the syllabus. So it's important that you study the syllabus well before studying your books.

Strategy is important: You need to put your best efforts in writing a strategy for your project. Don't worry about the time frame because your main concern should be to prepare a complete strategy plan for accomplishing the goal. You can get people's helped to help you in formulating your plan, but make sure that you are the one who will execute it not them. A strategy is a careful plan for achieving a particular goal. A strategy will offer the best way to achieve your goals. It's important to know what you want and why you want it. This ensures that everything you do is aimed toward achieving those goals and gives you a way of measuring your progress. A good strategy also looks at the resources you have available and the obstacles or challenges that stand in your way. You can then use these resources and overcome the obstacles as you move toward achieving your goals.

Choose your study material: Choosing study material is not a simple task and requires proper guidance. It is always a good idea to begin preparation by getting subject fundamentals in place. The best source to get clarity and a good hold on various subjects are the NCERT books (from class VI to class XII).

Focus on important concepts: Focus on the exam by studying smartly means reading all the relevant stuff available in the textbooks. Reading all the required stuff will help you preparing for an exam successfully. The information given in our textbooks is the collection of important concepts that will form the basis of your understanding whatever is asked in any competitive examination or interview. When you study smartly, it is better to revise your answers after increasing your knowledge level.

How To Prepare Current Affairs For The Government Exams? or news is a topic which is to be revised by students so there is no need to go for any specific consideration to solve the syllabus portion. Just stay updated with news and read national newspapers, magazines and headlines so you can answer all questions easily in the examination. Reading newspapers, magazines and current affairs books will help you to not only build your general knowledge but also to stay updated with the current affairs of the world. You can refer to some topic related points from such books in your essay-writing task in the subject. The Topper Learning Center has developed a strategy based on this principle. It focuses all its efforts in the preparation of the current issues and contemporary problems,  that will be useful for the aspirants to solve questions in examinations like UPSC Prelims (Mains), SSC CGL (Mains), Banking exams, Railway exams, etc.

Join Online Learning Platform: The Online Learning Platform in India, Unoreads, first planned to launch the study material for every exam at an affordable cost but after the period of pandemic (COVID – 19), realizing the loss Government and the people faced. The company decided to keep its material free of cost always. Unoreads therefore offers study material for various Government exam free of cost. These include UPSC, SSC, Railway and other similar competitive exams. The material available can be downloaded from their website. Unoreads is an online learning platform. It offers study material for Exams, Competitive exams, Indian Constitution, History, Geography and other topics.

Focus on key words: Make short notes after reading a topic several times, as they will serve as an oxygen canister to you during exam days. Look for keywords during preparation, as well as during writing the exam. For example, every question would have a question tag such as “critically analyse”, “discuss”, “elaborate”, “comment”, and so on.

Health first: Last, but not the least, is proper care for your health. It must be a part of your IAS/IPS strategy. One must exercise or go to the gym, to remain healthy, as well as maintain higher concentration during study hours.

 

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