5 Essential Tips

To Crack The
Civil Services Exam

Civil services exam is one of the toughest exams and

requires rigorous preparation. Apart from acquiring
adequate knowledge on conventional topics including
history, geography, Indian economy, government
policies, and programs, a special significance should
also be given on improving your general knowledge
base.

Often students leave no stone unturned while preparing

for the civil services exam but miss to attain strong
command in general studies which constitutes the
major portion of IAS question paper.

As per the recent calculations, 600 marks in the GS

paper, 200 in the essay, and 300 in interview are based
on your general knowledge base. Another paper in the
administration is more like a GS paper 3, which means
a total of 1100 to 1400 marks depend directly on your
general knowledge ability.

If you are appearing for the civil services exam this

year, it is suggested that you must work hard on general
studies which comprise of two parts. One that
comprises of conventional topics while other is more
about gaining a thorough knowledge of current affairs
and the things happening around.

But before you go into the book and start your

preparation process, here are a few essential points you
must remember while preparing for the civil services
exam.

1. While studying any topic, make notes as your read or

revise the topic. This practice will save your time
during revision as you will not have to scroll pages of
the book to get a particular topic.
2. The basic approach while preparing for the exam
should be to study, learn, revise and improvise. You
must study the topic thoroughly. And try to seek as
much information as you wish, revise at least twice,
thrice as much as you can before the exam.
3. Don't just rely on guide, standard preparatory
material or NCERT textbooks. Come up with you own
ideas, and thoughts to understand the concepts.
4. You can refer the previous years question papers to
check if you have missed any topic.
5. Prepare thoroughly for subjective exams. Note down
important facts and points for prelims as you make
descriptive notes to study at an eleventh hour.

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Delhi. With the best faculty on board which comprises
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services exam. The standard study material provided by
this coaching center along with the regular classes
helps you understand the topics properly and score well
in the exam.

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