Prelims:

I dedicate prepared for prelims for 3 months . I did not make any notes
from the standard books, rather underlined the important portions/areas.
I read The Hindu daily and tried to attempt maximum questions before
the exam.
For CSAT paper, I did not prepare separately.I attempted past 2 year
question paper and scored fine in them.
For certain topics, I referred google. Had made separate notes for these
areas, among others.
1. Mnemonics for constitutional articles (Important ones)
2. Committees formed for different purpose by Government
3. World Heritage Sites
4. National Parks/ Wildlife Sanctuaries, rivers flowing through them
5. Various reports released by domestic/international institutions

Mains:
I had started preparation for Mains only after prelims as I did not have
much clue regarding how to prepare for mains. I used to divide my whole
day into three parts:
1. Newspaper and Answer Writing Practice- 4-5 Hours- A
senior suggested me to follow answer writing practice on UPSC
IAS EXAM PREPARATION, which I used to do regularly.
Initially , I used to take 20-25 minutes to write a single answer
which was gradually reduced to 6-7 minutes with daily practice.
Speedy writing and fast thinking is the essence of this examination,
so my personal suggestion is to focus on this aspect, the most.
2. Optional Subject- 4-5 Hours – I used to devote 2-2.5 hours for
each part
3. GS Subjects- 6-7 Hours daily