Things to know before starting Your Preparation for Civil service examination UPSC/IAS

Things to know before starting Your Preparation for Civil service examination UPSC/IAS

There are a number of myths framed by the students about the civil services and the UPSC examination that need to be clear. Students are made to believe that only students with excellent academics record can easily crack the exam and they are the only one who prepares for this examination. While some are with the misconception that students with professional qualifications such as engineering and medicine are only eligible for this examination. While some students believe that IAS is an exam but it is not true it is the position for which exam is conducted although exam is civil service examination. Also, people are with this myth that they will have to sacrifice their social life which is not true. So, you should know every pinch of detail about the examination before start preparing for the civil service examination. You can take help of IAS Coaching but before analyze yourself briefly your positive and negatives. 

A. Know more about the conducting body i.e. UPSC

Every year numerous exams are conducted by the selection board i.e. the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). They are assigned to recruit the candidates to serve the government of India different posts like IAS, IPS, IES, forest officer and many more. Each year UPSC recruit candidates for the post of Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ of civil services by conducting the Civil service testing or UPSC exam. 

It is always counseled to know the requirements of the civil services exam if you are seeking to write the civil services exam. And if you are a beginner and it is your first attempt then you must go through all the details to give a fair idea of what kind of preparation plan to follow.

B. Gets your eligibility for the examination

Nationality, education qualification, age criterion, age relaxation, category benefits, number of attempts, these are some basic criterion that an aspirant needs to meet if he/she is looking to write civil service exam.  Some basic eligibility criterion is set by the UPSC for this examination that student must check before applying for the examination. You can check all the rules and apply criteria on the official website of UPSC.

C. Learn UPSC Exam Pattern

Before starting preparation for any examination it is advised to the students to check or do some analysis about the exam pattern and its syllabus. It is the most important requirement as if you are not aware what to read how come you able to crack the exam in a very short span of time. Also, the process flow of examination should be clear so that one can prepare for the exam accordingly. Every year civil service examination is conducted by the UPSC and the exam is held in three stages i.e. Prelims, Mains and Personality Test/Interview Round.

D. Understand the UPSC syllabus

This is the one foremost part, which every IAS candidates should know. The IAS Exam Preparation becomes easy if you know the UPSC Syllabus and all its basic concepts that need to be covered for this examination. Every aspirant prepares for the examination but somehow few of them are able to crack or passed the exam this is all because they know what to read. It will help them in making tricky notes and on time cover of the syllabus to make the revision process easy.

E. Get the right guidance

Picking up the right sources plays a very essential role in the selection of a candidate. Every IAS aspirant should know what to read and what to leave before starting their preparation. For this, you can take the right guidance from your teachers, seniors or mentors. They will guide you and will show you the right path. Following the right books and notes is also very important, following all the authors and online material will confuse you so it is better advice to meet the IAS Experts online or offline as there are many interviews given by them. These are the significant things which every IAS Aspirant should know before starting their preparation.

If you are scheduling to appear for 2019 Civil Service Examination then do some investigation as it will hardly take a day or two for analysis. Once you know the UPSC Exam thoroughly then it will be easy for you to prepare for the exam with the right and effective strategy.

Good luck!!!