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The following article is published by Narendra Kumar Shah who has secured Rank 86 in Civil Services examination, 2015. Narendra has been associated with forumias.com since the last four years. His ForumIAS id is GreyMatterRules. He has been an active member throughout and has helped many with his timely advices, comments and now, with his… Continue reading Coaching or No Coaching: IAS RANK 86 – Narendra Kumar Shah

Atul Vats has secured Rank 60 in Civil Services Examination,2015. This was his first attempt at the coveted exam. He has been associated with forumias.com since the last one year and has been an active member throughout. He has inspired many with his timely advices, comments and now, with his success. ForumIAS would like to… Continue reading RANK 60: Atul Vats, 1st Attempt, Sociology Optional, Detailed GS and Optional Strategy

Rakesh Kumar Minhas has secured Rank 91 in Civil Services Examination, 2015. He also cleared the Civil Services Examination, 2014 and got a rank in 600s. He has been associated with forumias.com since the last two years and has been an active member throughout. He has inspired many with his timely advices, comments and now,… Continue reading RANK 91: Rakesh Kumar Minhas , 2nd Attempt, Medical Science Optional

How to Prepare for UPSC Prelims Examination About Myself: I have appeared in Civil Services Examination of 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, and cleared Prelims Examination in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Through my experience of facing Prelims Examination in recent years, I have tried to create a road map for Beginners to help them in… Continue reading How to Prepare for Prelims Examination – A Beginner’s Guide

I started Civil Services preparation in 2012, and committed many mistakes which resulted into my failure in 2012 Prelims and 2013 Mains Examination. But, I realized my mistakes at right time and sorted it out to get success in 2014 examination. Hereby, I have tried to compile my mistakes, so that other aspirants don’t commit… Continue reading 9 Common Mistakes by UPSC IAS Aspirants

Most of us have been told that the final stage is not an interview, but your personality test, which to some extent is true also. And it is also true that , personality can’t be altered in 2,3 weeks or months. So its important to remain calm and confident with your own personality. There are… Continue reading IFS/IFoS – Personality Test – An Overview

Due to common preliminary exam of CSE and IFoS, lot of people are considering IFoS these days (of course it’s a very good choice and a great service). Unlike CSE which is now dependent more on GS, IFoS examination depends to a greater measure on optional subjects. While choosing one of the optionals as Forestry or Agriculture… Continue reading IFS/IFoS – Strategy – Geology Optional

I had no background of Forestry what-so-ever before taking the IFoS attempt of 2015. Got a rank in Top 50 in the first attempt. Therefore, this article is primarily aimed to help those who are completely new to this subject and want to take it as an optional subject in Indian Forest Service’s Examination. Kindly… Continue reading IFS/IFoS – Strategy – Forestry Optional

Choosing optional is quite a tricky part for IFS/IFoS, But I would try to simplify the choices. Some of criteria that are crucial in determining choice of optional are- Marks Fetching ability of subject Availability of books for subject length of syllabus Availability of coaching/ guidance for subject Comfort ability with subject Success rate of… Continue reading IFS/IFoS – How to choose optional?