{"id":103699,"date":"2021-04-27T13:07:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T07:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=103699"},"modified":"2021-05-20T14:18:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T08:48:50","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-upsc-ias","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-upsc-ias\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare for UPSC | IAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UPSC exam is considered one of the toughest and most prestigious\u00a0exams\u00a0in India.\u00a0Every year lakhs of aspirants\u00a0Prepare for\u00a0UPSC IAS\u00a0exam and only\u00a0a\u00a0few of them get into it.\u00a0This exam is very challenging because of its vast syllabus,\u00a0unpredictable nature and\u00a0low success rate.\u00a0However, students\u00a0from every section of society,\u00a0every year, clear this exam\u00a0and become Civil Servants who play important role in nation making.\u00a0This exam requires\u00a0hard work, dedication,\u00a0perseverance, courage and patience<\/p>\n<p>UPSC exam is conducted in three phases- Prelims, Mains and Personal Interviews. At the start of the journey\u00a0lakhs of students\u00a0Prepare for\u00a0UPSC IAS\u00a0exam but in reality, only\u00a01\/10th\u00a0of\u00a0them are serious candidates who prepare\u00a0for\u00a0this exam,\u00a0with discipline and dedication. So, one needs\u00a0to be very clear with the preparation journey in the\u00a0very beginning itself.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we will discuss How to Prepare for UPSC exam.\u00a0Further, we will discuss\u00a0its journey, preparation strategies and what all required to clear this exam.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Journey of preparation of UPSC exam<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Following are some important\u00a0steps\u00a0that\u00a0one should follow while preparing for this exam:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><\/b><strong><b>Positive mindset:<\/b><\/strong>Start the preparation\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0positive attitude. Just by seeing the large crowd, vast syllabus and\u00a0few clearing the exam finally, one should not get demotivated. If you are\u00a0a\u00a0serious candidate who has\u00a0the positive mindset, then\u00a0possibilities of clearing this exam increases manifold.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><strong><b>Why do you\u00a0want\u00a0to become an IAS:<\/b><\/strong>You do not have to\u00a0just mug\u00a0up this answer but you should be very clear\u00a0in\u00a0the back of your mind that why do you want to become an IAS\u00a0officer?\u00a0What qualities do you have\u00a0that\u00a0make you different from others?<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><strong><b>Dedication and Patience:<\/b><\/strong>The most important things which this exam wants\u00a0from you are dedication, hard work and patience. UPSC not only checks your knowledge but it sees whether do you have wisdom,\u00a0officers like qualities. These things will not build in one day but you need to build these\u00a0qualities throughout your preparation\u00a0journey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong><b>Preparation Strategies<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>To Prepare for UPSC IAS exam\u00a0one should\u00a0make her\/his strategy and\u00a0follow that like mantra.\u00a0Followings are some tips and methods which one should follow while preparing for exam:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><\/b><strong><b>Syllabus:<\/b><\/strong>Mug up the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-syllabus\/\"><u>upsc <\/u><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-syllabus\/\"><u>syllabus<\/u><\/a>\u00a0thoroughly for both Prelims and Mains. This is the first\u00a0and foremost thing while preparation.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><strong><b>Timetable:<\/b><\/strong>Make a detailed time table and follow that every day. You need to be very consistent in your study. You cannot study one day 14 hours and next day 2 hours.\u00a0For that you need to have a timer table.\u00a0You can make your own time table which exactly suits you. Make it day wise, week wise or month wise. But make it by your own. Don\u2019t just copy paste others.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/current-affairs\/\"><strong><u><b>Current Affairs<\/b><\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong><b>:<\/b><\/strong>One should\u00a0<strong><b>read\u00a0at least\u00a0one\u00a0newspaper<\/b><\/strong> No\u00a0monthly current affairs\u00a0magazine can replace newspapers.\u00a0Newspaper reading\u00a0with full stories, instead of\u00a0reduced version of it,\u00a0will enhance writing\u00a0skills\u00a0and knowledge\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><b>current affairs<\/b><\/strong>.\u00a0<strong><b>Notes<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0prepared by you or some other website can be used for revision<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><strong><b>NCERT<\/b><\/strong>:\u00a0Reading NCERTs\u00a0is very important in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upsc.gov.in\/exams-related-info\/exam-notification\"><u>UPSC exam<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0It will clear the fundamentals of the students.\u00a0Only after reading NCERTs thoroughly, you move forward\u00a0towards advanced books like\u00a0<strong><b>Geography by Majid Hussain<\/b><\/strong>in the UPSC IAS preparation.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><strong><b>Previous Year Questions:<\/b><\/strong>For clearing Prelims, practice of<strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-previous-year-question-papers\/\"><strong><u><b>previous year papers\u2002<\/b><\/u><\/strong><\/a>and mock test is very For mains,\u00a0one needs to practice answer writing on a daily basis and practice mock test\u00a0also.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><strong><b>Use of internet:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>Today,\u00a0internet is very helpful\u00a0in the preparation of UPSC exam.\u00a0It helps one to\u00a0get updated with daily\u00a0national and international news. With internet one can even\u00a0Prepare for UPSC IAS exam without taking offline classes.\u00a0For that one needs to refer important\u00a0government sites\u00a0very specifically\u00a0e.g.\u00a0Pib.\u00a0However, you should also avoid the unnecessary activities on internet like social media,\u00a0YouTube\u00a0and other mediums of entertainment.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><strong><b>Making Notes:<\/b><\/strong>One should make their own notes instead of referring other\u2019s notes. It helps one to remember and recall the things in exam easily.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><strong><b>Revision:<\/b><\/strong>Revision is the key to clear UPSC exam. One should revise their notes on a daily basis.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><strong><b>Choosing Optional:<\/b><\/strong>Correct choice of optional subject is also very important to clear the UPSC Mains with good marks. It will help you to get\u00a0into the service with\u00a0good rank.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><strong><b>Personal Interview:<\/b><\/strong>Last but not least is the UPSC Personal<strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/interview\/\"><u>Interview<\/u><\/a>\u00a0where not your knowledge but your personality is checked. You need to\u00a0have overall idea about all happenings in the world. This preparation will start on the very same day when you start your prelims preparation. And after mains you\u00a0only need to brush up the things.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The journey of UPSC IAS exam is long and full of challenges. One need to have clear ideas, goals and understanding\u00a0about the exam to get the final selection and success.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UPSC exam is considered one of the toughest and most prestigious\u00a0exams\u00a0in India.\u00a0Every year lakhs of aspirants\u00a0Prepare for\u00a0UPSC IAS\u00a0exam and only\u00a0a\u00a0few of them get into it.\u00a0This exam is very challenging because of its vast syllabus,\u00a0unpredictable nature and\u00a0low success rate.\u00a0However, students\u00a0from every section of society,\u00a0every year, clear this exam\u00a0and become Civil Servants who play important role&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-upsc-ias\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Prepare for UPSC | IAS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-103699","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/103699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/103699\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}