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UPSC Prelims 2018 strategy...!!! part 1

Dear friends UPSC civil services exam is one of the most prestigious and toughest exam in this country. It provides
opportunity to serve the country in best possible terms. Every year approximately 5 lacs candidates appear for
prelims and out of that only thousands or so candidates are finally selected.
The UPSC prelims exam for this year is on June 2017 and very few days are remaining for it. We at the Everest IAS
academy intend to help you in this adventurous process.
Cracking the prelims is the first important milestone in this journey. For this understanding the syllabus of prelims is
very important.

The syllabus of UPSC prelims is as given below:

UPSC Syllabus for Paper I – (200 marks)

• Current events of national and international importance.  
• 
  
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• 
  
• Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
• 
  
• Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues,etc.
• 
  
• Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
• 
  
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.
• 
  
• General Science.

If we look at the syllabus we infer that it is very vague. But actually the content is very vast and it has got depth too.

The best way to know the scope of syllabus is following the previous year questions asked by UPSC. Every year

UPSC throws some surprise and the weightage given to different part of syllabus varies. The general composition of

different questions asked in last year’s is given below for your understanding.

Topic Number of Questions –     2016          2017 Preliminary Examination

1. Modern History                  06              07
2. Medieval History               04               01
3. Ancient History                  03              01
4. Indian culture                     03              05
5. Science and Technology     07              07
6. Geography                           03              12
7. Economy & yearbook         15             14
8. Polity &Governance IR      06             23
9. Environment                       16             14
10. Current affairs                     37             16
11. Total                                   100            100

(2011 TO 2015 – Analysis)

Subject                            2011     2012   2013    2014     2015

History                              11        19       16        20         17

Geography                        11        17       18        14         16

Indian Polity                    12        20       16        14         13

Science                              19         9        14       16           8

Indian Economy              19        17       14       10          13

Environment                    15        17       15       18          11

Current Affairs                 13        1          07       8           22

Total                                 100      100      100     100       100

If we read this table carefully we come to know that UPSC gives more importance some portion of syllabus over

others. Hence mastering all parts and sub parts of syllabus becomes key to passing prelims exam.

UPSC परीक्षेसाठी मराठी माध्यमातील पुस्तक सूची BY SHRIKANT SUSE (IAS)

Book List for UPSC CSE Preparation by Srikrishna Panchal IAS

Which NCERT Books are important


Why NCERT Books
NCERT books are the best book to begin UPSC civil service exam preparation. NCERT books are written in very
simple and lucid manner and they are easy to understand. Difficult topics are written in a very simple language. In a
short NCERT’s are building base for Civil Services Examination.
Timeline for NCERT Books
There is no problem if it takes time. Effective reading of NCERTs is most essential to start ur preparation Please
don’t worry, as it is the same case with everybody Move to other reference books after u finishing the NCERTs
Books On a average one should be able cover NCERT’s books within 2 to 3 months.
How to read NCERT Books effectively
From student to students method can be different, but I will suggest effective method for maximum output.

Stage 1: First reading:
It should be basic reading like a novel.
Underline what you think is important.
Try to understand what the author is trying to convey.
If you don’t understand any concept then use Google, YouTube, Quora, Wikipedia etc.

Stage 2 Second Reading:
In this reading conscious effort should be paid in understanding things. In this stage, you will surprise to find new
things which you missed in the first stage. This stage will help you in getting a deeper analysis of concepts required.
Try to revise the concepts you read the first time.

Stage 3: Synopsis:
This is last and most important stage, here you should make a synopsis of important chapters based on your
understanding of concepts. One can make flow chart and note important concepts in synopsis. ( while making notes
follow 1/10th rule , it means if you read 1000 words, notes should be in 100 words. It will help in revision before the
exam.
Along with NCERT don’t forget to refer previous years’ question papers, you will surprised to find
many questions based on very basic concepts.

Difference between Old and new NCERT
New NCERT are interactive and you will develop interest for the subject.
Old NCERT are informative and have lots of facts.
I will recommend you read only new NCERT books. Because they are easier to read, Factual errors are lesser in
new NCERT books than older NCERT books.
Which books of NCERT to be referred?
Paper I
History: NCERT Class X – Themes In World History
History: NCERT Class XII – Themes In Indian History – I
History: NCERT Class XII – Themes in Indian History – II
History: NCERT Class XII – Themes In Indian History – III
For Social issues
Indian Society: NCERT Class XI – Sociology: Understanding Society
Indian Society: NCERT Class XII – Indian Society
Indian Society: NCERT Class XII – Social Change and Development in India
Art & Culture NCERTs
Art & Culture : NCERT Class XI – An Introduction to Indian Art

Art & Culture : NCERT Class XI – Living Craft Traditions of India (Chapters 9 & 10)
Geography NCERTs
Geography: NCERT Class IX – Contemporary India – I
Geography: NCERT Class X – Contemporary India – II
Geography: NCERT Class XI – Fundamentals of Physical Geography
Geography: NCERT Class XI – India – Physical Environment
Geography: NCERT Class XII – Fundamentals of Human Geography
Geography: NCERT Class XII – India – People and Economy
NCERT History Textbooks of old syllabus (1990s):
Ancient India(class XI) by RS Sharma: This covers the ancient Indian history syllabus completely also
important section of art and culture .
Medieval India(class IX) by Satish Chandra.
Modern India(class X) by Bipin Chandra:
World History(Class X): For basic concept of world History its enough.

Paper II
Polity NCERTs
Polity: NCERT Class XI – Political Science: Indian Constitution at Work
Polity: NCERT Class XII – Political Science II: Politics in India since Independence

Paper III
Indian Economy NCERTs
Economy: NCERT Class XI – Indian Economic Development
Economy: NCERT Class XII – Introductory Macroeconomics

Science & Technology NCERTs
Science: NCERT Class VI
Science: NCERT Class VII
Science: NCERT Class VIII
Science: NCERT Class IX
Science: NCERT Class X
Science: NCERT Class XI – Chemistry: Unit 14 & Biology: Units 4 & 5
Science: NCERT Class XII – Chemistry: Unit 16 & Biology: Units 8, 9 & 10

How to prepare for Civil Services Exam by Dr. Vivek
Bhasme (IAS)

Dr. Vivek Bhasme (IAS)
I’m writing this post as I get many requests about how to
prepare for Civil Services Exam conducted by UPSC. So here
are some tips
1. Get basic information about upsc exam pattern and syllabus
through reading UPSC planner book of any good publication or
referring to websites like mrunal or insightonindia etc.
2.Choose exam medium in which you are comfortable. Here I
would like to mention that you can give interview in regional
language or Hindi even if you appear for mains in English.
If you are not sure whether you should opt for English medium
for mains or not then try reading NCERTs through English and writing answers for questions given after each topic
and get them reviewed. If you are comfortable enough in understanding the subject and writing then you may opt for
English.
3.Choose optional subject
Criteria to select optional subject
A. subject which is related to your graduation subject
B.subject which is related with general studies syllabus like history, geography, pol science etc.
C. you should have genuine interest in the subject you are choosing as you devote considerable time of your
preparation in optional.
D. If you are not able to choose an optional then try reading NCERT books for general studies syllabus for
history/geography/sociology/pol science/psychology etc and see which subject you are comfortable in.
E. Subject you are choosing should have enough study material available at the place where you are preparing. Also
you should have access to seniors or friends or experts in that subject to consult them for your difficulties at the
place of your place of preparation.
F. If you happen to join class fr optional then it should be available at the place of your preparation or you should be
ready to move to place where the coaching is available for the optional.

4. Decision to join classes for general studies.
I recommend to read NCERT books ( detail booklist I have shared on my page) for gs syllabus and see if you can
understand it and can write answers to questions given at the end of each topic.If yes then don’t join class. If you are
not able to comprehend then you should go for coaching.
While joining coaching you can join module wise classes if you don’t want to join class for entire gs.
If you are not in mood of experimenting with self study and have financial capacity to join classes then you can
directly join classes.
5. Alternatives for private coaching.
In many states, state government runs institutes for pre-IAS coaching which selects students through entrance test.
There you get free coaching, accommodation, food and stipend.
For example in Maharashtra following govt. institutes provide free coaching
A. Ambedkar Competitive Exam Centre , YASHADA, Pune
B. State institute for administrative career( SIAC) at Mumbai, Nagpur, Aurangabad,Kolhapur.
C. BARTI, Pune.
Also some of the political parties give free coaching such as Shiv Vidyaprabodhin run by Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.
It has branches in each district and students are selected through entrance test.
You should search for similar institutes in your state and try to get into it.
6. Book list…I have shared on this page earlier. please refer to it.
7. Starting reading
Before starting reading any subject of gs or optional you should read previous years questions on that subject to get
an understanding of demand of the exam in that particular subject and focus accordingly while reading. For this you
can purchase book on previous years questions for prelims and mains by Arihant or New Vishal Publication for the
same. Here I would recommend to purchase solved question bank book.You can also get the questions on various
websites such as mrunal , upscmantra etc.
8. Answer writing or practice of MCQ tests.
You should practice mock tests periodically to test your progress and find out your weak areas.
For this you can join test series by good classes offline or online or you can refer to free mock tests available on
various websites like insightonindia, mrunal etc.
Remember that practicing mock test n getting them reviewed is must for upsc preparation.
9.Interview preparation.
It’s in itself is a separate topic but I will give some tips in short
A. Prepare your Detail Application Form thoroughly.
B. Prepare current affair well
C.Prepare opinion on conflicting issues in news
D. Give enough mock interviews.( At least 3-4)
E.Practicing answering questions in group.
That’s all from me about basics of upsc preparation. I will come with more posts about details of 3 stages and any
other part of preparation if you need.
I wish you all highest success. Best luck.
Best of luck

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upsc  म्हणजे काय ???

The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.^[1] It is conducted in two phases – a preliminary examination consisting of two objective-type papers (general studies and aptitude test), and a main examination consisting of nine papers of conventional (essay) type, followed by a personality test (interview)

Process

The Civil Services Examination is based on the British Raj–era Imperial Civil Service tests, as well as the civil service tests conducted by old Indian empires such as in the Mauryan Empire and Mughal Empire. The Civil Services Examination is considered to be one of the most difficult and competitive examinations in India. On average, 900,000 to 1,000,000 candidates apply every year and the number of candidates appearing to sit the preliminary examination is approximately 450,000.^[2] The examination consists of the following three stages:

• Stage I: Preliminary examination - A qualifying test advertisied in Feb–March and held in June–July each year. Results are published in mid-August.
• Stage II: Main examination - Held in October every year. Results are usually published in the second week of March.
• Stage III: Personality Test (interview) - held in December each year. Final results are usually announced in May .

The training program for the selected candidates usually commences the following September.

Eligibility

Eligibility for the examination is as follows:^[1]

Nationality

• For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, the candidate must be a citizen of India.
• For other services, the candidate must be one of the following:
  • A citizen of India
  • A citizen of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan
  • A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India

Education

All candidates must have as a minimum one of the following educational qualifications:

• A degree from a Central, State or a Deemed university^[1]
• A degree received through correspondence or distance education
• A degree from an open university^[3]
• A qualification recognized by the Government of India as being equivalent to one of the above^[1]

The following candidates are also eligible, but must submit proof of their eligibility from a competent authority at their institute/university at the time of the main examination, failing which they will not be allowed to attend the exam.^[1]

• Candidates who have appeared in an examination, the passing of which would render them educationally qualified enough to satisfy one of the above points^[4]
• Candidates who have passed the final exam of the MBBS degree but have not yet completed an internship.
• Candidates who have passed the final exam of ICAI, ICSI and ICWAI.
• A degree from a private university.
• A degree from any foreign university recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.

Age

The candidate must be between the age of 21-32 years (for the General category candidate) on August 1 of the year of examination. Prescribed age limits vary with respect to caste reservations.

• For Other Backward Castes (OBC) the upper age limit is 35
• For Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), the limit is 37 years.
• The upper age limit is relaxed for certain candidates who are backward with respect to other factors and physically handicapped (PH) people.^[5]

Numbers of attempts

The number of times a candidate may attempt the exam is limited as follows:^[3]

• General category candidates = 6.^[6]
• OBC category candidates = 9.
• SC/ST candidates = unlimited attempts till 37 years of age.

Appearing to attempt one of the papers in the preliminary examination is counted as an attempt, including disqualification/ cancellation of candidature. However, applying to sit the exam but failing to attend is not counted as an attempt.^[7]

Vacancies and Selection

Generally the number of vacancies varies every year. The number of candidates that pass the preliminary examination is generally 11 or 12 times the number of vacancies, and the number of candidates selected for the final interview is twice the number of vacancies. As per existing policies, reservation for SC/ST/OBC is applied to each level of the selection process.

In 2006, around 400,000 candidates applied for fewer than 500 vacancies. Of those candidates, 7,500 passed the preliminary exam. In 2010, 547,698 candidates appeared for the preliminary exam.^[8]

List of Services

Following are the services which one gets on qualifying the Civil Service Examination.^[9]

All India Services (Group A)

• Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
• Indian Police Service (IPS)

Central Services (Group A)

• Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS)
• Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS)
• Indian Corporate Law Service (ICLS)
• Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS)
• Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES)
• Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
• Indian Information Service (IIS)
• Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS)
• Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS)
• Indian Postal Service (IPoS)
• Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS)
• Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS)
• Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS)
• Indian Revenue Service (IRS-IT)
• Indian Revenue Service (IRS-C&CE)
• Indian Trade Service (ITrS)
• Railway Protection Force (RPF)

Group B Services

• Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service (AFHCS)
• Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS)
• Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS)
• Pondicherry Civil Service
• Pondicherry Police Service

Preliminary

The pattern of the Preliminary examination up to 2010 was based on the recommendations of the Kothari Commission (1979). It included two examinations, one on general studies worth 150 marks, and the second on one of 23 optional subjects worth 300 marks.^[4][10] Until 2011, when it was revamped,^[10] the preliminary pattern was sustained with only minor changes once every ten to fifteen years.^[10]

From 2011 onwards, the preliminary examination, now popularly known as the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT)(officially it is still called General Studies Paper-1 and Paper-2), intends to focus on analytical abilities and understanding rather than the ability to memorize. The new pattern includes two papers of two hours duration and 200 marks each.^[8] Both papers have multiple choice objective type questions only.^[8] They are as under:

• Paper I tests the candidate's knowledge on current events, history of India and Indian national movement, Indian and world geography, Indian policy panchayti Raj system and governance, economic and social development, environmental ecology, biodiversity, climate change and general science, Art and culture.^[8]
• Paper II tests the candidates' skills in comprehension, interpersonal skills, communication, logical reasoning, analytical ability, decision making, problem solving, basic numeracy, data interpretation, English language comprehension skills and mental ability.^[8]

In August 2014, the Centre announced that English marks in CSAT-II will not be included for gradation or merit and 2011 candidates may get a second chance to appear for the test next year.^[11]

In May 2015, the Government of India announced that Paper II of the preliminary examination will be qualifying in nature i.e. it wouldn't be graded for eligibility in Mains Examination & a candidate needs to secure at least 33% marks in order to be eligible for graded on basis of Marks of Paper I of Preliminary http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications/2016/CSP_IFS/CSP/CSP_2016_Engl_Notice.pdf

Mains[edit]

The Civil Services Mains Examination consists of a written examination and an interview.^[1][12]

Examination

The written examination consists of nine papers, two qualifying and seven ranking in nature.^[1] The range of questions may vary from just one mark to sixty marks, twenty words to 600 words answers. Candidates who pass qualifying papers are ranked according to marks and a selected number of candidates are called for interview or a personality test at the Commission's discretion

According to the new marks allocations in Civil Service Examination 2013 there are some changes made in the examination according to the suggestion of the Prof. Arun. S. Nigavekar Committee.^[13] However, after some controversy, the qualifying papers for Indian languages and English were restored to the examination.^[14]

Civil Services New Mains Format^[1][4]

Paper	Subject	Marks
Paper A	(One of the Indian languages listed below, to be selected by the candidate (from the languages listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India) (Qualifying)	300
Paper B	English (Qualifying)	300
Paper I	Essay	250
Paper II	General Studies I (Indian heritage and culture, history and geography of the world and society)	250
Paper III	General Studies II (Governance, constitution, polity, social justice and international relations)	250
Paper IV	General Studies III (Technology, economic development, bio-diversity, environment, security and disaster management)	250
Paper V	General Studies IV(ethics, integrity and aptitude)	250
Optional Paper	One paper on subject to be selected by the candidate from the list of optional subjects below (250 marks for each paper)
Sub Total (Written Test)		1750
Personality Test (Interview)		275
Total Marks		2025

List of Languages

The examination is offered in the following languages, with the name of the script in brackets:^[15]

• Assamese (Assamese)
• Bengali (Bengali)
• Bodo (Devanagari)
• Dogri (Devanagari)
• English (English)
• Gujarati (Gujarati)
• Hindi (Devanagari)
• Kannada (Kannada)
• Kashmiri (Persian)
• Konkani (Devanagari)
• Maithili (Devanagari)
• Malayalam (Malayalam)
• Manipuri (Bengali)
• Marathi (Devanagari)
• Nepali (Devanagari)
• Oriya (Oriya)
• Punjabi (Gurumukhi)
• Sanskrit (Devanagari)
• Santhali (Devanagri or Ol Chiki)
• Sindhi (Devanagari or Arabic)
• Tamil (Tamil)
• Telugu (Telugu)
• Urdu (Persian)

• Hindi(devanagari)

Optional subjects

The subjects available for Papers VI and VII are:^[15] Public administration is one of the most sought after optional subjects in Mains examination as it has overlapping content with other subjects like Current Affairs, History, Polity. The standards of Optional papers is of Post Graduate level. Paper I is theoretical but Paper II is often dominated by Current Affairs and Application based questions.

• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
• Anthropology
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Commerce and Accountancy
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Geography
• Geology
• History
• Law
• Literature of any one of the non-English languages listed above
• Management
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Science
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science and International Relations
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Zoology

Interview

Officially called the "Personality Test", the objective of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public service by a board of competent and unbiased observers. The test is intended to evaluate the mental calibre of a candidate. In broad terms, this is really an assessment of not only a candidate's intellectual qualities, but also social traits and interest in current affairs. Some of the qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgement, variety and depth of interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, and intellectual and moral integrity.

The technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross-examination, but of a natural, though directed and purposive conversation that is intended to reveal the mental qualities of the candidate.

The interview is not intended to be a test either of the specialised or general knowledge of the candidate, which has been already tested through written papers. Candidates are expected to have taken an intelligent interest not only in their special subjects of academic study, but also in the events which are happening around them both within and outside their own state or country as well as in modern currents of thought and in new discoveries which should rouse the curiosity of all well-educated youth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Services_Examination