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Many IAS aspirants who are in school are confused about starting their preparation for the IAS exam. . School students are assumed that they have to study all the subjects for this exam. There is little knowledge about the strategy and approach towards this exam. This article is meant to bust all myths that lead to chaos and confusion about the IAS exam regarding the syllabus, preparation, etc. Also, students will get a clearer picture of what and how to study for the UPSC Civil Services exam.
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Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is the central recruitment body for the vacancies in the All India Services like IAS/IPS/IFS etc and Group A and B of Central Services. UPSC releases notification and invites applications to this examination every year for recruitment into various posts in departments/ministries. So, eligible candidates can apply for this examination online. You can prepare for the UPSC exam either through offline or UPSC online coaching classes. With the help of the best guidance, students have to make sure that they will devote 100% to preparing for the UPSC exam. With a customized strategy and daily study table, school students will be able to cover more than 99% of the syllabus even before they will be ready to sit for their first attempt.
The UPSC exam tests students' ability to understand the subjects from an all-round view. As school students, you have to realize that the basics of this exam are what you study in school. So the most important thing for you to do is read your school level books with so much clarity that you do not find difficulty in reading advanced books later. A strong foundation of school level books like NCERTs will give an added advantage while preparing for UPSC.
As school students, you must have come across multiple unit tests, half-yearly exams, and then final exams. Similar is the process of the UPSC exam. The exam is conducted in three phases - The Prelims, Mains, and the Interview. These levels test your analytical ability, awareness, problem-solving ability, and much more. Let us dig deeper!
This is the first stage of the UPSC exam. The Prelims exam consists of 2 papers - General Studies I and General Studies II (CSAT). The first paper is based on a general understanding of various subjects and current affairs. The second paper is based on problem-solving and analytical abilities. The duration of the exam is 2 hours and each of the papers is 200 marks each. The two papers have negative marking for every wrong answer. 1/3rd of the marks allotted to the question will be deducted for every wrong answer.
Paper | Type | Duration | Total questions | Marks |
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General Studies - I | Objective | 2 hours | 100 | 2*100 = 200 |
General Studies - II(CSAT) | Objective | 2 hours | 80 | 2.5*80 = 200 |
NOTE: The marks of paper I is counted for merit i.e. to check your eligibility for the Mains exam. On the other hands, paper II is qualifying in nature only which means these marks will not be counted for merit. you have to score atleast 33% to clear paper II.
The Mains exam is the second stage of the UPSC exam. This is a subjective type of paper and you must understand that this paper has a completely different approach than the Prelims paper. It covers almost all the subjects that have been covered in the Prelims and even more. So students! It is very important that you understand the Mains exam pattern to be able to realize the extent and scope of this paper.
The Mains exam has a total of 9 papers -
Let us understand the pattern better with the help of a table :
Paper | Subject | Nature | Duration | Marks |
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Paper A | One of the Indian languages | Qualifying | 3 hours | 300 |
Paper B | English | Qualifying | 3 hours | 300 |
Paper I | Essay | Counted for merit | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper II | General Studies - I | Counted for merit | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper III | General Studies - II | Counted for merit | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper IV | General Studies - III | Counted for merit | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper V | General Studies - IV | Counted for merit | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper VI | Optional Paper I | Counted for merit | 3 hours | 250 |
Paper VII | Optional Paper II | Counted for merit | 3 hours | 250 |
The Interview is of 275 marks. This is the final stage of the UPSC exam. You do not need to score any minimum marks to qualify this stage but always aim to score high as it will affect your score and thus your ranking. UPSC experts expect that you will have sound knowledge about current issues, presence of mind, and the honesty to say that you do not know the answer to a specific question during the interview.
Coaching plays an important role in the preparation for Civil Service Exams. Furthermore, coaching acts as a catalyst in the preparation process and increases the chances of success. In addition to increasing chances, coaching can reduce the workload of the candidate by guiding the student to study what is exactly needed. Coaching also provides an overview of the examination pattern and changing dynamics of the exam. However, it is to be noted that UPSC coaching is not a guarantee of your success. It will provide an environment for overall development which is essential for success in any exam.
As school students, you will naturally be confused regarding the nature of the exam as well as the approach towards the UPSC exam. UPSC coaching for school students will help students start with the preparation on the right foot.
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As school students, you must always begin by understanding the syllabus before you think of starting your UPSC preparation. You might get advised by many people on how to start with UPSC while you are still at school. But, the only and sure-shot way is to start with the syllabus. Following it, you will never go wrong! Let us look into what UPSC has in store for the students for the Prelims paper -
General Studies Paper I
Students must appear in both the Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of the Prelims exam.
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Indian Language Paper
Literature of any one of the following:
Telugu, Urdu, English, Gujarati, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi,
Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, and
Konkani.
You have to fulfill certain criteria to be able to sit in the UPSC examination. I have mentioned down important criteria required for appearing in the UPSC exam.
Results of Prelims Examination of 2020 of Civil Services exam were announced in which:
The above strategy is a basic procedure for UPSC preparation. But for school students, we divide and disperse the same into different components so it can be incorporated along with your school studies. As a school goer and beginner, you may start with the following -
You can read the same books for Prelims and Mains from NCERTs. There are advanced books that you need to study once you finish the NCERTs. At school, it is more than sufficient to finish the NCERTs, develop newspaper reading and sit for mock tests to get an idea of the exam pattern and approach of UPSC.
If you wish to get the full details of other advanced books for Prelims and Mains,visit this page on our official site. At last, you must have faith in yourself and prepare for this battle by working hard and smart by making a good strategy. This examination is not about how hard you have worked, rather it is about how smartly you have worked. We wish you Good luck!! You can visit the official website of UPSC for further details.