Preparing for UPSC exams is a gruelling task. It is largely due to the immoderate content of various subjects needed to be grasped. Following tips with help you smoothen your path towards cracking the exam.
- Syllabus, and other requirements- Before you begin preparing for the exam, you should understand what the exam actually demands. There is a plethora of content to be grasped so be thorough with what is required and how you should go about it and develop a strategy. People get lost in understanding what the syllabus actually is and often end up being confused and waste their time. Also, you should know what the eligibility criteria is for the exam, the application dates and tentative dates of when the exam would be held.
- Gather content- Once you are well aware of the syllabus, you then start searching for the relative content. Before rushing into the advance reference books it is always advisable to refer NCERT’s first to develop strong fundamentals helping you to lay a strong foundation for advanced studies. Accessing online websites and digital libraries which primarily focus on providing the content for the UPSC exams. They provide crisp data in a compact and easily understandable manner and are also easily accessible.
- Start making notes- After gathering the content, your actual studying begins. Start formulating organized notes according to the subjects which you can easily refer to later on while revision or take a quick peek. There are numerous interactive and efficient ways available online to formulate productive notes. For Example- using flash cards for memorizing abbreviations or important terms.
- Time Management, Persistence, Small objectives- Preparing for UPSC exams demands time devotion. Have a proper schedule of your preparation on everyday basis. Putting voids in your schedule will render your hard work as useless. Persistence is the key as you should keep at it without putting delays. Start formulating small objectives which you will strive to achieve every day. For example: Finishing 1 unit in a day. If you are unable to achieve it due to valid reasons, add some extra time every day and finish it. Don’t keep it lingering.
- Revisions, Mock tests and previous year question papers- After you have finished studying a significant amount of your syllabus, begin your revision side by side. Devote 1-1.5 hours every day just for revision of what you have studied before. This will help in increasing memory retention and you will not tend to forget the things you have studied. Give online mock tests, solve previous year question papers to understand what the paper expects and will help you understand the pattern and the style of paper you can expect.
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