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How to clear UPSC CSE in the first attempt

Clearing UPSC Civil Services is not an easy task. But nothing is impossible.

Here are a few useful tips to clear the UPSC Civil Service exam in your first attempt.

1. Understanding the syllabus

Read the syllabus prescribed by the UPSC. Download the syllabus from the UPSC website and understand the syllabus. Take a print of the syllabus and keep it with you while preparing.

2. Previous Year Question

Download the previous years questions from the UPSC site and analyze the question trends. Also, make note of the weightage of questions on various topics.

3. Study plan

Make a customized study plan. Break the entire year into multiple phases. Start your preparation from the topics you feel easy. This will build your confidence.

4. NCERT

Reading NCERT is the first step in the UPSC CSE preparation. NCERT books are lucid and easy to understand. NCERT books will lay a strong foundation for the topics you will read later in great detail.

5. Reference books

In the market, an ocean of books is available for the UPSC examination preparation. But an aspirant has to be wise in selecting reference books. pick a book for each subject. Multiple reference book reading for the same subject will not bring any drastic difference to your marks.

6. Newspaper

Newspaper is like a holy book for UPSC aspirants. Read one national newspaper of your choice. Make a note of all the relevant articles covered and link the day-to-day happening to the subjects you read.

7. Notes

Note-making is a tedious task. But this will help you in the revision phase. Prepare separate notes for GS-1,2,3,4.

8. Optional paper

Optional paper decides the fate of every UPSC aspirant. Go through the syllabus of optional papers given in the syllabus and select the one in which you are comfortable. As the optional paper is descriptive in nature, writing practice is a must.

9. Mock tests

Take up as many mock tests as you can. Practice makes one perfect. Mock tests will help in analyzing our weaknesses and thus we can overcome the mistake we commit.

10. Revision

Revision is the key to success. Every individual will tend to forget what he /she read in a week's time. To overcome that the only way is to revise in a regular manner.

I have written an elaborate blog on the same topic on my website. Here is the link for that blog https://sgiasacademy.in/how-to-clear-upsc-civil-services-examination-in-the-first-attempt/.