, then it’s mighty difficult and something that’s not advisable. As you have to prepare three complete subjects, one essay, and two languages, you will need a complete, the unmitigated concentration of at least two years. <\/span><\/p>\nAlso remember that one complete civil services cycle consists of the preliminary exam, main exam, and interview that together take one complete year. <\/span><\/p>\nIf you are unable to clear the exam within the first two years, nothing to worry as most people clear only after two years, then you can continue to prepare for the IAS exams along with other activities, including job and giving other exams. But do this only when you have mastered your subjects thoroughly and have preferably given at least one mains.<\/span><\/p>\nChoose the right subjects for IAS exams<\/b><\/p>\n
Once you have decided to take the plunge, proceed methodically. First, choose the prelims optional, the second subject can be taken up later. Now, which subject should you take up as your first optional? <\/span><\/p>\nTake a subject that excites you and implores you to find out more about. That’s the thumb rule. Don’t take a subject just because that’s the most popular one, like History, or because your friend or mentor told you to take it up. <\/span><\/p>\nAs you will have to study the subject in depth and reproduce your knowledge in the IAS mains exams according to the demands of the question, you should have a passion for the subject knowledge. Once you have mastered the subject, the marks will follow. Don’t worry about it, there’s nothing called a high scoring or low scoring optional.<\/span><\/p>\nDon’t neglect your general awareness<\/b><\/p>\n
So many candidates focus only on the optional subjects, ignoring the General Studies paper of the civil services exams till the last month. Don’t do this.<\/span><\/p>\nFor the past few years, UPSC has made the GS paper very dynamic and the prelims paper is based largely on general awareness and not the conventional rote based knowledge. Even the mains paper has become very analytical and issue focused. For this, you will have to stay on pace with the latest developments in India and worldwide, read up general knowledge based yearbooks, magazines and most importantly, read a good paper like The Hindu on a daily basis.<\/span><\/p>\nHabit of Writing<\/b><\/p>\n
Writing your answers down is the best way to present your opinion and thoughts. Also, it helps you in memorizing things for a longer time.<\/span><\/p>\nDevelop a habit of reading<\/b><\/p>\n
Read Newspaper or Magazines etc. to keep yourself aware with all the current affairs. Though, you can also opt for diverse mobile apps available contemporarily such as In shorts, The Hindu & many more. <\/span><\/p>\nPrepare for Interview<\/b><\/p>\n
Last but not the least \u2013 Interview. The most crucial point here is mannerism. From the moment you will enter the room for an interview, you will be noticed entirely \u2013 so your body language should be virtuous with good manners. <\/span><\/p>\nAnother major point is to show respect to all the members. Also, make sure to revise whatever you wrote in the main examination \u2013 as most of the questions are asked related to the matter you wrote.<\/span><\/p>\nBesides all these tips, the right approach along with the right study material, hard work and dedication will be the key to your success. All the best for your preparation. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Most of the people reading this page must already be aware of the Civil Services Exams, one of the most difficult-to-clear exams to get entry into the IAS, IPS, IFS … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1517],"tags":[10035,10034,10036,10037],"class_list":["post-10385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-civil-service","tag-best-preparation-tips","tag-best-preparation-tips-to-crack-ias-exam","tag-ias-exam","tag-ias-tips","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10385"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10387,"href":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10385\/revisions\/10387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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