Some of the common queries1. How to start

2. What are the books to refer

3. What should be the strategy

4. How many hours to study

5. Which institute to join

6. Online or Offline

7. And lot more.

PLAN OF UPSC CSE

There are three phases

• Prelims (Objective Type)

• Mains (Subjective Type)

• Interview (Personality Test)

PrelimsIt has two segments• General Studies (Questions100;Marks200)

(9:30-11:30)AM

• CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)

(Questions80;Marks200)

(2:30-4:30)PM

*Both papers have negative marks of 1/3rd of total marks

Mains(Marks 1750)• It is test of your academic knowledge and its

reproduction.

• Mains consist of nine (9) papers, out of which two

are of qualifying nature.

Qualifying Papers are:

1. Paper of any Indian language (Marks 300)

2. English language paper (Marks 300)

*Candidates have to attain minimum 25% marks in both the language Paper.

UPSC Mains SyllabusPaper-1 Essay 250

Paper-2 GS 250

Paper-3 GS 250

Paper-4 GS 250

Paper-5 GS 250

Paper-6 Opt-1 250

Paper-7 Opt-2 250

1750 Marks

Books…?

“Less is the more”

1. Syllabus and Previous Year Question paper (PT & MAINS)

GS Paper-1

A. Art & Culture

1. Introduction to Art (NCERT-XI)

2. Nitin Singhania

3. Classes by Pawan Sir

B. History

1. Old NCERTs

Ancient History by R.S Sharma

Medieval History by Satish Chandra

Modern History by Bipin Chandra

2. Spectrum

A Brief History of Modern India

3. Classes by Pawan Sir

C. Geography

1. Old NCERTs

Class (VI-VIII)

2. New NCERTs

Class (IX, X, XI, XII)

D. Indian Society

Society in India by Ram Ahuja

News analysis.

NCERT's Class XII (Indian

society)

NCERT's Class XII (Social

Change and development)

GS Paper-2

A. Indian Polity & Constitution

M. Laxmikanth

NCERT (XI & XII)

RSTV

Classes by Pawan Sir

B. Governance

Second ARC Report

Class room Notes

News Analysis

C. International Relations

IGNOU

News Analysis

D. Social Justice

Budget & Survey

News Analysis

GS Paper-3

A. Internal security

Ashok Kumar

News Analysis

B. Environment

Shankar IAS Notes

NCERT IX

C. Science & Technology

• NCERT (IX & X)

• News Analysis

D. Indian Economy

Sanjeev Verma

Budget & Survey

News Analysis

E. Disaster Management

Second ARC

News Analysis

NDMA

GS Paper-4

Lexicon

Second ARC

Strategy• The combined marks of mains and interview are 2250. Out of which,

1750 marks are from mains alone.

• The mains exam is a descriptive exam. A carefully thought out

preparation strategy will increase the chances of scoring very good

marks.

• Mains exam is different to Prelims, but preparation for both must be

done simultaneously. This is because prelims and mains syllabus is

common.

Read Regular Current Affairs……

Selective Reading in Scoring Topics..

Make Your Own Handy Notes…………..

Practice Writing Answers More & More……

Hand Writing Should be Legible….

Diagrams, Flow Chart, Tables

Develop Art of Writing in Points

Maintain Consistency

One Year Plan For UPSC (For Fresher)

Phase -1 (1-120) Days

Phase -2 (120-220) Days

Phase -3 (220-250) Days

Phase -4 (250-350) Days

Phase – 5 (350-430) Days

First Reading/Phase of Strong Foundation

Second Reading/Consolidation

Third Reading/Revision

Focus on Prelims

Focus On Mains

How Many Hours To study

8 Hours/10 Hours/ 12 Hours…

• Resources Available for the Rural/Remote Area Students/workings

• Access to lecture anytime/anywhere

• Saves Money

• Preparation with emotional security

• Stay in your climate…

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