Aspirants : UPSC 2015-16: Is it too late to start preparation for UPSC 2016 exams?
Well, you can start from any day you wish. But to be frank, its way better if you start it from today itself.
As you said, you are still planning to start it........which means you still are not clear with what you read and what you should skip.
There are many posts and suggestions on quora, I suggest you go through them and decide your action plan.
If you still have any query and doubts --> do ask, there are many helping hands here on this website including me.
Certainly not. Still around 120 days left, which is enough for preparing prelims. Just read the basic books -
1. Polity - Laxmikanth
2. Economy - Ramesh Singh
3. Geography - G.C.Leong + NCERT Class 11's India-Physical geography
4. History - NCERT class 12 books
5. Science - Web browsing, go through previous years questions
6. Environment - Same.
What are the best places and classes for UPSC preparation?
Your best class is your own self study however you will need to discuss with other aspirants with whom you can discuss and judge whether you are on the right track. Websites on this subject can also be of limited help but remember it is largely your own efforts with occasional course correction which will lead to success.
WHICH PLACE TO STUDY
Delhi is the best place for upsc coaching classes n preparation as it gives good environment 4 upsc n u will get actual upsc national competition feel.. but if u can't go to delhi still u can prepare at ur place bcoz when u r really passionate about ur goal place hardly matters..
WHEN TO START
It was during my IIT-JEE preparation days that, I had put similar question before one of my friend who has later got double digit rank in the exam. He said-
Its never too late to start.
I thought he is saying some dialogue of some movie. But now when I look back, I just think that - He was right in saying so.
What are some good blogs and websites to follow for Civil Services Preparation?
All the websites below will only get you started, however once you get a hold of it, you will feel you're wasting time on these.
If you have your own strategy of preparing and all you want is a information in-flow then I would recommended the official websites of
1. MEA (Ministry Of External Affairs) (mea.gov.in)
2. PRS India (prsindia.org)
3. PIB (Press information Bureau) (pib.nic.in)
4. Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT)
5. ARC Reports (arc.gov.in)
6. Institute for Defence studies and Analyses (idsa.in)
7. National institute of Disaster Management. ( nidm.gov.in)
Some websites which have good insights and articles.
8. Page on www.epw.in
9. Culturopedia (culturopedia.com)
This one is my blog NO NON-SENSE.
I share various important articles at one place under specified category to make it easy to sort.
P.S: I ll keep updating the list if I across some more. All the best.
1.
mrunal.org - This will be starting point of your journey if you are newbie to civil services.Read the posts on preparation and plan your studies on similar lines.strategy can be different also but this site will provide you base and required guidance for entering into civil services journey. In later stage blog posts will be useful to learn basics and new topics.Topic coverage is extensive and will be sufficient enough if followed by some books or notes.economics,world history,world geography,environment and biodiversity. It also provides strategies for various other government exams.
2. Forumias.com - Another great website for clearing your preparation doubts,learning about how to cover different subjects and areas,notes making,getting to know various coaching and their reviews.Discussion platform which will guide You through your preparation.
3. Feedly.com- You can add various news resources to it.Get their regular feed in one place so it is easy to read and manage instead of going to various websites and then reading new. links which i follow are given below.
Any one or two newspaper.and only those pertaining to syllabus.
http://www.thehindu.com/o
http://indianexpress.com/
4. http://Insightsonindia.co
5. Economic and Political Weekly - Only focus on areas pertaining to syllabus. Do not waste time on unecessary topics.
Some other websites to look for depending on need and time.
6. http://www.halfmantr.com
7. http://www.gktoday.in
Note-Give atmost 2 or 2.5 hours for online resources daily.
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Hi all,
When I keep my preparation on high note, I get to browse a lot of links which have enormous amount of information, all of which might definitely be useful for all of our preparations.
So, I thought to keep them all at one place, and share with everyone. The list might still be incomplete, I will update as and when I get new links. So take deep look every time.
If you have more links, please share here, so that we can have all of them at one place for quick reference.
UPSC Home site: UPSC
The first and foremost : Wikipedia! (nothing can replace this)
For ecomomy of India n its agreements go through :http://commerce.nic.in/i
SEZs in India : Page on sezindia.nic.in
For WTO (Most important) and all its related issues: www.wto.org
Constitution of India: Constitution of India -- with all the Amendments
Government of India Directory : Page on goidirectory.nic.in
PMO Office : Prime Minister of India
Make sure you go through all the rest of the Government of India websites, Departmental sites etc. They are full of information !!!!!
One such link : Page on india.gov.in
IGNOU Material : eGyankosh - IGNOU
NCERT and other books : Page on examrace.com
Very Good collection of questions especially for Prelims: General Knowledge Today - GK & Current Affairs for IAS, UPSC, PCS, IBPS & SSC Exams
Nice collection of other links : Page on freewebs.com
For daily updates and current affairs: Indian Current Affairs
Resources for Preparation
Indian Current Affairs
For before the exam preperation : Vision IAS
Other helpful links:
for Civil Services'General Studies
Page on icstackler.com
http://www.prabhaiasips.c
http://www.threeauthors.c
Which is better for UPSC CSE preparation, reading NCERT books online or in print?
know what you mean. Or at least I think I do.
I stay at a place where state board has prominence over central board. Hence it is almost impossible to acquire NCERTs in my city. So I started reading them on PC. But I started taking out prints after 9th Std NCERT books.
Highlighting , note-making , jotting down thoughts , ease of revision and high degree of portability is the reason I prefer hard copies.
Tip : Take out chapter-wise print-outs. Organize them in some folder.
P.S - The cheapest way is to buy second-hand books from a stationery.
Well, you can start from any day you wish. But to be frank, its way better if you start it from today itself.
As you said, you are still planning to start it........which means you still are not clear with what you read and what you should skip.
There are many posts and suggestions on quora, I suggest you go through them and decide your action plan.
If you still have any query and doubts --> do ask, there are many helping hands here on this website including me.
Certainly not. Still around 120 days left, which is enough for preparing prelims. Just read the basic books -
1. Polity - Laxmikanth
2. Economy - Ramesh Singh
3. Geography - G.C.Leong + NCERT Class 11's India-Physical geography
4. History - NCERT class 12 books
5. Science - Web browsing, go through previous years questions
6. Environment - Same.
What are the best places and classes for UPSC preparation?
Your best class is your own self study however you will need to discuss with other aspirants with whom you can discuss and judge whether you are on the right track. Websites on this subject can also be of limited help but remember it is largely your own efforts with occasional course correction which will lead to success.
WHICH PLACE TO STUDY
Delhi is the best place for upsc coaching classes n preparation as it gives good environment 4 upsc n u will get actual upsc national competition feel.. but if u can't go to delhi still u can prepare at ur place bcoz when u r really passionate about ur goal place hardly matters..
WHEN TO START
It was during my IIT-JEE preparation days that, I had put similar question before one of my friend who has later got double digit rank in the exam. He said-
Its never too late to start.
I thought he is saying some dialogue of some movie. But now when I look back, I just think that - He was right in saying so.
What are some good blogs and websites to follow for Civil Services Preparation?
All the websites below will only get you started, however once you get a hold of it, you will feel you're wasting time on these.
If you have your own strategy of preparing and all you want is a information in-flow then I would recommended the official websites of
1. MEA (Ministry Of External Affairs) (mea.gov.in)
2. PRS India (prsindia.org)
3. PIB (Press information Bureau) (pib.nic.in)
4. Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT)
5. ARC Reports (arc.gov.in)
6. Institute for Defence studies and Analyses (idsa.in)
7. National institute of Disaster Management. ( nidm.gov.in)
Some websites which have good insights and articles.
8. Page on www.epw.in
9. Culturopedia (culturopedia.com)
This one is my blog NO NON-SENSE.
I share various important articles at one place under specified category to make it easy to sort.
P.S: I ll keep updating the list if I across some more. All the best.
1.
mrunal.org
2. Forumias.com - Another great website for clearing your preparation doubts,learning about how to cover different subjects and areas,notes making,getting to know various coaching and their reviews.Discussion platform which will guide You through your preparation.
3. Feedly.com- You can add various news resources to it.Get their regular feed in one place so it is easy to read and manage instead of going to various websites and then reading new. links which i follow are given below.
- Diplomacy and IR-
- The Hindu international page.- http://www.thehindu.com/n
ews/int... - IDSA - http://www.idsa.in
- C Rajamohan column in Indian Express - http://indianexpress.com/
tag/c-r... - Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
- Envirronment,biodiversity
,sciecnce. - http://www.thehindu.com/s
ci-tech... - http://www.thehindu.com/s
ci-tech... - http://www.thehindu.com/s
ci-tech... - Government schemes,policies,bills,le
gislation and other related news to it. - Press Information Bureau
- PRS | Home- For all laws and legislation matters of parliament.
- National
- http://www.thehindu.com/n
ews/nat...
Any one or two newspaper.and only those pertaining to syllabus.
http://www.thehindu.com/o
http://indianexpress.com/
4. http://Insightsonindia.co
5. Economic and Political Weekly - Only focus on areas pertaining to syllabus. Do not waste time on unecessary topics.
Some other websites to look for depending on need and time.
6. http://www.halfmantr.com
7. http://www.gktoday.in
Note-Give atmost 2 or 2.5 hours for online resources daily.
THIS IS AN BEST REVIEW BY IAS PREPARATION CANDIDATE
Hi all,
When I keep my preparation on high note, I get to browse a lot of links which have enormous amount of information, all of which might definitely be useful for all of our preparations.
So, I thought to keep them all at one place, and share with everyone. The list might still be incomplete, I will update as and when I get new links. So take deep look every time.
If you have more links, please share here, so that we can have all of them at one place for quick reference.
UPSC Home site: UPSC
The first and foremost : Wikipedia! (nothing can replace this)
For ecomomy of India n its agreements go through :http://commerce.nic.in/i
SEZs in India : Page on sezindia.nic.in
For WTO (Most important) and all its related issues: www.wto.org
Constitution of India: Constitution of India -- with all the Amendments
Government of India Directory : Page on goidirectory.nic.in
PMO Office : Prime Minister of India
Make sure you go through all the rest of the Government of India websites, Departmental sites etc. They are full of information !!!!!
One such link : Page on india.gov.in
IGNOU Material : eGyankosh - IGNOU
NCERT and other books : Page on examrace.com
Very Good collection of questions especially for Prelims: General Knowledge Today - GK & Current Affairs for IAS, UPSC, PCS, IBPS & SSC Exams
Nice collection of other links : Page on freewebs.com
For daily updates and current affairs: Indian Current Affairs
Resources for Preparation
Indian Current Affairs
For before the exam preperation : Vision IAS
Other helpful links:
for Civil Services'General Studies
Page on icstackler.com
http://www.prabhaiasips.c
http://www.threeauthors.c
Which is better for UPSC CSE preparation, reading NCERT books online or in print?
know what you mean. Or at least I think I do.
I stay at a place where state board has prominence over central board. Hence it is almost impossible to acquire NCERTs in my city. So I started reading them on PC. But I started taking out prints after 9th Std NCERT books.
Highlighting , note-making , jotting down thoughts , ease of revision and high degree of portability is the reason I prefer hard copies.
Tip : Take out chapter-wise print-outs. Organize them in some folder.
P.S - The cheapest way is to buy second-hand books from a stationery.
Hard copy is preferred more due to easyness in reading or highlighting.
As far as cost is concerned, you can get 2nd hand copies in market. Atleast get hold of history,geography,economi
As far as cost is concerned, you can get 2nd hand copies in market. Atleast get hold of history,geography,economi
Which software is very useful during IAS-UPSC preparation?
If you read through e-books, pdf files or doc files etc. then agent ransack (Agent Ransack - Free File Searching Utility) may help you alot.
It is a searching tool by which you can search any particular word like "karle caves" so it will return you all the files mentioning this word. I found it very useful for searching and all.
It is a searching tool by which you can search any particular word like "karle caves" so it will return you all the files mentioning this word. I found it very useful for searching and all.
What would be a proper schedule for UPSC preparation?
I'll write the same thing I have told many times....
PS- The most important thing....never leave today's Hindu on tomorrow.
- There cant be single funda and single schedule. Everyone has his/her own strengths and weaknesses (like I am good at polity and weak in science)
- Even if Gaurav Agarwal come to you and tell his funda..trust me, you wont become IAS by following it.
- Similarly you have your own strong time (when you can concentrate more) and weak time (when you dont feel like studying) so develop your own schedule.
PS- The most important thing....never leave today's Hindu on tomorrow.
There is no such schedule for any exam
It depends upon individual...
Some may understand a book in a week and some in a month.
Set small targets, try to achieve in your set time limit
It depends upon individual...
Some may understand a book in a week and some in a month.
Set small targets, try to achieve in your set time limit
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