UPSC CSE

NCERTs are a crucial aspect of Civil Services Preparation. They serve as a valuable source for facts and understanding. Being the most basic books and written in very simple language, lucid and neutral perspective makes NCERTs as the base for the entire preparation. Most importantly today’s era is flooded with vast information, contents and materials. Here NCERT Books will filter the excesses.

Civil Service Aspirants get lost in the vast syllabus and huge collection of notes from internet.  This can be a big mistake. If you study the NCERT books of your core subjects then your chance to clear this examination gets stronger. With the strong basic knowledge and understating of the subject, you can handle all the asked questions in the exam easily.

Most importantly, NCERTs are under special focus of UPSC CSE. It gives high priority to NCERT books. Each year questions that have direct or indirect reference to NCERTs appear in UPSC Prelims. Every year at least 35-40 prelims questions are directly asked from the NCERTs. In order to make things easier, GS Score Prelims Programme for 2020 provides NCERT Focussed Prelims Tests that enable you to be confident about UPSC Prelims. Such tests are comprehensive and designed in a manner that leaves no place for mistakes in the final exam.

Points to Remember While Studying NCERTs

• Make a List: Arrange for NCERTs that you want to Study. Online availability of NCERTs is not a problem today. GS Score website has access to important NCERTs relevant for UPSC.
• Focus on developing an understanding: Simple language of NCERTs is meant to give you a comprehensive outlook towards a topic. Understand clearly as you read and underline important facts and figure. Avoid underlining entire paragraph. When coming back for revision you can read and revise underlined portion and save your time significantly.
• Make time for Revision: NCERTs are a source of authentic information. Facts and understanding given may need 2-3 times revision. Thus it is important to give space to them in your revision time table. Having done this, it becomes much easier to eliminate options in prelims and write comprehensive answers in mains.
• Give NCERT focused Mock Test: These tests help in conceptual clarity and revision. Tests under GS SCORE Prelims Programme for 2020 begin with NCERT based tests and then eventually move towards other standard books. It is a strong way to first brush your basics and move towards greater understanding of a topic.

Detailed analysis and solutions of questions based on NCERTs enable you to never lose touch of them. In a methodical manner GS Score Prelims Test Series aims to cover all relevant NCERTs enabling you to leave no gaps in the preparation.

• Enriched answers for UPSC Mains: NCERTs are not just at the base of prelims but also form foundation of mains preparation. It gives a holistic understanding of a subject and many of UPSC Mains questions are based on understanding given by NCERTs.

 Thus it is expected that a student while reading NCERTs correlate them with   contemporary issues. By adding dimensions to NCERTs a candidate is able to give a unique quality to answers. GS Score Foundation Course takes special care to not leave this important aspect behind. Classroom teachings are designed to focus on fundamentals of each topic along with current developments.

Along with this detailed feedback given through GS Mains Test series take NCERT as a serious source. Language of NCERTs is considered ideal for UPSC preparation. Candidates are expected to write with same clarity and simplicity. Evaluators at GS score pay extra attention to this factor.