Importance of Test Series in UPSC IAS Prelims Exam

The UPSC Prelims Exam is the first step towards your dream to clear the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Therefore, it is important to take this stage very seriously. With the UPSC Civil Services Prelims Examination getting more unpredictable and trickier over the past few years, only knowledge is not enough to clear this exam, it also needs the right strategy and lots of practice.

Prelims Test series serve as an important self-assessment tool for all who aim at cracking the UPSC IAS exam. The assessment by means of the Prelims Test series gives you a fair idea about all those aspects of the preparation where you lack and need to focus more.

The major reasons why Prelims Test Series is important to clear UPSC CSE Prelims Exam are given below:

• Familiarity with the Exam Pattern: Prelims Test series makes you familiar with the pattern and trend of Examination of the last few years.
• Inculcate Discipline: Prelims Test series is like a Simulator where you can learn from your mistakes. It gives you the chance to attempt 100 questions in the General Studies Paper I and 80 questions in the CSAT Paper in stipulated time-limit as per UPSC CSE Prelims Examination You might find it difficult to finish them off without any prior practice. So, a Prelims Test series is a perfect opportunity to get practice in this regard.
• Self-assessment: Prelims Test series helps you to spot your strong and weak areas in the UPSC Prelims Syllabus. It gives you the opportunity to work on those areas that need
• For Complete Syllabus Coverage: Considering the vast Syllabus of UPSC Civil Services Examination, Prelims Test series gives you wide coverage of the whole UPSC syllabus. Attempting various types of tests i.e. sub sectional tests, sectional tests (subject wise) and full mock tests, provides you with the necessary platform to cover the various subjects extensively.
• To safeguard your Score against Negative Marking: When you attempt more number of Tests, the probability of attempting the MCQs correctly increases. You can also master negative marking by practicing various Elimination techniques. It increases your accuracy by giving you the opportunity to learn from your own mistakes.
• Helps in Revision: Prelims Test series helps in revision. By attempting practice tests over and over again, you keep on revising the various subjects.
• It prepares you mentally for an Exam-like environment. It also improves your exam temperament and helps you to handle exam pressure.

As Saint Kabir’s sayings goes ”Karat Karat Abhyas ke Jad mati hoot Sujaan” - Practice makes one perfect. This saying perfectly holds true for UPSC CSE Prelims Examination. The more test papers you attempt, the more accuracy you will achieve. Hence, Prelims Test Series is very important to help aspirants cover huge syllabus, develop skills to apply knowledge and tricks, patiently attempting any kind of paper with confidence within stipulated time-limit and to stay in the race of becoming IAS by clearing UPSC Civil Services  Prelims Examination.