Is 1 year enough for IAS preparation?

Aspirants starting civil services preparation often find themselves in cold water, when it comes to preparation strategy to ace this examination.  Aspirants find it difficult to identify the time frame in which they can clear this examination.  GS SCORE is providing, a suitable timetable along with a plan of action to make aspirants decision-making process easier, so that students can study and clear this examination through this process.

IAS Preparation Strategy

Kickstart Early:

• There is famous quote in English that goes like “The early bird catches the worm” and it is true in Civil Services Examination preparation strategy. Starting preparation of Civil services examination at an early stage can help students identify their course of action to tackle different segments of the preparation by identifying their mistakes at early stage.

Requirement of the Examination:

• Civil services examination requires aspirants to understand the pattern of the examination. Aspirants can understand the pattern of the examination only if they have understanding of the requirement of the examination. Students can go through the syllabus of the examination along with the previous year question papers to make their own plan of action to tackle different gamuts of the examination.

Workable Time Table:

• Aspirants should develop a workable timetable that can be followed by them in letter and spirit. Aspirants require to adhere to the timetable they formulate for themselves. Having a workable timetable will not only help aspirants in completing upsc syllabus on time but it will also help aspirants in keeping their activities in disciplined manner.

Inculcate Reading Habit:

• Students need to inculcate their reading habit as their first priority and that too should productive reading habit. Developing reading habit can push students towards greater strength and high recalling power.
• Develop a habit of reading the newspaper should be the first thing in the morning. It will help aspirants have a great knowledge of the news and the happenings around you.

Technique for Smart Studies:

• Along with Hard work aspirants should formulate a smart studies strategies to clear Civil services examination in one year. By smart work, it means prioritising your areas that require time duration of work according to individuals’ information about the subject matter. Smart work also means having a well-researched list of limited resources. Don’t get lost in buying too many books. Select one or two books that you find easy to follow from the recommended ones and stick to them.

Learn Art of Notes Making:

• Aspirants should learn the art of notes making. In notes making, what is required is going for selective notes making which must incorporate clear and crisp idea.
• Your notes should be so concise that a one-page note should be able to remind you of one chapter of a book. Also, keep making your notes more and more concise as you revise them each time. This will be your revision and will greatly improve recall while making the final revision really easy.

Revision Makes the Difference:

• Aspirants should look to make most of the revision module. Revision is the most important aspect that will define the success of civil services examination.
• Aspirants must revise their subjects as frequently as possible using your notes and improve your recall. Remember, revising is what will make you recall. So revising is more important than going deep into a subject.

Following the above timetable can definitely help any students to clear the civil services examination in one year of preparation. All they need is to work really hard for it. Like there is a quote, “Success is not given, it is earned”. And if you want to earn it, you have to grind yourself for it.