TIPS For Civil Services Exam

Hii sir, I am Preparing for the Civil Service Examination Will you Please provide me Some Preparation Tips for the Civil Service Examination ?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

Civil Service Examination is Conducted by the UPSC for the Recruitment of the Various Civilian Post of the Government of India

Preparation Tips :

Make A Time table And Study Accordingly
It Advised not to go through a lot of books, instead rely on one standard book on each topic which deals with the basic concepts

Make Notes that May help you While Revision

After Completing the Syllabus you may go through the Past year Papers

And Works On the Maintiaong the Speed for Doing the Question Faster


Important Points you may Take Care of

Prepare short notes of important topics with relevant points and always rely on your self-prepared notes. Go through your short notes rigorously.
Never go through any book on the eve of examination.
Don't read any new topic.
Don't get engaged with any confusing question or problem on the eve of the examination.
Rely on your prior preparation that alone will help you.
Take a good sleep on the eve of examination. It is most important tip for your brilliant performance.
Do not lose your confidence.


Books for the Civil Service Exam

History Of Modern India – Bipan Chandra. (History)
India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra. (History)
India’s Ancient Past – R.S. Sharma. (History)
History Of Medieval India – Satish Chandra. (History)
The Wonder That Was India – A.L. Bhasham. (Culture)
Indian Art and Culture – Nitin Singhania. (Culture)
Geography of India – Majid Husain. (Geography)
Oxford School Atlas – Oxford. (Geography)
Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong. (Geography)
Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations – M. Laxmikanth. (Polity)
Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh. (Economy)
Economic Survey. (Economy)
Science and Technology in India – TMH. (Science and Technology)
Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure – Rajagopalan. (Environment)
Environment for Civil Services Prelims and Mains – Khuller. (Environment)
India Year Book (Current Affairs)
Manorama Yearbook. (Current Affairs)
CSAT Paper – 2 Manual by TMH or CSAT-II – Arihant (CSAT – Paper 2)
Analytical Reasoning – M. K. Pandey (CSAT – Paper 2: Analytical Reasoning)
Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R. S.Aggarwa