Reading newspaper
Start your preparation by cultivating a habit of reading the newspaper daily. Any good national daily is adequate including the Hindu or Indian Express.
- Rather than reading into too much detail, try to extract the relevant information which is important from the UPSC point of view.
- Make a notebook in which you jot down summary of important articles and facts, which might help you in building good answers. It is important to periodically revise these notes.
- Attempt descriptive questions based on the news items to get a grip on the current affairs as well as gain an upper hand in the answer writing.
Static Portion
While current affairs form an important part of the preparation journey, it is important to understand the basics so that connecting news items is easy for a student.
- While current affairs form an important part of the preparation journey, it is important to understand the basics so that connecting news items is easy for a student.
- For later revision, try to highlight the important points. Some students also find note making preferable to highlighting. This is totally up to you. Experiment before deciding on your choice. But once you have decided, stick to it.
- Once you are confident about a chapter, try to solve questions based on it. That will provide you confidence in your memory and understanding.
Answer Writing
This is a crucial part of the mains preparation.
- There are many reasons why previous toppers recommend regular answer writing to the aspirants. Apart from other reasons, answer writing builds up speed, so that you can attend maximum questions in the actual examination.
- Again, answer writing prepares you for the questions about which you might have a doubt. Such situations can be handled better if you have practiced them beforehand rather than trying it out in the actual exam.
- Regularly attempting tests is important for being well prepared for answer-writing. Join a good test series and follow the schedule sincerely