Category Archives: UPSC Civils Preparation

Changes in UPSC Civils Main Exam from 2014

A student asked… I am working for TCS (Tata Consultancy Services). I am planning to give Civil Services Examination in 2014. But I heard that the mains pattern is going to change in 2014 and there will be some compulsory … Continue reading

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Civils Prelims Topics in India Year Book and Economic Survey – Part 6

This is the last part of the series of articles on Civil Services Preliminary Examinations. Economic Survey Report and India Year Book are two important sources of information for the candidates those preparing for Civil Services Preliminary Examination. These books … Continue reading

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Civil Services Prelims Preparation Final Tips – Part 5

1. General Studies Paper-I is bound to be very tough. If you can get 100 marks out of 200 you are on right track. Many students lost out last year because though could attempt 50 questions correctly, yet they made … Continue reading

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Civils Prelims Preparation Strategy for Paper 2 – Article Part 4

Even though we have a base of reference to predict this paper (i.e., the 2011 Paper ) yet even this year every candidate is bound to be under confident as this paper could take an entirely different form. However, the … Continue reading

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Civils Preliminary Exam Strategy for Paper 1 – Series Part 3

As mentioned in the earlier article, Paper-I is expected to have 100 questions like the previous year(s) papers, spanning across diverse areas from ‘History’ to Environmental Ecology’. Each correct answer will account for ‘1’ mark and every incorrect answer will … Continue reading

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Civils Prelims Strategy for Negative Marking Questions – Part 2

Firstly, an aspirant should understand that the both the papers in Civils Preliminary Exam have equal importance with reference to marks i.e. 200 marks. The combined marks are taken to determine what is called as the cut off mark. However, … Continue reading

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Civil Services Preliminary – New Examination Structure and Syllabus Part 1

The Civil Services Preliminary Examination is scheduled to be conducted on the 20th May. It is expected that about 35000 candidates from Andhra Pradesh would have applied for the examination. However, the number of candidates who would be actually appearing … Continue reading

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UPSC Civils Interview Part 3 – What the Board Expect From You

This is the third and final part of the UPSC Civil Services Interview Guidance. You can start with the Part 1. After being aware of the basics of Civils Interview, move to Part 2 for a sequence in the article … Continue reading

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The Strategy for Civil Services Interview – Part 2

As we said in the earlier article, the appropriate strategy for Civil Services Interview Preparation (Part -1) would be to divide the expected questions into five broad areas. We shall look into these in detail here: 1. Personal : This … Continue reading

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Preparing for UPSC Civil Services Interview – Pesonality Test – Part 1

A mock interview is in progress: The question that I had asked the aspirant was; “You are an Engineer… Why did you choose Public Administration and Telugu literature as your optionals? The aspirant replied “My brother told me he would … Continue reading

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