UPSC CSE Clear tricks

UPSC CSE Clear tricks

i. First of all read syllabus carefully

ii. Start from Ncerts

iii. Read newspapers daily - only the topics related to upsc cse syllabus , and focus on editorials

iv. First go through gs papers

v. Then , after passing 1_2 months- decide your optional subject , which should be according to your interest

vi. For upsc preparation you may visit to following websites :

a. PIB 

b. .PRS

 c. PMF IAS

 d. INVESTOPEDIA 

e. ARTHAPEDIA 

f. CCERT WEB. - For art and culture

GS1

i. for post independence (history) - you can watch pradhanmantri series on youtube to develop some interest in this topic ; india after gandhi by ramchandra guha

ii. world history - norman lowe 

iii. ancient history - old ncert R.S. SHARMA

iv. medieval history - Old ncert SATISH CHANDRA 

v. modern history - latest version of SPECTRUM 

vi. Old ncerts of history - class 6th -12th

 vii. art and culture - NITIN SINNGHANIA 

viii. Old ncert 6th - 10th GEOGRAPHY - brief reading ; 

ix. Old ncerts 11th - 12th GEOGRAPHY - thoroughly reading ;

x. as standard book for GEOGRAPHY - YOU CAN refer to G.C. leong if you want otherwise ncert’s are sufficient; pmfias website ; an atlas

GS2

 i. ncerts 9th - 12th pOLITY;

ii. LAXMIKANTH , current affairs - editorials ; 

iii. PIB , PRS ; 

iv. Vision ias notes for pressure gp , NGO ; 

v. for governance - refer to 2nd ARC reports - 1,4,9,10,11,12 

vi. for social justice - Current affairs from newspaper

vii. International relations - refer to editorials , ministry of external affairs website 

GS3

a. NCERT 9TH - 12th - economics; standard book - sanjiv verma or ramesh singh refer to only one book ; current affairs - editorials;

b. science and tech .- vision ias , and editorials from newspapers and if you want to know some extra related to science and tech acc. to your interest refer to Ravi p agrahari book

c. niti aayog - 3 yr action agenda ,budget and economy survey , investopedia web . ; arthapedia web. ;

d. environment - 12th bio chapter - 13to16; SHANKAR IAS BOOK - brief reading ; current affairs editorials ; vision ias ; PIB ; PMF IAS

e. INTERNAL SECURITY - internaL security and disaster management book by ASHOK KUMAR and VIPUL ; current affair editorials

f. disaster management - 2nd - 3rd ARC report - Crisis management; NDMA guidelines (available online) ; current affairs

Ethics(GS4 )

 4th and 12th report of ARC , Ethics in governance and citizen centric administration , lexicon gs subbarao/karthikeyan - refer to only 1 book