How to prepare for IAS Exam

The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative civil service of the executive branch of the Government of the Republic of India. Appearing for IAS exam requires a lot of preparation. Students should be ready to face this challenge in the best possible way.

Preparing for IAS requires combination of smartness and hard work. One without the other is incomplete and inadequate. If you want to prepare for IAS you need to devote at least one year minimum to studying for the IAS full time. If you are working then at least two years are needed to prepare for the IAS.

IAS is an exam which cover all the fields such as Arts Commerce and Science depending upon his/her interest subject can be choosed. IAS preparation involves preparing for all the three stages of the IAS exam: Prelims, Mains, and Interview. And each needs to be prepared with a specific approach in mind.

Syllabus for IAS entrance examination:

The General studies cover six topics. They include:

Constitution of India

Current Affairs

Economics

Geography

History

Science

Students should know about the basic concepts of algebra, Data analysis and Geometry. Reading comprehension is also another important topic. Another imperative factor is that the candidate should improve their analytical skills and English vocabulary. For the Mains they need to choose from 23 subjects. It should be from the area they studied during Graduation. Interview test will have both the technical

as well as non technical questions.

Tips IAS exam Preparation:

1. One needs to put in a lot of time dedication plus concentrated devotion to prepare thoroughly for IAS exam.

2. Get Known about the important events in every department in the Indian politics right from the Indian constitution has formed. So have a glimpse of overall world politics.

3. Watch videos on important aspects of India & legendary people.

4. Once you have decided to appear in the Civil Services Exam, preparations should start early. A look at past papers helps get an idea about the kind of questions that are asked.

5. It is important to know how to make use of the sources available to you in the best possible way. It is wise to take a three pronged approach to preparation, reading to learn, making effective notes and able to write answers to various kinds of questions

6. The IAS Prelims syllabus is such that some sections are easier to score off than others. You should aim to cover these sections on priority. After you’ve done this and have time at disposal go for the other topics like Mental Ability, History, Science, and so on.

7. Study two or at most three subjects a day with predefined time limits so that you cover the most scoring part of the Prelims syllabus within the time you allotted to those subjects.

8. Writing skills should be excellent, as it being a paper which includes essay and English writing exams. One should have good and speedy writing skills as well as good expression of thoughts. One should practice by reading a lot and writing lot of essays.

9. Thorough study of all the subjects and those chosen by the candidate for his/her prelims, checking the availability of books and going through the best author, being update on the Latest happenings all over the globe and good knowledge of GK are again very essential.

10. If you want to prepare for IAS in a short time learn to seek quality guidance so you save valuable time and attempts. There are numerous coaching institutes that provide coaching in almost all subjects of the IAS exam.

11. The civil exam contributors should be with the leadership skill for acting as a captain and a leader to motivate others to be good with their works. The people who have leadership skill will have a clear vision on the task they are doing which is very much important for doing any work.