how can I start preparation for engineering and after engineering , preparation for IAS.
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Your profile suggests that you are a class 11th student from UP, there's no state level entrance examination for engineering in UP, earlier there used to be UPSEE but now it has been cancelled and admission in even the state engineering colleges is through JEE main
Follow the below tips to prepare well for your JEE main examination:-
--------------) First of all you need to first know your syllabus which you can get at :- https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-syllabus/amp
And then go through examination pattern so that you can prepare accordingly :- https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-exam-pattern
Go through each chapter and while studying the chapter, your major focus should be on understanding the concepts .
The top books which you can follow for the preparation of your JEE examination are provided below:-
>>>> CHEMISTRY :-
NCERT Textbooks - Class XI and XII :- master it as many times questions have been directly asked from NCERT
*** Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations by R.C. Mukherjee:- best for practicing numericals in physical chemistry
*** Organic Chemistry by O P Tandon:- best for clearing all your doubts in organic chemistry
*** Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J D Lee:- Best for your inorganic chemistry.
>>>> PHYSICS :-
*** NCERT Textbooks - Class XI and XII for physics
*** Concepts of physics Vol I and II by HC Verma :- the best book for mastering physics for jee preparation
*** Understanding Physics by D C Pandey
*** Problems in General Physics by I.E Irodov
>>>> MATHEMATICS :
*** Maths XI and XII by RD Sharma :- good for clearing your basic concepts along with NCERT
*** Complete mathematics by TMH
*** New pattern mathematics for JEE by Arihant publications
You can get detailed information regarding best books for JEE list at
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/best-books-for-jee-main
--------------) Practice questions:- after finishing each chapter you should practice numericals and mcqs .You should practise at least 80 to100 numericals and mcqs in Each chapter to master concepts so that you can solve numericals and MCQs easily.
--------------) Short breaks :- take short breaks in between your studies, studying continuously can be brain tiring and it becomes difficult to focus and study with concentration, so take breaks to relax and refresh your brain.
--------------) Make short notes:- You should make chapterwise short notes for each chapter and it should contain all the important concepts and formulas. These short notes will be a great revision tool for your examination.
--------------) Set goals :- set daily like I have to cover these many topics today, weekly goals like I have to cover these chapters this week and solve their mcqs too by the end of this week and similarly set monthly goals to cover the syllabus and meet them without any fail.
--------------) Follow a routine or timetable :- you can make a routine and religiously follow it and try to give at least 7- 8 hours to study each day in your routine.
**** PHYSICS is the toughest part for most of the aspirants as it has both numericals and concepts to deal with , so keep at least 3 hours each day for Physics.
**** In Chemistry you have to deal with reactions and learn them and solve questions as well, so give at least 2 hours daily to Chemistry
**** Mathematics is all about practising questions, so try to give at least around 3 hours each day for maths
--------------) Revise:- revise your concepts, formulas etc at regular intervals . Revision is very important otherwise as you move forward in your syllabus, you start forgetting the concepts you have learned before and you won't be able to perform well in your examination.
--------------) Solve previous year JEE question :- Solving previous year questions will let you know the examination pattern, type of questions asked in the exam and difficulty level of questions, also concepts of the questions often gets repeated so it will be of great help to you . You can get previous year papers at https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-question-papers
--------------) Go through JEE mock test papers :- it will let you know your preparation level .After solving each mock test paper, analyse yourself which will help you to know your weak areas /topics so that you can work on them and them strong so that you can perform well in your examination.
To prepare well you can go for our jee program at the convenience of your home, the link for the same is provided below
https://learn.careers360.com/knockout-jee-main
Coming to IAS,
I have commented it below
-----------) You must have a bachelor's degree in any, discipline from a recognised university.
-----------) Minimum age limit :- you need to be at least 21 years old to be eligible as on 1st of August of the year of filling the form i. e as on 1st August 2021 for UPSC 2021.
-----------) Maximum age limit :- 32 years , also there's 3 year relaxation on upper age limit for obc and of 5 years for sc/st category.
For detailed information related to UPSC eligibility criteria , you can visit our page at
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria/amp
After your engineering degree,
You will become eligible for UPSC
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-----------) To start your preparation first of all understand the examination pattern and go well through syllabus :-
>>>> Examination pattern :- UPSC examination has 3 stages listed below :-
* prelims exam :- it is objective paper and is of qualifying nature , there are 2 papers in prelims
* Mains exam. :- it is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers in Mains examination
* Interview :- After qualifying mains, you have to go through interview round, and it is more of test of your personality rather than knowledge.
To know exam pattern in detail visit :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc
>>>> syllabus :- In prelims, your paper 1 general studies 1 in which you have History, Indian Polity, Geography, Environment, Current Affairs, Science and technology, etc. Your paper 2 in prelims is general studies II or CSAT in which you have reasoning, Maths, English, Hindi, etc. Similarly, you can check the complete syllabus of both prelims and mains at
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-syllabus
---------) Top books which you can follow for UPSC examination preparation are listed below subject wise:-
HISTORY
*NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval)
*NCERT XII (Modern Indian History)
*Facets of Indian Culture Spectrum
*From Plassey to Partition - A History of Modern India
Indian Art & Culture
*Indian Art & Culture - Nitin Singhania
Polity
*NCERT IX-XII
*Indian Polity M Laxmikanth
Geography
*NCERT VI X (Old Syllabus)
*NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus)
*Certificate Physical Geography G C Leong
World Atlas
Economics
NCERT XI
*The Indian Economy Sanjiv Verma
*Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
*Economic Development & Policies in India Jain & Ohri
Environment
*Class XII Biology (last 5 chapters)
*Environment by Shankar IAS Academy
International Relations
*NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics)
*Current Affairs ( read newspaper )
To get the complete list of books go through
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/books-for-upsc-ias
----------) Discipline is the key to crack UPSC, so you need to make a routine/ time table and follow it .
----------)Read newspaper like the Hindu or Indian Express and magazines like Yojana, Kurukshetra, Economic and Political Weekly to keep yourself updated with the current events and issues.
----------) take short breaks in between your studies, studying continuously can be brain tiring and it becomes difficult to focus and study with concentration, so take breaks to relax and refresh your brain otherwise you won't be able to retain whatever you read.
-----------)Choose your optional subject wisely , choose the subject you have interest in.
----------)Make short notes for each subject, these will be your life saviour and will help you in your revisions a
----------)Revise :- there's no point of preparing for the exam if you couldn't recall anything in the UPSC Examination so you should stress on revision as well.
----------) Your mains examination is in written, so you need to work your speed and also work on improving how to present the knowledge you have on paper, so answer writing practicing should be your priority
----------)Solve previous year question papers and mock test papers ;- You should solve these , it will give you idea of types of questions asked and their difficulty level and will help you a lot.
----------)Also work on your communication skills and personality development as it plays an important role in your interview round.
For more tips go through
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-upsc-ias
If you managed to sail through all the three stages then you can become an IAS officer depending on your rank in UPSC, your category etc
Thankyou
