Dear Student,

given below are some of the tips and tricks you can follow while preparing for you UPSC Exams,

• First and foremost you must be thorough of the syllabus and the exam pattern
• Then collect all the required books for your preparation
• Now make a study strategy for each day and try to accomplish it
• Read the newspaper everyday if possible and be well informed about the current affairs as this will help your general knowledge
• Practice everyday by solving with pen and paper
• Solve previous years questions papers, as this will help you get an idea of how the questions are asked and help you gain confidence
• Stay motivated

To get the full list of all the important books you require for preparation kindly visit the link given below.

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/books-for-upsc-ias

Hi

UPSC, is a 3 staged examination which are listed below :-

*The first stage of the exam is Preliminary examination (objective )

*The second stage, Mains (written).

*If you manage to clear both prelims and mains then you are to go through third stage i.e interview/personality test .

And if you managed to clear all the three rounds mentioned above, then congratulations you may become an ias/ips officer etc depending upon your preference and the rank obtained by you in UPSC civil services examination

Now,

If you are class 12th right now then I won't suggest you to start your preparation for UPSC civil services examination as the syllabus in vast and you  won't be able to concentrate on your class twelfth board examination studies  but class 12th board examination results are very important so that you can get admission in a good college for your graduation, so you can start your preparation for UPSC examination either after graduation or during your graduation.
But yes, as you are a pcmb student , you will have to study the environment topic in your 12th Biology which is in your syllabus of UPSC civil services examination syllabus as well so, you can go well through it

Whenever you start your preparation either during graduation or after graduation you can follow the below tips to prepare well for your UPSC  examination :-

To start your preparation  first of all go well through syllabus  , you can check the complete syllabus 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

*Make a routine or a time table and try to religiously follow it , take short breaks in between your studies.

*Read newspaper daily and keep yourself updated with the current affairs

*Choose your optional subject wisely , choose the subject you have interest in.

*Make short notes for each subject, it  will help you in your revisions a lot as syllabus is wide

*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.

*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

Thankyou