Hello,

Different people use different approaches to prepare for UPSC and even you haven't mentioned your stream. Anyway i will give your more practical approach which is that you can start reading newspaper ans current affairs, start reading GK, if you are from Educational background having history and economics as your subject then it is good if not then start studying it. Daily provide some time to your entrance exam study. Make notes and also start preparing your notes. Start giving mock tests too and all the best

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Hello Aspirant,

If you're a science student and want to prepare for UPSC then you have to study some good books first.

Here I'm sharing a link for your better understanding.

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Not too many but try to read as much as you can and along with that stay updated with all the current affairs.

Hope it helps.
All the best!

Hi

After your 12th you need to pursue graduation in any discipline of your choice  to be eligible for UPSC examination and along with that you can start your preparation for UPSC.

Follow the below tips to prepare well for your UPSC CSE 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 give at least 8 hours to studies , keep short breaks of 20 to 25 minutes after every 2  hours

*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 after completing each chapter

*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