I want to become a IAS officer iam 11th now which books i have to prefer? is it correct time time to start preparation guide me
Hi
Actually, it's too early to start your preparation for UPSC now that you are in class 11 th only. Your focus right now should getting good score in 10+2 and then getting admission in a good college for your graduation.
I would suggest you to start your preparation for UPSC after 12th along with your graduation following the below tips:-
-----------------------------------) 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 :-
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prelims exam
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Mains exam.
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Interview
PRELIMS EXAMINATION PATTERN:-
******* Number of papers |
GS 1: Based on :-
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GS 2: Based on :-
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******* Language of paper |
English |
Hindi |
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******* Duration of exam |
4 hours i. e 2 hours for each paper |
******* Number of questions |
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******* Maximum marks |
400 (200 each) |
******* Qualifying marks |
33% for Paper 2
††† Prelims is just qualifying in nature, considered for final merit list. |
MAINS EXAMINATION PATTERN
******* Number of papers |
9 |
******* Language of question paper |
English |
Hindi |
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For language paper you can choose any one of the 22 languages mentioned 8 th schedule of Indian constitution |
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******* Duration of exam |
3 hours each |
******* Subjects |
††† Paper A & B are just qualifying in nature i. e not considered for final merit list |
******* Number of questions |
Part A and B: 300 each General studies and optional paper: 250 each |
******* Maximum marks |
1750 |
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To know exam pattern in detail visit :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc
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>>>> syllabus :- You can get 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
-----------------------------------) 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 lot as syllabus is wide
----------------------------------)Set daily goals like I have to cover these many topics today, weekly goals like I have to cover these chapters this week and practice their questions too, by the end of this week and similarly set monthly goals to cover the syllabus and meet them without any fail.
----------------------------------)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
Still, If you want to start your preparation from 11th itself then what you can do is cover the class 6 to 12th ncert books of social science to build a good foundation for UPSC preparation and start your full fledged preparation for upsc from graduation following above mentioned tips.
Thankyou
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