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Vision IAS will be better choice for you for your UPSC civil services examination preparation in comparison of byju's because of the following :-
* Vision IAS has already been there for long in the field of coaching for UPSC preparation ,byju's is comparatively new and they are still improving .
* Selection ratio : - byju's is no where in terms of selection ratio when it is compared with Vision IAS .Vision IAS has also produced many toprankers over the years
* Even the study materials and mock test papers of Vision IAS is better ,especially the mock tests are in parallel with UPSC paper pattern.
So, Vision IAS will be a better choice.
You can even prepare for your UPSC civil services examination on your own.
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
If you have any other doubt then feel free to ask them :) we are always here to help you out and guide you
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