How can a fresher like engineering graduate can clear UPSC exam?
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It takes a methodical and comprehensive approach to your preparation to pass the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) as a fresher, especially as an engineering graduate. To get you started, follow these steps:
Understanding the Test: Study the UPSC CSE exam syllabus, format, and eligibility requirements. Learn everything you can about the Preliminary Examination (Prelims), Main Examination (Mains), and Personality Test (Interview) components of the exam.
Collect Study Materials: Compile pertinent readings, such as NCERT books for history, geography, politics, and economics. Use market-available standard reference books and UPSC-specifi
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One might think that being a fresher would be a disadvantage for a candidate appearing for UPSC exam. However in every batch there are officers who have cleared the exam in the very first attempt, even the toppers are sometimes come from this list of first timers. It's therefore important to see what they have done right with respect to the exam. In my observation some of the common factors emerge if we see at all those selections. Even though there is no readymade recipe for any fresher to clear civil service in his or her first attempt and I believe that every successful candidate has his or her unique story which can only be underst
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