How to start preparation for UPSC exam?
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Determination is the key of success. For preparing for any exams, you need to give your best consistently. Start from going through the syllabus and last year exams paper. You can mark your weak and strong subject and make timetable accordingly as it's help to manage your time and efforts. You can know easily where you need to focus more.
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Step 1: Know the exam well. Step 2: Strengthen your foundation. Step 3: Upgrade Your Knowledge with standard books. Step 4: Practice Answer Writing + Revision. Step 5: Mock-Test Based Learning Approach. Beginners should ideally get at least 10 12 months before the UPSC prelims exam for preparation. You can comprehensively cover the syllabus and have enough test practice only then. You should start with the common GS papers before moving on to the optional papers.
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The candidates should analyse the UPSC CSE previous year question papers to know the trend of the most asked topics. The Commission releases the UPSC question paper on its official website - upsc.gov.in. The candidates can get the UPSC question paper of previous year here. The candidates can download the UPSC question paper PDF here.
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