I am a working professional and also preparing for UPSC CSE examination. Should I quit my job? What should be my preparation strategy?

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Asked by Sindhumati Panigrahi

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Archita Chouhan | Contributor-Level 9

6 years ago

Hello,
It is all up to you how much you are dedicated towards your goals, and how much you are serious towards your preparation and if you have a clear vision and target towards UPSC exams and you are unable to give time to your studies and if your parents are financial strong, then you can quit the job and first focus for Exams to fulfill your dreams. All the best for your future.

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Rohan Ahuja | Guide-Level 12

6 years ago

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Hi Sindhumati!
It all depends on you whether you should quit your job or not. If you are able to manage time and balance between your job and UPSC preparation, you need not leave the job. But, if you think you are not able to manage it well and can afford to leave the job, it is upto you. For preparation, I would suggest you first strategy should be to go through all the NCERT books of the following subjects (from 6th to 12th grade):
History
Geography
Politics
Economics
After this, read the following books. These are not recommended books for the examination but will help you understand your country better.
1) The Discovery of India - Jawaharlal Nehru
2) Argumentative Indian - Amartya Sen
3) Punjab - Rajmohan Gandhi
4) India Unbound - Gurcharan Das
5) In Spite of the Gods - Edward Luce
6) India Grows at Night - Gurcharan Das
7) Everybody Loves a Good Drought - P Sainath
8) Confronting the State - Nani Goal Mahanta
9) Challenge and Strategy - India's Foreign Policy - Rajiv Sikri
10) Breakout Nations - Ruchir Sharma
11) Glimpses of World History - Jawaharlal Nehru
12) Non Stop India - Mark Tully
13) Open Secrets - Maloy Krishna Dhar
14) Neta, Babu and Subsidy - Sandip Sen
15) Makers of Modern India - Ramchandra Guha
16) Gandhi Before India - Ramachandra Guha
17) The Service of the State - Bhaskar Ghose
18) The Haves and the Have-Notes - Branko Milanovic
19) The Great Convergence - Kishore Mahbubani
20) Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler
21) An Uncertain Glory - India - Jean Dreze
22) Without Fear - The life & trial of Bhagat Singh.
23) The Accidental Prime Minister - Sanjaya Baru
24) Pax Indica - Shashi Tharoor
25) The Idea of India - Sunil Khilnani
26) India After Gandhi - Ramachandra Guha
27) Implosion - John Elliott
28) Battles Half Won - Ashutosh Varshney
29) Anticipating India - Shekhar Gupta
30) The Communist Manifesto - Karl Marx and F Engels
Apart from these, stay updated with the current affairs and also, surf some government websites like Ministry of Railways, Indian Army, Ministry of Finance etc. To upgrade your knowledge base.

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Hi Sindhumati! It all depends on you whether you should quit your job or not. If you are able to manage time and balance between your job and UPSC preparation, you need not leave the job. But, if you think you are not able to manage it well and can afford to leave the job, it is upto you. For preparation, I would suggest you first strategy should be to go through all the NCERT books of the following subjects (from 6th to 12th grade): History Geography Politics Economics After this, read the following books. These are not recommended books for the examination but will help you understand your country better. 1) The Discovery of India - Jawaharlal Nehru 2) Argumentative Indian - Amartya Sen 3) Punjab - Rajmohan Gandhi 4) India Unbound - Gurcharan Das 5) In Spite of the Gods - Edward Luce 6) India Grows at Night - Gurcharan Das 7) Everybody Loves a Good Drought - P Sainath 8) Confronting the State - Nani Goal Mahanta 9) Challenge and Strategy - India's Foreign Policy - Rajiv Sikri 10) Breakout Nations - Ruchir Sharma 11) Glimpses of World History - Jawaharlal Nehru 12) Non Stop India - Mark Tully 13) Open Secrets - Maloy Krishna Dhar 14) Neta, Babu and Subsidy - Sandip Sen 15) Makers of Modern India - Ramchandra Guha 16) Gandhi Before India - Ramachandra Guha 17) The Service of the State - Bhaskar Ghose 18) The Haves and the Have-Notes - Branko Milanovic 19) The Great Convergence - Kishore Mahbubani 20) Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler 21) An Uncertain Glory - India - Jean Dreze 22) Without Fear - The life & trial of Bhagat Singh. 23) The Accidental Prime Minister - Sanjaya Baru 24) Pax Indica - Shashi Tharoor 25) The Idea of India - Sunil Khilnani 26) India After Gandhi - Ramachandra Guha 27) Implosion - John Elliott 28) Battles Half Won - Ashutosh Varshney 29) Anticipating India - Shekhar Gupta 30) The Communist Manifesto - Karl Marx and F Engels Apart from these, stay updated with the current affairs and also, surf some government websites like Ministry of Railways, Indian Army, Ministry of Finance etc. To upgrade your knowledge base.