UPSC Civil Services Exams-Preparation Strategy-Frequesntly Asked questions and Free Counselling on Preliminary Exam Preparation Strategy

Dear Sir,I am facing problems in studying current affairs topics. Though I read Manorama Year Book, magazines like India Today, Times Of India newspaper and I follow Star News regularly. I find it difficult to remember all the details.

-Kiruba Shankar 

For current affairs, you can follow one national daily, one weekly/Fortnightly, one or two Competitive magazines exclusively published for Civil Services Exam and in Electronic Media you should follow All India Radio for one news and one TV channel for one news. Radio news can be heard while you are having food. So, some time is saved. In our opinion, selective study is needed in current affairs part. Don't waste too much time on Current Affairs. These stuffs will be readily available in the market books, which are normally released just before the exams. One has to be very careful in time management. In our opinion, you should not give more than one hour for the Current Affairs on daily basis. 

The question of memory is concerned, it is more of personal and psychology oriented. One has to sharpen his/her memory by practice only. First, you should have a confidence in you, that you can memorize any subject. Have more concentration while preparing/studying the subject. More and more continuous practice will make you perfect.

As far as Science is concerned, read the NCERT books and understand the concept. If you are an arts student, you have to understand the scientific basics and concepts. Nowadays the questions are asked in the applied aspect of Science. Prepare accordingly.