5 Months Startegy For Prelims 2021
- Feb-Mar
- Apr-May
- June
Syllabus Completion
Revision and Mock
Short Revision and Full Length Mock
A clear and concise Study Strategy is the prerequisite of the UPSC examination. To cover the vast syllabus and revise the studied content in a time-bound manner, the aspirants should have a dynamic and tested Strategy.
Here we are providing you 5 Months Strategy which focuses on the Preliminary examination 2021. We have divided 5 months (from February 2021 to June 2021) into 3 sections as
February & March (Syllabus Completion)
April-May (Revision and Mock)
June (Short Revison and Full Length Mock)
follows Section 1: - February & March (Syllabus Completion) The two months are assigned for completing the selected sources as per the syllabus. In these two months, you have to study each subject and prepare your short notes for the next revision. Here every subject is given 7 days where you can cover the following stuff of that particular syllabus: -
- Previous Year Questions
- NCERT Books
- Reference Book
Week | Dates | Static | Sources to Cover |
1 | 1/2/2021 to 7/2/2021 | Polity | · 9th NCERT: Democratic Politics 1 · 10th NCERT: Democratic Politics 2 · 11th NCERT: Indian Constitution at Work · Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth |
2 | 8/2/2021 to 14/2/2021 | History | · India’s struggle for Independence – Bipin Chandra |
3 | 15/2/2021 to 21/2/2021 | Culture | Old NCERT: Ancient India · Old NCERT: Medieval India · Class XI NCERT – Introduction to Fine Art (part 1) · Class XII th New NCERT – · Themes in Indian History Part -1 and Part 2 · CCRT website: http://ccrtindia.gov.in/index.php |
4 | 22/2/2021 to 28/2/2021 | Environment | ·NCERT Biology 12th – Unit 10 (chapter 13, 14, 15 & 16) · NCERT Chemistry 11th (Part II) – Chapter 14 · ICSE Environmental Education 9th & 10th |
5 | 1/3/2021 to 7/3/2021 | Economy | ·12th NCERT: Economics: Macroeconomics · 12th NCERT: Economics: Microeconomics |
6 | 8/3/2021 to 14/3/2021 | Geography | ·11th NCERT Geography: Fundamentals of Physical Geography 11th NCERT Geography - India Physical Environment · 12th NCERT: Geography - India People and Economy · 12th NCERT: Fundamental of Human Geography · Certificate physical and human geography - Goh Cheng Leong |
7 | 15/3/2021 to 21/3/2021 | Science | ·NCERT Standard VII · NCERT Standard VIII · NCERT Standard IX · NCERT Standard X · Biology of NCERT Standard XI and XII · Chemistry of NCERT Standard XI and XII · Physics of NCERT Standard XI and XII |
8 | 22/3/2021 to 28/3/2021 | Maps | Orient Longman Atlas or Oxford Atlas |
Section 2: - April & May (Revision and Mock Tests) After completion of the syllabus comes the most important part which is practicing the mock tests along with revision. Most of the candidates take the mock test very lightly. To increase the efficiency of solving the MCQs in actual examination a good number of mock tests with adequate analysis is very important. The two months, April 2021 and May 2021 are devoted to revision and solving mock papers. In these two months, 10 days are allocated for each subject where you have to complete the revision and solve and analyse two mock tests of the particular subject daily. The plan is as follows: -
Dates | Revision and Mock |
1/4/2021 to 10/4/2021 | Polity |
11/4/2021 to 20/4/2021 | History and Culture |
21/4/2021 to 30/4/2021 | Environment |
1/5/2021 to 10/5/2021 | Economy |
11/5/2021 to 20/5/2021 | Geography |
21/5/2021 to 30/5/2021 | Science |
Section 3: - June (Short Revision and Full-Length Mock) Once you complete the syllabus and have solved the subject wise mocks you will get a good confidence in solving the multiple-choice questions. Last 20 days before Prelims are very crucial and should be focused on systematic revision of all the contents and full-length mock practice. This will be your 3rd revision of subjects where you will be using the micro notes prepared in last few months. At this stage of preparation, you should also focus on preparing for CSAT Paper 2. The best way to prepare for this paper is to solve as much as the Previous Year papers and Test Papers. If you follow this plan with consistency you will be able to solve 24 full length tests and 24 CSAT Mock tests. For more precision and timing, we advise you to solve these 24 mocks on the time same as the UPSC Prelims examination time, i.e., 9.30 -11.30 Paper 1(General Studies) and 2.30pm - 4.30pm (CSAT).
Dates | Revision | Daily 1 Full-length Mock | Daily 1 CSAT Mock |
1/6/2021 to 4/6/2021 | Polity | 4 | 4 |
5/6/2021 to 8/6/2021 | History and Culture | 4 | 4 |
9/6/2021 to 12/6/2021 | Environment | 4 | 4 |
13/6/2021 to 16/6/2021 | Economy | 4 | 4 |
17/6/2021 to 20/6/2021 | Geography | 4 | 4 |
21/6/2021 to 24/6/2021 | Science | 4 | 4 |
Strategy to cover Current Affairs in 5 months:-
- For UPSC Prelims 2021, the current affairs from January 2020 to May 2021 should be covered.
- Sources for Current Affairs:-
- Newspapers: The Hindu , Indian Express
- Magazine: Yojana, Kurukshetra
- Other Sources: PIB, Government sites
- Current Affairs Study Plan
Current to Cover | |
1/2/2021 to 5/2/2021 | Jan 2020 |
6/2/2021 to 10/2/2021 | Feb 2020 |
11/2/2021 to 15/2/2021 | Mar 2020 |
16/2/2021 to 20/2/2021 | Apr 2020 |
21/2/2021 to 25/2/2021 | May 2020 |
26/2/2021 to 2/3/2021 | Jun 2020 |
3/3/2021 to 7/3/2021 | Jul 2020 |
8/3/2021 to 12/3/2021 | Aug 2020 |
13/3/2021 to 17/3/2021 | Sep 2020 |
18/3/2021 to 22/3/2021 | Oct 2020 |
23/3/2021 to 27/3/2021 | Nov 2020 |
28/3/2021 to 31/3/2021 | Dec 2020 |
1/4/2021 to 5/4/2021 | Jan 2021 |
6/4/2021 to 10/4/2021 | Feb 2021 |
11/4/2021 to 15/4/2021 | Mar 2021 |
16/4/2021 to 20/4/2021 | Apr 2021 |
21/4/2021 to 25/4/2021 | May 2021 |
26/4/2021 to 30/4/2021 | June 2021 |
May and June | Revision |