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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

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

  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: -

  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 3^rd 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).

Strategy to cover Current Affairs in 5 months:-

1. For UPSC Prelims 2021, the current affairs from January 2020 to May 2021 should be covered.
2. Sources for Current Affairs:-
   1. Newspapers: The Hindu , Indian Express
   2. Magazine: Yojana, Kurukshetra
   3. Other Sources: PIB, Government sites
3. Current Affairs Study Plan