THE OPTIONAL CONNUNDRUM

What is the Importance of the Optional Subject in the UPSC CSE? The Optional is the only subject classification in the Civil Services Exam (CSE) from which candidates may choose

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STRATEGY FOR PRELIMS

How Should One Prepare for the UPSC Preliminary Exam? One can prepare for Prelims by following three formulas: Last 30 Days of Preparation for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam Dear

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ETHICS STRATEGY

Strategy for Ethics (GS Paper – 4) Maximum marks: 250 Introduction GS Paper-4, Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude, was introduced as part of reforms to the mains curriculum for the 2013

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LEARNING HOW TO LEARN

There is a saying amongst the aspirants concerning the syllabus prescribed by UPSC, if you ask them what is the syllabus of UPSC, the most frequently encountered answer is “EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN”. …

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GAUGING GENERAL STUDIES 2

The second paper in the second half of the exam day in the mains examination is your General studies paper 2 -Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations. This paper consists of 250 marks in mains examination….

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DECIPHERING PRELIMS

This month, on the 5th of June, UPSC again came out with a surprise for the candidates in the form of a Prelims Paper which was quite a mixture of moderately difficult and easy questions. Well, as anticipated it was a typical “UPSC SHOW”….

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