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Many aspirants fail in the UPSC Civil Services Exam because they knowingly or unknowingly adopt many wrong approaches to clear IAS exam. They make many mistakes in their preparation, particularly regarding the IAS mock exams before Prelims. Is your IAS preparation right on track? How can you find out that? …
Just like books, there are various magazines which help IAS aspirants. But are they a must read? You all know that there are a lot of good books which help in UPSC Civil Services Exam preparation. But is there any book, which is a must-read? What about the best-selling book, …
UPSC aspirants are generally confused about how many months of current affairs are required for IAS Prelims Exam. They get different pieces of advice like 0.5 year, 1 year, 1.5 years, 2 years etc – from different sources. In this post, let us analyse previous UPSC question papers of IAS …
If you get UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam question paper now, how would you start? What would be your approach to UPSC Question Paper Solving? Would you start from Question Number 1 and move on until the 100th question or do you follow any other approach? How many questions would …
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Indian Forest Service (abbreviated as IFS or IFoS) is one of the prestigious All India Services like Indian Administrative Service (IAS) or Indian Police Service (IPS). To get into IFS, a candidate has to sit for the same preliminary exam as all civil service aspirants do. But what is the …
Here is the update you were waiting for! UPSC has released the notification for Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2018 and Indian Forestry Services Preliminary Exam 2018 (combined exam). You can download the same from links below. Civil Service Prelims 2018 Notification IFoS 2018 Notification The notification contains the UPSC CSE syllabus, …
We were getting a lot of emails from our loving users to compile the practice questions for IAS Prelims we provide via email daily – like we did last year. Now, yes, that too is done 🙂 Download the Model Questions for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam. These ebooks are free …
Don’t worry about Current Affairs anymore! ClearIAS has released a series of ebooks “ClearIAS Current Affairs Capsules” which cover all important current affairs questions in eBook format (PDF). ClearIAS Current Affairs Capsules (Monthly MCQs) eBooks (PDFs) ClearIAS Current Affairs Capsules (Monthly MCQs) are a unique treasure for Civil Service aspirants …
The 2nd Edition of the ClearIAS e-book “Current Issues – What’s hot today?” (PDF) is now available in the store. The new edition includes about 50 current issues which need your immediate attention (yes, a lot more new issues than our 1st edition!). Also, many of the earlier topics still …
Preparing for Prelims 2018? It’s not yet late. Practice is the key to success. Take mock exams, learn faster! We strongly recommend all aspirants to join ClearIAS Prelims Online Mock Test Series 2018. We are starting new mock exams every Sunday from now onwards. Right-click on the image to download …
UPSC experts who set questions for Civil Services Exam prelims and mains, give high priority to NCERT books. Though the expert panel refers various sources, many questions can be answered if aspirants study information available in NCERT texts from class 6-12 thoroughly. For example, consider the UPSC CSE Prelims 2016 …
Certain resolutions can boost your productivity and change your life! This is particularly true for UPSC CSE aspirants. Here are 10 Resolutions for IAS/IPS Aspirants which can work wonders in the new year! 10 Resolutions for IAS/IPS Aspirants Note: Resolution is a firm decision to do or not to do …
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The prior practice of the mock exams (model exams) will help aspirants to score better in any exams. This is particularly true regarding exams conducted by UPSC like Civil Services Preliminary Exam. But how to find out the best IAS Prelims Test Series? Which is the best IAS Prelims Test …
“Is there a single book which covers all topics for IAS exam (Prelims and Mains)?”. We get this query often from our readers. Nothing wrong which such a line of thinking – as there are hundreds of books in the market for each specific area in the UPSC syllabus for …
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Ever since Baswan Committee was constituted in 2015 to suggest reforms in UPSC Civil Service Exam pattern, there were many rumours about the reduction of the age-limit (32 years of General category candidates, at present) and the removal of the optional paper. But will there be any major change soon? …
Is IAS your dream job? Do you love the challenges and opportunities in the life of a civil servant? Do you wish to make changes in the lives of millions in the country? If your answer is yes, you need to start now! How should you start preparing, if you need …
How to download The Hindu e-Paper as PDF? ‘The Hindu’ is the favourite newspaper of lakhs of IAS aspirants. Many sections in ‘The Hindu’ like editorials, op-ed, national news, international news, science and technology etc are mines of information. They provide a lot of value addition not only for those …
We hope that by this time everyone who is preparing for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam knows that there are two papers in the first stage – GS Paper 1 and GS Paper 2 (CSAT). Are you devoting adequate time for both papers? Or is your full-effort behind only GS …
To have a long career in Civil Services like IAS, IPS etc. it’s always advisable to start early. UPSC allows final year students (degree) to sit for UPSC Civil Services Exam if they meet the age requirements (ie. candidate must have at least 21 years of age on 1st August of that given …
Are you searching for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2018 date? As per the official UPSC notification, Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2018 (objective) will be conducted on June 03, 2018. The Main Exam (written) 2018 will start from September 28, 2018. UPSC Examination Calendar 2018 Date of Notification for …
UPSC published Civil Services Prelims 2017 results. UPSC declared the results of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2017 held on 18.06.2017. About 13000 candidates have qualified for admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2017. About 10 lakh candidates had applied for UPSC CSE(Prelims) 2017. How to check UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2017 …
UPSC has released Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2016 Answer Key 11 months after the exam. Preliminary Exam 2016 was conducted on August 7, 2016. ClearIAS Team is proud to say that our 2016 Prelims Answer Key released soon after the exam has matched in full with the UPSC key – with …
Are you a Hindi medium aspirant preparing for UPSC/IAS Exam? Do you find it difficult to collect the NCERT books Hindi medium (Class 6-12) ? Don’t worry! Here is a list of must read NCERT books (Hindi Medium) for IAS exam with the link to buy the same online from …
The wait is over! ClearIAS Team has come up with a detailed answer key for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2017. The UPSC Civil Services Answer key 2017 is available for all sets of question booklets (Versions – A, B, C and D) provided in the Preliminary exam. Submit your answers online …
More than 100 marks worth UPSC CSE Prelims 2017 Questions could have been answered from ClearIAS Prelims Test Series 2017 and online study materials. Details are given in this post. If you are preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2018, we suggest you enroll for ClearIAS Prelims Online Test Series 2018, at …
In this post we provide UPSC CSE Prelims 2017 Question Paper for General Studies Paper 2. This paper is popularly known as CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test). If you want to download the CSAT 2017 Question Paper, use the ‘Print-PDF’ option or use the ‘Print-Friendly’ button in the social media bar. …
Lakhs of candidates attempted the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2017 on 18th June 2017. In this post, we provide the UPSC CSE Prelims 2017 Question Paper – General Studies Paper 1 (Version A) in text format. If you want to download the same, use the ‘Print-PDF’ option. If you …
UPSC has released the marks of all candidates who wrote Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2016. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had already released the marks for candidates who appeared for the Mains exam or Personality Test (Interview). This post will help you know everything about UPSC CSE 2016 Marks. How …
Cut Off Marks for UPSC Civil Services Exam 2016 is published by UPSC. The minimum qualifying marks for Prelims, Mains and Interview stages of UPSC IAS Exam 2016 is thus now publically available. Cut off marks for Indian Forest Services Exam 2016 will be announced soon. Cut Off Marks vs …
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