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ClearIAS » Civil Services Prelims » How can smart aspirants like you clear UPSC Prelims ‘the smart way’?

How can smart aspirants like you clear UPSC Prelims ‘the smart way’?

Last updated on February 13, 2020 by Alex Andrews George

Clear UPSC Prelims The Smart Way - Clear IASAre you serious about IAS preparation? Then it’s time you should devote attention to smart work along with the hard work.

Only serious aspirants clear UPSC Prelims, Mains, and Interview. UPSC exam demands hard work. But at the same time, hard work alone may not always help you clear IAS exam.

Those who clear easily are those aspirants like you – who realize the importance of smart work!

What is smart work?

Smart work is doing great things in a smart way. Smart work is using the right tools for the right work. The smart worker completes the urgent and important task first and leaves the rest for later.

What do smart aspirants do to clear UPSC Prelims?

  1. Smart aspirants enroll in a quality prelims mock test series early.
  2. They revise mock exams 2-3 times and evaluate their performance.
  3. They are never reluctant to invest in the right books and study materials.
  4. They not only invest in knowledge but also on smart techniques – memory techniques, question paper solving techniques, intelligent elimination techniques, to name a few.
  5. Smart aspirants look for free resources which explain difficult concepts in a simple language, often in much better clarity than in textbooks (To give a hint – just read our article on ‘Balance of Payments).
  6. They look for clues from IAS toppers interviews.
  7. They plan their work and work their plan.

Smart candidates don’t panic about the vast syllabus or unfinished study materials!

At a time, when fellow aspirants are over-burdened with hundreds of textbooks, NCERT books, online/offline study materials and coaching materials, smart candidates chose their resources wisely. They don’t panic.

Smart aspirants use the right tools

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Right tools can save a lot of time. Smart aspirants focus on right guidance, right study materials, and right mock exams. They know their time is limited and cannot (and need not) study everything under the Sun. They seek the help of experts who can analyze UPSC trends. They utilize the latest technologies like ClearIAS mobile app and ClearIAS mock exam platform which brings detailed performance analysis including their strong and weak areas.

Smart aspirants know what is to be expected at exam hall well before!

They look for clues from UPSC syllabus and previous year UPSC questions. Having taken and revised their mock tests well in advance, they will be well-prepared to face uncertainties and surprises in the exam hall.

Smart candidates don’t waste time, but they use their time!

They realize that time wasted pondering over wasted time is again time wasted. The study portion of the syllabus as per the cost-benefit and relative importance. For this, they seek help from websites like clearias.com.

And finally, smart people know that the time-remaining is enough to clear Prelims!

People who do smart work have self-belief. They know that the time available is enough to clear UPSC CSE Prelims if properly utilized. A smart IAS aspirant would pay more attention to their final goal and clear the examinations in flying colours spending less time, energy and money!

Extra tip: Enroll for ClearIAS Prelims Mock Test Series, if not already done so. More than 2,00,000 aspirants have already registered on our mock test platform.

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About Alex Andrews George

Alex Andrews George is a mentor, author, and entrepreneur. Alex is the founder of ClearIAS and one of the expert Civil Service Exam Trainers in India.

He is the author of many best-seller books like 'Important Judgments that transformed India' and 'Important Acts that transformed India'.

A trusted mentor and pioneer in online training, Alex's guidance, strategies, study-materials, and mock-exams have helped thousands of aspirants to become IAS, IPS, and IFS officers.

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  1. Jeetekno Forestry says

    April 24, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    Good to read. Thanks.

    Reply
  2. divya prakash says

    April 26, 2016 at 5:40 pm

    Can you suggest all essential books only for preliminary exam of cse

    Reply
    • Bhargav says

      January 27, 2017 at 7:46 am

      NCERT from class 6th-12th covering geography, history, polity, and economics is d holy bible to clear ur prelims…. Focus much on ncert class 11 and 12 books.. Gudluck

  3. surbhi says

    May 12, 2016 at 12:39 am

    can u guide me for the IAS prelim exam and also suggest books for IAS exam

    Reply
    • ClearIAS.com says

      May 23, 2016 at 1:13 pm

      ClearIAS has been providing free online study materials for UPSC CSE. We hope our study-materials to give your right direction and will help you to understand difficult concepts faster. You need to supplement the same with UPSC exam preparation books, newspapers, NCERT books etc. To boost your marks for UPSC Prelims, we advise you all to enroll for ClearIAS Prelims test series, which offers high-quality questions and all-India mock-test-platform.

  4. Mounika says

    May 12, 2016 at 12:01 pm

    Will u suggest important prelims books

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    • solanki sheetal says

      May 25, 2017 at 6:43 pm

      Sir you are suggested my for preliminary examination for IAS & clear for IAS preliminary examination. What is books are reading for preparation.

  5. vikas kumar says

    May 31, 2016 at 8:23 pm

    Please sir issue all topic in same hindi.

    Reply
    • rubeshraj says

      June 3, 2016 at 10:25 am

      will u please publish the important books 2 clear prelims in this site and with notes will be very very useful for all civil services candidates 2 prepare easily sir

  6. bikash says

    July 9, 2016 at 7:37 am

    Thanxx

    Reply

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