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ClearIAS » Civil Services Prelims » How Can the ClearIAS Test-based Approach Help You Clear IAS?

How Can the ClearIAS Test-based Approach Help You Clear IAS?

Last updated on October 26, 2020 by Alex Andrews George

ClearIAS is one of the pioneers who come up with a test-based approach to clear the UPSC Civil Services Exam.

Today, let me start with the story of two IAS aspirants – candidate ‘A’ and candidate ‘B’.

Both candidates have a deep desire to become an IAS officer. However, their approach to succeed in the exam is different.

Candidate ‘A’ believes that what one needs to crack the UPSC exam is ‘knowledge’. He follows a highly bookish approach. He spends most of the time trying to finish books, coaching materials, and thousands of PDFs he collected from the internet.

However, the approach of candidate ‘B’ is different.

Candidate ‘B’ feels that not just ‘knowledge’ but also ‘exam-skills’ are equally important to succeed in the UPSC Civil Services Exam. He too refers quality text-books, however, he thinks bigger and follows a TTT approach – integrating Text-books, Test series, and Techniques. He starts his IAS preparation by solving model question papers of the IAS exam – in a time-bound manner with negative marking. He joins a quality mock test series and makes test-taking a regular part of his preparation. He gets an early understanding of the requirements of the UPSC exam, type of questions asked, and the priority areas from which questions are repeated.

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Considering that there are only limited vacancies, who do you think has better chances to succeed in the IAS exam – Candidate ‘A’ who followed a ‘text-book’ based approach OR Candidate ‘B’ who followed a ‘test-series’ based approach?

Clearly, Candidate B has a higher chance of success!

Why?

Because candidate B is better equipped to solve the UPSC questions.

Since candidate B has practised model questions in an exam-simulated environment with timer and negative marking, he is highly adapted to the UPSC exam requirements. When he sees questions in actual UPSC exam, he will not panic. He even might feel many questions in the exam similar to the question he practised earlier. That is not the case with Candidate A!

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The text-book based approach is the traditional method of preparation. Now, most smart aspirants prefer the test-based learning approach – as that is more efficient and exam-focussed.

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The ClearIAS Test-based learning does not mean a full-stop to Text-Books.

No. Never.

In fact, ClearIAS has always suggested a ‘TTT approach‘ – which is a mix of Text-Books, Test-series, and Techniques.

What I am intending to say in this article is to change the way you learn. Don’t limit your learning to just text-books. Include practise in your preparation right from the early days.

Can you learn swimming by just reading a book?

No! You need proper practice in water to be a good swimmer.

The same principle is true with respect to succeeding in exams.

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Exam-skills are equally important as knowledge to clear the IAS exam. You won’t get it from textbooks. You need proper practice to get it!

That’s why ClearIAS suggest exam-oriented approach!

What is ClearIAS Test-based approach to clear IAS?

By ClearIAS Test-based approach, we mean integrating learning with test-taking in an innovative manner as we did in ClearIAS mock exam platform.

In ClearIAS Test-based approach you learn by taking mock exams.

There are 40 online mock exams in ClearIAS Prelims Test Series. Besides, there are about 10 re-take exams of previous year UPSC questions.

ClearIAS Prelims Test Series covers text-books and techniques – the two ‘T’s in the TTT approach.

All important topics in the UPSC syllabus are covered via 40 mock exams based on a top-notch timetable which is easy to follow.

By practising 4000 model questions in these 40 mock exams, you cover the most probable questions for UPSC Prelims.

This method is faster and efficient than conventional learning!

Think in the reverse direction

What is the formula to succeed in a highly competitive exam like UPSC Civil Services Exam (CSE)?

If you ask me, I would suggest you think in the reverse direction.

Imagine that you are sitting in the exam hall.

How many questions should you correctly answer to succeed in the exam?

My answer – 70 questions out of 100 questions.

This idea makes the whole process easy and simple.

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You just need to get 70 questions correct to be clear the cut-off. You can go wrong in 30 questions. Even after deducting the negative marks for 30 questions, you will end up in net 120 marks – which is well above the cut-off score in the last 5 years.

How to get 70 questions correct in UPSC CSE Prelims?

Practice maximum questions provided by ClearIAS.

Don’t you think that if you practice 4000 questions in ClearIAS Prelims Online Mock Test Series, you get 40-50 questions directly or indirectly from the same? You may get even more. No text-book can guarantee such a Return on Investment (ROI)!

Now, apart from ClearIAS Prelims Test Series and UPSC Previous Year Re-Take Exams, we also release two types of high-utility PDFs (ebooks).

  1. ClearIAS Current Affairs Capsules (CCC) – Monthly MCQs PDF (Red)
  2. ClearIAS Most Probable Prelims Questions (CMPPQ) – Daily MCQs PDF (Green)

These PDF sets are available for download from ClearIAS Learning App.

You can learn about 3000 additional MCQs from CCC and CMPPQ sets – which further increase your chance of getting 70 questions correct.

Last but not least, practice ClearIAS Intelligent Elimination Techniques and ClearIAS Question Paper Solving Techniques to boost your marks.

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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. Bincy says

    July 29, 2020 at 9:28 am

    Please give me notes in pdf versions to download

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    • ClearIAS.com says

      August 21, 2020 at 9:29 am

      @Bincy – All notes published on ClearIAS can be downloaded as PDF by clicking on the ‘Print-PDF’ button placed at the bottom of every post. Besides, ClearIAS also releases many study-materials as ebooks in PDF format. ClearIAS ebooks can be downloaded from our ebook store (check Menu).

  2. Kotresh says

    July 29, 2020 at 8:26 pm

    Plz give me a syllabus PDF

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    • ClearIAS.com says

      August 21, 2020 at 9:30 am

      @Kotresh – UPSC syllabus can be accessed from the Menu.

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