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STUDY PLAN FOR UPSC 2020/2021 03 SEPT, 2019 5:00pm

 The UPSC civil services exam is targeted by lakhs of people across the country to get into the prestigious Indian civil services. The exam is held in three stages and has a rather abysmal pass rate of less than 0.1%. This exam is highly competitive and is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) every year.. In this article, I give you a study plan for UPSC 2020. This plan is meant to be directive and candidates should ideally tweak it adequately to suit their personal needs and capabilities. Take a look at the following table for the dates of the various stages of the exam: Stage

Exam type

Exam dates

Prelims

MCQs

2nd June 2020

Mains

Descriptive

Starts from 20th September (5 days)

Personality test

Interview

March – April 2021

Based on the UPSC 2020 calendar, a timeline is devised for the same: Date

Event

February 2020

UPSC notification

March – May 2020

Study

June 2020

UPSC Prelims exam

July 2020

Prelims result

August – September 2020

Study

October 2020

UPSC Mains exam

November 2020 – January 2021

Study

February 2021

Mains result

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March 2021

Study

April 2021

Personality Test

May 2021

Final result

The first step in going about the UPSC exam is to understand the UPSC syllabus thoroughly. You can check the the UPSC syllabus here upsconline.gov.in. After this, you should identify the common portions in the UPSC Prelims and the mains. There is a lot of overlap in the two exams and you should start your preparation with these topics. If you wish to take the UPSC exam 2020, you should have already started your IAS preparation. In case you have not, you still can take the plunge. Given below is a study plan for the 2020 IAS exam.

How to prepare for IAS 2020/How To Start IAS Preparation At Home For 2020?(h2) : STAGE 1: November 2019 – February 2020(h2) Start with the basic books like NCERTs. By the end of the year, you should have finished them in subjects like history, polity, economics, geography, science and environment. Starting next year, you should read the other standard textbooks for each subject. In the meantime, you should also read the daily newspaper like THE HINDU WHOLE NEWSPAPER+ INDIAN EXPRESS EDITORIALS and make notes for current affairs. You can also check SUBHRA RANJAN daily MCQs & BYJU’S Comprehensive News Analysis (CNA) for regular daily updates on current affairs prepared by experts. Periodically, you should try to solve the previous years’ UPSC question papers both for the prelims and the mains so that you know whether you are going in the right track or not. At this stage, it is okay if you do not know all the answers. You should just make sure that you know where to get the answers and how to write the answers (i.e., understand what the question is actually asking of you).

STAGE 2: March 2020 – April 2020 (h2) During this stage enroll in a good test programme like VISION IAS/VAJIRAM&RAVI TEST SERIES and get as much test practice as possible. Practice is of utmost importance in the UPSC CSE and this is the only way you will be able to finish the papers. Your preparation for the

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CSAT would depend on your ease and comfort with the CSAT syllabus. If you are confident in it, don’t spend too much time on it. Remember, CSAT is only a qualifier. You should also start with your optional preparation at this stage.

STAGE 3: April 2020 – Prelims Exam (h2) During this time, you should dedicate your IAS preparation exclusively to the prelims exam. You should also indulge in revision of what you have learnt for the IAS prelims exam. Continue with test practice.

STAGE 4: June 2020 – August 2020(h2) Now, you must focus solely on your mains exam. First, cover all the areas that you did not cover before the prelims exam. You should also start answer writing practice for the mains. In the meantime, continue visiting SUBHRA RANJAN, VAJIRAM&RAVI, VISION IAS & BYJU’S free IAS prep for daily current affairs updates – CNA, PIB, Yojana. Also cover up monthly VISION IAS/VAJIRAM&RAVI [any one which is best as per your choice] current affairs’ magazines plus yojana/kurukshetra….

STAGE 5: September 2020 – Mains Exam (h2) At this stage, you should revise the mains syllabus.

STAGE 6: March 2021 – Interview (h2) After the mains exam, do not relax for too long! You should prepare for the personality test and also start preparing for the UPSC 2020 prelims (just in case). SOURCE: Different toppers’ strategy,etc. NOTE: If you are preparing for next years then replace 2020/21 with your respective attemptation years…. THANQ…… ALL THE BEST & BEST OF LUCK _______ SAHOOD KHAN...