Tips and Traps For UPSC - IAS/IPS/IFS/IRS

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HOW TO BECOME UPSC - IAS TOPPER IN FIRST ATTEMPT? 

(TIPS, TRICKS, TECHNIQUES AND TRAPS)

(PART 1 – PRELIMS: Total Marks: 400)

If Total Vacancy is 800 – 1000:

Cut off for GS – I: 55% - 60% i.e. 110 Marks – 120  Marks out of 200 Cut off for GS – II: 33% i.e. 66 Marks out of 200 Marks (Only Qualifying)

If Total Vacancy is 1000 - 1300:

Cut off for GS – I: 45% - 50% i.e. 90 Marks - 100 Marks out of 200 Marks

Cut off for GS – II: 33% i.e. 66 Marks out of 200 Marks (Only Qualifying)

 

Awareness on UPSC - IAS:

Number of Candidate Apply: 7 to 11 lacs

Number of Candidate Appear in Prelims Exam: 3 to 5 lacs

Number of Candidate selected for Main Exam: 10000 to 16000

Number of Candidate selected for Personality Test: 2000 to 3000

Final Selection every year (approx): 750 to 1350

 

General Tips for UPSC - IAS:

Budgeting for Min. 2 years and Max. 6 years

Vast Exam due to Vast Syllabus

Intensive and Extensive Studies Required

Min. 2 years of preparation is required.

Min. 12 hours/day of studies is required.

Team Work

 

General Rules for UPSC - IAS:

Consult Honest Astrologer

Cut the past

Never compare your Destiny and Intelligence with anyone.

Never Share your secrets

Do not follow IAS Toppers Interview

 

(PART 2 – PRELIMS: 400 Marks)

If Total Vacancy is 800 – 1000:

Cut off for GS – I: 55% - 60% i.e. 110 Marks – 120  Marks out of 200 Cut off for GS – II: 33% i.e. 66 Marks out of 200 Marks (Only Qualifying)

 

If Total Vacancy is 1000 - 1300:

Cut off for GS – I: 45% - 50% i.e. 90 Marks - 100 Marks out of 200 Marks

Cut off for GS – II: 33% i.e. 66 Marks out of 200 Marks (Only Qualifying)

 

Exam Structure:

General Studies – I:

Duration: 2 hours; Total Questions: 100; Total Marks: 200

Per Question: 2 Marks; Negative Marking = 1/3 (0.66 Marks)

 

General Studies –II:

Duration: 2 hours; Total Questions: 80; Total Marks: 200

Per Question: 2.5 Marks; Negative Marking = 1/3 (0.88 Marks)

 

Cut off For GS – I:

120 Marks i.e. 60% of 200 Marks

It means 60 Questions you will have to attempt correctly.

 

Cut off For GS – II:

66 Marks i.e. 33% of 200 Marks

It means 26 – 27 Questions you will have to attempt correctly.

 

Questions Distribution in GS – I (10 years Average)

Current Affairs (CA): 15 Questions

History: 18 Questions

Geography: 15 Questions

Polity: 15 Questions

Economics: 16 Questions

Science: 11 Questions

Miscellaneous: 10 Questions

Grand Total = 100 Questions

 

Questions Distribution in GS – II (10 years Average)

Math and Basic Numeracy: 22 Questions

Logical and Analytical Reasoning: 20 Questions

Decision Making: 03 Questions

Data Interpretation: 03 Questions

Reading Comprehension: 32 Questions

Grand Total = 80 Questions

 

Exam Trap: Watch Video Carefully

 

Exam Techniques /Strategy

Self – Study is the best study

N.C.E.R.T. Books: From Class 6 to Class 12

(Start Making Notes for Prelims, Mains and Interview)

Previous Year Question Papers

Sample Paper

Question Bank

Coaching Class Notes if any available

 

Recommended Books:

CSAT Manual by Tata McGraw Hill Publication

QA by R.S. Agrawal

Math by R.D. Sharma

 

Recommended Magazines:

Pratiyogita Kiran

Pratiyogita Darpan

Civil Services Chronicle

Others

 

Recommended Newspapers:

TOI

HT

The Telegraph

The Hindu

The Indian Express

(Any Two)

 

(PAR3 – MAIN EXAM)

If Total Vacancy is 800 – 1000:

Main Exam Cut off will be (Every Year it may go up and down)

Lowest - 33% - 35% i.e. 577. 5 Marks – 612. 5 Marks out of Total 1750

Highest – 53% - 55% i.e. 927.5 Marks – 962.5 out of 1750 Marks

 

If Total Vacancy is between 1000 – 1300:

Main Exam Cut off will be

Lowest – 30% - 32% i.e. 525 Marks – 560 Marks out of 1750 Marks

Highest – 50% - 52% i.e. 875 – 910 out of 1750 Marks

 

Exam Structure

Paper – A: Any Language       : 300 Marks          : 3 Hours: Qualifying

Paper – B: English                  : 300 Marks          : 3 Hours: Qualifying

Paper – 1: Essay                     : 250 Marks          : 3 Hours: Merit

Paper – 2: GS – I                    : 250 Marks          : 3 Hours: Merit

Paper – 3: GS – II                   : 250 Marks          : 3 Hours: Merit

Paper – 4: GS – III                  : 250 Marks          : 3 Hours: Merit

Paper – 5: GS – IV                 : 250 Marks          : 3 Hours: Merit

Paper – 6: Optional – I           : 250 Marks          : 3 Hours: Merit

Paper – 7: Optional – II          : 250 Marks          : 3 Hours: Merit

Total Marks: Paper 1 to 7     : 1750 Marks: Merit

 

Main Exam Tricks (10 years Average Success Rate)

Optional –I                              Optional – II               Optional – Language

Agriculture – 20%                   Geography – 6%         Assamese – 40%

Medical – 17%                        Sociology – 6%           Punjabi – 27%

AHVS – 13%                          Polity – 6%                 Gujarati – 17%

Economics – 12%                   Chemistry – 6%          Kannada – 16%

Psychology – 11%                  Commerce – 6%          Marathi – 16%

Anthropology – 10%              History – 5%               English – 15%

Public Admin – 10%               Law – 5%                    Urdu – 14%

CE – 10% (Only 2 yrs)           Philosophy – 4%         Tamil – 13%

ME – 10% (Only 2 yrs)           Zoology – 3%             Telgu – 12%

EE – 8% (Only 2 yrs)              Math – 3%                  Sanskrit – 11%

Stat – 6% (only 2 yrs)             Physics – 6% (only 2 yrs) Pali – 10%

Botany – 5% (only 2 yrs)        Management – 5% (1 yr) Hindi – only 6%

 

Optional Recommended

No – 1: Math and Physics – Highly Scoring (Chances of getting 60%)

No – 2: Commerce and Economics

No – 3: Management and Economics

No – 4: Anthropology with any Arts Subjects

No – 5: Sociology and Psychology

No – 6: Philosophy and Psychology

No – 7: Sociology and Philosophy

No – 8: Political Science and   History

No – 9: Geography with any Arts Subjects

No – 10: Botany and Zoology

 

Exam Techniques / Strategy

Self – Study is the best study

N.C.E.R.T. Books: From Class 6 to Class 12

(Start Making Notes for Prelims, Mains and Interview)

Previous Year Question Papers

Sample Paper

Question Bank

Coaching Class Notes if any available

 

Recommended Newspapers:

TOI

HT

The Telegraph

The Hindu

The Indian Express

(Any Two)

 

How to write “Answer” in Main Exam?????

Step – 1: Introduction

Step – 2: Definition

Step – 3: Explanation with the help of Advantages/Disadvantages; Merits and Demerits; Pros and Cons; Limitations; Bar Chart and Bar Diagram; Point and Line Chart; Pie Chart and other diagram as per questions need, wants and demand. 

Step – 4: Conclusion

 

(PART 4 – PERSONAL INTERVIEW/PERSONALITY TEST – PT/PI)

If Total Vacancy is 800 – 1000:

PT/PI Cut off will be (Every Year it may go up and down)

Lowest - 33% - 35% i.e. 90.75 Marks – 96.25 Marks out of Total 275

Highest – 53% - 55% i.e. 145.75 Marks – 151.25 out of 275 Marks

 

If Total Vacancy is between 1000 – 1300:

PT/PI Cut off will be

Lowest – 30% - 32% i.e. 82.5 Marks – 88 Marks out of 275 Marks

Highest – 50% - 52% i.e. 137.5 – 43 out of 275 Marks

 

Exam                          Tricks                         PT/PI Traps               Techniques

Structure                                                                                            Strategy

Detailed                      30%                             Min. 20 to                   Buy My Book

Application                                                     30 Minutes                  available on

Form (DAF)                                                                                        Amazon

 

Current Affairs/          10%                             If keep on                    Mock Practice

Current Events                                                answering then            under any Coaching   

                                                                        PT/PI will go up          Class   

Questions                    50%                             to 45 min. to 1 hour.

From SPELT/

PESTEL                                                          If you tell lie in PT/PI Book on PT/PI by 

                                                                        Outright rejected         other Author also       

Out of Box Thinking  10%                                                                 recommended.

And Common Sense                                       You should remember

Questions                                                        your CV/RESUME

 

Final Selection of a Candidate out of Main Exam Marks (1750 Marks) + PT/PI Marks (275 Marks) = Total Marks: 2025

Top 1 – 10           : 1100 – 1050

Top 11 – 50         : 1049 – 1012

Top 51 – 100       : 1012 – 1000

Top 101 – 200     : 980 – 1000

Top 201 – 300     : 970 – 980

Top 301 – 400     : 960 – 970

Top 401 – 500     : 950 – 960

Top 800               : 660 (Lowest)

 

(The Happy Beginning......)

 

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