How to become an IAS officer

The UPSC Civil Services Examination is arguably the most challenging exam in India.

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To better understand the UPSC Exam pattern, one needs to pay close attention to the UPSC Prelims Syllabus,

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UPSC Mains Syllabus and CSAT Syllabus.

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You must go through NCERT Books for the UPSC exam and revise them thoroughly atleast 3-to 4 times before the UPSC Exam.

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By solving previous year's question papers, you will get conceptual clarity about the IAS Exam and the difficulty level

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which will help you in time management and give you an idea of what areas to focus on to clear the UPSC Exam.

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You need a basic understanding and conceptual clarity of news events nationally and internationally.

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