Reaching Civil Services- Not A Hurdle Anymore!

Each year, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts an examination to recruit candidates for different types of Civil Services posts like IAS- Indian Administrative Service, IFS- Indian Foreign Service, IRS- Indian Revenue Service any many more.

The Exam contains the below given parts- 

 (i) Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT)

(ii) Civil Services Main Examination

(iii) Personality Test

The Civil Services Aptitude Test or commonly known as CSAT includes two papers and each paper carries a total of 200 marks. Like any other regular competitive exam, this exam also contains objective type of questions and includes syllabus like General Awareness, Current Affairs of the World, History of India, World Geography, Social and Economic Development, Environmental Issues or Ecology, General Science and Technology, Logical Aptitude and reasoning, Analytic ability as well as English language which basically includes comprehension skills.

Once a student is able to crack the Civil Services Aptitude Test, he or she is not qualified to appear for the Main Examination.

So now, The Civil Services Main Examination consists total of nine papers. After the CSAT objectives, mains carry questions of descriptive type. These questions are typically intended to assess the overall intellectual abilities and knowledge of the aspirant.

This is further completed by a Personality Test, which is an interview conducted to assess the candidate's personality in terms of his intelligence level, abilities, traits, values etc.

It is said that Civil Services Examination is one of the most difficult and sought after competitive examinations of the country. So, if you are aspiring to appear for the Civil Services, you have to be persistent, passionate and hard working. You need to keep yourself updated and connected to all the happenings in the world especially India. This can be done if you regularly read newspapers, magazine and keep yourself updated with the news of all the beat. Simultaneously, keep practicing using UPSC online test papers to get a hold on your speed.

Taking a coaching depends upon individual ability to prepare. You can buy IAS preparation books and prepare for the exam rigorously by yourself or if you need a proper guidance then you can go for coaching institutes. There are plenty of coaching institutes in India where you can get guided well. In both the cases, you need self motivation, passion, confidence and persistence. If you have all of these then no obstacle is too difficult to cross. If you are preparing on your own, you have the privilege to prepare your own convenience