In recent times, there has been a shift among the mind of the individuals or students regarding the type of career that they need to enter in to. The recent developments in the education sector have changed the attitude of the candidates on a whole. Nowadays, more and more candidates are inclined towards selecting a career which is dominating and that too in the government sector. The career related to the government sectors may provide in the candidates an opportunities which will help the candidate to achieve better career prospects. As the number of opportunities in the government sectors is scaling up, the students are involved in preparing for the various competitive exams that are coming up in relation to that.  

Among the various career opportunities coming up, the students are busy preparing for the Civil service exams which are coming up. A career related to Civil service is certainly an aspiring career for the students who opt for it. It certainly requires lot of hard work to emerge successful for the whole exam. The candidates who dream for this career need not only aspire for it but also should have the capability and attitude and aptitude for such a career.

The recent changes in the pattern of the Civil service exams has been a relief to the candidates and has also made it easy for the candidates to prepare for the exams in all ways. The most important step which the students had to attend first in order to make them eligible for the exam is the correct aptitude. In such a situation the candidates were also very much tensed regarding how they would attend the exam. Hence in such a situation the change in the pattern of the exam has been a great sort of encouragement and the candidates have become more inclined towards the preparations.

Preparations going high!

The civil service exams for the year 2011 are just nearing by. As the exam dates are slowly approaching the students are more inclined towards their studies and busy preparing for the exams. The candidates do not want to make in any gap relating to the preparation.  As already mentioned, there is a growing awareness and demand for the career of Civil service among all the students. It’s a general phenomenon that the candidates have to face in newer surprises every year in the exam pattern or syllabus when they attend in the exam.

The exam which is mainly conducted by the Union Public service Commission (UPSC) with the objective ofrecruiting the most suitable candidates for the various positions in the government  services such as IAS, IFS, IPS, IES etc. The candidates should have the correct aptitude for the exams. A small change in the pattern of the exam signifies that the UPSC wants to select the correct candidates who have the ability to shine in all the various sections of the exam which are involved.  The importance of Current affairs in this exam is very crucial and the candidates need to have or cover up all the knowledge related to all the major areas.

Focus on all areas!

As the numbers of subject areas which are involved in the Civil service exams are different and vast, it requires the candidates to have their preparation in all the major areas with correct focus on the specific areas.  An area which requires the candidates to have a detailed study is that which is related to the general studies. The number of questions relating to the general studies has increased to almost to 60 questions. According to the recent pattern, the candidates need to score at least 320 marks in this area to emerge successful. It can be said that clearing the general studies area has been the most challenging task.

When we observe the previous year exams the candidates were not able to score high in the general studies area as the pattern and the areas from which the questions were asked was not expected as such. The candidates need to be updated about the various new happenings around the world if they want to score high. The candidates need to read the main newspapers which may cover in all the major news happening around. The candidates need to read the different editorials of the major newspapers which help the candidate to remain up to dated and also gain more knowledge.

Study Materials being crucial!

The need for cracking the civil service exams require the candidate to refer the most correct study materials as part of the preparation for the exam. It is mostly advised that the candidates should refer two or three major study materials instead of referring part of many materials. One should cover all the major areas of study materials instead of referring a whole lot of them.  Statistics and Indian economy studies are also very important in this exam.

There may be questions relating to the Indian economy which may cover in almost all the important aspects and sectors relating to the Indian economy. A high score in the General studies area signifies that the candidates have high understanding about the various subjects which had being covered at the school level.  NCERT books are available relating to the various subject areas relating to the general studies are a very good source for revising these subjects. IGNOU study materials are also very useful resources.

It’s been an encouraging factor is that many students who have attended the civil service exams for the first time has emerged successful. This signifies hoe hardworking had been the candidates and the presentation of the answers is also very crucial in this regard. Current affairs have been the most difficult areas to crack during this exam.

The candidates need to formulate ideas together with the subject knowledge that they gained during their studies. But apart from the subject area knowledge it requires the candidates to apply their analytical minds in the exams. UPSC always aims at testing the analytical and reasoning abilities of the candidates through this exam. The surprise elements in this exam will be always there and new and hence the candidates need to get prepared for this before they attempt this exam.