Civil Service Exam is one of the toughest exams in Indian Scenario. For most of the Indians, it is not just a mere exam; it is not lesser to a dream. For many of the aspirants, the dream is as aged as they are. For everyone it is the most beautiful moment when their dreams come true, if your dream is ICS then it must be the sweetest one you ever had. But like they say, nothing will come easier.

Civil Service Exam

The ICS exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. The applicants need to face mainly three stages to have a desired position in the top most administrative level. The main hurdles are the CSAT- known as the preliminary, the Main Exam and the Final Interview. Some students have to face the medical and physical test depend upon the option they given for.

The CSAT is going to be held in the coming month of June. The Main Exam will held in October and the interview will most probably be scheduled on April or May of the following year.  This is an exam which will take almost one year to compete and publish the result. The time duration is not because of the common destiny of the UPSC exams, but because of the complex process and competitiveness of the test. Likewise there are so many specialties about the ICS exam. We are not going to discuss the specialties about the exam; we are just looking into the preparation part.

Some Exam Tips

We are already exposed to lot of tips and strategies on, How to crack the exam. You can find a lot number of articles and expert advices in this area. There are a number of consulting centers available in the field. Not everybody, but the majority seeks the helps of these sources for well preparation. Then what is new in the last moment? In this area no one can add new thing, because it is already explored. Here is a sum up of those explored ideas.

The first step towards preparation starts with the selection of the subjects. There is a common tendency among the aspirant to go for the statistics. They will count the people with which specialization got selections. If you are a science graduate and you are selecting economics with the hope that the subject is going to help you in the exam, there is nothing like that. This is a wrong idea, the specialization subjects can nothing do with the examination. It is the people who crack the examination deserve the credits. You can choose the subject you are comfortable and you should have the basic knowledge on that subjects. You have a number of options for the elective. Select the subjects in which you are a master.

Select proper subjects

Most of the applicants are known for the idea of sharing the experience of the ICS holder. This will give you new insight in the preparation process. Help you to develop strategies and techniques in studies. When you look at this, it is not a bad idea of knowing the others experience.

Our culture always respects the experienced people. But the best thing you can do is go for your own techniques. Because the techniques used by someone may not suit you, like the duplication never replace the original. People found difficulty in developing their own preparation plan. There is nothing hard in that you can follow the same techniques that you used to follow in you school and college studies. Obviously you need to put some more effort and time for the ICS exams.

You can expect any questions under the domain of your subject. It will cover any area or topic of the same. So you need to have a general idea about each area. Though mastering a subject is not humanly possible but you can outperform your competitor. The preparation should start at least one year before your appearance to the exam. During your preparation never think about the second chance or the number of chances you can have in future. You do work as if this is the final chance to achieve your dream.

During the preparation time the aspirants cover a lot number of books. Your reading is not just for the sake of covering these books, no one going to grade you on the number of books you finished. You have to understand each of those concepts you are reading but carefully read every point irrespective of the importance. For the future reference it is good to make some notes or underline the important facts.

The New Startup…

The present scheme provides a new stage for the aspirants; the introduction of Civil Service Aptitude Test. ICS was always blamed for its impartial behavior in the preliminary exam, the CSAT is an answer to such disparages. The CSAT divided into two, Paper-I and II in the objective mode. The paper I will check the general awareness and second one is to assess the logical and aptitude level.

The paper II constitutes the questions in the communication and general English, mental and analytical ability of standard X. Thus the test provides a common and fair platform for the graduates in any disciplines. You need not wait for CSAT result to publish so as to start your main preparation. You can start preparing for the main on the next day of your CSAT. The Main exam mostly constitutes your electives and moving further, performance in the interview determines your eligibility in the administrative position.

Hard work and commitment lead to success

The NCRTE text books will found to be a great help during the preparation time. There is lot of ICS study materials available in the market place, some are containing the solved papers of the previous years. You can get the books in each subject and also for the electives. In India you can find coaching centers for the same in every corner. But there are some prominent players and you can seek the help of them for preparation.

Most important ingredient for success in the ICS is your hard work and commitment. It is you to take decision on your preparations and loyalty. Never put options while preparing for this exam. Believe that it may be hard for you, but not impossible.