UPSC CSE Exam 2019: Admit Card, Syllabus, Result

Hi guys....nice to see this thread
I wanna know ...if anyone here having PHILOSOPHY as an optional.
I gave 2010 MAINS...but fared badly....coz..it was my first attempt n moreover ...i studied Philosophy on my own.
Now i'm going thru it thoroughly...n looking for some one...wid whom i can DISCUSS....n share views...so that we both can progress.

Is anyone, wid same optional n motive, there?

http://mrunal-exam.blogspot.com/2010/02/strategy-philosophy-optional-for-upsc.html

Books & study mats.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/19800592/UPSC-Indian-Administrative-Service-Study-Tips-for-Prelims-and-Mains-Examination-2009-2010

Follow the above blog, it has some good tips for philosophy prep for mains.
All the best.


The IAS Dream

A study group of 3-4 people seriously preparing would be a good & motivating option.

anyone taking geography and psychology as optionals for mains .. ?

Books for csat prelims:
History:
Ancient - Ram Sharan Sharma, (old) NCERT
Medieval- Satish Chandra, (old) NCERT
Modern India- Bipin Chandra, (old) NCERT
Art & Culture chapter of India Year Book
Science:
NCERT- VI to X (New)
What, Why & How by CSIR.
Defence Current Affairs & Defence chapter of India Year Book
S&T; Current Affairs & S&T; Chapter of India Year Book.
Geography:
XI, XII NCERT (New)
Read current affair with Atlas, locate each & everything which are in news.
Thoroughly use your Atlas
And following chapters of India year Book:
Land & The people.
Agriculture.
Energy.
Environment.
Water Resources.
States & Union Territories
Polity:
XI, XII NCERT (New).
Polity chapter of India Year Book.
General Information chapter of India Year Book.
Justice & Law chapter of India Year Book.
Indian Polity , by Laxmikant
Current Affairs of Polity
Economics:
Clear your basic concepts of Economics with any book.
Current Affair of Economics
Economic Survey -summery of each chapter which is given in the last page. And see the boxes given in every chapter.
And following chapters of India Year Book:
Agriculture.
Basic Economic Data.
Commerce.
Communication.
Education.
Finance.
Corporate Affairs.
Food & Civil Supplier.
Health & Family Welfare.
Housing.
Industry.
Labour.
Mass Communication.
Planning.
Rural development.
Transport.
Welfare.
Youth Affair & Sports.
Environment:
Environment chapter of India Year Book.
Geography books of NCERT (new).
Current Affair.
Internet



Current Affairs
This is the most important section of this paper. After analyzing the recent question paper it is necessary for every aspirant that he/she should give more attention to those traditional area which are in news. For Example:
(a) Indias Fast Breeder Reactor has achieved certain milestone or
(b) The launch of cryogenic technology had failed recently; in this respect you must be aware with the traditional portion of these areas, these includes:
What is Cryogenic technology?
When India started to develop this technology?
How many countries poses this technology? etc.
In the same manner:
What is Indias Nuclear programme?
When India started the programme?
How many stages are there in Indias Nuclear Programme?
In which Generation the Fast Breeder Reactor comes?
What are its major use /Advantages? etc.

In Short you should change your traditional way of preparation and mould it with the present trend. The present trend is that you need to prepare your traditional area through current affair. That is whatever is in news you must have the awareness of its traditional background & its concept, Now the next question comes in your mind is that, how one can achieve this?

In this background I would suggest you to follow these steps,

You need to have a sound knowledge of current affair and the traditional portion of your G.S. paper.
Read traditional area, historical background and constitutional provision (if necessary) to each topic which is in news.
For example In polity section what ever is in news try to connect that with the constitutional provision, and its political history. Suppose government has recently amended the constitution and provided 50% reservation for women in panchayat, so in this case you should read the constitutional provision of panchayat, its political history in India, that is from ancient India to till date. In this way you can prepare your traditional area with the current affairs. To achieve this you do not have to do any research because the above mention books are written in such a manner that you can find the historical background with its concept, in one place, you have to just update that with your current affair.
At the same time, with in the Current Affair section there are some special areas where you should have a good command because questions are asked directly from those areas.
They are:-
Various Bills and Acts and their important provisions.
Important Reports and their contents.
Various governments plans programmes.
Initiatives taken by the government in various fields.
I hope now you are familiar with what to read and from where to read. Then the next question comes how to read.
How to read?
In this regard I would suggest that what ever you read you must solve the multiple choice questions.
Make your own point wise notes (if necessary) revise your notes again and again.
If possible make your own multiple choice questions with the help of previous year question papers.
Clear your concepts from NCERT.
Think and analyze those concepts again and again.
Revise again and again, and no need to mug up the factual information, try to remember only important facts and figures so that you can utilize those, in your mains exam as well.
From, May solve the question papers in strictly exam like condition. That is with in the 2 hour time frame at morning and evening season.
The road map:
Now let me discuss about the road map, according to me the road map should be individual specific. A general road map will not provide any fruitful results because candidates awareness and needs are different from person to person, But there are some specific guide lines which one need to follow while making his/her road map. Those points I have already discussed in my what to read & how to read section. Here I would only suggest that according to your convenience make your own road map, at this you are now aware of what to read & How to read, the only thing you have to make is that when you are going to study. Here I want to clarify one thing that to qualify the P.T. you must have to revise the whole thing more than twice, So keep this in your mind before making your own road map.

ps123.......yup! optionals geography & psychology! you taking coaching?

yup! geography and psychology as optional. you taking coaching?

ANURAGCHOPRA Says
And can final year students (graduation) take this xam?


yes...final year students can take this exam.
Age req: abv 21 years
nishant156 Says
I am also targeting cs prelims 2011. Which NCERT books should I read to prepare for GS? Somebody please suggest.


NCERT books for General Science: History, geography, polity(civics), economics....all upto 12th standard.
General science, physics , chem, biology...upto 10 standard at least.

Current affairs: daily newspaper..preferable The Hindu.

India Year Book, the latest edition

need a study group of 2-3!! virtual will do...! stay in panji
1. for GS
2. psychology
3. geography

:lookround:

ps123 Says
can u suggest names of books


I downloaded few books from notemonk.com

age as on ??????????????????

yes...final year students can take this exam.
Age req: abv 21 years

age as on ??????????????????

guys i m interested in ics
i want to start from scratch
can any one plz
give me litle bit of guidance..
actually lots of people telling lots of stuff
so i bit confused

need a study group of 2-3!! virtual will do...! stay in panji
1. for GS
2. psychology
3. geography

:lookround:



proceed......
ps123 Says
proceed......


from when are u preparing? background?
vip413461 Says
age as on ??????????????????


age as one 1st aug, the year u are attempting.

(a) A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August, 2010, i.e. he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1980 and not later than 1st August, 1989.

(b) The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable:

(i) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.

(ii) upto a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.

(iii) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989.

(iv) upto a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof:

(v) upto a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2010 and have been released (i) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 1st August, 2010) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or (ii) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service, or (iii) on invalidment.

(vi) upto a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2010 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three month's notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.

(vii) upto a maximum of 10 years in the case of blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons.



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NOTE I-Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes who are also covered under any other clauses of para 3(ii) (b) above, viz. those coming under the category of Ex-servicemen, persons domiciled in the State of J & K, blind, deaf-mute and orthopadically handicapped etc. will be eligible for grant of cumulative age-relaxation under both the categories.

NOTE II-The term ex-servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as ex-servicemen in the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time.

Note III-The age concession under para 3(ii) (b) (v) and (vi) will not be admissible to Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs who are released on own reguest.

NOTE IV- Notwithstanding the provision of age-relaxation under para 3(ii) (b) (vii) above, a physically disabled candidate will be considered to be eligible for appointment only if he/she (after such physical examination as the Government or appointing authority, as the case may be, may prescribe) is found to satisfy the requirements of physical and medical standards for the concerned Services/posts to be allocated to the physically disabled candidates by the Government.


source: UPSC
:cheerio:

if m gonna apply dis year ...den i shud be 21 on 1aug 2010 or 2011 ????

hey puys ..
is here any engineering student too giving this year exam ??
just wanna know from where i can get the study material for electrical engineering mains matter.

vip413461 Says
if m gonna apply dis year ...den i shud be 21 on 1aug 2010 or 2011 ????


1st aug 2011.

anyone..wid PHILOSOPHY as an optional??

abhayk Says
I am thinking of giving CSAT. What's the syllabus for the prelim??


Please go through previous pages of the thread, you will get to know the syllabus 😃