How should I prepare for UPSC after 61% in class 12th and 71.6% in class 10th?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

The pattern for prelims exam: Preliminary Examination: Time duration: 2 hours per paper. Paper 1 General Studies 100 Questions 100*2=200 marks Paper 2 CSAT 80 Questions 80*2.5=200 marks Note: There is also negative marking i.e. 0.33 for every wrong answer. Paper 2 is a qualifying paper .One has to get a minimum score of 66/200. (Applicable from 2015) Hence, only Paper 1 marks count for the cutoff from 2015. Before you start your preparation, be sure to have checked these two blogs - 1 .What were the cutoffs for Prelims, Mains and Final in 2013 & 2014? 2 .Prelims Syllabus. What books should you prefer? I shall list down the basic NCERTs and reference books that one has to study for the preparation. Syllabus: Reference Books/Source. Current events of national and international importance. The Hindu. History of India and Indian National Movement. Ancient India Old, NCERT Medieval India Old, NCERT (Focus on art, literature, architecture, culture and socio-economic political conditions of all these periods) All the best.