With less than three months left for the civil services mains, AK MISHRA tells aspirers how to get that perfect score
A full proof preparation strategy for the most coveted exam of the country will play a major role in writing answers for the exam as well as the success rate in the competition.
After appearing for IAS Prelims exam 2019, many students are waiting for it’s results but those who are confident must have started the preparation for the mains exam. However, the prelims exam was quite unpredictable and had surprised many students as well as the experts. The weightage of the questions had shifted a lot from analytical to current-affairs based questions. So no one can predict the upcoming IAS Mains 2019. We being an academy which is imparting quality education and providing a helping hand for all the civil service aspirants from the past 25 years can give you effective preparation tips after the discussion with a panel of experts and successful candidates.
Here are some vital tips to master your answer writing skills for the upcoming IAS Mains exam:
- Familiarity with the complete syllabus.
- Give equal importance to each subject and topic.
- Don’t forget to read current affairs on a daily basis.
- Work on answer writing skills
- Start thinking as a problem’s perspective rather than a common person as you are going to be the administrator.
To become a master in answer writing for such competitive exam requires a tremendous amount of practice. So students must begin with making notes on all the important subjects and topics. After getting a sound hold on subjects, they are advised to begin solving the questions.
Now these are some important tips which help you during your actual examination phase for mains.
Read all the questions carefully: Always read your questions properly and re-read it again until the time you totally understood it. You must spend approximately eight-nine minutes so try to understand the question within one minute. Understand and underline the keywords, you must weave your answers around.
Analyse all the important aspects: Having understood the exact demand of the question, analyse all the aspects that must be mentioned, start from giving the background details to explaining further subject further in detail. Don’t just stick to one issue in depth and analysis. Don’t forget to recall all the current affairs, facts, and figures related to the topic.
Answer in a well -structured manner: Introduce your subject in a short paragraph, get to the main point of the answer. Avoid giving lengthy paragraphs and instead of giving pointers, try to answer the question in brief as much as you can and conclude the answer on a positive note.
Focus on your handwriting: In Civil Service exams, handwriting has never been considered for the candidate’s calibre and suitability for the outcomes. But in our opinion, good handwriting will always stimulate examiner’s mind and help them come at ease with your answers. Make sure your answers have clear handwriting, big character size and enough space between the words.
Support your answers with facts/dates/names and other important details: An exceptional answer for the civil service exam, especially considering the current trend of questions, must have enough factual backing with facts, dates, views, related to the topic.
The writer is Director and Founder, Chanakya IAS Academy
