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How To Make Effective Notes For UPSC Exam



How To Make Effective Notes 

Students often faced difficult problems while making notes. A lot of aspirant asks how they can make notes;  how will they cam  revise the whole syllabus at the edge of the exam? What they should do to memorise the whole syllabu in a short time period? After a long time review we decided to help the aspirant to short out this problem. Its  simple answer is “Make short, simple notes with important headlines  and sub-headlines.”
 Some Strategies For Making Notes Good Notes:
  • Prepare your notes on A4 size paper sheet you can  organizing and adding content relating to a particular topic.
  • Make different- different files for each subjects.
  • Use different colored pens for headings, sub-headings etc.
  • Revise your  notes in particular time interval according to your time table so anything that you have prepared can be memorised fastly at the end.
  • Must include diagrams, table or a graph and sketch maps etc and you must have labeled  them accurately and  very clearly.
  • make notes in four essential steps – 1. Outline of the topic 2. Main key points  3. Advantages  and disadvantages    4. At Last the Conclusion
  • If topic is so long then do not make note in crowded manner, use key words for short decription and easy learning
How To Make Notes For Optionals
  • Make notes only from one or two  recommended books that cover almost all the syllabus of the optional subject.
  • Make separate sections in accordance with the chapters of the books.
  • There should be no repetation of topics because it only wastes the time and all topics should be  covered of the syllabus.
Before Making Notes Observe The Syllabus Throughly and select the recommended books:
  • Notes making should be from a recommended book which covers all th topics.
  • . Make notes only from one or two  recommended books that cover almost all the syllabus of the optional subject.
  • Make separate sections in accordance with the chapters of the books.
  • There should be no repetation of topics because it only wastes the time and all topics should be  covered of the syllabus.
  • Whenever you read some other books or come across a news/update about a particular topic, directly go to your notes, add one page and write down all the new things you learnt.
Note Making is essential Task to succeed in this exam.
For Current Affairs:
To Make Notes For Current Affairs , We have to follow separate strategy:-
  • Polity Current Affairs  use PIB, PRS, Yojana and Kurukshtra Magazines
  • Diplomacy and International Relations – The Hindu and IDSA MIA site
  • Economics -  The Hindu economic zone,  Economy, Industry  and EPW
  • Environment and Bio-diversity - The Hindu  Environment section, Indian Express environment section
  • Science and Technology -  The Hindu science and tech section and Indian Express
  • Collect news fro different sites on daily basis.
  • Prepare a headline for each and every  news and articles
  • Leave some space between the articles for the further updates.
The purpose of this exam is mainly to select the most suitable candidates. It checks all around maturity of the candidate. A candidate should be well shaped in all frames of mind and the will power to succeed in the exam. Note making is of great importance for a student to succeed. This is because there are few good reasons for making notes:
  • Notes are prepared only after understanding the given topic, since you have read out the important points and tried to summarize them.
  • Writing any information helps you to remember it betterand last for long time. It helps alot for preparing and writing out essays. Well-prepared notes make the writing process much more efficient
  • Notes should be revised your at regular time interval since it does not take a long time to go through your notes.
  • It helps you in your final revision by reminding you of the most important points of each topic.
  • Note-making habits will help to train a critical mind,and it helps a student pass his examinations as well as develop a discerning, insightful mind which is quick at grasping relevant information.
  • On the occasions when one is called upon to give a lecture, speech or to participate in a discussion, note -making skills helps in providing a record of the essential points so that the speaker does not have to read out what he has prepared. The notes remind of the contents and sequences of lecture or contribution to a discussion.
  • It allows you to focus on the points relevant to your purpose.
“ We hope That this article will be very  helpful  for making 
    your notes effective.”
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Subject-wise strategy For UPSC Exam


UPSC Exam  Strategy

    UPSC will be conducting the Civil Service preliminary examination in the month of June 18. Candidates who are preparing for the exam can check the subject-wise strategies mentioned below:

1.      Art and culture - This is an  important subject  in recent times for both prelims & mains. Aspirants should give special focus to paintings, architecture, dance forms, martial arts, folk cultures, etc. Student can refer to class 11 NCERT's Introduction to Indian Arts, NIOS book on Art and Culture as well as CCRT website to prepare this subject thoroughly

2.       History - According to the few past years trend, UPSC is focusing more on ancient and medieval history, therefore, students should devote equal amount of time to ancient, medieval as well as modern historyTopics related to Indus Valley civilisation, jainism, buddhism, mughals and southern kingdoms are important from ancient and medieval historyRevising old NCERT's is the best way to prepare this subject for prelimsAlso, students can prepare their own notes to revise effectively during last few days

3.       Geography - The focus should be on Indian geographyUnder world geography, map reading is more than enough. In map reading, special focus should be on areas which were in news recently. For example, Syria due to ISIS or South China Sea due to Island issueMap reading is also important in Indian geography, as at least one question always comes in Geography paper based on Indian mapNCERT books of class 8 to class 12 are the best source to prepare this subject. Besides, certificate physical and human geography by Goh Cheng Leong is also very useful book for prelims preparation.

4.       Polity - Special emphasis should be on chapters related to fundamental rights, directive principles on state policy, fundamental duties, president and parliament are the most important a part from this students should focus on issues in the news and try to relate them to the provisions in constitution. In recent times, UPSC is also asking more and more questions from government schemes and policies. For studying conventional polity students can refer books by Subhash Kashyap and PM Bakshi

5.       Economy - Current pattern of questions in economics is mainly related to basic concepts, current events, international organisations, etc.To be able to attempt the questions from economy successfully, student should first clear the basic concepts from class 11 and class 12 NCERTsApart from this, regular updates from news especially related to RBI and Government initiatives are mustOne of the best ways to study economics is to continuously link news articles with basic concepts of economics for better understanding of the subject

6.       Environment - This subject has become very important since 2013 when prelims for civil services and forest services were mergedVariety of questions are asked from this subject and hence, it needs a thorough preparationYet, some important topics for this subject are location of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, endangered species in India and their habitat, various international conventions on climate change, basic concepts related to ecology and environmentClass 9 and class 10 ICSE board books on environmental education are very helpful in preparation of this subject

7.       Science and technology - Generally aspirants neglect this subject while preparing for the prelims. But this subject is equally important to score well in prelimsNCERT books of class 11 and class 12 of physics, chemistry and biology helps in preparing the basics of this subjectCurrent events related to science and technology is another major area from where questions are askedStudents can focus specially on space related news, India's achievements, any revolutionary innovations and Nobel prizes.

8.       Current affairs is also a prominent  part from last two years as number of questions are asked from current affairs . Also, any current affair related to any subject mentioned above becomes importantBest way to cover current affairs is to regularly read prominent news papers and magazines
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UPSC Exam Calendar 2018-19

UPSC Exam Calendar 2018-19


 UPSC Exam Calendar 2018-19
The UPSC calendar has all information with the commencement date of UPSC exams online registration process, last date, as well as afterwards the Exam Date. The Union Public Service Commission has released the UPSC Exam Calendar 2018-19. As per the UPSC Calendar 2018, the upcoming UPSC Exam starting from the Sept/Oct 2017 and exam will be conducted in 2018.
S. No
Examination Name
Notification Date
Last Date for receipt of Applications
Exam Dates
Exam Duration
1
Engineering Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2018
27th Sept 2017
23rd Oct 2017
7th Jan 2018 (SUNDAY)
1 Days
2
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination


21st Jan 2018 (SUNDAY)
1 Days
3
C.D.S. Examination (I), 2018
8th Nov 2017
4th Dec 2017
4th Feb 2018
(SUNDAY)
1 Days
4
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination


25th Feb 2018
(SUNDAY)
1 Days
5
CISF AC (EXE) LDCE-2018
6th Dec 2017
29th Dec 2017
4th March 2018
(SUNDAY)
1 Days
6
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination


11th March 2018
(SUNDAY)
1 Days
7
N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (I), 2018
10th Jan 2018
5th Feb 2018
22nd April 2018
(SUNDAY)
1 Days
8
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2018
7th Feb 2018
6th March 2018
3rd June 2018
(SUNDAY)
1 Days
9
Indian Forest Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2018 through CS (P) Examination 2018
10
I.E.S./I.S.S. Examination, 2018
21st March 2018
16th April 2018
29th June 2018
(FRIDAY)
3 Days
11
Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination, 2018
21st March 2018
16th April 2018
29th June 2018
(FRIDAY)
3 Days
12
Engineering Services (Main) Examination, 2018


1st July 2018 (SUNDAY)
1 Days
13
Combined Medical Services Examination, 2018
11th April 2018
7th May 2018
22nd July 2018 (SUNDAY)
1 Days
14
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination


29nd July 2018 (SUNDAY)
1 Days
15
Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2018
25th April 2018
21st May 2018
12th August 2018 (SUNDAY)
1 Days
16
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination


19th August 2018 (SUNDAY)
1 Days
17
N.D.A. & N.A. Examination (II), 2018
6th Jun 2018
7th July 2018
9th Sep 2018 (SUNDAY)
1 Days
18
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination


23rd Sep 2018 (SUNDAY)
1 Days
19
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2018


1st Oct 2018
(SUNDAY)
5 Days
20
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination


28th Oct 2018
(SUNDAY)
1 Days
21
C.D.S. Examination (II), 2018
8th Aug 2018
9th Sept 2018
28th Oct 2018
(SUNDAY)
1 Days
22
Reserved for UPSC RT/ Examination


18th Nov 2018
(SUNDAY)
1 Days
23
Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination, 2018


25th Nov 2018
(SUNDAY)
10 Days
24
S.O./Steno (GD-B/GD-I) LDCE
12th Sept 2018
5th Oct 2018
15th Dec 2018 (SATURDAY)
2 Days
Note: The dates of notification, commencement and duration of Examinations/ RTs are liable to alteration if the circumstances so warrant.
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