8 Tips to Crack Civil Service Exam

When we consider Civil Service Exam, the list is indeed long. So, here is a clear list that shows all the civil service exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The list of Civil Service Exam conducted by UPSC is further classified under three subheads: All India Services

• Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
• India Foreign Service (IFS)
• Indian Police Service (IPS)

Group - A Services

• Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service
• Indian Audit and Accounts Service
• Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise)
• Indian Defence Accounts Service
• Indian Revenue Service (I.T.)
• Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)
• Indian Postal Service
• Indian Civil Accounts Service
• Indian Railway Traffic Service
• Indian Railway Accounts Service
• Indian Railway Personnel Service
• Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force
• Indian Defence Estates Service
• Indian Information Service (Junior Grade)
• Indian Trade Service, Group 'A' (Gr. III)
• Indian Corporate Law Service

Group - B Services

• Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service (Section Officer's Grade)
• Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service
• Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service
• Pondicherry Civil Service
• Pondicherry Police Service

If you are an applicant of any of the following exam, then here is a common set of guidelines or tips that you can follow. These not only ensure good score, rank and job after cracking the civil service exam but also, helps candidates to understand the pattern of exam beforehand and prepare likewise. These tips will allow one to execute from the initial stage to the final score of Civil Service exam strategically.

a) Rules and requisites As conducted by the government, the rules, norms, facilities and dates of civil service exams tend to alter over time. In fact, every year new dates are published for dates and venues of respective exam. To keep in par with them, do browse the UPSC official website.  An eye to their notification tab will allow students to keep in par with latest announcements from the board. b) Eligibility Criteria Each civil service exam conducted by UPSC has specific set of eligibility criteria. Students need to fulfill these mentioned eligibility criteria and also submit necessary documents that prove their eligibility. Prior to online applications or fees payment, make sure you accumulate all the required documents updated with photocopies and approval from concerned authorities. A failure to submit any of the document might lose your opportunity to appear for the civil service exam. c) Re-attempts of civil service exam Every civil service exam leaves the option for students to retake the test. This is because the difficult and rigid question pattern usually does not permit candidates to crack in one go. However, the number of times to reattempt each UPSC exam is limited. Therefore whenever you apply for any of the UPSC exam, note, you are lessening one of your opportunity. You need to be well prepared and put in your best with the attempt to crack UPSC exam in one shot only. Its this dedication that will allow you to crack the UPSC exam perhaps by the second or third time. d) Study pattern for UPSC exams While preparing for UPSC exams, make sure you have a qualified and experienced tutor to look up to. This will enable you to make a strategic approach your study plan and also score better. Self preparation in UPSC exam is not adequate. In fact, its better to study in groups prior to UPSC exams as that leaves the scope of discussing and clarifying doubts with your peers. Also, peers can add their insights your your civil service exam preparation. e) Health and health care Every civil service exam from prelims to interview, is a long drawn process. Its time consuming yet every moment in that long span requires hard work and effort. Its therefore important that candidates taking up the civil service exam takes ample care of themselves. A health hazard amidst the exam span or before, can impact their performance in the civil service exam. f) Study materials for civil service exam With increasing dependence on online media, students try to complete their civil service exam preparation with online study materials only. These are usually available for free and hence, this increasing change in study pattern. Please note, alone online study materials cannot fetch a good score in civil service exam. This needs to be bagged with good books, sound lectures from professors, solving previous years papers and so on. g) Decisions and discussions Cracking one of the civil service exams, opens way to lot of career options. Good rank holders of civil service exams are in fact, given option to opt jobs as per their wishes and wants. Its therefore important that before taking up the civil service exam you intend to, clearly map where you want to head after clearing the exam. If you know your goal and hit that with a committed start, you will surely succeed. h) Create a ‘reading time’ Every civil service exam has a lot of space for general knowledge questions. To crack this part, no book, no document or notes can beat the role of radio, tv news and newspaper. So when preparing for civil service exam, make sure you add time for radio, tv or newspaper in your schedule. If you are looking for expert, trainer or institute for your civil service exam preparation, post your requirement here.