How to Secure Rank 1 in APSC Examination
Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) organises many exams for
various posts every year. It’s a dream for many to clear APSC examination and
secure 1st rank. First of all, it needs to be understood that clearing any exam
is not an impossible task. If the preparation of the exam is done by a complete
concentration then APSC exam can be cleared easily and Rank 1 can also be
secured. In today's article, we will provide you with the information as to how
you can Secure Rank 1 in APSC examination.
Make a Proper
Time-Table
The first step for clearing any exam is to make a proper time
table for your study. You need to use your time wisely. If you utilize your
time for the preparation of the exam properly then you can easily crack any
examination. You should have adequate time for studying and revision.
Read Current Affairs
and Books
You should read Daily Newspapers or can watch the best The Assam Tribune analysis or best
newspaper analysis by SPM IAS Academy which is the most comprehensive way
to understand in-depth analysis of various topics and also need to know the
current affairs around the Country & World. For this, anyone can refer the
Assam Tribune, The Hindu or The Indian Express. SPM IAS Academy makes sure that
we cover all the important topics from all leading newspapers.
Always start your basics with NCERT books based on History,
Geography, Economics, Political Science, Indian Society, Science &
Technology Chemistry or go through the
class notes / handouts of SPM IAS Academy.
You need to give at least 6 months completely for studying. Just
read these books and try to complete it as soon as you can. You need to study a
minimum of 6-8 hours per day to be on track. You can also join SPM IAS Academy,
the best Online coaching for APSC or you can join the classroom program
of SPM IAS Academy which is the best APSC
coaching center in Guwahati.
Requires Hard Work
You can say this is your second stage of preparing. In this, you
need to prepare optionally and focused on the current affairs with their
related topics that you have read & learnt earlier. You can also join SPM IAS Academy’s Test Series which is
the best APSC Online test series available and this will help you to assess
your preparation level and competency.
Apart from this, you can take crash courses or revision courses
from one of the best APSC coaching
center in Guwahati i.e SPM IAS Academy. SPM IAS Academy is by far the best Online
APSC coaching in Guwahati and the best APSC coaching centre in Guwahati.
Prepare your notes in a summarised version so that it will help you as a ready
reckoner before the exam. If any student is planning to join any coaching
institute then he or she should confirm the institute whether they would
provide the study materials in a summarised for the revision like SPM IAS
Academy provides.
Final Preparation
4-5 weeks before Prelims Exam you should increase your study
timings and you should revise your summarised notes. Also, you should revise
all the test papers through. If any student can learn about 2000 objective type
questions from SPM IAS Academy’s best APSC
test series then there is more chance that student can answer most of the
questions of the exam very easily.
You should also practice answer writing and revising your notes
as it would also help for your Mains Exam Preparation. If someone is not fully
confident about any particular subject which is important for Mains Exam then
the students can give more time to that subject after the Prelims Exams and or
can join any APSC coaching institute in
Guwahati like SPM IAS Academy for the same.
Important Tips
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Studying on a daily basis is most important and
it depends on you as to when you want to study in a day. Try to study for at
least 5 to 8 hours per day.
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Study only the relevant things and don't waste
your time on irrelevant topics.
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You should be focused on practising the
objective type questions and main answers.
Strategic Milestone during preparation
1.
Stage
- I : Do the Groundwork - This will be like laying down the foundation for your
preparation
1.
Get previous year questions with solutions
2.
Daily newspaper reading, refer to The
Assam Tribune or best newspaper analysis by SPM IAS Academy
3.
Don’t worry about Optional at this stage, because
initially you will have many things to learn, and you will overburden yourself
with optional
4.
Read basic books (Below
books are for beginners only)
○
NCERT books - History, Geography, Economics, Polity -
from Class 6th to 12th
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NCERT books - Indian Society
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NCERT books of Class XI – An Introduction to Indian Art
& Living Craft Traditions of India (Chapters 9 & 10)
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NCERT books of Class VI to X for Science & Technology
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NCERT books of Class XI Chemistry: Unit 14 & Class
XII Chemistry: Unit 16
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NCERT books of Class XI Biology: Units 4 & 5 and
Class XII Biology: Units 8, 9, 10 & last four Chapters (13 to 16)
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Assam History - SL Baruah, Priyam Goswami
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Assam Year Book
You can also join SPM IAS academy, the best APSC coaching
centre in guwahati where we will take care of these things.
Additional standard Books for GS Paper
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Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth
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Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
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India’s Struggle For Independence by Bipan Chandra or A
brief history of Modern India by Rajiv Ahir
2. Stage - II : This stage is the most arduous one which involves hard
work. Here you have to prepare Optional subject and focus on current affairs and
their relation with static topics which you have learnt in the previous stage.
Towards the end of this stage, join a Prelims test series which will help you
check your preparation level and competency.
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You can take crash
courses and revision courses for APSC by SPM IAS Academy too.
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Prepare
gist/summaries of your notes which will serve as ready reference before
the exam.
3. Stage - III : This stage typically begins 4–5 weeks before Prelims.
Here you do only revision of the gist/summary which you have made. You revise
all the test papers of the test series which have bought. If you are able to
revise ~2k objective question from test series then there is a very high chance
that you will know most of the questions in exam.
For Mains preparation also, just practice
answer writing and revising your summaries. If you feel that you are not
thorough with any topic which is important for mains then you can complete that
right after Prelims. Mains exam is about
optional preparation, so you have to give more attention to optional.
Interview round is more about
you rather than what you have studied. 3 things are to be focused upon for
interview round -
1.
About
yourself - right from birth to where you are right now. Everything must
be logical and genuine.
2.
Why are you preparing for APSC? This will involve
questions around career choices.
3.
Case studies, related to public administration.
4.
General awareness and your opinion of burning issues,
particularly relat.ed to Assam.
If you follow the above steps & prepare whole heatedly
then no one can stop you from being a Civil Servant and you can even score RANK
1 in APSC.
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