The 8 common themes used by examiners in IAS Mains.

P.S. The blog on other directives used by UPSC in the questions by tomorrow.

Critical evaluation of questions requires the candidates to provide evidence both to support and contradict a statement and then reach a conclusion. Here's what you should keep in mind.

Overtime I have been asking you to prepare every topic ‘holistically’ considering all its dimensions. But what exactly is this… Continue reading How to cover a topic holistically for your IAS Preparation?

A comprehensive 10 point analysis on IAS Mains 2015 GS Paper with key takeaways on the changing pattern and best practices for the study regime. Point 10 is the most important!

Update: Participate in the FREE Target Mains initiative going over at CD – Click Here Let’s take the case of… Continue reading IAS Mains answer writing – Explained via a model answer

You must have had practised writing enough, must be trying to locate your centre and might be a little nervous… Continue reading 19 Quick Points on Answer Writing for IAS Mains

  Prelims has a fair number of questions from Geography and fair number of them are actually based upon the… Continue reading How to Tackle Map Based Questions in IAS Prelims and Mains?

Continuing with our series to guide you from being an aspirant to an officer, here is our take on the… Continue reading How to Choose Correct Optional for IAS Preparation?

Ah, so finally the results are out! The UPSC’s Official pdf for “IAS Prelims 2015 results” is hosted at this post… Continue reading What to do after IAS Prelims 2015 Results?