How to start my preparation for Civil Services examination? Suggest some study material for the same?

what is the first step to start prep for civ. services ?? i mean what to study and from where do i get material .. whats the syllabus ??

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prepare for english and polytical science and genral knowledge and curent affairs .etc..

just read the current affairs of almost past 5 years and make your political knowledge strong and try reasoning questions and read magazines and prepare for aptitude test..

Civil service exam carried out by the UPSC has specific requirements and have different eligibility criteria.
Candidates preparing for this exam must have a specific plan and must be focused towards the final goal.
Some of the exams by the UPSC, like the Civil Service Exam has very lengthy process and the candidate appearing the exam must go through an excruciating training and preparation process.
The candidates are given only four attempts to clear the Civil service exam by the UPSC.
The candidates applying for the UPSC exam must be more then 21 years of age.
The candidates must also have a degree or other education qualification certification from a University which has been incorporated by the Central or state legislature in the country.

How to Prepare:-

--First of all you are required to select the proper optional subjects based on your knowledge and interests.

--The preparation should be started with the General studies paper(Main) and syllabus of CSAT.

--Once you are done with a good quantity of the above, then you should start preparing for optional subjects and then the remaining papers of Main exam.

--It is quite difficult to do the preparation without proper guidance.

--UPSC exam is not very easy to pass. But with a systematic and focused effort from the candidate�s part it will be quite easy to get qualified in each stages of the UPSC exam.

--Make a methodical plan which is realistically and achievable and fit your daily schedule. As to make the plan practical, students must study for the exam at their own pace.

--Only purchase standardized reference books for preparing for the exam.

--Time allocation for each if the syllabus must be sensible. Divide each of the sections in to different sittings. By dividing each of the sections candidates will be able to lay down clear goals.

Study materials:-

History- NCERT books of class XI and XII, Freedom Struggle (published by National Book Trust)
Geography- Class XII books of Geography (NCERT), a good atlas.
Indian Polity- Introduction to the Indian Constitution.
Indian Economy- NCERT and other books on Evolution of the Indian Economy.
General Science- NCERT books on science, a science magazine or newspaper supplements on science.
Current Events- A national newspaper, The Competition Master, newsmagazines.
General Mental Ability- Do the Quantitative Aptitude published in The Competition Master, past test papers
Mental Ability - R.S.Agarwal.
Current Affairs - one has to be thorough with newspaper readings of atleast one year back from the date of exam.
General Knowledge - India year book + Manorama year book or Chronicle year book.

Dear friends,
you should first set your mind on it then first you should study ncert books of 9-12 standard. Then you should choose two subjects for mains. The syllabus are available on the website www.upsc.com.
Now you should study weekly or monthly like partiyogita darpan etc. for current affairs.

To start your preparation
- First allocate your time properly.
- Get some standard books recommended.
- Before starting preparation assess yourself by solving previous years question papers.
- According to your performance in various sections start preparing with the subject you scored least marks.
- You may also attend coaching classes available.
- Keep yourself updated with current affairs.

For recommended books of UPSC visit http://www.upscportal.com/civilservices/order-books
You can get previous years question papers of all UPSC exams form http://www.upsc.gov.in/questionpaper/ free of cost.
All the Best!

Just prepare for political science, general paper, current affairs