#prelims With one week to go for Prelims, here are some sugg | Shubham Kumar: Strategy and Notes for UPSC(CSE)

#prelims

With one week to go for Prelims, here are some suggestions-

1) Don’t read any new topic now. Think that whatever you have left, won’t be asked in real exam.

2) It is advisable not to give mock tests now. If you have given a mock test and scored decently then don’t give a new one. If you have given a mock test and not performed well then attempt a easy mock to build back your confidence.

3) Prepare you mind to think according to upsc prelims paper by looking at few PYQs daily. This will also help to remove any biases that creep in due to mocks. I used to solve 20 PYQs daily before sleeping, in last one week

4) Start you final revision. I used to revise everything- static, current affairs and tests series. Here short notes that I used to prepare beforehand used to come very handy. Very short notes can be made for final day revision, if you feel it is very important and you might forget it.

I used to divide last 4 days for revision of different subjects. Devote time according to importance of the topics. Revision of mock tests is also important as it helps in knowing our blunders and also gaining peripheral knowledge.

5) Building Confidence. Proper revision itself builds confidence (more on confidence later). Think positive and do share with your close family members if you are feeling nervous.

6) Consolidate your learning’s from mock tests. Write it somewhere like in which areas you are making blunders etc. I would suggest not to try new things in real exam. I hope that by now everyone will have a strategy on how to attempt the Prelims paper- number of iterations, when to bubble, time management etc

7) Correct your sleeping cycle. This will give you maximum output. Nothing can be as bad as feeling sleepy in real exam. Apart from this a fresh mind can help you more in real exam than reading few topics extra in last 1 week. It helps in improving intelligent guessing. You should prepare your mind to work in most efficient manner, during day time.

8) If you have not given any mock test for CSAT, then please give it now even if you are an engineer from IIT background. CSAT is becoming trickier year after year. You can prepare short notes for CSAT which can be revised during 2 hrs break.

Best Wishes !!