hello aspirant,

NCERT books lay the basic foundation for every competitive exam and it helps students in every possible way to prepare them and to make their concepts clear.

even if you are willing to prepare for uppsc, then yes, definitely, you can start your preparation from gong through NCERT books and then later on try for other books and sample papers as well.

hope that helps

Hello,

In order to appear for UPSC, candidates need to attain 21 years and passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university, one can apply even in the final year, there's no specific aggregate required in this case. When it comes to coaching centre, the question of a good coaching centre varies among states,so in order to provide you detailed information, you need to mention your city, anyway overall in India some of the best coaching centre are Vajiram and Ravi(Delhi), Vision IAS, Shankar IAS Academy(Chennai), Khan Study Group, Chanakya IAS Academy to name a few.


UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages: Preliminary,Mains,Interview.

To give you a brief about the exam;

Preliminary consists of 200 Marks for each paper, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category, its numbers are not added in the list.It mainly consists of GS Paper-I with the following topic such as History of India and Indian national movement, Indian and World geography, Economic and social development- sustainable development, poverty,inclusion demographics, social sector initiatives etc,Indian polity and governance-constitution,political system,Current Events nationally and Internationally, General Science,General Issues on environmental ecology,biodiversity and climate change. you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.

And there's qualifying paper CSAT for which you need to score 33%, that is 66 Mark's out of 20which includes topics such as basic numeracy, comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical ability, general mental ability, decision making and problem solving, interpersonal skills including communication skills. Both consists of 200 marks, MCQs based. Prelims is mcq based, but still it requires knowledge coupled with speed in order to ace it, it's numbers are not added in the final list,


Coming to Mains it's more of a subjective type, one needs to write answer for Four General Studies Paper such as

GS-I includes Indian Heritage and Culture,History and Geography of the World and Society,
GS-II includes Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations,
GS-III includes Technology, Economic Development, Bio-Diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management,
GS-IV includes Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude
Two Optionals
One Essay,
Two Language Paper

So, overall there are nine papers , each pape is of 250 marks, total is 1750 marks followed by Personality Test of 275 marks.

The vital step towards preparation is to be well acquainted with UPSC Syllabus , learn it by heart, that's the most crucial step to crack this exam, to know what to read and what to skip.

Have an integrated approach towards preparation because nowadays what's happening is even in prelims, UPSC frame questions based on Mains syllabus,

Set targets on a daily,weekly and monthly basis to complete this extensive syllabus.

Newspaper Readind is equally important, start with The Hindu, or Indian Express on a regular basis to be updated as well as gaining knowledge which shall be highly useful to you in future exam preparation part. Put a more emphasis on editorial part, it will not only broaden your perspective but help a lot in answer writing,and make sure whatever opinion you form it should be well balanced. You can also make notes of this,it'll be very useful in answer writing.

Start with basics always when it comes to reading book, for each subject, you can do with NCERTs for this. This will build your foundation strong,as you progress, move on to other relevant books as mentioned below;

For Prelims, refer the following books:

History ;

NCERT Class XI and XII
India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra
For Indian Culture, refer art and culture by Nitin Singhania

Geography ;

NCERT Class VI to XII
GC Leong's Physical Geography
World Atlas

Economics ;

NCERT Class XI
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

International Relations & Polity ;

NCERT XII Political Science with current affairs
Indian Polity by Laxmikanth

CSAT ;

Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal
M Tyra's Quicker Maths

Coming to Mains Exam, you can refer the following books for four General Studies Paper;

GS I - For History , Class XI NCERT book with India's struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra,India after Independence by Bipan Chandra,History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra

For Geography refer World Geography and Geography of India by Majid Hussain, GC Leong's Physical and Human Geography with NCERT Class XI book.

For GS II - Polity and International Relations , refer Indian Polity by Lamikanth,India's Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri

For GS III - For Economics refer Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh, read ARC report along with Economic Survey and Fiscal Budget.

For GS IV - For Ethics refer a book named Lexicon by Niraj Kumar, also you can go through study material of IGNOU.

Remember to keep resources minimal always, read one book many a times instead of many a book one time, revision is the key here.

Start practicing answer writing in advance, even in a little way, Writing mains is a huge task, for nine paper it requires immense practice along with knowledge. There are many sites which provide questions on daily basis you can avail that. Try to give a holistic viewpoint while answer writing by providing political,economical and social aspect. You can also go through toppers answer sheet available in various UPSC exam sites.

Go through previous year question paper available on the official website of UPSC,in addition mock papers, and test series which are easily available from any of the sites exclusively dedicated to UPSC, you must practice these and evaluate your performance.

Hello Shubhansh,

Yes the NCERT books are most important for JEE MAINS & JEE ADVANCED preparations.

The JEE exam is totally based on NCERT level and even JEE recommends to thoroughly study the NCERT . These books will help you to help you deeply understand your fundamental concepts. Also there are many question in JEE mains which are directly picked from NCERT books.

It does not matter which coaching class you join they will first teach the NCERT as its the foundation to JEE exam.

Also at the end of each chapter you can find the summary so that it can help in revising during your exam time.

It will be the most  beneficial if you study these books while preparing for this entrance exam.

For Chemistry, organic reactions and other organic conversions are directly asked from the NCERT book. So it is advised to take the base of NCERT level.

You should definitely study it for your better score.

Also other than this you need to study other reference books and study material provided by the coaching center , also don't forget to study past years papers to get a knowledge on time management.

Hope you like the answer!!!!

Hello Aspirant

Don't pressurised yourself for marks, I can understand the importance of class 12 marks but don't be in pressure.

Try to be relax and study.

If we talk about the preparations, CBSE set exam from the NCERT syllabus books.

If you do NCERT books religiously then it'll be great and increase your chances of scoring good.

Your first step is to cover up the whole NCERT Book and if you left with time than you can pick up any sample papers for class 12 and also previous years exams are very important to do.

Try to make a timetable for yourself and set weekly targets and divide the syllabus into topics, it'll make it look easier to cover-up fast and also it'll keep you motivated for the results.

Also think about positive results which you will live after scoring 95%+.

Hope this information is helpful.

All the best for your future.

Hello

Follow the below tips to prepare well for your clat examination:-

*Go well through your  CLAT syllabus , don't leave any part just because you find it difficult or boring or you don't like it.

List of best books which you can follow to master CLAT syllabus is given below subject wise :-

GK & CURRENT AFFAIRS

*Manorama Year Book
*General Knowledge by Arihant Publications
*Current Affairs Yearly by Arihant Publications

LOGICAL REASONING

*A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal

LEGAL REASONING

*Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning by Pearson
*Objective Legal Aptitude by Rs Agarwal

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

*Fast Track Objective Arithmetic, Arihant Publications
*Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Pearson's

ENGLISH

*Objective General English by R S Aggarwal
*Word Power Made Easy by Norman

For detailed information go through

https://law.careers360.com/articles/best-books-for-clat/amp

*A major part  of your Clat  question paper are from the gk and current affairs section , so focus more on them, read news papers like The Hindu, Financial Express, and The Economist on daily  basis to keep you updated

*Make a routine or a time table and try to give at least 8 hours to studies , keep short brakes of 20 to 30 minutes after every 2.5 to 3 hours

*Revise at regular intervals as syllabus is wide

*Solve CLAT previous year question papers and mock test papers ;- You should solve these , it will give you idea of types of questions asked and their difficulty level and will help you a lot.

*Go through CLAT mock test papers

For more preparation tips go through

https://law.careers360.com/tags/clat-preparation-tips

Thankyou

UPSC is a 3 stage   selection process involving Prelims, Mains and Interview which tests your personality test. Prelims has 2 Papers namely General Studies and CSAT.

General Studies has Current Events, History of India and Indian National Movement, Indian and World Geography, Indian Polity and Governance, Economic and Social Development, Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change and General Science.

CSAT has Comprehension, Interpersonal skills including communication skills, Logical Reasoning and Analytical ability, Decision making and problem solving, General Mental Ability, Basic numeracy and Data Interpretation.

You will need atleast to start preparing ahead of 1- 2 years. If you are preparing at home, you need to keep yourself away from distractions and focus on the goal ahead. Gather as much as information as you can on each topic and keep yourself updated. Practise mock test papers.

Indian Polity for Civil Services bby M. Laxmikanth

Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania

Certificate Physical and Human Geography by Gog Cheng Leong

Oxford School Atlas by Oxford Publishers

Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

Economic Survey by Ministry of Finance

India Year Book

A Brief History of Modern India by Rajiv Ahir

Hello

Ncert books are more preferable over any state board books be it Punjab or any other state board books.

So , you should go for NCERT books, also NCERT books are good for basic concepts and they are written in a very simple language,  also many questions in UPSC are asked based on ncert , so you should go through NCERT

Top books which you can follow for UPSC examination preparation are listed below subject wise:-

HISTORY

*NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval)
*NCERT XII (Modern Indian History)
*Facets of Indian Culture Spectrum
*From Plassey to Partition - A History of Modern India

Indian Art & Culture

*Indian Art & Culture - Nitin Singhania

Polity

*NCERT IX-XII
*Indian Polity M Laxmikanth

Geography

*NCERT VI X (Old Syllabus)
*NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus)
*Certificate Physical Geography G C Leong
World Atlas

Economics

NCERT XI
*The Indian Economy Sanjiv Verma
*Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
*Economic Development & Policies in India Jain & Ohri

Environment

*Class XII Biology (last 5 chapters)
*Environment by Shankar IAS Academy

International Relations

*NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics)
*Current Affairs ( read newspaper )

To get the complete list of books go through
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/books-for-upsc-ias

Thank you

Hello,

No not at all that WBCHSE and NCERT books are same. Actually now for 12th level the syllabus of wbchse,  isc and cbse all are same so thats why contents are same. But NCERT books are more relevant and efficient in all the subjects. The conceptual thoughts is going deeper in a nice way. If one can able to complete ncert chapters then it is easy for the student to do his or her preparation of borads and jee or neet in a parallel way. In tgat case ncert biology is very much important for NEET.

So try to have ncert books with your text books.

Hope for the best.

Thank you.

Hello,

Yes it is possible. As long as you understand English sentence you can use NCERT books. If you can't understand then look for Bengali videos in YouTube which explains the concept of NCERT. That will help you. Along with NCERT, use your academic books and solve question bank. To score good marks, you have to solve questions correctly which will happen only when you practice alot.  So do practice well. Focus more on weak chapters. Understand concept it will easy to remember n you won't get confused.

Hope it helps

hey,

NCERT books  of all three subjects are equally important but more emphasize on chemistry text book as many questions are being asked directly form NCERT textbook,

apart from NCERT here i am suggesting some good books for your perparation

for physics

1. concepts of physics (vol1. and 2) by H.C verma

2. fundamental of physics by halliday, resnick and walker

3. understanding physics by D C pandey (arihant publications) :set of books for

a. electricity and magnetism

b. mechanics (vol 1 and 2 )

c. optics and modern physics

d. waves and thermodynamics

4. problems in general physics by I.E. Irodov

5.  problems in physics by SS krotov

6. understanding physics by freedman and young

7. problems and solution of physics by sashi bhushan tiwari

for chemistry

1.  modern approach to chemical calculations by R.C mukherjee

2. organic chemistry by OP tandon

3. concept of physical chemistry by P bahadur

4. concise inorganic chemistry by JD lee

5. physics chemistry by P.W atkins

6. organic chemistry by morrison and boyyd

for mathematics

1. objective mathematics by RD sharma

2. plane trigonometry by SL loney

3. the elements of coordinate geometry by SL loney

4. algebra by DR SK goyal arihant publications

5. play with graphs by amit M agarwal (arihant publications)

6. differential calculus by amit M agarwal (arihant publications)

7. integral calculus by amit M agarwal (arihant publications)

8. complete mathematics for JEE main TMH

hope this helps!