In this post, I list out 5 principles that helped me cover news comprehensively and could score well in GS-1 (123), GS-2 (123), and GS-3 (136). But if you are used to making effective hand-written notes from newspapers in limited time, don’t change it for the sake of it. I found a better alternative in making notes online (more on this later). For instance: I read everyday newspaper meticulously, but I never made any hand-written notes from it because I felt it was a colossal waste of precious time. The rest of the post merely reflect my learnings you must pick and choose what you feel is right and what you are convinced about. So I thought a detailed blog post on it would be ideal so that everyone can read and get their doubts clarified.Īs I mentioned in my posts on Essay and GS, there’s no one best way to prepare for this exam. Though I tried my best to reply to those emails individually, the volume of mail on current affairs never abated. One topic that constantly featured in majority of them is Current Affairs.

In the past one year, thousands of aspirants emailed me with their UPSC exam queries. In this article, we will go through guidelines to effectively prepare current affairs for UPSC Civil Services Exam - Prelims and Mains.

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