This is the most frequently asked question. "How should i begin my IAS exam preparation?"
Well, your first step in the course of preparation is aquisition of previous years papers of general studies of mains exam (i am assuming here that you know the stages of CSE), NCERT books of stds. from 6th to 12th (of History, Geography, Polity, Economics, General Science etc.) and subscribing a newspaper (preferably THE HINDU, if unavailable INDIAN EXPRESS or TIMES OF INDIA will do), and a good dictionary of ENGLISH Language (OXFORD's Advanced Learners Dictionary is the best in my opinion and was recommended even by my teachers).
Your next step is to finish with preliminary reading of all NCERT books with fair understanding. Here, fair understanding means you must be able to get big picture which these books are trying to give you. While doing this please do not touch any reference book or magazine or any class notes. Also refrain from choosing your optional subject(about which i will discuss later in a separate post).
Always keep in mind your Mains exam's preparation begins well before your prelimanary exam's preparation.
There are 4 major pillars on which your entire preparation of CSE rests:
1. Language Ability
2. Factual Awareness
3. Conceptual Clarity
4. Emotional and Intellectual Maturity
NCERT books and a newspaper will help you to enhance you factual awareness and conceptual clarity on a primary level. This is just a begining. During this phase, please avoid the temptation of purchasing any other books which may prove unnecessary later on.
Once you complete this phase, approach a sensible and knowledgeable teacher for further guidance. If it is unaffordable or not feasible to approach such a teacher you can remove this handicap by investing in a good laptop/computer/smart-phone with internet connection. Thereby you can get connected with like-minded people. As i said in my earlier post you can approach me too for anything related to CSE preparation and won't hesitate to help you in whatever way i can.
About the aforesaid 4 pillars, i will dwell upon each of them at length in separate posts.
Remember, " a long journey begins with one step and only one step can be taken at a time."
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