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                     Strategy to Crack 
UPSC CSE - IAS Exam 
2021
Strategy for UPSC CSE 
Exam
• An efficient strategy is a must 
before you start preparing for the 
exam. 
• It would help you to avoid 
confusions and prevent from 
leaving out important topics or 
studying unnecessary ones. 
• To achieve this, most of the 
people rush to admissions in  
coaching centers without 
realizing which coaching 
institution is good. 
• Does not matter how big or small an institution is. If the 
mentors you get are good and give personalized 
attention. Then go for it and follow the strategy.
•  Basically, your preparation methodology along with right 
guidance defines its productiveness. 
Strategy for UPSC CSE 
Exam
The strategy to study may vary individually, hence, some key 
points to keep in mind would be:
• Fabricating Notes: - Start making notes of all the important 
topics you study. Make organized notes which can be easily 
referred to later. Make sure that the notes are crisp in order to 
save time, containing the required information especially 
important keywords or dates. Focus on strengthening your 
fundamentals initially by referring to NCERT’s before touching 
advanced versions. There are many creative ways (such as 
using sticky notes) of making organized notes which can be 
known about on the internet.

UPSC Syllabus
• To develop a strategy, you should 
know for what you will be 
developing it for and the corollary, 
you should understand what the 
exam actually demands.
• There is a plethora of content to 
be grasped so be thorough with 
what the syllabus. People get lost 
in understanding what the UPSC 
CSE syllabus actually is and often 
end up being confused and waste 
their time.

Content Collection
• Once you are well aware of what all 
subjects and their topics you have 
to study, gradually start collecting 
the content. 
• The easiest option would be 
referring some content from good 
coaching institute. 
• Else, you can always refer to Videos 
of UPSCCONNECT developed from 
the exam point of view. (
www.upscconnect.com) 
Time Schedule
• You should allow a specific amount of 
time towards preparation. 
• You need to put an effort on a daily 
basis as there is a plethora of 
content to be grasped.
•  Devote certain time every day and 
avoid skipping it. 
• This depends upon the amount of time you actually have 
before appearing for the exam. 
• People usually devote a complete year towards 
preparation and spend 5-8 hours every day but, this 
rather depends upon your comfort level and efficiency.
Previous Year Question 
Paper, Mock Tests and 
Revision
• Download previous 5-year question 
papers from our “Downloads” section 
and go through them to understand 
the style of paper you could expect. 
• Solve mock tests which can be 
available online or you could purchase 
certain books. 
• This would help you understand the level of your 
preparation and how you can work on your strategy to 
improve it. 
• As there is an ocean of content, revisions are a must. 
Devote a significant amount of time every day and 
recollect what all you have studied to increase memory 
retention.