Once in life everyone covets to have a government Job and aspire to crack UPSC Exam. With strategic study management and persistent hard work it is possible to crack it.
To fill the post of IAS, IFS & IPS , UPSC has issued and invited candidates to appear in Civil Services (preliminary) examination 2013. After Preliminary Exam, the mains and the interview has to be get through. Civil Services (preliminary) examination eligibility requires the candidate to be a graduate, aged between 21 to 30 as on 1-8-2013.
CSAT 2013 Admit Card
This year CSAT is to be held at May 26, 2013 and those who have applied can now download their Civil Services (preliminary) exam. 2013 admit card on the UPSC official website http://upscadmitcard.nic.in/CSPDefault.aspx from 28th April, 2013 to 26th may, 2013.
CSAT Pattern & Syllabus
Civil Services (preliminary) exam. 2013 pattern consists of two papers having Objective type questions and is considered as a screening type of exam, to sift candidates to appear in for the main exams. The two papers are compulsory having weightage of 200 marks each.
Civil Services (preliminary) examination syllabus consists of Question based on General studies including Indian & global geography, Indian polity and governance, general science, problem solving, general mental ability, English language, vocabulary and comprehension, Indian economics, events of national and international importance etc.
Civil Services (preliminary) exam. 2012 questions except those testing your English and Verbal skills are mentioned in both Hindi and English language.
Civil Services Preliminary exam Preparation Books 2013
Not every year the question pattern remains same and there is always a slight change to be noticed in CSAT exam. The key to break all the barriers is to concentrate on each subject and study them from the basics. The regular & thorough read of Newspapers and N.C.E.R.T. text books will keep you updated and prepared for questions out of the box as well.
Apart from the above saying, reliable Civil Services Preliminary exam 2013 Books & resources as
Handbook for General Studies: UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2013 (Paper-1) by Kalpana Rajaram,
General Studies Paper – II (CSAT) 2013 by TMH, UPSC Portal Current Affairs (2012 – 13) by Sachchida Nand Jha,
Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning & General Mental Ability for General Studies Paper II (CSAT) by Arun Sharma
assist you solve the questions in time. These books will not only enhance your solving speed but also keep you in the right direction by giving a clear view to what is expected and what to prepare for Civil Services preliminary exams 2013 exam.
Civil Services preliminary exam previous year papers have often lend a helping hands to many to those who have succeeded the exams in the past. Once you get through the preparations make use of books like
IAS Mains General Studies Chapter wise Solved Papers 2011-1997 by Sidharth Mittal
Crack Civil Services General Studies IAS Prelims (CSAT) – Paper 1 and 2: Set of 2 books to practice further using mock test paper.
At the end 1000 candidates are chosen to fill 1000 vacancies after they get through Preliminary Exam, Main Exam and Personality Test/Interview. There are also limits of attempts that are 4 for General, 7 for OBC and unlimited for SC/ST.