Basic Study plan for 2025 attempt

1) Finish 6-12th ncerts History, art and culture, geography, economy.( quick revision)

2) Buy Sunya GS MAINS material and finish the syllabus.

3) Join a MAINS test series from October till January.

4) Practice CSAT from January 2025( daily one hour).

5) Start analysing Prelims PYQs from February and solve last 5 years papers atleast 3times.

6) selective reading of Prelims current affairs magazine- i suggest Vision PT 365.

7) Revise Ncerts before prelims.

8) Solve 15-20 Mock tests and revise their solutions minimum 2 times.

**Major suggestion Start reading INDIAN Express newspaper from today itself.

***See mains syllabus and mains pyqs everyday.( Start your day with it)

Failure cannot stop us.

I have 3 consecutive failures and 3 consecutive successes in prelims.

I secured AIR 587 in my last attempt.


So just focus on weaknesses
And try to follow my basic plan .
You will definitely excel in the future.

Must read Books for UPSC

1) History- New Ncerts 6th to 12th and OLD Ncert 11th and 12th

2) Art and culture- Ncert Fine Arts book and Nithin Singania Selective read ( only few chapters)

3) Polity- Laxmikanth Polity

4) Economy- Ncert 11th and 12th and Any one Standard Book like Nithin Singania, Vivek singh, Etc.

5) Geography- Ncerts 6th to 12th and Go che long ( few chapters)

6) Environment- Any standard Book like Shankar Ias or pmf Ias or Ravi p agrahari

7) Science and Technology- Ncerts 8th to 10th and Any standard Material like Ravi P Agrahari or any institution material

8) Current Affairs- Any Institution Magazine ( last one year Compiled) Dont read Monthly magazines unnecessary.

SOURCES FOR MAINS

1) Sunya IAS GS 1-4 syllabus wise material.

2) And Sunya IAS PYQ Material.

3) Vision IAS Mains 365 selective
Reading

4) Any Test Series solutions both sectional and Full length( atleast 15-20).

5) INDIAN Express Newspaper

*****Very Important point!
All the above sources should be read according to Previous years question papers and Mains syllabus.

With Vikas Dhayal sir .Popular UPSC mentor on Telegram.

First of All
Congratulations those who have cleared TELANGANA group 1 exam 🙌❤️

Your immediate duty is to Finish the syllabus and join some test series .

Every day One Answer
Every Week One Sectional Test( 3hours)

Even if you don’t finish reading
You should start giving tests.

Writing is the only way to clear Mains..

My Best Wishes.

This video was taken outside UPSC bhawan after my interview. Do watch it for valuable suggestions .

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Go and join some MAINS TEST series and try to finish it by November or December ( approx 20 tests).

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