Only a few weeks left for civil services (Main) Exam!! So how is your preparation going on for the exam.  Might be you have been started your preparation just after appearing in IAS prelim exam. So, the time has come to show your prowess and intelligence by preparing well. 

Do you know friends that in recent years, UPSC has determined to focus on current affairs in IAS syllabus. According to a reputed institute, the number of questions in General Studies paper has been doubled from 30 to 60. That's why, most of the IAS aspirants couldn't qualify the exam with score more than 270 out of 600 in GS paper. The questions pertaining to current affairs were so tough to handle them in previous year IAS Main exam. To get through this exam, an aspirant should read two national newspapers like Times of India, The Hindu, Frontline etc. Because the questions will be based on less prominent news. Besides, he should prepare current affairs based upon newspaper report from the time period September 2010 to Oct 2011. In the previous year exam, the IAS question paper includes questions on the news from the time period 1st Oct to 15th Oct which is very surprising to the candidates.

Besides, if you read editorial section of newspapers regularly, it will be really helpful for Essay paper as well as for answering the questions on social and political issues. Furthermore, if you read editorial and publications like Yojana, it will very useful for you. Apart from this, last year IAS question papers will give you an idea about the question paper pattern. So attempt those questions and prepare yourself for the exam accordingly. As well, prepare notes yourself and revise them just before the few days of exam. Also Abraham Lincoln has truly said, “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. “ So do your best in the exam without worrying about the result.