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As per the eligibility conditions, the candidates (General Category) must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August of the year for which notification has come i.e. for Civil Services Examination 2013, those candidates were eligible to appear who were born not earlier than 2nd August 1983. Similarly, considering that there is no change in eligibility conditions for Civil Services Examination 2014 those born before 2nd August 1984 would not be eligible to appear.... Read More
When you can sense the rising competition, you can easily spot the effectiveness of integrated approach for preparation as you will not have much of time to prepare for Main Examination after Prelims. You have done the right thing by preparing the optional subject first. This will certainly reduce a lot of burden...... Read More
Commence preparation with some basic books and read at least two newspapers daily. The following articles would get you some insights about the preparation: Also read: IAS Preparation strategy CSE 2014 – Integrated Approach is the need of the hour ... Read More
The pattern of examination is such where you need to write a lot and have to express your view and ideas in an effective manner. When you are comfortable while writing in English, you should keep your medium for writing examination English and if you feel you can converse well in Hindi, you can opt for Hindi as medium for Interview (Personality Test).... Read More
In the beginning, self-evaluation is must. This examination is all about calibre, courage and commitment. It is a big examination involving multi-stage evaluation process that requires diverse sets of skills and proficiencies so, first you need to assess are you ready to face such a fierce appraisal or not. Moreover, with recent changes, the examination has changed and it explores the matching qualities in candidates that ‘Civil Servants’ needs at work. The following article will get you some more insights about the query you have raised. Career in Civil Services: Everyone’s dream... Read More
About the minimum age for appearing in Civil Services Examination, the notification for CSE 2013 says, “A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years on 1st August 2013 i.e. he/she must have been born not later than 1st August 1992.” So, going by this condition, you will be eligible to appear in CSE 2016 only.... Read More
Chemistry is not a very popular optional subject choice and the success-rate is also low. In recent years, only about 100-odd candidates choose Chemistry as optional subject. As far as scoring is concerned, it depends upon the candidate’s performance. In Civil Services Examination, it is difficult to pin-point any subject to be high scorer or low-scorer. Now, in only ‘One’ optional subject regime, it remains to be seen how it delivers. However, if you have strong grip over the subject, we suggest you to have a look at the syllabus and previous years’ question papers to understand the level of examination and current trends. If you feel it is manageable, you can consider it as your optional subject.... Read More
Right now, your aim should be to acquaint with the complete exam-plan and the related details associated with each stage of the examination. The best way to commence preparation is by looking at some of the major constituents of General Studies that are common in Prelims and Main Examination syllabus and picking some basic books (NCERT Books are the best resource) for laying a solid foundation and conceptual clarity. Also, cultivate newspapers (read at least 2) reading h...... Read More
This is absolutely your call when you wish to take next attempt. Although, in the last encounter, the outcome was negative and you are skipping CSE 2014 due to some personal reason; still, we suggest staying in touch with the studies. This will help you in taking use of the knowledge and experience you gained in your last attempt. Your last result would clearly specify areas which need greater attention. It is the time to prioritize and take account of needs with care. Courage and perseverance are key words; you have to weigh up the shortcomings and how best you can cover up the gaps if any existed. It is all about having faith in your abilities, strong will to fight back and constructive approach that will help you emerge winner.... Read More
It would be prudent if you leave aside all such apprehensions and concentrate on your preparation for civil Services Examination 2014. It is very much possible that you can succeed and even get top ranks provided you take up preparation seriously. There are numerous examples where candidates appeared in Civil Services Examination at age of 28-29 years still, emerged successful. It is all about how strong you desire to achieve this. If you prepare diligently for Civil Services ...... Read More
No, it is not possible. The notification for CSE 2013 throws some light on this issue. It says, "Candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render them educationally qualified for the Commission’s examination but have not been informed of the results as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination will also be eligible for admission to the Preliminary Examination. All candidates who are declared qualifie...... Read More
If you look at the schedule of coming CSE 2014, you will understand that you need to commence preparation with Main Examination in mind. If you are really serious about making career in ‘Civil services’ , you should seriously commence preparation by understanding the complete exam-plan and related requirements at each stage of the examination. The following articles would help you in getting some insights about your preparation plans: ... Read More
As such, for Preliminary Examination there is a large gamut of candidates and examination centres are more. When it comes to Main Examination, only about 14-15 thousand candidates are in the fray. You can opt the choice of your centre again when you fill the Detailed Application Form (DAF) for Main Examination.... Read More
First of all remove all apprehensions about preparation and don’t think too much. You have enough time in hand and it is very much within your reach. You have almost 8 months for Prelims and almost a year for Main Examination preparation. Moreover, you have completed Optional Subject preparation which will definitely reduce your burden and also help in General Studies preparation as Political Science & International Relations has a huge syllabus overlap with General ...... Read More
It is not matter of just trial; you are here to win. Don’t adopt such a feeling otherwise you will not be able to put up serious attempt even after consuming few more attempts. Our suggestion is that you should fill the form for CSE 2014 and continue making preparation and as the exam-date comes near, you can take a call. If you feel that your preparation is good, you can take this attempt otherwise, work hard and take attempt next year. It is all about being confident and confidence comes with hard-work put in the right direction. Take your time and try to accomplish the task in the first attempt itself.... Read More
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