TARGET IAS EXAM

IAS continues to be the first choice for career aspirants in India. Every year, around four to five lakh candidates apply for the coveted civil services exam. Starting 2011, it will be CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test) in place of the present preliminary exam. Those who clear CSAT will be eligible for the main exam followed by the interview. Considering the revised syllabus and the new pattern of the IAS preliminary exam, here are a few pointers which may help you crack the IAS exam. Mantra 1: The thirst to excel and to keep your vision alive is important. Mantra 2: A clear focus and a practical roadmap till the prelims on June 12, 2011 are imperative. A precise plan on what to study each day is likely to work best. Mantra 3: First, study each topic from the IAS Prelims Magic Book, followed by the NCERT book along with other reference books. Further, continue noting down important points from the other recommended text books. Mantra 4: Make sure you read newspapers. Also, note down l...

Now UPSC has officially made out the Sample papers of CSE(pre), which can be availed by clicking bellow; http://upsc.gov.in/questionpaper/csp2011/sampleQns/Final_Qs_for_Website1.pdf The more sample papers may be made available by UPSC on due time.

Centre for Coaching and Career Planning Jamia Millia Islamia Invites applications for FREE COACHING for SSC (Graduate level)/CSAT/PCS For Minorities, SCs, STs and women 1 . Only those candidates who have already completed their Graduation need to apply. 2 . The entrance test will comprise of – General Awareness, Mental Ability & Reasoning and English 3. Coaching will include (a) Classes on General awareness (b) General English (c) Mental Ability and Reasoning (d) Arithmetic (e) Hindi (f) CSAT papers Apply by: December 7( Tuesday), 2010 (5:00. p.m) Entrance Test: December 12 (Sunday), 2010 (10:00. a.m) Display of List of Selected Candidates: December 16 (Thursday), 2010 (5:00. p.m) Admission to be completed by: December 20 (Monday), 2010 (5:00. p.m) Classes to be held from December 21 (Tuesday), 2010 (2.00 p.m) 3 . Application form may be obtained from the office of the Centre at Old SRK Hostel Building, JMI, or downloaded from Jamia Website (www.jmi.ac.in) 4 . Applications have ...

CSE Pre Syllabus from 2011 onwards ( Commonly CSAT) Paper I (Objective type)- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours Current events of national and international importance; History of India and Indian National Movement; Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World; Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. ; Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc. ; General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization ; General Science. Paper II(Objective type)- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours Comprehension ; Interpersonal skills including communication skills; Logical reasoning and analytical ability ; Decision making and problem solving ; General mental ability ; Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X le...

Date of Notification: 19.02.2011 Last Date for Receipt of Applications: 21.03.2011 Monday Date of Exam: 12.06.2011 Sunday

1. New Horizons of Public Administration by Mohit Bhattacharya ( must read for mains as well) 2. Indian Public Administration by Rajni Goyal and Ramesh K Arora ( till recently this was the only book to be read for paper 2 of mains. It is still the most crucial book for P2). 3. Administrative Thinkers by Prasad and Prasad ( must read for pre and mains paper one). 4. Public Administration and Public Affairs by Nicholas Henry ( some chapters need more focus than others). 5. Development Administration by Mohit Bhattacharya ( many new topics of the changed syllabus for mains are covered in this book). Notes: Sunil Gupta's test series notes for mains. Vajiram and Ravi's printed notes for civil services Pre and mains (very useful). Newspaper clippings. This is very important as Pub Ad is a very dynamic subject and deals with governments functioning, which is tracked by the media. Although The Hindu is a must read, I will recommend Indian Express for Pub Ad preparation. Go through the ...

Official releas of the change: http://upsc.gov.in/exams/misc/csp2011-syll.pdf