STRATEGY

Strategy is most personalized & dynamic aspect of civil services exam preparations.

No single strategic plan is applicable to all the students and at all the time. However, It is possible to plan out certain steps (during preparations) which are strategically important. Smart decisions/mistakes at these steps decide destiny of the candidate.

Choosing Civil Services as a career goal:
Assess your potential, interests, circumstances, time resources & financial sustainability so that you can reach a firm, determined & practicable decision.

Selection of Optional Subjects:
This is door to selection. First shortlist the optionals on the basis of your academic background, syllabus, past your Question papers and marking Trend.
Then, use any self evaluation facility preferably section wise general studies tests (if applicable in case of optionals (shortlisted) or college level subject tests to know your general level of knowledge as well as inclination towards shortlisted optionals. Do not make a hurry. It's a vital decision.

Selection of medium of exam:
Select the medium you can best express yourself with an eye on availability of standard books & study material.

Importance of General Studies:
"No doubt, optional decide your selection. But it is General studies that determines your Rank." G. S. with its contribution to Essay & Interview encompasses a spam of nearly 50% of total marks of mains examination.

Taking Your First Attempt:
Do not hurry in taking your first attempt. Take it when you feel well prepared because once you are Trapped in vicious circle of examinations, little time remains available for improvisation.

Taking Your Further Attempts:
If you have done well at I^st attempt, it is better to maintain the tempo. But, If you have not performed well or some sort of imbalance is diagnosed (though overall performance was good) then it is better to quit one or two attempts to buy time for improvisation.

There is nothing more powerful than an Idea whose time has come:
Study, learn, think, write and speak with the ethos of the time.
It is very important to use advanced technology & thoughts to make a difference.

The biggest mistake was made by he who did nothing because he could do only little:
Don't quit when things go wrong, as they sometimes will. You can never tell how close you are to success. It may be near when it seems so far.

Mirror Yourself (Key for decision making):
Regular self evaluation is your best guide/PATHPRADARSHAK. Self evaluate yourself with some independent, free & standard platform.
Bigger the sample the lesses is the error." So choose the platform which provides you larger comparison sample (i.e. All India Rank/Comparison)

In the Real battlefield:
This is where circumstances change every seconds : Any well knitted plan/strategy may be garbage here within minutes.
Time management & appropriate selection of questions is key to success. This can be achieved by self evaluating yourself regularly in virtual examination conditions.

Recommendatory in nature only.