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Newspapers & Magazines:
The first thing a newcomer should do is to start reading newspapers. Why reading newspapers is so important? Because reading newspapers is vital for gaining an understanding into the complex issue of the day and for gaining awareness about Current Affairs.
Standard Reference Books:
Instead of reading many books once try to read a single book multiple times. You need to read standard reference books for different subjects. Some of them are:
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Reading NCERTs for UPSC Civil Services Exam is very important for building concepts. NCERTs become important not because of their content, but because UPSC asks questions from them. UPSC will lift a line from NCERT and may convert it into a question. And that’s why NCERTs are important.
Websites & Internet:
One needs to utilise the internet effectively for UPSC Exam preparation online. And that means not wasting time on countless useless WhatsApp/Facebook groups in which no worthwhile information is shared, and only time wasting discussions on cut off take place. Use internet effectively to search for information not easily available in exam preparation books or to understand a particular concept you find difficult. Internet can also be utilised for general reading about different topics of UPSC syllabus to build a good balanced outlook towards current affairs. Some of the useful websites are:
Editorial pages of Indian and Global Newspapers like The Hindu, Indian Express, Economic Times, Mint, Business Line, NY Times, Guardian etc. Websites dealing with specific topics of the Syllabus like Down To Earth (For Environment), IDSA (For Defence & Internal Security), CFR(For International Relations; their backgrounders are unmatched in describing the background details behind issues), The Diplomat (For understanding Asia-Pacific Affairs), The Economist (For a global perspective about issues) YouTube for videos related to the syllabus (For Example: Michael Sandel Videos for Ethics) General Reading: General reading is very important to build a holistic perspective about the issues happening around oneself. And it’s very important to have a well-rounded and balanced personality not from the point of view of Interviews but in general too. So, one should read a lot from varied sources like Novels, Magazines, Books etc.