When anybody planning to climb a mountain, he/she in the very step, prepare a detailed map of the mountain. Various routes, passes, hills, peaks and trenches. It helps them to have a better picture of their journey. It also increases their chance of reaching the peak their aim. Same is the case with the UPSC IAS exam. The UPSC syllabus is very vast. UPSC specifies syllabus for both Prelims and Mains. It has many subjects, many topics and subtopics. Here comes the importance of IAS syllabus.
UPSC syllabus acts as a guide and philosopher for UPSC aspirants. It helps them to prepare in a right direction with limited time frame. Many students start their preparation with full dedication and hard work. But they end up reading things which are not relevant for the exam, it wastes their time and energy. It is because they fail to understand the UPSC Syllabus and don’t refer it again and again.
UPSC IAS syllabus is list of subjects which we need to prepare and topics and subtopics from which question will be asked. Now here comes the important task of the students. They need to go through the UPSC Syllabus thoroughly even before starting their preparation. Aspirants need to mug up the UPSC syllabus like poems. It should fit in their mind like basic spellings. It will help them to always remain in right track and study only what is relevant.
For example, when they are reading any current affairs magazine, they will have the topics like Awareness in the fields of IT and Space, in the back of their mind. Now they will read that topic carefully and will also quote this in their answer writing. Let us take an example of a student who has not seen the syllabus or has seen the syllabus just once. But he does not have any command over the syllabus. Now, when he will start his preparation, he will simply read the subjects rather than focusing on what is going to be asked in the UPSC Prelims and Mains exam. For example, in UPSC Prelims syllabus, in History subject, the syllabus mentioned is History of India and Indian National Movement. If student will not remember the syllabus and will start reading history of post-Independence and will read and revise it again and again. Will it be helpful for them? It will only take them to wrong path. Hence, mugging up the syllabus will help them.
In this article, we will discuss about the UPSC Syllabus 2021 in detailed manner so that students can easily get it and start their preparation in right direction.
UPSC IAS exam is getting conducted in three phases:
- First phase: Prelims- Objective type
- Second phase: Mains- Descriptive type
- Third phase: Personality Test- Personal Interview
