UPSC which is also known as Union Public Service Commission, is a highly popular and prestigious examination in India. This exam was set up on 1st of October 1926 under the Government of India Act,1919. We get to see several categories in this examination including IAS (Indian Administrative Service), IFS (Indian Foreign Service), IPS (Indian Police Service).

There are three stages through which a candidate has to go through in order to gain the title of a UPSC cracker. Those stages are –

Preliminary exam which in total consists of two papers named, CSAT and General Studies.

Main exam which asks the candidates to go through different subjects such as, Compulsory Indian Language, English, Essay paper, GS 1, GS 2, GS 3, GS 4, Optional Papers 1 and 2.

and finally,

Interview which is totally based on the candidate’s personality, individuality, mannerisms and the way they carry themselves. It overall captures the candidate’s capability of being an officer.

There are also different ways through which one can prepare for this examination though the most significant factors that help a candidate to move forward in this journey are dedication, motivation, compassion and accountability. The NCERT books play a remarkable role in making a candidate strong and educated enough to move ahead in their journey and they are advised to thoroughly go through the books from 6th standard to 12th standard.

Apart from that there are some noteworthy books written by writers like M. Laxmikant and Ramesh Singh on Politics and Economy respectively and they give the candidates further push towards their goals.