BPSC PREPARATION STRATEGY|HOW TO PREPARE BPSC EXAM

BPSC PREPARATION STRATEGY|HOW TO PREPARE BPSC EXAM

1. INTRODUCTION

Hello friends i am Dy SP Shahid Eqwal BPSC 60-62 Batch and BPSC 63 Batch qualified candidate. I secured Rank 39 in BPSC 63 Batch. In this article i will discuss with you bpsc preparation strategy. We will look into step by step bpsc preparation strategy for better understanding.

Bpsc Preparation Strategy

2. STEP-I; UNDERSTANDING EXAM PATTERN

First of all try to understand exam pattern. BPSC examination is conducted in three stages viz; pre, mains and interview. There will be only one question paper in pre exam which consists of 150 multiple choice questions. A candidate is allotted 2 hours time to solve these 150 questions. Here it is important to inform you that multiple choice questions will have five options. Out of these five options you will have to choose and encircle one correct answer in your OMR sheet. It is also pertinent to mention that as of now there is no provision of negative marking is bpse pre exam.

BPSC EXAM PATTERN

BPSC mains examination is consists of four descriptive type papers. These papers are as follows.

• General Hindi
• General Studies Paper1
• General Studies Paper2
• Optional Paper

3. STEP-II; CHOOSING OPTIONAL SUBJECT

BPSC examination is conducted in three stages viz; pre, mains and interview. Each stage of preparation is integrated with each other. Due to integrated nature of all three stages your preparation for all stages should go altogether. If you are only focussed for pre exam and even if you qualified the same then without integrated approach you won't be able to get through mains exam. This is because of the reason that the nature of question at pre stage and at mains stage is quite different. Even you will have to choose one optional subject for bpsc mains exam. The syllabus of optional subject would be somewhat similar to syllabus of that subject in three years degree course. So before you start preparation, you should have clear picture in your mind for optional paper.

BEST OPTIONAL SUBJECT FOR BPSC

4. STEP-III; UNDERSTANDING SYLLABUS

Most of the bpsc aspirants have a common doubt that anything and everything can be asked in civil services examination. This myth is biggest hurdle for such candidates to get through this exam. It is reiterate to mention that like other competitive exams, bpsc exam also have a defined syllabus. If you analyse previous year question, then you reach to the conclusion that questions in bpsc pre exam and in bpsc mains exams are asked strictly as per defined syllabus. Hence it is important to understand syllabus line by line before starting preparation. I would like to advise you to take print out of the the syllabus and keep that on your table for ready reference. Don't read any topic outside the syllabus. This step will save your precious preparation time as well as guide your preparation in right direction. Syllabus for the bpsc exam is available on official bpsc website.

5. STEP-IV; REFERRING PREVIOUS YEAR PRE EXAM QUESTION PAPER

This is most important step before you start reading books. First of all download previous year question booklet from internet and refer those question paper meticulously. You must refer at least last 5 years pre question paper. Referring previous years questions will let you understand the level and structure of questions. If you observe syllabus of UPSC pre exam and BPSC pre exam, then you reach to the conclusion that syllabus of both the exams are almost same. But the level of question being asked in upsc pre exam and bpsc pre exam is entirely different. UPSC pre consists of analysis based questions whereas BPSC pre consists of fact based questions. Hence it is highly advisable to all aspirants to refer previous years question papers for better understanding.

6. STEP-V; READING NCERT BOOKS

Before onset of this step, you will be having a good understanding of bpsc syllabus as well as bpsc pre exam question pattern. Now in this step you should purchase NCERT books and start reading these books. You must refer NCERT books starting from class 6 upto class 12. Underline important facts while reading NCERT books. Read these books at least 5 times before you jump to read reference books on different subjects. In my opinion preparation of notes out of NCERT book is not required for bpsc pre exam. Just use important underlined facts out of the book for revision.

NCERT BOOKS FOR CIVIL SERVICES EXAM PREPARATION

LIST OF IMPORTANT NCERT BOOKS

CLASS-6

• History: Our Past
• Geography: The Earth Our Habitat
• Social Science: Social & Political Life I

CLASS-7

• History: Our Past – II
• Geography: Our Environment
• Social Science: Social & Political Life II

CLASS-8

• History: Our Past III
• Geography: Resource and Development
• Social Science: Social & Political Life III

CLASS-9

• History: India and the Contemporary World-I.
• Geography: Contemporary India – I.
• Political Science: Democratic Politics Part – I.
• Economics: Economics.

CLASS-10

• History: India and the Contemporary World – II.
• Geography: Contemporary India – II.
• Political Science: Democratic Politics Part – II.
• Economics: Understanding Economic Devlop.

CLASS-11

• History: Themes in World History (New Edition).
• History: Ancient India (Old).
• History: Medieval India (Old).
• Geography: Fundamentals Of Physical Geog.
• India: Physical Environment.
• Economics: Indian Economic Development.
• Sociology: Understanding Society.
• Political Science: Indian Constitution at Work.
• Indian Culture: An Introduction to Indian Art.

CLASS-12

• History: Themes in Indian History.
• History: Modern India (Old).
• Geography: Fundamentals Of Human Geog.
• India: People & Economy.
• Economics: Introductory Macroeconomics.
• Sociology: Indian Society Social Change and Development in India.
• Political Science: Contemporary World Politics.

7. STEP-VI; REFERRING PREVIOUS YEAR MAINS QUESTION PAPER

Reading NCERT books will make you aware about basic understanding of all subjects. After this step you are supposed to refer previous years mains question paper for optional as well as for general studies. You must download last 3 years mains question paper and these question papers are available online. Now read these questions meticulously and try the understand the level of each question. Try to understand these questions with the help of knowledge you gained through NCERT books.

8. STEP-VII; READING REFERENCE BOOKS

Now you must step in to buy and read reference books for different general study subjects and for optional subject. You should also start preparing notes. Preparation of notes will help you to develop writing skills. You must prepare own hand written notes for your optional subject. In this stage you should  start selective studies for some general studies topic and preparing notes for that.

BOOK LIST FOR BPSC EXAM

LIST OF IMPORTANT REFERENCE BOOKS

HISTORY 

• Indian freedom struggle by Bipin Chandra.
• Arihant Publication History Magbook.
• A brief history of modern India by Rajiv Ahir: Spectrum publication.
• Ancient India: RS Sharma
• Medieval India: Satish Chandra

GEOGRAPHY

• Geography by Mahesh Baranwal.

POLITY 

• Indian Polity M Laxmikanth

ECONOMICS 

• Pratiyogita Darpan Economics Extra Issue.
• Mrunal Economics YouTube Lectures.

GENERAL SCIENCE

• Lucent General Science.

BIHAR SPECIAL 

• Imtiyaz Ahmad/Lucent Bihar Special/Prayojan Publication Bihar Special

CURRENT AFFAIRS

• Civil Services Chronicle

9. STEP-VIII; TEST SERIES

After reading reference books thoroughly, you must join some test series for bpsc mains examination. Join test series for mains general studies as well as for mains optional paper. Before appearing in mains exam, writing test paper is must. Only test series will force you to write and sit continuously for three hours. Test series will also help you to develop writing skills for descriptive mains exam.

10. CONCLUSION

I hope that following above mentioned steps, during course of preparation, will definitely make this exam easy and interesting. Feel free to comment on my article to make this article more reader friendly. Best of luck. Thanks and regards.