This page is dedicated for the freshers who wish to opt
Civil Service as their career.

It will help you to clarify your doubts regarding the examination, eligibility, way of study, reference books,selection of optionals and all the queries a fresher have in their mind.

1.Am I eligible for appearing the Civil Service Examination ?
Refer Eligibility Criteria

2.Can I succeed in Civil Service Examination ?
For an answer to this questions you must draw your attention to the following facts.

Statistics readily prove that Civil Service is a much sought after career option in India.
Every year nearly two Lakh candidates seek entry into civil Service.
These numbers are steadily even precipitously on the rise.
The fact that these candidates must face one of the toughest qualifying examinations in the world does not seem to be a deterrent but to them it is an unquestionable challenge.
But a decimating proportion of them are driven out of the race in the initial stage itself ie in the Preliminary Examination.

All these facts are mentioned not to discourage, but to let you understand the challenge lying ahead.
To succeed in Civil Service Examination one should have a perseverant mind, systematic study coupled with hard work and strategy.
If you have the determination in you then certainly you can succeed. This year’s(2004) first rank holder achieved the recognition during his fourth attempt. So definitely
”where there is a will this is a way”.

3)Can I manage the preparation for Civil Service Examination during the study of graduation / post graduation ?
Many Civil Service aspirants are seen to be preparing for Civil Service Examination during the study of graduation, and many have succeeded. It is possible to do so if you are preparing systematically for Civil Service Examination even during the study of your academic discipline. But keep in mind that Civil Service Examination has its own systematic way of study which you can understand by going through the further details available is this website.

4)How early should one start preparing for Civil Service Exam?
It’s good if you have in mind the aspiration for Civil Service Examination at an early stage itself. But a definite systematic study should be started at least one year before the Preliminary examination.

5)How much time one should dedicate for the preparation of
Civil Service Examination?
The time for preparation is rather subjective, certain students learns faster than others while some others assimilate slowly and structures the idea, a better way than the former. But generally speaking rather than spending 20 hrs for a 2 years 4-6 hours of systematic preparation is sure to bring you laurels.

a)How to make a systematic study for Civil Service Examination?
A serious aspirant of Civil Service examination should start studying with both optional subjects and general studies in mind, both from Preliminary and Mains point of view. Apart from standard text books you have to browse at least two national dailies like The Hindu, Times of India, magazines like Frontline, Outlook, India Today. Yojna, Kurukshetra, Economic dailies, Science Magazines, Environmental publications and at the same time review of target oriented magazines like Civil Service Chronicle, Competition Success Review, Competition Refresher etc should be done, to be is tune with the exam pattern and for constant motivation.

Doing all in a short span of time seems almost impossible. At the same time analytical selection of news which is relevant for you from the vast array of materials mentioned needs expert skill.
Even if you are mastered in the art, doing it all alone will subject you to time constraints. And when the time demands, systematically trained and time managed candidates do an overall performance and will excel you.

b)Then how can I cope up with these problems?
That’s how you will be benefited while enrolling in ICS tackler.com,it works as your right guide and time manager, with our expert faculties relentlessly working for you behind the curtain by analyzing the questions papers and imbibing it’s essence and applying it while making news analysis from major national dailies, magazines, science journals and other relevant materials and these well researched notes were dispatched to you daily, in addition to the frequent dispatch it General studies notes. It practically saves your 4-6 hours, and it in turn can be used for studying the optional subjects.

It relives you from the burden of analyzing and selecting the news articles
(Which itself needs expert specialization and also saves the considerable share of your time spent on writing notes).

The news is sorted and analysed and then restructured to the pattern of probable questions of Civil Service Examination – it keeps you in tune with examination pattern.

7.How much important is the analytical selection and study of newspapers and magazines ?

Keeping in mind all the data mentioned in all these materials is out of imagination, and almost impossible. So the materials should be sorted and analytically selected from the examination point of view, and notes should be prepared from that. It consumes much of your time ( ie you are out of the race while time management is concerned) and at the same time it needs expert skill, which everyone may not be bestowed with. The importance and analytical selection if news will be evident from the words of the IAS toppers.

“Generally you will see that aspirants we reading newspapers, what is required is studying the news papers, not reading”
Roopa Misra
Ist CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION 2004
Courtsy: Civil Service Chronicle July 2004.

To be very precise studying the newspaper is important rather than reading. And studying implies the analytical selection of news relevant for Civil Service Examination. Since it consumes a good lot of your time, it would be nice to have an expert hand to assist you, which some successful candidates had.

“My husband always gave me last minute details from Civil Service Chronicle”
                           :Roopa Misra

To know how much tedious is the work if done alone
read the following question which appeared in IAS helpline
 Civil Service Chronicle Oct 2004 issue.

“It takes me over three hours to read the newspaper when I go for reading all the news published, which consumes a good much time. What is the key to study the newspaper efficiently but within economic time”

Abhishek. Kesarwani
Delhi.
Courtesy. C.S. Chronicle Oct 2004.

Now we provide you a unique opportunity to avail a well researched online news daily, tailor made to cater your Civil Service Aspiration.

8.What are the benefits that I get while enrolling in
ICS tackler.com?
It is the most economic option available to you. In addition to daily news analysis, we will also receive General Studies Notes, Expected Questions, Facilities to avail books right in front, your study table- through our virtual book shop that too at a special discounted rate. You will also be eligible to participate in monthly mock tests, monthly essay contests and will also receive training for compulsory English paper in Civil Service Main Examination. . More over our online tests avail you an opportunity for self assessment .It is so structured to ascertain you progress. (Our mock tests are based on a small prescribed portion of G.S. Syllabus so that you can appear after sufficient preparation. And the Syllabus portion for the mock test will be displayed and let known individually through a mail one month before the test date.

9.Which are the standard text books to be referred for preparing Civil Service Examination?
See suggested books.

10 My academic performance is not impressive, can I get selection in Civil Service Examination?
Academic performance does not have any weightage marks in Civil Service Examination. A large number of second and third divisioners in graduation qualify the Civil Service Examination every year. So you too can be one among them provided you work hard and systematically.

11Which optional should I select for Civil Service Examination?
Preference of optional is difficult to suggest. It is absolutely subjective. The optional you prefer should anyway be a subject you have genuine interest and flair, it is usually seen that most candidates prefer the subjects of their graduation and post graduation as optional since they are already comfortable with the subject. But medical and technical graduates usually opt other popular humanities / social science subject as optionals. But it is not advisable for a a candidate to opt science subject as optional if he belongs to a non Science Academic background. Similarly the availability of study materials should also be kept in mind while selecting your optionals. Some of the popular optionals are Sociology, Anthropology, Geography, Public Administration, Psychology, Political Science etc.

For further information mail your queries info@icstackler.com.