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What if I pass in prelims but fail in mains?
ANSWERS (2) You have to follow the whole process again to become an IAS officer. Once you are out of the track then, you have to go back to the step 1 which means you need to write mains and prelims again.
Can mains be cleared after prelims?
If you go according to your plan then definitely you will succeed in the exam. Don’t feel unnecessary pressure – IAS Mains is just like any other exam. It’s meant to be cleared, and you definitely will! As always, we wish you the very best for your Mains exams.
Do we have to give prelims again if we fail in mains?
Yes, you will have to write the Prelims again. The exam-process is such where until you succeed, you have to start the process from scratch again. In simple words, if you fail at any stage of the exam, you will have to start with Prelims again… Yes you have to clear all the three stages in the same year ….
Can I finish optional after prelims in UPSC?
After taking the Prelim exam, from June to October of the year X, you can revise your optional subject and GS and prepare the Essay paper before taking the Main exam in October.
What can I do if I don’t clear UPSC?
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- Teaching. This is the most respectable position and one can achieve this without any difficulty.
- Higher Studies Abroad.
- Entrepreneurship.
- State Public Service Commission.
- Freelance Writing.
Why do students fail at mains?
Not concentrating enough. Even you if have a lot of time allotted for study each day. The net output can be negligible if you do not focus well on the subject at hand. Many a times students fail to understand why they are unable to clear the exam even though they study for hours at a stretch.
What should I do after clearing UPSC Prelims?
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- UPSC Recruitment aftermath: The candidates have to undergo training in order to become a civil servant in India.
- Foundation Training:
- Professional training 1:
- District Training.
- Professional training 2:
What is the time gap between UPSC prelims and mains?
Generally, there will be a 3-month gap between the UPSC prelims and mains exam i.e., around 120 to 150 days to prepare for mains within which candidates have to study for 9 papers with a total of 1750 marks.
How to clear prelims and mains in a single attempt?
As a long-term strategy, to clear prelims and mains in a single attempt, a Prelims-cum-Mains approach is advised. Be aware of the overlapping and non-overlapping areas in the UPSC GS syllabus for Prelims and Mains. ClearIAS.com is not just a website which provides you with online study materials.
Why do we fail to improve in mains / prelims?
A key reason why we fail to improve in Mains / Prelims or the whole process is because we are either not able to identify the problem from where we see it, or we refuse to acknowledge there is a problem in the first place. I mean we could both looking at the same picture and yet see different things.
How to prepare for UPSC prelims in the first attempt?
‘Failing to plan is planning to fail.’ If you want to clear the civil services prelims in the first attempt itself, you must plan and study. To cover the vast UPSC syllabus, you must plan your day, your week and your month. You ought to have a daily routine where you spend a fixed number of hours to study.
How to clear civil service prelims in 1st attempt?
GS Paper 1 is the key now: Revise every subject! Till 2014, the easiest and fastest way to clear Civil Service Prelims was to score high in GS Paper 2 (popularly known as CSAT). With comparatively less effort than GS Paper 1, aspirants used to score a high in this paper and cleared prelims.