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The secret of success in any exam in life depend on three basic things:

1. Speed
2. Balance
3. Weight.

Article : The Most Indispensable Book for JKPSC - IAS Preparation

Off all the books that you have to read for you Civil services preparation, the most important and most indispensable is ………… ‘The Newspaper’. Nearly 50 % of your General studies paper along Essay can be
covered by taking a regular diet of Newspaper every day. However the most important question related to civil services preparation also comes here; what not to read? Since you can easily read a newspaper from 30 minutes to 3 hours, the question of How to read a newspaper acquires importance.

First of all, which newspaper should one read for civil services preparation? The answer is not too difficult to answer. ‘The Hindu’ newspaper should be your first choice followed by ‘Indian express’. ‘The Hindu’ should be read religiously for your KAS-IAS preparation. Local dailies do have not too much to offer in terms of relevant information for civil services preparation, same is the case with national dailies like Times of India or The Pioneer who either are full of ’Masala news’ or ‘Biased News’.

What are the important sections that need to be stressed upon in a newspaper?

1. National News: National news on both the front page and the National Pages are a must read. However due care should be taken to scrutinize the news. Pure political news, political bickering, violence and Kolaveri di news should be ignored. Political news related to elections in various states, Maoist violence should be skipped. “Kitne Mar gaye” is not what you need to be stressed upon. However certain news items that may seem less important hold behind them questions of larger social and political importance. For example, The news item related to “Question mark over Rushdie’s Participation in Jaipur festival” can be used more to ‘construct’ your views on “ Is Right to freedom of expression absolute” than the info that can be got from this news item. On News of Deemed University, the larger question is how can we regulate and restructure the Higher education
   

No.F.1/18/2011-E.XIII
Exam XIII Section

Session wise P.T./Interview scheduled of Indian Economic Service Examination 2011 is as under:-

INDIAN ECONOMIC SERVICE EXAMINATION, 2011

FORENOON SESSION (0900 hours)

Strategy For Preparing General Studies For JKPSC Mains

Dear Aspirants, before you start your Journey towards your Cherished Goal, Plan. Remember If You Fail to Plan, you Plan to fail. Your Plan should be based on a clear Understanding of what is required of you. As JKPSC says in its Syllabus “The Mains examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their information and memory.” The General studies (G.S) paper for JKPSC Mains exam requires very in-depth knowledge of wide ranging topics from Indian National Movement, Indian Polity to Statistics. Unlike Prelims, where just one or two time reading of a fact can work, here you have to not only have comprehend and remember the facts but you should be able to write whatever is asked of you. So one needs to understand whatever he is reading rather than cramming the facts. A good base in General studies is important for clearing the civil services exam as well as for a Better rank. As far as the exam is considered, 600 marks in the GS papers, 150 marks in essay and 250 marks in interview depend on your General knowledge base. Thus around 1000-1200 marks depends directly on your General studies. Here first of all, I will give a list of reading materials which are must and need to be covered comprehensively.

Paper I (300 Marks)

Modern History of India and Indian Culture:

CISF ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS [EXECUTIVE] LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION, 2012

The Union Public Service Commission will hold a Limited Departmental  Competitive Examination on 5th August, 2012 for filling the vacancies of Assistant  Commandants (Executive) in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). The  Examination will be held at New Delhi. The tentative number of vacancies to be  filled on the basis of the Examination will be 16 (General-13; SC-2; ST-1).