Topper's tips to suffix 'IAS' to one's name
Dr.Shankar, working as an assistant professor in a private medical college in Chennai, suggested a few simple ways to crack the national-level competitive examination.
"The IAS exam is not like a course and everything depends on interest, determination and preparation. So, doing right things in a right way at the right time holds the key to success," he says. The 29-year-old topper chose geography and political science as his optional subjects.
An analysis of Civil Services success trends in the recent years indicate that humanities are popular subjects as close to 50 per cent of the toppers have chosen public administration, management, accountancy, economics, commerce, political science, international relations and geography.
"If you ask me when one has to start preparation, I will say today is the day. Twelfth standard pass-out stage is a very good age," he says.
Giving a "recipe for success", he said IAS aspirants must develop national consciousness, civic awareness, soft skills, read newspapers and magazines, besides being thorough with NCERT textbooks of Standard VI to XII.
Topper's tips to suffix 'IAS' to one's name - The Hindu