Right Time to start UPSC preparation

The most common doubt in the mind of the aspirants is, what should be the ideal time to start the UPSC preparation? This article will surely help you to get an idea. Generally, UPSC requires you to complete graduation, so the candidate will be around 21 to 23 years of age. The ideal preparation time is after graduation, but many aspirants get inspired from various IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS officers stories and start preparing from an early age, which is completely fine.

                                           School attending candidate

It’s a very early age to think about the UPSC, as you have ample time, also you need to become eligible for the exam. At this age, your primary goal should be clearing your secondary or higher secondary exam and gaining knowledge. The best you can do at this age is to cultivate the habit of reading the newspaper.

                                           College attending candidate

This age can also be considered as a good time for preparation, but your main focus should be on graduation, in these college years one can improve their thought process, develop personality, enhance social skills, cultivate the habit of reading editorial sections of various papers like Kurukshetra, yojana, the Hindu and many more, understand them thoroughly as most of the general awareness questions come from this papers.

The best time for college-going students is in the final year without compromising the studies or can also start after completing the graduation degree, but one should also need to take into consideration which degree will be helpful to help you get through the UPSC exam.

                                         Selection of a Graduation degree for UPSC

The best degree which will help you for UPSC preparation is Bachelors in Arts as it has various subjects like History, Geography, Political Science or Civics, Economics, Sociology and many more. But degree should not be an issue as more important is determination and strong willpower.

                                         The ideal time to start preparation

At the age of 21 to 23, a candidate can perfectly start to prepare for UPSC, most of the candidates may not be able to make it into the final list, even though one has failed, not to get disheartened as you still be having the age to reappear for the UPSC exam, many of the people get inspired by the UPSC Officers and start preparing for the exam in their late 20’s or early 30’s and still make it to the list, in their first attempt.

There are people who make it to the final list with a full-time job. They have to support the family, as they will be having an economic burden on them. All they have to give is the extra effort of managing time for studies, unlike other aspirants who are studying full time

Just to summarize in short the best time to start preparing for UPSC,  is starting at an early age so that you will be getting an adequate amount of time along with your own personality development for the interview process, even if you failed, you still be having the experience of exam and age in your hand.

All the Best for your UPSC preparation