Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India.

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Anshul Hindal

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Service Preference and Cadre Preference
1. IAS
2. ⁠IPS
3. ⁠IFS
4. IRS (Customs)
5. IRS (IT)
6. ⁠IAAS (Account & Audit service)
7. ⁠IRMS(railway traffic)
8. ⁠IRMS(railway account service)
9. ⁠ICAS Civil account service
10. ⁠IDES defence estate service
11. ⁠IDAS defence account service
12. ⁠IRMS (personnel)
13. ⁠DANICS(UTs civil service)
14. ⁠DANIPS(UTs police service)
15. ⁠ITS Trade service
16. ⁠IPoS postal service
17. ⁠ICLS corporate law service
18. ⁠IIS information service
19. ⁠IPTAF(post & telecomm)
20. ⁠IRPFS (railway protection force)
21. ⁠PONDICS (pondi civil service)
22. ⁠PONDIPS (pondi police service)
23. ⁠AFHQ(armed forces hq)

service preference and cadre preference service preference and cadre preference
1. ias
2. ⁠ips
3. ⁠ifs
4. irs (customs)
5. irs (it)
6. ⁠iaas (account & audit service)
7. ⁠irms(railway traffic)
8. ⁠irms(railway account service)
9. ⁠icas civil account service
10. ⁠ides defence estate service
11. ⁠idas defence account service
12. ⁠irms (personnel)
13. ⁠danics(uts civil service)
14. ⁠danips(uts police service)
15. ⁠its trade service
16. ⁠ipos postal service
17. ⁠icls corporate law service
18. ⁠iis information service
19. ⁠iptaf(post & telecomm)
20. ⁠irpfs (railway protection force)
21. ⁠pondics (pondi civil service)
22. ⁠pondips (pondi police service)
23. ⁠afhq(armed forces hq)  anshul hindal topic-discussion upsc

Service Preference and Cadre Preference

GS2_Notes.pdf

GS3_NOTES.pdf

GS4_NOTES.pdf

GS1_NOTES.pdf

Anshul Hindal GS Notes 
1. This has ancient , medieval,  art and culture, world history, post independence and Geography.
2. For modern history I relied completely on spectrum.
3. For society I will make another doc of all relevant content from sociology optional as the questions now are becoming quite tough and may need more substance to answer them.
4. GS-2 Notes 
5. GS-3 Notes 
6 GS-4 Notes -You should search for new examples to support your arguments in this paper. Dont rely only on the books , take examples from newspapers or any other source to make your answer look unique . 
At the same time give equal importance to both the sections in this paper.

anshul hindal gs notes anshul hindal gs notes 
1. this has ancient , medieval,  art and culture, world history, post independence and geography.
2. for modern history i relied completely on spectrum.
3. for society i will make another doc of all relevant content from sociology optional as the questions now are becoming quite tough and may need more substance to answer them.
4. gs-2 notes 
5. gs-3 notes 
6 gs-4 notes -you should search for new examples to support your arguments in this paper. dont rely only on the books , take examples from newspapers or any other source to make your answer look unique . 
at the same time give equal importance to both the sections in this paper.  anshul hindal notes upsc

Anshul Hindal GS Notes

Sociology Paper 1 Notes.pdf

sociology_paper1.pdf

Paper2_sociology.pdf

contains :-
1 Sociology Paper 1 short notes : could be used for value addition to your notes.
2 Sociology Paper 1 complete Notes
3 Paper 2 Sociology Notes

sociology optional notes contains :-
1 sociology paper 1 short notes : could be used for value addition to your notes.
2 sociology paper 1 complete notes
3 paper 2 sociology notes  anshul hindal notes upsc

Sociology Optional Notes

GS_2COPY.pdf

GS_3.pdf

GS_1.pdf

GS_4 (2).pdf

forum ias full length test copies uploading my forum ias full length test  anshul hindal notes upsc

Forum IAS full length test copies

Tamil Nadu Board - Ancient History_-2.pdf

Tamil Nadu Board- Medieval History.pdf

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Tamil Nadu Board NCERTS Notes

Prelims

Earlier toppers used to say that if you give 50 mocks then prelims could be cleared. This might be true when you have to intelligently guess out of the options. 
Given the change in the pattern of questions last year I would advise that spend more time on studying rather than giving mocks. Reduce the number of mocks to 15-20 and study more. Paper would be unpredictable.

Secondly the misconception that you need to attempt 90+ questions needs to end now . In questions where elimination is not possible the probability of getting them wrong is much more . So i would advise you to attempt only if you know the answer. For example Last year If you get 38 net questions correct you would have qualified. So avoid negative marking .

CSAT

The most unpredictable part of prelims where no strategy would work. We dont know what level of mathematics and reasoning would be asked in this paper. So the practice of giving more mocks which was follwed in Paper 1 should be shifted to this paper. 
First of all make sure that you are well versed with all the previous year questions (Probably last 5-7 years) and I would advise those who are not confident to take a test series from any coaching. More practice would definitely build your confidence. 
Do not give all your attention to only one section (Maths,Reasoning,English). Our aim is to do all the easy questions from all the sections. 
Some of the topics which i feel you need to learn basic formulas 
1 Number system
2 Permutations and combinations 
3 Polynomials (Basic factorisation)
4 Interest, Discount , Profit etc 

Going by the 2023 paper direct formulas may not be applied in the question but they will definitely help to solve intermediate steps .

Prepare yourself mentally and physcially for an unpredictable paper so that you can tackle anything in exam.

All the very best 🙂

prelims strategy - anshul hindal prelims

earlier toppers used to say that if you give 50 mocks then prelims could be cleared. this might be true when you have to intelligently guess out of the options. 
given the change in the pattern of questions last year i would advise that spend more time on studying rather than giving mocks. reduce the number of mocks to 15-20 and study more. paper would be unpredictable.

secondly the misconception that you need to attempt 90+ questions needs to end now . in questions where elimination is not possible the probability of getting them wrong is much more . so i would advise you to attempt only if you know the answer. for example last year if you get 38 net questions correct you would have qualified. so avoid negative marking .

csat

the most unpredictable part of prelims where no strategy would work. we dont know what level of mathematics and reasoning would be asked in this paper. so the practice of giving more mocks which was follwed in paper 1 should be shifted to this paper. 
first of all make sure that you are well versed with all the previous year questions (probably last 5-7 years) and i would advise those who are not confident to take a test series from any coaching. more practice would definitely build your confidence. 
do not give all your attention to only one section (maths,reasoning,english). our aim is to do all the easy questions from all the sections. 
some of the topics which i feel you need to learn basic formulas 
1 number system
2 permutations and combinations 
3 polynomials (basic factorisation)
4 interest, discount , profit etc 

going by the 2023 paper direct formulas may not be applied in the question but they will definitely help to solve intermediate steps .

prepare yourself mentally and physcially for an unpredictable paper so that you can tackle anything in exam.

all the very best 🙂  anshul hindal strategy upsc

Prelims Strategy - Anshul Hindal

Soc1.pdf

Soc_p2.pdf

GS4.pdf

GS1.pdf

Essay (2).pdf

GS3 (2).pdf

GS2.pdf

Anshul Hindal Notes, also Uploading my Sociology mock test in Vision IAS

anshul hindal notes anshul hindal notes, also uploading my sociology mock test in vision ias  anshul hindal notes upsc

Anshul Hindal Notes

Sources for Sociology 

Base - Mahapatra Sir Notes : Read them extensively and made my own notes.

Content enrichment for thinkers - Upendra Gaur Sir notes 

Supplemented by Nitin Sangwan Essential sociology Book (Very Good content )

Haralambous for few chapters- Methodology, Stratification 

Test Series - Vision IAS Sociology by Smriti Maam: Very Effective for answer writing practice.

sources for sociology sources for sociology 

base - mahapatra sir notes : read them extensively and made my own notes.

content enrichment for thinkers - upendra gaur sir notes 

supplemented by nitin sangwan essential sociology book (very good content )

haralambous for few chapters- methodology, stratification 

test series - vision ias sociology by smriti maam: very effective for answer writing practice.  anshul hindal notes upsc

Sources for Sociology

My Sources for Preparation 
GS1
Art and culture – NCERT + Manuj Jindal Sir Notes 
Modern History -Spectrum 
Ancient History- NCERT + Tamil Nadu Board Book
Medieval History (Culture Part)- Tamil Nadu Board Book
World History –Unacademy PPT (By Pratik Nayak) + NCERT
Post-Independence: New Spectrum 
Society – From Sociology Optional +Vision IAS Value Added Material
Geography- Mrunal Patel  PPT (Available on his website: Especially for World Geography and Maps) +NCERT

GS2
Polity: Laxmikanth +Chandrakant Bagoria Sir Notes (Available on his channel) + Vision Coaching material 
Social Justice: Vision Value added material. 
Governance: Vision Value added material.
International Relations: Mains365 + Forum Dipin Sir Mains Current Affairs 

GS3
Economy – Completely relied on Mrunal Patel Economy material +Economic Survey
Majority of topics: Vision Value added material.
Science and technology: Mains365 + Forum Dipin Sir Mains Current Affairs
Disaster Management- Vision Value added material. 
Security- Vision Value added material. 

GS4
Ethics Book by DK Balaji + Chandrakant Bagoria Sir  Notes(Available on his channel) + Lot of topper copies.

Essay
YouTube videos by DK Balaji + Topper copies 

Current Affairs - Indian Express + Dipin sir Forum current Affairs + PT365 and Maine365(Only Important topics )

anshul hindal- sources for preparation my sources for preparation 
gs1
art and culture – ncert + manuj jindal sir notes 
modern history -spectrum 
ancient history- ncert + tamil nadu board book
medieval history (culture part)- tamil nadu board book
world history –unacademy ppt (by pratik nayak) + ncert
post-independence: new spectrum 
society – from sociology optional +vision ias value added material
geography- mrunal patel  ppt (available on his website: especially for world geography and maps) +ncert

gs2
polity: laxmikanth +chandrakant bagoria sir notes (available on his channel) + vision coaching material 
social justice: vision value added material. 
governance: vision value added material.
international relations: mains365 + forum dipin sir mains current affairs 

gs3
economy – completely relied on mrunal patel economy material +economic survey
majority of topics: vision value added material.
science and technology: mains365 + forum dipin sir mains current affairs
disaster management- vision value added material. 
security- vision value added material. 

gs4
ethics book by dk balaji + chandrakant bagoria sir  notes(available on his channel) + lot of topper copies.

essay
youtube videos by dk balaji + topper copies 

current affairs - indian express + dipin sir forum current affairs + pt365 and maine365(only important topics )  anshul hindal notes upsc

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