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Prelims is the first stage of this exciting UPSC journey. The fact that you only need to pass this exam and its marks wont be counted in final marks tally, calls for a different approach. My journey: I gave my first attempt in 2014 and was not able to clear the prelims. Reasons: 1. Lack of revision 2. Lack of coverage of syllabus 3. Not enough practice Hence these points should be kept in mind so as to avoid mistakes I committed in my first attempt. I focused on my weak areas in subsequent attempts and was able to qualify both 2015 and 2016 prelims. Here is my Prelims marksheet: The booklist: Topic strategy/booklist/comment History Ancient Old NCERT, PD special issue on ancient; History Medieval Old NCERT, PD special issue on medieval; History Modern (Freedom Struggle) Spectrum, Bipin Chandra Culture and society Gk today module, Class XI new NCERT-the best book! Polity (theory + current)

Hi Everyone! I hope your studies are going good. As I mentioned in my facebook profile  I will create a repository of important newspaper articles which might be helpful for GS preparation. I will categorize these articles and also mention their importance. I hope you will make maximum use of it. All the best! PS: I will regularly update this page, so do keep a regular watch on this post! GS PAPER 1 GS PAPER 2 1. POLITY 2. GOVERNANCE 3. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PM's visit to Israel : This article is important in the wake of PM visit to Israel. You should take note of following points: 1. A historic moment due to 1st visit by Indian PM 2. How India can maintain pragmatic relation with Israel and Arabs together 3. What benefits India has got in past 4. How Israel is important at present and in future. 4. WORLD BODIES GS PAPER 3 1. ECONOMICS 2. AGRICULTURE Various agri tech :  it is important to know about various new technologies in field of