The role of Current Affairs has been vital in competitive Examinations like Banking, SSC, State PCS and various other Examinations. In UPSC CSE, Current Affairs Plays an important role in all stages of the Examination whether it is Preliminary, Mains & Interview. If someone has opted for optional as Political Science, or Public Administration then better Preparation of Current Affairs can help them in fetching better marks in optional as well.
Time Management & Time allocation for Current Affairs:
Daily Current Affairs:
It would be better if someone allocates some time exclusively for Current Affairs Quiz on a daily basis or Today’s Current Affairs. Now Question will come to Mind, how much time should I allocate to it?
Here is the Answer.
The time may vary from one student to other depending on their reading skills, their optional subjects and some other factors.
If someone has opted for optional like Pub Ad, Pol. Science then allocating 2 Hrs. on a daily basis for Current Affairs will not be a bad idea.
However, for Students who have opted for Engineering Subjects, Mathematics etc. then they may allocate less than 2 Hrs.
So, one may Plan for Daily Current Affairs followed by weekly & monthly revisions. Monthly revisions of the current Affairs can be done through Current Affairs Magazines.
One may refer below mentioned link of GS SCORE to access daily Current Affairs topics wise under different subjects. Students can take advantage and filter daily current affairs subject-wise.
Weekly Current Affairs
Any issue in News continues for 3-4 days for Example Prime Minister of India visiting any Foreign Country. All the major Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two countries that are of mutual interest and of national interest are important for IAS Exams. These important MOUs are not signed in a day. There is some Process, and several rounds of meetings are held before signing such deals. So, if someone goes through the weekly news then all these important events are covered
Sources for Current Affairs:
News Paper:
CSE Aspirants prefer to read HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS in their early stage of Preparations ( during Prelims & Mains ). However, for Interviews, they may read the above-mentioned News Paper or some other Newspaper like the Times of India or other general Newspapers.
Magazines:
Today there are a lot of IAS Coaching Institutes in Delhi which Provides Coaching for UPSC CSE. The majority of them have their own Current Affairs Magazine. Select any one of Coaching Institute’s Magazines and consistently be specific to it. Someone has rightly said ‘Read one Book twice rather than two Books once.’ Magazines of Vision IAS, Vajiram, GS Score, Next IAS, Sriram IAS and others. Refer to these Magazines and select any one which suits you. It is important to understand Current Affairs issues and important News for Civil Services Examination. Perhaps the Magazine of IAS Score has Questions Pertaining to Prelims & mains as well in their Magazines. One may Practice it from an Exam point of view.
Some other Sources that may help CSE Aspirants in strengthening their Preparation include AIR News, SPOTLIGHT, Rajya Sabha TV and others.
Question based on Current Affairs in UPSC CSE Preliminary
Generally, dynamic Questions in Prelims are based on Current Affairs however some static Questions have been asked in the previous year’s Paper based on current issues hence it is important to understand the Current issues with respect to Historical Perspective as well.
Daily Current Affairs
As Current events is inevitable for Prelims, Mains & Interview so reading and understanding current issues is important. It would be good for Aspirants if they devote some time to Current Affairs on daily basis and prepare in line with UPSC CSE under the right guidance. Consistently reading daily current Affairs during Preparation days will be of great help. One may allocate 1-2 hours maximum keeping limited resources for its. One must restrict oneself to 1-2 Newspapers (The Indian Express / The Hindu) & One Magazine (Monthly) of any Coaching Institute.
One may refer below mentioned link of GS SCORE to access daily Current Affairs topics wise under different subjects. Students can take advantage and filter daily current affairs subject-wise.
Weekly Current Affairs
Any issue in News continues for 3-4 days for Example Prime Minister of India visiting any Foreign Country. All the major Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two countries that are of mutual interest and of national interest are important for IAS Exams. These important MOUs are not signed in a day. There is some Process, and several rounds of meetings are held before signing such deals. So, if someone goes through the weekly news then all these important events are covered
Monthly Current Affairs:
Several coaching Institutes for IAS publish their own magazine for UPSC CSE. It is best to follow anyone Magazine consistently. The Magazine of GS SCORE covers all the monthly current Issues significant for Civil Services Exam.
In addition to it, one may plan to enrol for Prelims Sampoorna, an exclusive program of GS Score for Prelims 2023 wherein current affairs of the last 3 Years would be covered. It also includes a few mock tests to evaluate students’ Progress.
Time Management & Time allocation for Current Affairs:
One must restrict oneself with limited resources else it would be difficult to allocate time for revision. Current affairs upsc is crucial so every day some time has to be allocated for the same like revision. If someone is having an optional subject like Political Science, or Public Administration then the time allocated for Current Affairs on a daily basis is a must. Reading current issues helps in building some sort of observation on the significant issues of national importance with respect to different paradigms like Economy, Polity, or other social issues.
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