When we talk about the Public or Civil Service Examination, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? You might think about Power, Position, Prestige, etc. Working in the Bihar Government as an Administrator is not just a white-collar job. It seeks much more responsibilities and duties to be carried out
once you join it. Bihar Public Service Commission’s (BPSC) Provincial Civil Service (PCS) Examination is a Public Service Examination just like UPSC Civil Service Examination to recruit gazetted officers under the Bihar Government.
If you are also planning to attempt this examination this year, here I am sharing a strategy that is gonna work for you.
How to Start the preparation?
Time management and smart work is the key to getting successful in Preliminary Examination. Follow these rules which I am sharing here to get success not only in the BPSC Exam, but will help you in all kinds of exams.
The first rule is to maintain a current understanding of the BPSC Exam Pattern and BPSC Syllabus details:
The syllabus is the best guidance an aspirant can have. It will answer the most common yet toughest questions of, “What to Study”? You must understand the Syllabus and strategize it accordingly. To know more about the BPSC Syllabus and Exam Pattern Click here: All about BPCS
The Second Rule is to Work on your Time Management:
Prepare a timetable and get along with practice sets, Online Mock Test Series, Previous year papers, etc.
Most of the candidates who are good enough to clear the BPSC Examination never realize the importance of time, as a result, they missed out on the revision of important topics at the last minute leading to the sure-shot failure. You must create a proper and realistic timetable so that there should be separate time slots for the different sections
according to your weak and strong sections/topics. You must prepare One-liner factual notes and solve more BPSC Mock Test Series to improve time management.
The Third Rule is to Refer the previous year's papers to find out where you are lagging.
Previous Year papers keep you in sync with the trend of the examination. Always try to solve as many as previous year's papers at least of last 5 years and find out where you are lacking. This will help you in the revision of the hot topics related to the exam and you will get an idea about the weightage of the sections in the actual examination.
The Fourth Rule is to Attempt Full-Length Mock Test:
Consider various preparation sources, this will make your preparation stronger. Extend your horizon to discover more things like blogs, books, BPSC Online Test Series. I personally recommend you to visit the Testwale website as they are having BPSC Free Test Series prepared by the subject experts which is the perfect blend of Topic Wise Test, Subject-Wise Test, Sectional Test, and Full-Length Mock Tests as well as Scholarship Test.
The Fifth rule is to revise what you have learned:
I advise you to focus on Revision as well, as it plays a very important role. You must revise the factual notes that you have prepared while studying on regular basis. Revising notes at frequent intervals prior to a week before the examination will help you to retain the knowledge.
Some other important tips:
Develop reading habits as you need to understand what each concept means especially in the Language, General Knowledge & General Awareness Section.
Try to understand the application and usage of Grammatical Rules and improve your vocabulary.
Do not change the books during preparation and revision.
Keep Maps of Bihar, India, and the World along with you and refer to them when needed.
Try to utilize your time more efficiently and keep yourself away from distractions like T.V. and Mobile phones.
