The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the UPSC IAS exam on May 25, 2025. The commission has already released the UPSC Admit Card 2025 for all candidates who have registered for the exam. This year, a total of 979 UPSC Vacancies have been released by the commission. With only 10 days remaining for the UPSC Prelims Exam 2025, students must be well-prepared and be ready for the range of questions that could be asked in the examination. The last few days before the UPSC 2025 examination can have a significant impact on candidates’ performance, provided the candidate can manage their time, revision strategy, and performance fear and anxiety.
The UPSC Prelims exam comprises two objective-based papers:
Paper 1 – General Studies
Paper II – the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT). General Studies (Paper I) includes – History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Environment, Science & Technology, and current events, and CSAT (Paper II) assesses your understanding, reasoning, analytical skills, and basic numeracy. Collectively, both papers serve as the screening stage for the UPSC Mains exam.
The UPSC Prelims Exam 2025 serves the purpose of shortlisting candidates for the UPSC Mains Exam 2025.
UPSC Prelims 2025: Preparation Tips
Candidates who want to crack the UPSC prelims exam 2025 must check the following points to know the preparation tips:
- Revision of NCERTs and Standard Books: Candidates must stick to their core sources (NCERTS, Laxmikant, Spectrum).
- Focus on Trending Topics: Polity, Environment, Economy, Defence, Modern History, and Current Affairs.
- Structured Daily Routine: Candidates must prepare their daily routine for better preparation and stick to it till the exam.
- Daily Mock Tests: Candidates are advised to solve one mock test paper daily to check their weak areas or mistakes.
- Don’t Neglect CSAT: Practice reading comprehension, reasoning, and simple maths daily.
- Revision Tips: Use short notes, mind maps, and flashcards for creating your personal notes which are easy to carry.
- Time Management: Strengthen your time management through aggressive practice and mock tests.
- Current Affairs Revision: Candidates must revise major schemes, reports, and conventions from the previous year.
UPSC Prelims Exam 2025: Last 10 days Strategy for Revision
Check the last 10 days guide for UPSC prelims exam 2025 in the article below;
Day 1 – 3: Revise Key Subjects
Candidates are advised to revise those subjects which they have already studied. They must avoid reading or learning new topics, toppers’ notes, or new resources. Candidates must focus on those topics which dominate the question paper such as – Polity, Environment, Economics and others.
Day 4 – 6: Focus on CSAT
Candidates must focus on the CSAT exam, however, CSAT is a qualifying exam but still several candidates fail to qualify this exam because of its difficult areas – logical reasoning, and quantitative aptitude. So candidates must prepare for comprehension passages, Maths and other topics.
Day 6 – 8: Practice Mock Test and check PYQS
Candidates are advised to solve or practice one or two mock test papers daily to check their errors in the answers. By practising mock test papers, candidates will be able to focus on areas requiring improvement. Candidates also must check previous question papers for reference.
Day 9 – 10: Calm Revision and Trust your Preparation
On the last day of the UPSC exam, candidates must check the main concepts or topics that they have already prepared. Candidates must remember the efforts they put into their studies and stay calm.
For more information related to UPSC Exams 2025, Candidates must visit the official website.
