CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION written by
RANKERS
A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION
Contributions by Vineel Krishna, IAS Mutyalaraju Revu, IAS Vijay Kumar Mantri, IAS B. Sandeep Kumar, IFS Arvindhakshan, IRS Bala Kiran, IPS G. Kranti Kumar,IPS A. Vijaya Laxmi, IPS K. Veeraraghava Rao, IAS Ramesh Reddy, IPS Ramanjaneyulu, IRS Raja Kumari, IPS Compiled, Edited & Cover Page Design by Vijay Kumar Mantri
XYZ PUBLISHERS, HYDERABAD
This book contains full of suggestions and guidelines. Each suggestion in this book is the offspring of lessons that rankers learnt from their mistakes during their preparation. Authors bear no responsibility for any damage from their suggestions and guidelines, which are actually their opinions. Readers may follow these suggestions and guidelines after judging rationally based on the suitability to their nature and environment.
Published by GVK Publications, Hyderabad –02 © All Rights Reserved First Edition 2007
Printed at Xyz Press, Hyderabad
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PREFACE
“How to Crack Civil Services Examination” is a comprehensive guide to Civil Services Examination written by rankers. It covers every aspect of the examination at every stage of the examination including how to prepare, what to prepare, where to prepare, how to chose optional subjects, how to write the exam, how to prepare for interview, etc. It covers detailed strategy of preparation for General Studies Prelims and Mains Exams, Essay and Interview. It gives suggested reading and strategy of preparation for all popular optionals. It even touches upon some miscellaneous aspects, which have impact on the preparation like health, stress management, hobbies, etc. Each suggestion in this book is the offspring of lessons that Mutyalaraju and other toppers learnt from their mistakes during their preparation. The main aim of this book is to make sure that aspirants do not waste their attempts due to lack of proper guidance.
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