New Delhi (UPSC Current Affairs). UPSC Civil Service Exam is included in the list of world’s most difficult exams. UPSC Civil Service Examination will be held on 25 May 2025 (Sunday). This is prelims exam and candidates who score above the cutoff will be able to take the UPSC Mains exam. In the UPSC exam 2025, it is necessary to have knowledge of current affairs to score the top level marks. For UPSC Prelims 2025, it is necessary to create the right strategy to make a revision of current affairs. Now you do not have much time left to prepare for UPSC exam 2025. Now the more days left, the more you have to do the best revision. Current Affairs are important for both General Studies (GS) Paper-1 and CSAT in UPSC Prelims. Know the best tips to prepare for it. How to prepare for current affairs for UPSC CSE? You have about 5 days left before 25 May 2025. Divide this time for priority-based revision. Keep a reserve for current affairs for 4-6 hours every day. In this it includes revision, notes reading and mock test, everything. Focus more on current affairs of the last 12-18 months (January 2024 to May 2025) as the recent developments in UPSC Prelims are more likely to get questions. This time questions related to the relations of India Pakistan can also be asked. Where to prepare for current affairs? It is a good option to prepare with the monthly current affairs magazines of expansives, monthly magazines and coaching institutes of various newspapers. Apart from these, you can also get help from online resources: PIB (Press Information Bureau) website and X updates. A compilation of monthly current affairs is available on various coaching websites. You can access them for free. Niti Aayog, read the websites of the ministries and their reports as well. Also read- UPSC IFS results released, Kanika Anab of Jharkhand did how to revise the top current affairs? Divide the current affairs into different themes or sections and revise: National and International events: India’s Foreign Policy (example: Quad, G20, BRICS, India-China relations), major national news (eg: new policies, schemes, laws). Economy: Budget 2025-26, Economic Survey, RBI policies and startups/economic reforms. Focus on recent plans (such as self -sufficient India, PLI scheme). Science and Technology: ISRO’s missions (eg Gaganyaan), AI, 5G/6G and Blockchain, Search for Health (Covid-19, Vaccine, Biotechnology). Environment and Ecology: Climate Change, COP29 and India’s environmental policies, biodiversity, conservation projects (such as Project Tiger, Project Dolphin). Social Issues: Education (NEP 2020), Health, Sexual Equality and Social Welfare Schemes. Governance and policies: recent amendments, laws (eg data protection bill) and good governance initiative. Security: Cyber security, terrorism and border disputes. How to do final revision of UPSC exam? Use of brief notes: Revise your created or coaching current affairs notes. Organize them. Just remember the facts, data and important points (example: the name of the scheme, launch date, purpose). Highlights and Mind Maps: Make Mind Maps for each theme or use available Mind Maps. Highlight important facts, such as beneficiaries of schemes, budget allocation or date of international agreements. Give preference to topics: Pay more attention to topics that are repeatedly asked in UPSC exam, such as environment, science and economy. Pay special emphasis on current affairs of recent 6 months (December 2024-May 2025). Mock test and previous year’s questions: Solve the mock test of Vision IAS, InsightSias or Drishti IAS. Analyze UPSC Prelims Question Papers of the last 5 years so that the pattern of questions related to current affairs can be understood. 5 -day plan for current affairs day 1: National and International Affairs News, India’s Foreign Policy and International Organization. Revise latest updates from PIB and X. Mock Test: 50 Questions. Day 2: Economy and Governance, Economic Survey and Schemes. Real laws and policies. Mock Test: 50 Questions. Day 3: Science, Technology and Environmental, AI and Environmental News. Business Change and Conservation Projects. Mock Test: 50 Questions. Day 4: Social issues and security education, health and social welfare schemes. News related to Cyber Security and National Security. Mock Test: 50 Questions. Day 5: Brief revision of mixed revision and test themes. Focus on a full mock test (100 questions) and analysis. Also read- How to become a raw agent? How much salary will be available in the country’s number 1 intelligence agency?
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