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1 month to IES exam.. What you must be

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The prestigious Engineering Services Examination conducted by UPSC is almost a month awaynow. Popularly known as the IES exam, it holds a very important position in the minds of theEngineering students of Electrical, Mechanical, Civil and ECE branch. If you are an aspirant, theni am pre y sure that you might be going through this question‑ What should be my strategy forthis last one month?

This post is to remove that doubt from your mindset and to prepare you for that final ba le.Without wasting any more single minute, let’s have a look at the things, you must be doing now.

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1. Revise the Formula and Concepts-

As far as technical part of the papers are concerned, there is a prerequisite for ge ing very good

marks in the paper. This prerequisite is that –

The moment you enter the Examination hall, all the important Formulae and Concepts should be on your tip of tongue.

Remember this fact, that if you have all those concepts and formulae in your mind, you willdefinitely come up with flying colors. The objective paper of IES is a test of speed and applicationof concepts. If you can’t remember the concepts, how will you proceed? Not only this, it increasesyour confidence manifold. With a confident mindset, you will easily solve the paper.

If you haven’t made notes for it, or you want an amazing compilation of formulae and concepts,you can purchase these books. Believe me, it will help you a lot.

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2. Practice as much as Possible

Practice is the key to success in any exam. If you are not practicing enough, you are digging yourown grave. In this one month time, you should always be seen with a copy and a pen, solvingsome problem. But, any action without proper direction, amounts to a waste. So, while practicing,your aim should be –

To increase your speed.

To increase your accuracy.To improve your choice of question. You should gain the skill of identifying the doable fromthe un‑doable ones. Not only will it save your time in exam, but also will help in drasticallyreduce the negative marks.

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To gain confidence.

It should also be kept in mind that, you will have to face two subjective papers too. For thosepapers, practice is a must. You should have the practice to write continuously for 3 hours. So,while practicing for conventional papers, your aim should be to‑

To increase your writing speed.To reduce mistakes and cu ings.To improve your hand writing.To get used to to the exam fatigue.

3. Strengthen your Vocabulary

There is a paper on GS and English in ESE. If you look at it close enough, you will find that inEnglish part, vocabulary plays a good part. This improved vocabulary can help you earn at leastextra 10 marks.

In competitive examinations like IES, even a single mark can have a drastic impact on yourfinal rank.

Strengthening your vocabulary will have multiple impacts on you are your personality. You must

not ignore this aspect. Apart from examination purposes, it makes you sound more smart andconfident. You can buy this book and start improving today onwards.

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4. Stop Procrastinating

ESE is a tough exam. Its not the paper which makes it tough but the competition involved in it.

Around a Lakh people competing for 100 odd seats is really frightening. This creates anenormous pressure on the mind of aspirants. They start questioning their ability. A doubt comesin their mind. They start to worry that what will happen if they couldn’t make it. Now, i will tellyou a secret –

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Only those make through the exam who are pre y sure of their Success from the start.

Never ever ever, ever ever, doubt your abilities. Each and every person has got E=mc2 Joules ofenergy in itself. Even if it will use 0.01% of that energy, it will have an enormous impact. Alwaysfeel as if you are already an IES officer.

Yesterday, an aspirant asked me an innocent question‑ “Sir, can normal people clear IES exam?”.To which my reply was‑ “Yes. After all, I am a normal person. Infact, only normal people canclear IES exam.”

5. Be Selective

A Great King knows where he can have a victory and only there he applies his resources. If theiris an enemy who is even powerful than him, he either tries to befriend him or stays away. Youshould be like that King only.

Identify your strengths. Identify your weaknesses. Nurture your strengths and Leave yourweaknesses apart.

Since, there is not much time left, you must not engage yourself in the topics which are your weakpoints. This will put your most important resource, time, at risk. Instead, you should focus more

on the topics where your are sure of the chances of improvement. Don’t be the horse to strike awall and die. Be the horse who can make his way through the hurdles.

This one month is very crucial. It can change your life forever. Opportunities will not come again.Use this one month as much as possible. Make this one month, the most productive month ofyour life. This is something to enjoy, something to cherish. Experience it like the preparation forthe Grand event. India is waiting for you. It is waiting for another IES officer, which is you.

All the best!

So, this is it! If you have any queries, you can ask in the comment box below and get the repliesdirect from the horse’s mouth

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25 thoughts on “1 month to IES exam.. What you

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1. yashpal yadav says:

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thanks sir …..yashpal

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Thank you Yashpal


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I m working in it… N I m planning to get a good gov job… Is IES be er option…. Canwe clear it without coaching class… What r other alternative options?? Pls guide..

2. Lokesh says:

May 10, 2014 at 1:13 pm

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Hi Lokesh,I haven’t gone through the first one, so can’t comment on that.But the second one is really amazing book. I will advice you to take a look at that one.As far as backup job is concerned, you can focus on GATE and other state govt. exams,since they have more or less similar syllabus.

All the best


3. Mahesh Bajntri says:

May 14, 2014 at 11:30 am

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Please give your opinion rearding last month preparation for GS part in IESthanx in advance


Sagar says:

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Hi Mahesh,

I will recommend you to go through last years papers and read the related topics. No needto wander much in search of reading materials.

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All the best


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Sir actually my problem is if i read for 1 week remaining of that particular month has been

wasted due to the lack of interest. Im ge ing extreme interest for a few period only sir, afterthat again im dropping. Due to this my time was so much wasted. Simply to say there is nocontinuity in my preparation sir. so that im loosing my confidence. please give any suggestionto me sir please.

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Hi Sivanand,

Go through this‑h ps://itsmesagar.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/how‑to‑remain‑motivated‑while‑studying‑for‑examinations‑2/ (h ps://itsmesagar.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/how‑to‑remain‑

motivated‑while‑studying‑for‑examinations‑2/)

If you have any more questions, you can ask me again.

All the best


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Thank you so much sir….


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Thank you Harini

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now/?replytocom=451#respond)6. Reddy Sekhar says:

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Sir, this is Reddy Sekhar & i’m working as a junior engineer in Indian Railways..i want to become an IES Officer. my working hours are 8 AM to 5 PM. How can i go through mypreparation. i didn’t gone through any coaching in the past. How i have to plan my dailyschedule. please suggest me.

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Hi Reddy,

Since i am also a probationer in Indian Railways, i know how hectic can it get. I will adviseyou to adopt a slow yet steady strategy for preparation. Make a firm determination thatyou will study at least 2 hours everyday. Chalk out a plan and jot down that on a paper.Do frequent revisions in the plan, whenever you feel the need for that. Devote 35:65 timefor studying:practicing problems.

All the best


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Very well wri en and a much needed motivation pill for all the students who get ji ery inthese last few weeks! It is quite natural to feel blank and pessimist on the thought of being inthis competition with so many technically sound candidates, but your ‘point 4’ can have astimulating effect on candidates like me who are vulnerable to negative thoughts of not beingable to make it! Thank you so much for this push!

And one question, about being selective, For instance, subjects like Circuit Theory,

Electromagnetic Theory are my weak subjects, so what would be be er…should i give thesesubjects more time at this stage or just study the important topics from them? Please suggestand guide!


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Hi Ruchi,

Thank you for those kind wordsRegarding selectivity, I will recommend you to go for the important topics only, since the

time is less. There is very less probability of a weak subject turning into a well preparedsubject in these 30 days and unless you are confident in a subject, you will end up wastingyour time and/or earning negative marks.But still, go for a cursory look at the formulae and the examples if you get time. You mayget lucky, after all!

All the best


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Thank you so much for the guidance!

I was quite worried about circuit theory and electromagnetic theory, because they weretaking a lot of time and energy and I couldn’t ignore them either because they are oneof the most important subjects! I hope an average preparation for these subjects won’t

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make a big negative impact on the whole exam?

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Ruchi, i will not give you a false hope. An average preparation for EMT can help you, but for circuit theory, it will help only in the easy ones. But, you shouldn’t worry aboutthem. Focus on your strong topics, and when you get time, you can take a look on thesetopics too. But, be cautious in the examination. Do not get indulged in questions relatedto your weak topics, if you are not 100% sure about it. You may end up losing marks.

All the best

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Ok I will follow this tip! And thanks a lot for clearing my doubts!

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how to score good marks in conventional papers as i am finding it a bit difficult?? does goingpast 10 years question enough as there is very li le time left!!! should i study subjectselectively??


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Hi Sunny,

Try to practice as much as possible. Yes, selective study can be beneficial if done in a smartway.

All the best


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SirI read your blog from some time it’s really very nice.Thank’s sir for giving us such a nice

platform. We are blessed to have a mentor like you. Coming to my point sir I want to tell youthat I had just finished my btech from Nit patna and just moved to delhi for preparing forcoveted ESE 2015 from civil stream. I have also joined IES MASTER to help me in preparation.Can you please guide what should be my strategy at this point of time for effective revision sothat I retain whatsoever is taught to me, for complete one year. My problem always lie inrevision area. Plz give me some tips for effective revision as I m in badly need of it. I willfollow your advise very seriously sir.

Waiting for your reply.


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