[Tips] Yojana and Kurukshetra: How to use them for UPSC preparation without wasting time?

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I use to read articles of Hindu, economic times daily and cover articles of yojna,kurukshetra within a month.How to prioritize this as they take much time and eats up time of the subjects.

Answer

You don’t have to read Yojana or Kurukshetra line by line.
They’ve information on a few schemes, some suggestion for Development, [overrated] success stories of SHG and NGOs.
The exam oriented information in each month’s issue, can be summerized in a note in barely 2 pages or even less, depending on your notes-making skill. [Most of the names,dates,numbers and data-tables given in the magazine, are useless from exam point of view.]
So, just scan through the pages, note down any useful fodder related to schemes and Development [which you can use in descriptive answers or essay] and then throw away the magazine in the store-room [or delete the pdf file from the harddisk].
This exercise should take less than two hours and two A4 sized pages, each month for each magazine of Yojana and Kurukshetra.

Regarding How to read newspapers,- read this article
http://mrunal.org/2012/06/current-affairs-ias.html

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i read hindu within 1 hr now.. thanx to mrunal

aditya jalan

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how to read the Hindu in 1 hour please tell just be specific with the news which you first read,which news to skip ,which news to read only overview(HEADLINE).
take any date news paper as reference.
and tell how to tackle time with G.S. optional daily for e.g. take 2 subject a day or day by day switch regularly.
- Mrunal
  
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  how to read the Hindu in 1 hour please tell just be specific with the news which you first read,which news to skip ,which news to read only overview(HEADLINE).
  
  It is already explained in this article:
  http://mrunal.org/2012/06/current-affairs-ias.html
  
  tell how to tackle time with G.S. optional daily for e.g. take 2 subject a day or day by day switch regularly.
  
  depends on individual’s taste and study habit. No cut and dried methods here.

aditya jalan

hello sir
i have to ask one question please tell is i have to work on writing skill together with my preparation for optional and G.S.(i have started from last 2 month) or should i prepare for it after pre. exam.

dhaval

hello sir.

i have one question that if i dont read the hindu and will read indian express or times as they are easily available here in ahmedabad as in case of hindu u know u have to subscribe it or u have to ask for a copy from a retailer or a vendor from whom u get ur daily news paper, it cost more than 400 when the above two cant cost even half of that of hindu together. so please sir let me know does it make any difference to my preperation of current affairs,

thanks sir

Mrunal

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you can use Indian Express. It is a good substitute for The Hindu.
Times of India = not good for UPSC preparation

joe

hey !
how many hours should one study on an average ?
i am a full time preparer.
I dont have any contacts with other preparers… which is why i am asking…
regarding my speed of study.. i can cover say geography topics faster.. like say one topic-geomorphology in a day.. but polity and pub ad does drag me..
hope you will clear my doubts..

Mrunal

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read this thread
http://www.indianofficer.com/forums/525-how-many-hours-u-study-per-day-8.html

cmvt

Hi mrunul…from where can we download PDFs of Yojana or kurukshetra as u have mentioned in the article. Thanks for your help.

raghava

Sir please help me to improve writing skills and reading skills.thank u.

pooja

hi sir.. please tell me how to do study for prelims.?

Mrunal

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Read this
http://mrunal.org/2012/02/study-plan-topicwise-plausible-booklist.html

kumar saurabh

In your opinion, which paper is better ? hindu or indian express? I got a chance(and time) to read In. Ex. recently and found it to be more explanatory and conataing diversified topics( i.e. topics relevant to gs mains).Suggest any one only.

Mrunal

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Hindu.
If Hindu is not available in your city, then Indian Express.

Gagan

I appreciate your help in this 1.5 yr preps for the UPSC Exam. When can we find the latest issues of frontline and yojana on your blog?

Bidya Goswami

hi mrunal,your contribution to those preparing for competitive exams is commendable.can u plz suggest me the strategy and study plan for geology as an optional for upsc mains.

kiran

thankx for vital info…
kindly explain how to use chronicle…

Prem

I am going to complete my graduation in 2014. Am I eligible for CSAT which will be held in 2013.

Waiting for the response.

Mrunal

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if you’re going to get your final year mark-sheet by Around August 2014 then yes.

PANKAJ

sir is there any way to get to know about the last 6 months general knowledge … as i have jst started preparing for the upsc exam …
thanks in advance …

Saiteja

Hi mrunal, My coaching centre preferred me to study magazines, rather than following newspaper daily.. Does replacing news paper completely with Yojana makes any difference? please answer me, i m so confused

mohit

i have started with 2005 edition of history ncert 10 class as i have only that and 9 10 11 12 geography and indian polity doing from tmh.i am appearing for cpf 2012.would it be sufficient for gk and for sci i am reading post by you and reading from other resources so ,i am on ryt path or some other consultation i need to take.

jai chawla

sir i m preparing for civil services and i hve already appeared in the 2012 csat but not qualified even prelim. Now my problem is that im working from 7am to 4pm so i m not be able to manage my studies , please sir guide me.

Rajan Chaubey

Sir, Will u plz suggest some names of good GS manuals.

Gurusrinivas G

Yojana and Kurukshetra is that both required ???? and apart from tiz do v hve to read civil service chronical also ???? and what are the differents between these magazines? sir….

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