UPSC 2017: Target 130+ for Prelims Exam

Since the CSAT exam has become just a qualifying exam in 2015, the previous two years have shown how tough cracking prelims can be. The cutoff for GS has jumped to 108 in 2015 and around 115 in 2016. The cutoff for 2017 is now expected to exceed 120, and it can even go as high as 130. So basically, to clear prelims, one will need to target at least 130 this year. And how to achieve that? Should one study as much as he/she can in the remaining time? Unfortunately, while hard work is necessary to clear UPSC, it is not sufficient. What is needed is smart hard work, with a clear well-defined strategy.

With our ‘Target 130+’ program, we provide a highly focused and streamlined practice-driven program, where the whole strategy is centered around a series of practice tests. Here is the timeline of the tests:

Test	Date	Topic-1	Topic-2
1	25 March,2017	General Science	Current Affairs of Month June’16
2	1 April,2017	Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.	Current Affairs of Month July’16
3	8 April,2017	Indian National Movement	Current Affairs of Month Aug’16 & Sep’16
4	15 April,2017	Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World	Current Affairs of Month Oct’16
5	22 April,2017	History of India (including Art and Culture)	Current Affairs of Month Nov’16
6	29 April,2017	Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, etc.	Current Affairs of Month Dec’16
7	6 May,2017	General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization	Current Affairs of Month Jan’17
8	13 May,2017	Test – 1+2+4	Current Affairs of Month Feb’17
9	20 May,2017	Test – 3+5+6+7	Current Affairs of Month March’17
10	27 May,2017	Complete Current Affairs	Current Affairs of Month April’17 & May’17
11	28 May,2017	Full Syllabus Test
12	30 May,2017	Full Syllabus Test
13	1 June,2017	Full Syllabus Test
14	3 June,2017	Full Syllabus Test
15	5 June,2017	Full Syllabus Test
16	6 June,2017	Full Syllabus Test
17	7 June, 2017	Full Syllabus Test
18	8 June,2017	Full Syllabus Test
19	9 June,2017	Full Syllabus Test
20	10 June,2017	Full Syllabus Test

If you follow the timeline and appear in all these tests while using the time between each test for preparing for next topic, there is an extremely high likelihood of you clearing the Prelims with 130+ score.