Smart Strategy for MPPSC Exam Preparation Prelims, Mains and Interview
for MP State Service Examination 2021
MPPSC 2021 Recruitment: Civil services give the opportunity
to the candidates to be engaged in the legitimate functioning of the
administration for all social activities. Madhya Pradesh Public Service (MPPSC)
conducts State Service Examination to recruit for the post of Deputy Collector,
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Commercial Tax Officer Etc. The Commission invites applications every
year to fill various vacancies in the state bureaucracy.
Here I am sharing some Preparation tips for MPPSC Prelims, Mains,
and Interview for Madhya Pradesh Public Services exam. This writeup is written
in inspiration of a MPPSC selected candidate Abhinav Soni MPPSC topper of SharmaAcademy in Indore. How he starts
his journey and clear the MPPSC exam is here.
After completing IT engineering got placement in a company by
the job of 6 months, I think why shouldn’t try to be a civil serviceman because
in my job I am serving only the company but after clearing civil service exam I
can serve the nation can serve the people of my country. There are many things
to correct in day to day life of common people I will serve them by this
feeling i started preparing for mppsc exam, initially I start preparation with
job hardly got time 3 hours time to study which is not sufficient then I
discuss with mine parents about mine decision for mppsc exam preparation they were
agree to me and I quit the job and start the journey towards my dream to clear
mppsc exam and be civil serviceman.
I study for 8 hours in a day then increase the time day by
day make it 12 to 14 hours to clear it in first attempt. And I succeed to achieve
your dream you have to work hard unconditionally because it is your life your
goal to make it.
Hobbies: Sketching, Reading Books and Sports.
Hometown: Tikamgarh. MPPSC Topper's Interview Abhinav
Soni: selected as Deputy Collector in
First Attempt shares Preparation Strategy for Prelims, Mains, Interview for
Madhya Pradesh Public Services exam
My views for Civil services MPPSC:
The civil service is one of the prestigious and challenging
careers in our country. Approximately between 1–2 lakh students appear for
MPPSC Prelims.
Regarding the total number of selections, it depends on the
total vacancies, for example in 2013, there were 755 vacancies, 591 in 2014,
435 in 2015 and 255 in 2016 in 2018 Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission
(MPPSC) has released a recruitment notification for 202 posts of Deputy
Collector (Naib Tehsildar), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and More.
So you can see the vacancies are decreasing every year and
competition increasing, the candidates are giving very tuff competition to each
other in this scenario only the focused and systematic study plan can help you
to compete.
How should you start as a beginner for MPPSC Exam?
As a beginner starting from point zero one can buy previous
years question paper module and attempt some questions daily, moreover the
questions from NCERT too will help.
Start writing answers and when you study, don’t wait for the
whole or even enough syllabus to be finished.
For example, if you are reading history and you completed
The Mauryan empire soon after checking previous years papers and try to answer
related question as many as you wish. Don’t wait to complete the full subject
or syllabus it will not be good approach you can skip such question for later
which don’t cover your prepared topics.
Qualities required for cracking the civil services:
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Good Intelligence quotient (IQ)
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Good reading skills
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Good scoring potential through good memorizing
skills and ability to reproduce original ideas and concept
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Hard work and perseverance
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Good writing skills
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Focus and determination
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Good analytical skills
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Proper planning and time management
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Good Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
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High self-esteem and confidence
MPPSC Civil Services is a comprehensive exam it needs at
least 2 years of preparation and 10-12 hours daily study. A few people may be
lucky who can make it with just one year of study and single attempt. The MPPSC
is not just looking for hard working people but also smart working people. The
students who plan their schedule properly using time management techniques,
will have better chances to succeed.
MPPSC Prelims Study Plan:
The first step to enter in MPPSC is prelims exam so you have
to be very careful, serious and focused while preparing for the mppsc pre exam.
It consists of two papers.
Paper 1 for General Studies it is of 200 marks having 100
questions each having 2 marks with no negative marking. This is the scoring
paper of prelims exam for mains this is the only paper on its basis you will get
selection in mains.
You can divide it in 3 parts First Special: approx 20
question comes out 0f 100, you are giving exam for MP state psc then your
knowledge about your state should be very much strong. Second part is Current
Affairs: at least 10 questions come from current affairs, the national issues
which are currently running in our country you have to knowledge about that,
for this read 2 newspapers at least. give at least 2 hours to newspaper reading
for current affairs news. By this your mains exam preparation will be done.
Third part is Acts (SC/ST, HR, CR): These are 3 acts added
by MPPSC board in syllabus you should have deep knowledge about SC/ST Act,
Human Rights Protection Act, Civil Rights Protection Act. Easily 10 question
will be covered by this acts section.
So, the 40 marks will be covered by these 3 topics MP,
Current and Acts. You can crack prelims easily by preparing these three topics
so strongly. Remaining 60% will be covered by other subjects like science,
history, geography etc.
Paper 2 for General Aptitude it is of 200 marks having 100
questions each having 2 marks with no negative marking. It is qualifying paper
you need to score 40% marks in it to qualify and it can be easily done.
MPPSC Mains Study Plan:
Generally, after Prelims exam result announcement aspirants
got 60 days to prepare for the Mains exam. These two months are going to be the
most important days of your MPPSC mains preparation. To crack this, you need a
robust mains study plan along with the relevant study material.
I- MPPSC General Studies Paper I
GS 1 mainly contains Geography and History. These portions
are static, lengthy and factual in nature. Therefore, most students, especially
first timers tend to spend almost half of their preparation time on this paper.
While the weightage of this paper is around 21% (300/1400). So, the careful
utilization of time is the key.
So, instead of reading it thoroughly, read all the topics
mentioned in syllabus once this month and then revise it in next month. For
Indian History, you can refer to any book which is comfortable for you. For
World History, and other important topics of Geography you can refer to these
links. It should not take more than two weeks to complete Paper 1.
II- MPPSC General Studies Paper II
GS 2 mainly covers polity and social issues. Polity has mostly static content for which your prelims preparation will help you. Revise those notes; alternatively, you can prepare polity through M. Laxmi Kant, one of the best source to read polity. Five days are enough to cover Polity along with Security issues.
Next part is the Social Issues which requires knowledge of current affairs. Static portion like acts, organization etc you can cover from here in very little time. Read the schemes of Central and State government concerning Education, Health, Welfare sector etc. along with other topics mentioned in the syllabus. Prepare your own notes and try to cover this portion in 5-6 days. Notes will help you in revision.
III- MPPSC General Studies Paper III
The first half of MPPSC GS paper 3 covers Indian Economy, whereas other half has these important topics: Science & Technology, Reasoning, and DI, Environment, Energy etc.
For Indian economy, you may refer to Sharma Academy's video
lectures or Indian Economy by S.N.Lal. These sources will give you an insight
on almost every topic mentioned in the syllabus. Along with this, read the
summary of ‘Indian Economic Survey’ and ‘Indian & State Budget 2018’. Also,
go through the schemes for rural, urban, and agriculture sector. Try to
complete it in 5-6 days.
For Science & Technology, the best strategy is to read out the topic from Science NCERT class 7-10. And for emerging technologies refer any notes or read it from various internet feeds. It will take two days to complete this part.
For Reasoning, practice the type of questions asked in
previous year papers. Refer the source you used for CSAT preparation during
prelims preparation.
IV- MPPSC General Studies Paper IV
GS paper 4 is all about ethics and case studies. Student
needs to have a clear perspective and positive mindset to attempt this paper.
Some of the topics you can read from any book like Ethics by Lexicon
Publication or by Arihant. Try to mug up as many thinkers as you can because in
past lot of many questions were asked from this topic.
Around 75 marks out of 200 are from case studies and the
easiest way to score in them is to practice as many case studies as you can.
Cover the entire ethics paper in 4-5 days.
V- MPPSC Paper V: General Hindi
This paper checks your proficiency in Hindi language. Study
Hindi Grammar from any standard book and practice letter, report writing etc to
secure good marks and take an edge from other students. Do not devote any day
for this paper, instead, try to give one our daily to finish one topic from
syllabus each day.
VI- MPPSC Paper VI: Essay
This paper has the least weightage, but it doesn’t mean it
is less important. For essay preparation, read newspaper daily to have good
content with you and practice one or two essays every Sunday to get proficiency
in writing the essay.
The above preparation will take around 35-40 days to cover the
whole syllabus once. Then in the remaining days try to revise whatever you read
at least two times. One more thing, like study, practice is also very much
important for mains examination. Therefore, you must daily do some answer
writing practice, or you can join a test series. Test Series is good idea to
evaluate yourself try to solve the questions in particular time limit and use a
timer to analyse your efficiency to write. Specially in word limit question's
answer.
MPPSC Interview Preparation Plan:
Interview is the third stage of MPPSC examination in these
interviewers evaluate the candidate's potential for civil services and examine
their personality it is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for
public services. There is not any book or syllabus for interview here you can
get high marks with less hard work. Start Interview preparation for MPPSC after
the mains exam don't wait for the result. Generally, question arise from your
surrounding which you mention in your profile (biodata) the interview team will
go through your biodata then will ask the questions about your native place,
your education, if you were in job, they ask about your work experience.
Short words for MPPSC
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This exam needs hard work and full concentration
of the aspirant.
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Use test series for practice it is essential to
test your analysis power, you can try more than one test series will be
beneficial for accuracy speed and analysis of self.
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Enhance your accuracy in question solving.
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Increase your speed of question answering.
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Do writing practice as more as you can.
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Develop writing skills write at least 40-45
pages in 3 hours.
