Cracking the Civil Services Examination – The Open Secret

This book written by a serving IPS officer gives a first- hand account of the nature and process of the civil services examination. Questions like `Why the civil services’, what is the civil services, how and when to start preparation, the urban-rural divide, tackling specific papers, facing the interview, stress and time management are all answered in an easy conversational style.

Key Chapters

• Why go for the Civil Services

• Who should go for the Civil Services

• Overcoming Major Obstacles

• Planning your Preparation

• The Preliminary and Main Examination

• Improving Writing Skills

• Facing the Interview Board