{"id":9415,"date":"2019-09-23T16:16:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T10:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=9415"},"modified":"2019-09-24T11:57:17","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T06:27:17","slug":"kerala-psc-administrative-services-vs-upsc-civil-services-all-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/kerala-psc-administrative-services-vs-upsc-civil-services-all-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala PSC Administrative Services Vs UPSC Civil Services: All you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d08b851dd90\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d08b851dd90\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/kerala-psc-administrative-services-vs-upsc-civil-services-all-you-need-to-know\/#UPSC_Civil_Services_Exam_Syllabus\" >UPSC Civil Services Exam Syllabus\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/kerala-psc-administrative-services-vs-upsc-civil-services-all-you-need-to-know\/#Structure_of_KAS_Exam_2019\" >Structure of KAS Exam 2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>In this article we will cover everything you need to know about the Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) Civil Services and the Kerala PSC Administrative Services(KAS).<\/p>\n<p>The UPSC as you all know is the Civil Services Examination to the various administrative positions such as Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) etc. conducted by the Centre.<\/p>\n<p>While the recruitment to Kerala Administrative service<a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/kerala-administrative-service-exam-pattern-and-syllabus-2019\/\"> KAS<\/a> is\u00a0 conducted by Kerala public Service Commission (Kerala PSC).<\/p>\n<p>Kerala PSC Administrative Services came into force only recently in January\u00a0 2018.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 2rem;\">UPSC Civil Services Exam<\/span><\/p>\n<p>UPSC\u00a0 Civil Services Exam is a tough and competitive examination which requires a combination of smart and hard work along with strategy and discipline. The ideal time for preparation is around 1 year.<\/p>\n<h4>Important Dates:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Stage I: Preliminary Examination &#8211; Held in June every year. Results are announced in August.<\/li>\n<li>Stage II: Mains &#8211; Held in October every year. Results are announced in January.<\/li>\n<li>Personality Test (Interview) &#8211; Held in March. Final results are usually announced in May<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0 training program for the selected candidates usually commences the following September.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"bodyContent\" class=\"mw-body-content\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\n<h4>Services one is eligible to on qualifying the Civil Service Exam<\/h4>\n<p><b>All India Services<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indian Administrative Service (<b>IAS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Police Service(<b>IPS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Central Services (Group A)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indian Foreign Service (<b>IFS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian P&amp;T Accounts and Finance Service (<b>IP&amp;TAFS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Audit and Accounts Service (<b>IA&amp;AS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Civil Accounts Service (<b>ICAS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Corporate Law Service (<b>ICLS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Defence Accounts Service (<b>IDAS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Defence Estates Service (<b>IDES<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Information Service (<b>IIS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Ordnance Factories Service (<b>IOFS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Postal Service (<b>IPoS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Railway Accounts Service (<b>IRAS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Railway Personnel Service (<b>IRPS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Railway Traffic Service (<b>IRTS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Revenue Service (<b>IRS-IT<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Revenue Service (<b>IRS-C&amp;CE<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian Trade Service (<b>ITrS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Railway Protection Force (<b>RPF<\/b>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Group B Services<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services (<b>AFHCS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (<b>DANICS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (<b>DANIPS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Pondicherry Civil Service (<b>PCS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Pondicherry Police Service (<b>PPS<\/b>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UPSC_Civil_Services_Exam_Syllabus\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 2rem;\">UPSC Civil Services Exam Syllabus\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>P<b>aper I Syllabus (General Studies)<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_viewport\">\n<div class=\"post-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"jeg_main \">\n<div class=\"jeg_container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_content jeg_singlepage\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"jeg_main_content col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"jeg_inner_content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content no-share\">\n<div class=\"content-inner \">\n<div class=\"content_page_feed_offset\">\n<div class=\"ContentWrapper\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wc0R5ktp17_content\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wc0R5ktp2_grid\" class=\"QuestionMain NewGridQuestionPage\">\n<div class=\"grid_page\">\n<div class=\"layout_2col_main\">\n<div class=\"question_main_col\">\n<div id=\"wnJewV5x1\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wnJewV5x2_paged_list\" class=\"UnifiedAnswerPagedList PagedListFoo unified\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wnJewV5x2_paged_list_wrapper\" class=\"paged_list_wrapper\">\n<div id=\"wnJewV5x3\" class=\"pagedlist_item\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wmt9Y19V4_actionable\" data-clog-event-type=\"ActionLogImpression\" data-clog-metadata=\"{&quot;action_log_target&quot;: {&quot;type&quot;: 4, &quot;hash&quot;: &quot;answer_ranking|-1442697804&quot;}}\" data-clog-trigger=\"impression\" data-clog-processed=\"1\">\n<div id=\"wmt9Y19V5\">\n<div data-clog-event-type=\"ObjectView\" data-clog-metadata=\"{&quot;object_view&quot;: {&quot;view_tracking_key&quot;: &quot;a-22817919&quot;, &quot;view_tracking_hash&quot;: &quot;7a91cd21f37976524f4fd9e2279fee15&quot;}}\" data-clog-trigger=\"impression\" data-clog-processed=\"1\">\n<div id=\"wmt9Y19V8\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wmt9Y19V9_answer\" class=\"Toggle Answer UnifiedAnswer AnswerBase\" data-clog-metadata=\"{}\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wmt9Y19V9_answer_content\">\n<div id=\"wmt9Y19V17\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wmt9Y19V18__expanded\" class=\"AnswerEditableExpandable SimpleToggle Expandable Toggle AnswerExpandable\">\n<div id=\"w0YdP39V1\">\n<div id=\"w0YdP39V3\">\n<div id=\"__w2_w0YdP39V4_content\" class=\"inline_editor_content\">\n<div id=\"__w2_w0YdP39V7_expanded_content\" class=\"ExpandedContent ExpandedAnswer\">\n<div class=\"u-serif-font-main--large\">\n<div class=\"ui_qtext_expanded\">\n<ol>\n<li>Current Affairs: Events of national and international importance<\/li>\n<li>History of India and Indian National Movement<\/li>\n<li>Indian and World Geography \u2013 Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World.<\/li>\n<li>Indian Polity and Governance \u2013 Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Economic and Social Development \u2013 Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.<\/li>\n<li>General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change (no subject specialization required)<\/li>\n<li>General Science<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\"><b>Paper II Syllabus<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Comprehension<\/li>\n<li>Interpersonal skills including communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Logical reasoning and analytical ability<\/li>\n<li>Decision making and problem solving<\/li>\n<li>General mental ability<\/li>\n<li>Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level), Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. \u2013 Class X level)<\/li>\n<li>English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).<\/li>\n<li>Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level. (will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=me.entri.entrime&amp;referrer=utm_source%3DBlog%26utm_medium%3DKeralaPoliceSI%26utm_campaign%3Dsus\">Entri<\/a> to gain access to all the previous years questions and to the wealth of information it has to offer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_viewport\">\n<div class=\"post-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"jeg_main \">\n<div class=\"jeg_container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_content jeg_singlepage\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"jeg_main_content col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"jeg_inner_content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content no-share\">\n<div class=\"content-inner \">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 2rem;\">Kerala Administrative Service<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"td-outer-wrap\" class=\"td-theme-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td-main-content-wrap td-container-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td-container td-post-template-default \">\n<div class=\"td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"td-pb-span8 td-main-content\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"td-ss-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-4933\" class=\"post-4933 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-kas category-news\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content\">\n<div id=\"td-outer-wrap\" class=\"td-theme-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td-main-content-wrap td-container-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td-container td-post-template-default \">\n<div class=\"td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"td-pb-span8 td-main-content\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"td-ss-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-4933\" class=\"post-4933 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-kas category-news\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content\">\n<p>The objective of\u00a0 Kerala Civil Service examination is aimed to build a cadre of public servants as a second line of managerial talent for Kerala Government for effective implementation of Government policies and programs. According to the new rules, the KAS will now be the feeder category for IAS Kerala cadre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The selected candidates will be posted or eligible to get posted to the second grade Gazetted Officer (Junior Time Scale), in various departments like public administration and finance department of Kerala Government.<\/p>\n<p>KAS officers will be appointed based on four phases or streams.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Junior Time Scale<\/li>\n<li>Senior Time Scale ( Regular Government Employees)<\/li>\n<li>Selection Grade Scale<\/li>\n<li>Super Time Grade Scale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Junior Time Scale is the base category and will be directly recruited by the Kerala PSC through the KAS exam. All the other categories can be achieved only by promotion while Super Time Grade Scale is the highest category that a KAS officer can be promoted to .<\/p>\n<div id=\"td-outer-wrap\" class=\"td-theme-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td-main-content-wrap td-container-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td-container td-post-template-default \">\n<div class=\"td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"td-pb-span8 td-main-content\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"td-ss-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-4933\" class=\"post-4933 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-kas category-news\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content\">\n<h4>Officers at the Junior Time Scale should complete the following courses during probation.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"td-outer-wrap\" class=\"td-theme-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td-main-content-wrap td-container-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td-container td-post-template-default \">\n<div class=\"td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"td-pb-span8 td-main-content\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"td-ss-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-4933\" class=\"post-4933 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-kas category-news\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content\">\n<p>(i) The Revenue Test<br \/>\n(ii). The Criminal Judicial Test including Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Criminal Procedure Code (Cr. PC)<br \/>\n(iii) Manual of Office Procedure (MOP)<br \/>\n(iv) Kerala Secretariat Office Manual (KSOM)<br \/>\n(v) Candidates who have not studied Malayalam language in the metric level shall have to qualify the Malayalam Proficiency Test conducted by Kerala Public Service Commission except where Malayalam has been prescribed as a qualifying paper for the selection to the KAS.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"structure-of-kas-exam-2019\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure_of_KAS_Exam_2019\"><\/span><span id=\"Structure_of_KAS_Exam_2019\">Structure of KAS Exam 2019<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The KAS exam 2019 will be conducted in three phases.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"preliminary-objective\"><span id=\"Preliminary_Objective\">Preliminary (Objective)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In a basic level test or Preliminary level test, one will have two papers to attend comprising of 100 marks each. The mode of examination will be of objective type (OMR). Both the examinations will be conducted on the same day and the duration of the exam will be 75 minutes. As pointed out earlier, candidates who have a bachelor degree are the ones who are eligible to appear for the exam.<\/p>\n<p>Those who successfully get a pass at the preliminary level will be called for the Mains.<\/p>\n<p>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=me.entri.entrime&amp;referrer=utm_source%3DBlog%26utm_medium%3DKeralaPoliceSI%26utm_campaign%3Dsus\">Entri<\/a> to gain access to all the previous years questions and to the wealth of information it has to offer.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"mains-descriptive\"><span id=\"Mains_Descriptive\">Mains (Descriptive)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Mains which would be of a highly advanced with the prescribed syllabus will consist of three papers mainly. Three papers with 150 marks each and a total of 450 marks combined. Those will be mainly from Science Subjects, Humanities and Kerala Current affairs and history. All three exams will be descriptive in nature.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-wrap content-main-wrap\">\n<div class=\"content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"container layout-2-col layout-2-col-1 layout-right-sidebar layout-bc-before post-template-10\">\n<div class=\"row main-section\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 content-column\">\n<div class=\"single-container\">\n<article id=\"post-6409\" class=\"post-6409 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-course-details category-jobs tag-tnpsc-group-3-application-form tag-tnpsc-group-3-exam-details tag-tnpsc-group-3-exam-qualification-and-eligibility tag-tnpsc-group-3-job-posting-and-salary tag-tnpsc-group-3-syllabus-and-exam-pattern single-post-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix single-post-content\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"container whitebg\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-10 whitebg\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-9 whitebg div-padding\">\n<article>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body exampage\">\n<p>To know more about the Kerala PSC Administrative Exam, download Entri today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content_page_feed_offset\">\n<div class=\"ContentWrapper\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wc0R5ktp17_content\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wc0R5ktp2_grid\" class=\"QuestionMain NewGridQuestionPage\">\n<div class=\"grid_page\">\n<div class=\"layout_2col_main\">\n<div class=\"question_main_col\">\n<div id=\"wnJewV5x1\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wnJewV5x2_paged_list\" class=\"UnifiedAnswerPagedList PagedListFoo unified\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wnJewV5x2_paged_list_wrapper\" class=\"paged_list_wrapper\">\n<div id=\"wnJewV5x3\" class=\"pagedlist_item\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wmt9Y19V4_actionable\" data-clog-event-type=\"ActionLogImpression\" data-clog-metadata=\"{&quot;action_log_target&quot;: {&quot;type&quot;: 4, &quot;hash&quot;: &quot;answer_ranking|-1442697804&quot;}}\" data-clog-trigger=\"impression\" data-clog-processed=\"1\">\n<div id=\"wmt9Y19V5\">\n<div data-clog-event-type=\"ObjectView\" data-clog-metadata=\"{&quot;object_view&quot;: {&quot;view_tracking_key&quot;: &quot;a-22817919&quot;, &quot;view_tracking_hash&quot;: &quot;7a91cd21f37976524f4fd9e2279fee15&quot;}}\" data-clog-trigger=\"impression\" data-clog-processed=\"1\">\n<div id=\"wmt9Y19V8\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wmt9Y19V9_answer\" class=\"Toggle Answer UnifiedAnswer AnswerBase\" data-clog-metadata=\"{}\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wmt9Y19V9_answer_content\">\n<div id=\"wmt9Y19V17\">\n<div id=\"__w2_wmt9Y19V18__expanded\" class=\"AnswerEditableExpandable SimpleToggle Expandable Toggle AnswerExpandable\">\n<div id=\"w0YdP39V1\">\n<div id=\"w0YdP39V3\">\n<div id=\"__w2_w0YdP39V4_editor\" class=\"hidden\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.75rem;\">Preparation Tips for the Exams<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_viewport\">\n<div class=\"post-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"jeg_main \">\n<div class=\"jeg_container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_content jeg_singlepage\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"jeg_main_content col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"jeg_inner_content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content no-share\">\n<div class=\"content-inner \">\n<p>Whoever prepares for UPSC or the KAS\u00a0 knows about the level of toughness of these exams and will know how to prepare accordingly. Here are some basic tips for the aspirants which they can incorporate in their study plan for a much better preparation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Firstly, it is necessary that the candidate should be clear about the pattern and the syllabus of the examination. Knowing the pattern and the syllabus can help student strategize as to what are their weak and strong areas, prioritise each and every topic etc.<\/li>\n<li>They should limit themselves to the prescribed books and not run after every book suggested by peers. Looking for many books at one time creates a state of confusion and thus hampers the preparation of the student.<\/li>\n<li>Make <strong>notes<\/strong> of small things such as current affairs, important dates, facts and figures etc. Students can carry these notes with them anywhere and read from these notes, thus reducing the time wastage.<\/li>\n<li>Apart from reading the prescribed books, candidates are advised to read editorials from major newspapers such as The Hindu, the Deccan Chronicle etc. Reading these editorials will help candidates develop their own views about various topics and in the essay section as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Entri is the best platform for all competitive government exams. Quick notes of each topic under all sections and daily current affairs will be provided. 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