The UPSC conducts civil service exams every year. Since the age limit is pretty generous there are several cases where even working individuals or people who already have a job has applied for the IAS exams.
Time management for studying and taking care of health simultaneously while working a 9 hour job is the greatest difficulty faced by the working examinees. This article, specially devised for working individuals, divides the syllabus into manageable bits and creates an effective study plan for working professional UPSC preparation.
Can a Working Professional Clear UPSC?
It is usually recommended for examinees to spare 14 months time for preparation of the civil service exams. Considering that you have less time and still want to crack the exam, you may follow the following time table for UPSC 2021 for working professionals:
Time not fit for studying → 9 hours office, 1-hour travelling, 1 hour for washing and eating, 8 hours for sleep. This makes a total of 19 hours.
Time to study → 24 hours – 19 hours = 5 hours
Time Table for UPSC 2021 for Working Professional
Following this timetable for UPSC 2021 for working professional, you get 5*6 = 30 hours a week for studying and you can add 10-12 hours during Sunday depending on your capacity and dedication.
Keeping this in mind, an examinee will get 40-42 hours of study time during a week. This amount of time is quite suitable for cracking the exam if followed religiously and made fit into the 1 year UPSC study plan for working professional.
Now, this timetable is for people who are trying to crack the exam in half the time i.e. 6-7 months. It is obvious that if you have more weeks at hand then you can reduce the number of hours put in each week. Regularity is the key here.
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