HOW TO READ A NEWSPAPER FOR IAS EXAM

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Introduction

• Which is the most informative newspaper from the
  candidate's point of view? An ideal newspaper
  which provides the updated information of current
  affairs, latest developments and detailed
  analysis of the International events of
  importance like treaties, legal updates and
  Technology Innovations. In order to get the most
  out of the newspaper, the candidates are advised
  to have the insight into the editorial sections
  of the paper as it provides the most
  comprehensive coverage of important topics for
  the IAS exam. Besides the current affairs, there
  are special sections dedicated to various topics
  such as Politics, Economy and Environmental and
  Ecology besides others. Some of the major
  advantages of reading a newspaper are
• It acts as a hallmark of success in the
  preparation of the UPSC examination. The
  newspaper acts to cover the crucial issues in all
  dimensions like national, international science
  technology etc.

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Introduction

• The daily newspaper is always one of the
  integral preparatory strategy adopted by every
  UPSC aspirant. It serves the following important
  purposes
• An important source of topics of national
  concern
• Provides one with exposure on regional news
  which though are not extremely important yet it
  provides one with an overview.
• Information on major High court verdicts and
  Parliamentary Debates
• Acts as a source of Focus on trends, growth
  parameters and issues. Also provides in-depth
  analysis of issues related to  Fiscal and
  Monetary Policies
• Detailed of issues related to women, education
  or health.

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Some Of The Not So Important News From Upsc Exam
Perspective

• Local News
• Political News unless they are related to
  Treaties and Government Policies
• Gossip News such Bollywood news.
• Sport Titles and Awards
• A newspaper covers wide array of topics ranging
  from Geography, International Relations,
  Socio-Political News, Business, Financial News
  and current affairs.It is a matter of utmost to
  understand how to read the newspaper to garner
  the best and the most optimum results. 

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How to study the subjects from the exam's
prospective

• GEOGRAPHY
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• a) One must go through the syllabus carefully and
  sift the related keywords that are of prime
  importance
• b) Editorials must be gone through in great
  detail especially related to important
  inter-regional issues
• c) The candidate should be able to extract
  important points on topics such as federal
  structure and power distribution among union and
  states.
• d) The previous years IAS papers should be
  strictly referred to and solved for extended
  practice. The candidate should determine the
  pattern based on the type of questions repeated
  again every year and pay importance to those
  topics.
• e) Topics such as Indian Geographical mappings
  like rivers, mountains and gorges which require
  knowledge that can be gained through Atlas. Also,
  the changes in the economy along with the change
  in the climatic pattern is of utmost importance.

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How to study the subjects from the exam's
prospective

• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TOPICS
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• Some of the integral topics  to be considered
  while preparing on topics of International
  Relations  are
• i ) International Treaties 
• ii) Global Issues
• iii) Bilateral and Multilateral Issues
• iv) Foreign Policy
• v) International Institutes of Repute

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Read the newspaper for International Relations

• i) Stress on the whole rather than on the part
  i.e The examination is designed in such as a way
  that it evaluates the candidate for his in-depth
  understanding of the topic. Understand the who,
  what and why dynamics of the important topics.
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• ii) Have an in-depth understanding of the
  important events in the editorial section of the
  newspaper. Most crucial and important points are
  usually picked up from the editorial section of
  the newspaper.
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• iii) The candidate should have an inquisitive
  desire to know the chain of related issues which
  eventually led to the event. From the perspective
  of the exam, one should understand the WHAT, WHY
  AND HOW of the event?

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Read the newspaper for International Relations

• iv) One should have a strong foundation of the
  best books on the Foreign policies by going
  through a in-depth study. It is vital to go
  through some elaborative and exhaustive books on
  the subject such as Pax India by Shashi Tharoor
  before starting the newspaper. The main topics of
  interest are
• a) India and Neighbours
• b) Indo-US Relations
• c) Indo-Russian Relations
• d) Indo-China Relations
• e) Arab World and the rest of Asia
• f) Europe, Africa and Latin America
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• v) One should have the will to plan and execute.
  The candidate needs to extract the essence of the
  topic of study and try to be as close as
  possible. With so much information available from
  a variety of sources it is much needed from the
  candidate to streamline the scattered information
  for the logical response. 

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Read the newspaper for International Relations

• iv) One should have a strong foundation of the
  best books on the Foreign policies by going
  through a in-depth study. It is vital to go
  through some elaborative and exhaustive books on
  the subject such as Pax India by Shashi Tharoor
  before starting the newspaper. The main topics of
  interest are
• a) India and Neighbours
• b) Indo-US Relations
• c) Indo-Russian Relations
• d) Indo-China Relations
• e) Arab World and the rest of Asia
• f) Europe, Africa and Latin America
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• v) One should have the will to plan and execute.
  The candidate needs to extract the essence of the
  topic of study and try to be as close as
  possible. With so much information available from
  a variety of sources it is much needed from the
  candidate to streamline the scattered information
  for the logical response. 

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How to study the subjects from the exam's
prospective

•  BUSINESS SECTION
• After the in-depth study of the Hindu editorial,
  move to the Business section for important
  updates in ratios and figures for prelims and
  guidelines or reforms in the economy for IAS
  Mains. It often comes with SEBI guidelines, RBI
  recommendations which can be noted to add factual
  value to your IAS Preparation.
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• Lastly, do a cursory reading of the national and
  international page to note only the topics or
  happenings frequently stated in the paper and
  then backtrack the issue to study it in detail
  from all perspectives.
• One more vital know how is to identify where to
  focus within special editions and how to utilise
  it in coherence with the IAS preparation. Here,
  we have provided a table with all the sections to
  focus on while going through special edition
  sections and also how it will help you enhance
  your notes.
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• IMPORTANT POINTS OF READING A NEWSPAPER FOR IAS
  EXAM
• To have the most gained from the newspaper, it
  is vital to note the following 
• i) Avoid making detailed notes of the newspaper
  as it is not effective and moreover is a time
  consuming process
•  ii) Highlighting important points is of
  importance .
•  iii) There are online software which can aid the
  candidate to make notes free of cost.
•  iv) Make notes on the various topics of the exam
  including Polity Governance, Issues related to
  Health Education, Economy. Ensure that you
  categorize  Current Affairs Analysis using the
  same categories. These categories cover every
  topic of Prelims Mains
• v) It is a great idea to put every news under its
  appropriate category. With the accumulation of
  notes with time and the notes in the systematic
  way, it becomes easier to revise notes as the
  exam approaches.

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