Know tips and tricks to make notes for current affairs from newspaper.
Nisha Yadav
Notes should be concise, effective and readable in a short time. However, the ways in which notes can be prepared for IAS exam can vary from person to person. Know the methods by which you can prepare efficient notes.
You can refer to these sources: The Hindu Indian Express LSTV RSTV Yojana Careerindia, etc.
Choose Current Affairs Sources
Mark the segments from which you have to make notes like in environment any new species discovered, UNFCCC, COP etc.
What to cover?
Try to shortlist different topics subject-wise. Update them regularly. Do content enrichment in those notes. It will be a whole package for revision.
Shortlisting topics
Ignore purely political news, celebrity-related news, hyperlocal news, and most of the sports news.
What to ignore?
What not to miss?
Do not miss editorials, new schemes, themes, reports, government issued data, etc. Direct questions are asked from these areas.
If you are not so comfortable with newspaper and magazines then watch the video analysis of current affairs and make short and crisp notes.
Video Analysis
Revise these notes regularly and connect these topics with UPSC static syllabus.
Revise, Revise & Revise!
Read next story to know best career options after pursuing BSc Mathematics....