At Paradigm IAS academy we always try to focus on planned preparation and effective time management. As it is vital in cracking the exam like IAS . Preparation that lacks planning does not fetch the desired outcome. At the same time well planned preparation too proves to be fruitful only through effective time management. This indicates that planned preparation and time management go hand in hand. Paradigm IAS academy always tries to inculcate this. In changing pattern of exam where General studies paper has become a game changer. Students are desired to transit from the generic study pattern and hence need to develop the habit of reading newspaper. ‘Newspapers should be Bible for civil services aspirants’ as no study material could acquaint with the national and world updates to the level a broadsheet daily does. It would feed them with a lot of information. Every aspirant should read at least three newspapers and two weekly magazines regularly to update their knowledge To know what not to study is as important as the knowledge of what all one has to cover. Else you