NEXT IAS announces "Prelims Test Series for CSE 2020" in both offline and online mode The module 3 of the Prelims Test Series is commencing from 16th Feb 2020.

The Comprehensive Test Series will examine knowledge of students and prepare them to develop the right attitude for UPSC Prelims through numerous MCQs over the course of the Test Series. The test series, through practice, will also help students reduce the rate of errors during the UPSC Prelims Examination.

UPSC Civil Services Examination is considered to be one of the toughest Examination in India. The Prelims Examination is the first of three stages of UPSC examination. The exam is divided into two parts:

UPSC Prelims Examination 2020 (31st May, 2020)	Timing	Marks	Nature
GS Paper	9:30 AM to 11: 30 AM	200 Marks	Merit is based on GS Paper Score
CSAT	2:00 PM to 4: 00 PM	200 Marks	Qualifying

The objective GS Paper of Prelims exam plays a key role in every aspirant’s success in UPSC. Only those students who clear Prelims examination are allowed to appear for the next stages of UPSC Civil Services Examination.

Considering the changes in the pattern and added importance of GS Paper after CSAT was made qualifying paper in Prelims, preparation for preliminary examination becomes tricky as UPSC keeps throwing surprises by asking questions which not many expects.

Moreover, the dynamic nature of the GS Paper forces students to integrate their studies with current events of national and international events along with basic reference books. This requires an exclusive plan wherein students must solve similar set of questions asked in UPSC Preliminary Examination