{"id":318,"date":"2026-06-26T11:12:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yashkumawat.online\/?p=318"},"modified":"2026-06-26T11:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:12:52","slug":"ras-current-affairs-2026-how-to-prepare-for-prelims-mains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yashkumawat.online\/?p=318","title":{"rendered":"RAS Current Affairs (2026): How to Prepare for Prelims & Mains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this blog , we will go through guidelines to effectively prepare current affairs for RPSC R.A.S Exam \u2014 Prelims and Mains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the past one year, thousands of aspirants emailed me with their RPSC exam queries. One topic that constantly featured in majority of them is Current Affairs. Though I tried my best to reply to those emails individually, the volume of mail on current affairs never abated. So I thought a detailed blog post on it would be ideal so that everyone can read and get their doubts clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I mentioned in my posts on Essay and GS, there\u2019s no one best way to prepare for this exam. Everything I share here is based on what I’ve learnt during my preparation. You don’t have to follow it exactly. For example, I used to read the newspaper everyday, but I never made handwritten notes because I felt it was taking too much time and I Focus more analyse the issue. It just works best for me, your way can be different.. I found a better alternative in making notes online (more on this later). But if you are used to making effective hand-written notes from newspapers in limited time, don\u2019t change it for the sake of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, I list out 5 principles that helped me cover news comprehensively and could score well in GS-1 (123), GS-2 (123), and GS-3 (136).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Principle 1: Limit your sources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A fundamental problem with Current affairs is the deluge of reading material. In my earlier attempts, I used to buy current affair material out of whim, in the delusional hope that more material meant more marks. My room used to be filled with CSR, Sujas magzine , EPW, Chronicle, Yojana and every random magazine you can name of. I\u2019d buy them out of excitement, keep them safely on my desk, never to reopen again for lack of time. I learned the hard way that running after too much material is counter-productive. Choose quality over quantity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA wealth of information leads to a poverty of attention\u201d \u2014 Herbert Simon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Current Affair sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n