Joining Coaching Academies for CSS Exam Preparation is sheer waste of time.

However I will suggest you following:

1. Join an Academy only to get acclimatize with the ongoing CSS Trends, Pattern and General Know-how of the syllabus and exam like you can say what is the trend of ongoing market. Join it for a month only and then leave.

2. Get coaching for individual subjects like for those which you feel difficulty to grasp even key ideas. There a lot of good teachers for specialized subjects (English, Current Affairs and other Optional you deem difficult) available in Lahore. You can approach them.

3. Go through past papers and syllabus before starting extensive preparation so that you can get the basic idea.

4. Learn to attempt the question as well. Because we sometime know the full answer but due to lack of practice and presentation technique we collapse and just write abruptly.It is important to note that understanding of question itself is a technique. Mostly in competitive exam they ask about critical analysis and your opinion instead of writing pages of history.

5. Go for mock exams at the end of year conducted by these academies. It will help you lot and you will be able to sustain the pressure of exam.

6. Practice writing (in particular) as much as you can and also read as much as you can.

7. Jehangir World Times Academy located in Gulberg and CSS Coaching Centre at Lawrence Road , Lahore is better option among all other academies in Lahore.

Good Luck Guys!

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