on average how much hours of studying is essential to pass the exam?

No one could predict this relation between time and passing an exam. Though if you aim to cover the topics in an organised and planned way meeting your set deadlines you will surely pass this exam. Owing to the fact that everyone is unique, the time required would be different for different people. Ask yourself this time question and the answer you get will the actual time you require. If I say put 10 hrs a day another member would come to say put 16 hrs and you will be even more confused and will waste more of precious time over just wondering to figure out the time required. Aim to cover topics not how much hours to study.

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just wanted a rough guide, bare minimum , absolute least time required, without which its humanly not possible to go thru everything at least once...one of my favorite teachers once said tht each subject has an average hours that u absolutely need,the rest u can adjust according to ur aptitude, all international tests mention those hours at the start of thier books,i just thght this forum might be helpful
and i will try to nip, tuck and prune the headings and all before posting next time.

I study more than 12 plus hours. ....however, it depends upon every people according to his/her own timing and stamina...

12 hours :-(
what is your strategy
are you preparing one subject at a time or 2 or 3 at the same time?
and what about current affair?

Let me share with you my experience,
i studied around 6 hours or less per day for five months. and the rest of the day i used to watch movies, go outside for food, tea, burger, shwarma etc with friends. this is what i used to do in lahore. but once in a while when i would visit home for a few days i never touched books. I do remember the day before my first CSS paper i.e Essay and Precis, it was friday and i used my whole day in shopping to buy new dresses for exam days, and at night i slept earlier so as to take exam with fresh mind.

Now, the whole idea is,
i studied in a managed way, i only studied what i deemed important, my direction was firm and i did not bother wasting my time over unimportant things. I used to cover 1 topic from 1 good source and i never touched multiple sources for a single topic. I never took tension about the time that i consumed in studying.. I only studied when i really wanted to, and i never put undue pressure on myself for that, except during exam days. I slept, i enjoyed, i partied, i studied, i qualified and i got allocated into my beloved Group Alhamdulillah.

I know, not every one thinks like that, but be purposeful, be productive, be qualitative. Be cool, be calm and relax.

Your brain is a masterpiece. sometimes it figures out things itself without even asking you. you have got all the answers in some of your brain's vaults.. it will open them itself, you just have to keep it happy. Don't overrule your brain, this will hamper its efficient functionality, rather do counseling with it and move with mutual understanding.

If you could manage your studies and keep a general idea of where are you moving, then even 6 hours are more than enough per day... only if you focus and understand.
Give CSS only what it wants.. it does not need your blood, or your happy moments. so don't push 'your self' into it or you will get crushed.

Note that, Everyone has right to contradict.

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[QUOTE=Werewolf;652604]Let me share with you my experience,
I used to cover 1 topic from 1 good source and i never touched multiple sources for a single topic.
please kindly guide me about how to prepare current affair?

[QUOTE=alwidah;652610]sister just read news papers.Also visit news paper websites.In news paper.You will get every thing you want...

You should give 10 hours daily for study.




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It all depends on your learning abilities & learning skills... Focus more on quality learning than in hours of study.... I don't think many would agree with me but 3-4 hours study with full concentration for 5-6 months is enough to pass CSS. You attitude & concentration are the two decisive factors. Counting study hours is the approach of bookworms & remember CSS exam is to select bureaucrats with good & healthy minds & not for selection of bookworms who are good for nothing.

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