Mastering Current Affairs: Tips to Stay Informed for Competitive Exams

In competitive examinations such as APSC, UPSC, SSC and other state level exams, current affairs carry significant weightage. Being aware of current happenings helps to enhance one’s knowledge as well as greatly boosts one’s chances of succeeding in the examination. This article will help you in chalking out a practical approach on how to manage current affairs for the competitive examinations.

Top Current Affairs Strategy to Stay Updated

1. Recognize Why Current Affairs Are Worth Remembering for Examinations

Current affairs include subjects such as national and international events, existing government policies, economic changes, advances in science and technology, sports and associated awards, etc. Most of the competitive tests have a separate Current Affairs section in which candidates are assessed on the events occurring in a span of six to twelve months. These questions test how aware, analytically equipped and present relevant current events practiced to subjects such as polity, economy and environment are incorporated in a candidate.

2. Sources of Current Affairs Information

In order to take proper steps in current affairs, it is important to start with the selection of appropriate sources. Following are some of those which can be trusted:

  • Newspapers: Reputed newspapers such as The Hindu, Indian Express, and Assam Tribune cover national and international events, editorials, and opinions in depth and provide good coverage.
  • Magazines: magazines such as Pratiyogita Darpan and Yojana give a lot of articles on current affairs topics which are a necessity for examinations, in a monthly basis.
  • Official Websites: PIB (Press Information Bureau), Ministry of External Affairs, etc. are useful websites to help keep up with released government information and policies.
  • Apps and Websites: Inshorts, GKToday, VisionQ (specific to news in Assam), etc. are some good apps that provide the summary of the daily news in a very short form.

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