How do I improve my writing skills for IAS exams?

When we read, we learn more. For writing the best & relevant answers it is very important that you keep reading more and more. Doing this, you will also observe the style of writing answers in the exams. This will also improve your vocabulary and dictionary of terminology that is much needed for writing pretigious exams like UPSC. So, yes! Reading is the first thing you should start doing before writing.

You must have heard "Practice Makes a Man Perfect" (Well, this applies to women also). Writing practice before exams really helps. Try writing answers. For this, you can solve previous year question papers and write the answers. Check and compare your answers with the ideal answer sheet. Find out the mistakes and correct them. UPSC exams are not extempore. It needs planning and practice. Practicing writing subjective answers is a very important part of UPSC Mains Exam preparation without which you can't think of clearing this exam.