It was wonderful to have ForumIAS members attempt the MainsOpen Mock last Saturday – Sunday, in Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi. Mango Dolly came. So did Yoga123. And Yo_Yo.
Yoga123 chose IRS over IPS last year, and it was good to see both IRS officers debate over the impact of GST on their respective career choices.
But that wasn’t the thing, why I wrote this last moment before the exam post on a Friday night. There were some key lessons , which we all can learn from last Sunday’s test.
I have pretty much covered it in THIS video below, where I have discussed most things. I had assumed everyone knew, so never shared it publicly.
That maybe because I have limited interaction with first timers, as most people I try to help out are in the advanced stage of their preparation.
However, I felt that even people writing Mains year on year, made the same mistakes. Probably every year. So what I am going to share with you is something that one figures out , by luck, naturally in the first attempt, or by experience – in the fourth attempt.
I think, if you have just begun, it should help you develop lot of clarity, especially , if you plan to begin writing for Mains Marathon 2017 or plan to join some Mains Test Series – or even if you are writing Mains this year. This year, Interviews are going to be early, so do connect soon after the Mains, to begin Interview prep as well – all of you who are writing Mains 2016.
Note : This was recorded after a session by Harsh ( 1st Attempt, 43 Rank, 413 marks in GS ) and Narendra Shah ( Already in IIS, 4rth Attempt, 390+ marks in GS ), so I keep referring to them. This happened in New Delhi, sometime in the month of August.
Please download this file, and go through it once, before you start to watch the video, so that it makes more sense.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/182372500
Let me know if it helped. Sorry in advance if what I have said is already obvious to many. It should be.
Until next time,
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Neyawn
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