Dear All, The Prelims exam is this Sunday. We e-meet today for a small Google Meet Session today at 9:15PM [ Friday ]. There isn’t must to say beyond what has already been said But we meet one last time, before prelims. I specially want to e-meet online students. We connect at 9:15PM today.… Continue reading 9:15 PM Google Meet today [Friday]
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IAS Rank 10 :Ujjwal Priyank, Socilogy Optional, Patna Boy, 3rd attempt, detailed strategy
Foreword by Neyawn When we started the academy almost a decade ago – we started with Mains Guidance Program. I had then asked people who had never gotten an Interview call to join us. 86 people had joined in, and 74 of them got an Interview call. I hadn’t announced I was going to… Continue reading IAS Rank 10 :Ujjwal Priyank, Socilogy Optional, Patna Boy, 3rd attempt, detailed strategy
Inviting Applications for Mains Focus Group ( Residential ) FRC #12 for CSE 2026 Mains
Important Documents Click Here to check the Mains Focus Group FRC#12 Hostel Fees & Other charges. Click Here for Mains Focus Group FRC #12 Program Academic fee Important Dates and Links Mains Focus Group FRC#12 Program starts: 15th June 2026 Program Tentative Timeline: 15 June – 30 Aug. 2026 Application-cum-Entrance Test Registration: Click Here Click… Continue reading Inviting Applications for Mains Focus Group ( Residential ) FRC #12 for CSE 2026 Mains
[register] Scoring 210 in Personality Test – By Hunar, AIR 72
Dear All, Every year we have some candidates who shine bright at different phases of the examination. Last year, among the best candidates I had the fortune to meet was Hunar. She also scored 210 in the Personality Test last year and has joined the prestigious Indian Foreign Service. This Sunday at 4PM, we meet at… Continue reading [register] Scoring 210 in Personality Test – By Hunar, AIR 72
6 Years, 4 Attempts + 0 Prelims – My FRC Journey of clearing the Prelims
–Prologue / Monologue by Neyawn Begins– Sometime in 2023, after this video, I got an angry mail. The email had an accusation. It said – “Mr neyawn only meets toppers and officers, and he had no time for real students who are struggling with prelims”[&] At first, it made me a little angry. But then… Continue reading 6 Years, 4 Attempts + 0 Prelims – My FRC Journey of clearing the Prelims
[register] SFG vs SFG [Residential] + Why SFG Residential?
Friends On Monday, at 08:30PM in the online mode, we shall be meeting to have an open webinar on the Residential Version of SFG [ Select Focus Group]. We started the SFG – Residential in December 2023, where 100 odd people joined us for their prelims preparation. The criteria was simple – failed in prelims… Continue reading [register] SFG vs SFG [Residential] + Why SFG Residential?
[REGISTER] For those who did not clear Prelims
Dear Friends, There are two tragedies in Civil Services Preparation that completely delegitimize our preparation. One is not clearing the PT. The other is not clearing the PT. Not clearing the Personality Test (PT) has almost the same psychological impact on our psyche that not clearing the Preliminary Test (PT) has. Our complete preparation is delegitimised – even if we have worked hard. Our confidence takes… Continue reading [REGISTER] For those who did not clear Prelims
Ethics+ Classes and Ethics Guidance + Ethics Toolkit by Ayush Sinha
This page is created so that candidates looking to start their ethics preparation journey can use it. All material will be placed at the below link https://go.forumias.com/ethicsbyayushsinha Alternatively, if the link is broken you can click below https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y81tBOyxvxcRQ7JUAZCh3vRSThlPINbPIs75l5HsIaI/edit?usp=sharing
Writing Prelims this Sunday? Final thoughts.
To all those who are writing prelims this Sunday. Here are a few words. And some final thoughts. I have put them in a PDF for easy sharing. Click below to read https://go.forumias.com/final2025
[long Read] The Story of FRC + Abhishek Sharma, 2 Prelims Failure, Rank 38 in 3rd attempt!
Cover Post by Neyawn | click here to skip to the Main Article by Abhishek Sharma This story begins about 3 years ago when I met a bright, young girl, who would not clear Prelims. Like 4 times. When we do not clear Prelims, there are 2-3 possible explanations for it. One, we haven’t studied… Continue reading [long Read] The Story of FRC + Abhishek Sharma, 2 Prelims Failure, Rank 38 in 3rd attempt!
