Category: MOTIVATION

60 Days – Prelims Preparation in times of Corona

Picture (c) Osnat Tzadok We are living at a pivotal point in human history. Times like these are testing times. It reminds me of a close friend, a senior, mentor and a guide to me.  About a decade ago. She always wanted to be an Indian Foreign Service Officer. It was her childhood dream. That… Continue reading 60 Days – Prelims Preparation in times of Corona

Preparing for Phase 2 of the Interview + Invitation for Group Mocks + Download Interview Transcripts

We have reached a point where nearly half of our friends have appeared for the Interview. About one half of the students are now still waiting for the interview. If you are one of those whose interview is not yet done, here are some likely scenarios, and here is how to deal with them. #1… Continue reading Preparing for Phase 2 of the Interview + Invitation for Group Mocks + Download Interview Transcripts

The Secret Ingredient to the Last days of Prelims + Winning the ENDGAME

Charles Dickens famously wrote – It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The run-up to the Prelims perhaps can be best described as above.[1] Being just a few days away from Prelims is like being at the edge of the cliff. You are afraid of the fall, and yet you… Continue reading The Secret Ingredient to the Last days of Prelims + Winning the ENDGAME

Two Cents : How to clear Civil Services with a TOP Rank and AVOID exhausting attempts

I met a teary eyed girl sometime in 2017. She was a friend of Prajit Nair, a popular ForumIAS Member. She was hard working, meticulous, confident and clueless. “Neyawn“, Prajit said, ” Please help her out if you can. Almost everyone in our friend circle has cleared the exam except her. She is very demotivated… Continue reading Two Cents : How to clear Civil Services with a TOP Rank and AVOID exhausting attempts

MOTIVATION : How I Felt after seeing my Name in Final List of CSE 2018 – Yo Yo Choti Singh (1/11)

Dear Friends, As you all know that CSE Final Results have come. There is an active thread to discuss how people felt when they first saw their name in the final list of CSE 2018. ForumIAS Member Yo Yo Choti Singh shares his feelings, in his own words by Yo_Yo_Choti_Singh AIR 104 It was a… Continue reading MOTIVATION : How I Felt after seeing my Name in Final List of CSE 2018 – Yo Yo Choti Singh (1/11)

“Result is a process, not a product, says Arushi Mishra, IFoS Topper, IIT Roorkee Girl, First Attempt

The result is a process, not a product. Today I am standing on the podium but yesterday I was there sitting in the audience. Whenever we see a Topper, we see the result, not the struggle that has gone behind it. A lot of mindset has taken to reach here. There is no substitute to… Continue reading “Result is a process, not a product, says Arushi Mishra, IFoS Topper, IIT Roorkee Girl, First Attempt

Why People Fail to clear Mains? And how not to repeat it next year.

It usually takes the morning after, for the Mains results to sink in. Sometimes, between 3 to 5 days –  when you actually are able to fully realise the implications of what just happened when UPSC released that damn PDF  on their website that did not have your roll number. And then you cry. Sometimes… Continue reading Why People Fail to clear Mains? And how not to repeat it next year.

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The Last Miles to Mains – Making the most of your time

Darius, the Persian Emperor, fallen to the Greeks, and in his death bed, tells his son Xerxes. “Only the Gods can defeat the Greeks.” For days Xerxes mourned until one day, Artmesia[1]  tells Xerxes Your fathers words were not a warning, but a challenge.If only the Gods can defeat the Greeks, you could be God… Continue reading The Last Miles to Mains – Making the most of your time

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