[Results] Prelims 2020 Over - Gearing for 2021
Because of the corona virus issue? If it does not happen then worst affected will be people whose interview is stuck, around 600-700 such people I think are yet to appear for their interview.
@neyawn sir and others, what is your take?
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@ArpitaJ oh yes. We saw it in 2017, they predicted 110 cutoff, it was a measly 105. We saw it in 2018. They said 102 cutoff, it turned 97. We saw it in 2019. Again I don't know anyone here who predicted a sub 100 cutoff, that too with EWS. But again, surprise surprise, cutoff was 98. And this time, when the qp was AT Least 1.5x difficult than last time, CuToFFs MiGhT aCtuAlLy rIsE. Stop these big brained takes. You know what. It will tank. By 4 or 5 marks. Stop fear mongering.
People don't qualify NOT BEACUSE CUTOFFS DONT DROP, BUT BECAUSE THEY DO EVEN POORLY THAN THAT
Getting 80 from Career Launcher CSAT Key..How reliable it is?
Could you please share the key?@Pantheon
Sunny18,@ArpitaJ oh yes. We saw it in 2017, they predicted 110 cutoff, it was a measly 105. We saw it in 2018. They said 102 cutoff, it turned 97. We saw it in 2019. Again I don't know anyone here who predicted a sub 100 cutoff, that too with EWS. But again, surprise surprise, cutoff was 98. And this time, when the qp was AT Least 1.5x difficult than last time, CuToFFs MiGhT aCtuAlLy rIsE. Stop these big brained takes. You know what. It will tank. By 4 or 5 marks. Stop fear mongering.People don't qualify NOT BEACUSE CUTOFFS DONT DROP, BUT BECAUSE THEY DO EVEN POORLY THAN THAT
U need to first understand what i said.I myself said cut off will go lower than last year ,in previous pages,but asprants benefitting with wild guesses in such random papers ,specially in exams with less seats definelty must be scaling the cut offs bit higher.If it went 98 including wild guesses by 1000s of aspirants,without wild guess it would have been 95.Thats the point.
@aknash20151351 its uploaded in their website..not as a pdf but on the website..Need a sign in
Civils Mains:2017,2018,2020,2021,Forest Mains:2021.
@Biradar may be am wrong but as much we know in eco the term present reflect the current or some previous years......quarterly data only for internal retrospection as the thing which matter is annual gap between that....which affect our fiscal policy....nd monetary policy
@ArpitaJ absolutely not.. useless note..there study material is of no use. I bought their subscription and revised all their contents thoroughly. Whatever topics they are claiming actually no where related to the UPSC questions.
ArpitaJ,
@Pantheon pls provide csat answer key
@legendaryAB same, ditto same.
Can only hope, one day, sun will shine! :)
Sam230,@Sappling yeah, that's plausible too. But my point is we won't have much defense if upsc says, yo bois its 3 only. The term at present is very "typical". But 134 too is absolutely sound if you are going by normal long term data.
@aknash20151351 its uploaded in their website..not as a pdf but on the website..Need a sign in
Got it. How accurate are their keys for paper 2, generally?
@aknash20151351 no idea..but they are the ones who have released complete key..
Civils Mains:2017,2018,2020,2021,Forest Mains:2021.
@skandaguptait is a lottery indeed. People who have prepared properly for an year or two should get back to a job and prepare alongside. This is nomore a paper of test of knowledge but luck. I left for the US after 4 failed attempts 2 yrs back and resumed preparation once I got established professionally.i thought 2018’s was the toughest but this ppr just exceeded that level too. Would be appearing for one last time next yr but with no expectations and no pressures of sitting at home unemployed fortunately.
In the modern world of UPSC, coachings are a waste. If you or someone you know really want to go for X, Y, or Z coaching, just ask two questions:
- Do they have a dedicated faculty for Agriculture!
- Can they teach Environmentproperlyand not just cover 8 to 10 conventions in 5 or 6 classes.
Baaki khud se padhne wale nikal sakte hain and coaching wale bhi equally ease ke sath flunk kar sakte hain!
MKS512,
Biofuel question? 5.3 point says it expands scope of raw materials to surplus food grains as well subject to approval, so it should be (d) all the above ?
@anandsharma yes.... i have also marked the same..... on this question and the same logic
@Obaid True.
How to tame UPSC pre..
1. Do study with a proper group. (Ideally 3+ people). One member should monitor conventional newspaper articles and related GKs.
2. Another fellow will keep a tab on social media handles of government offices and collecting absurd unusual "do you know that" kind stuffs .
3. One fellow will study with agriculture students of any agri deemed university and should prepare for agri net/JRF along with them.
4. Another fellow should work at a kisan call center & veterinary distress cells.keep record of all unusual questions asked by farmers, zoo keepers & animal enthusiasts..we can expect next year upsc may ask question like " after how many days new born calf starts chewing the grass" etc.
5. History--
Ancient & mediaeval- no need to mug up who was what,,what was socio, political set up nd conventional history questions..just gather all unusual terms associated with history (just names that's all)..care should be taken whatever the coaching walas have already given in their compiled sheet that should be thrown away in dustbins and you should look for newer terms.
For Modern history-- don't waste time.
6. In future coaching materials should be the reference point of what aspirants should ignore completely.. whatever coaching walas are giving,be 100% assured that upsc won't ask any single thing from those notes..don't waste money on these stuffs,, instead UPSC wants aspirants like us to make "aatmanirbhar". Aatmanirbhar to guess random questions.
7.practice question papers/test series--
Instead of solving PYQ or costly n useless test series of coaching walas,,just solved random question paper of totally peculiar subjects about which you don't have any clue..eq. suppose if you are a B-tech graduate then take the MCQ based question paper of some history, geography JRF question paper and try to solve it..solve it not to enrich your knowledge but to sharpen your intelligent guessing/tukkebaazi. To master the art of tukkebaazi visit local temple/mosque/gurudwara regularly. Better to have a personalized Baba tantrik for that purpose,,invest your coaching fee on these tantrik Babas..RoR will be better than coaching institutes.
Black magic se hi hoga ab prelims.if anyone knows any good tantrik baba please share it for benifit of all aspirants.
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