[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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Botanopu,Abhi_uday
Agriculture part was tough. The only thing worked in my favour was that I prepared thoroughly for NABARD mains this year so had some prerequisite knowledge for attempting few questions.
History wasn't tough for me except couple of questions( History optional).
Polity was vague and I lost marks there only.
Mine was set A and I had this in my mind that I will attempt max questions(as suggested by many toppers). But after doing 40-45 questions, I realised that the paper is bit unconventional and it would be better to play safe.
Elimination and Guessmastergiri techniques are loosing whatever relevance they had.
And those who are in comfortable zones of 100+ or clearing cutoffs of their categories....start preparing for mains. Take whatever key you saw as final and do not fall for different arguments given on forum. I wasted a month in this stuff last year, and was not able to qualify mains..
Participants of forum will dig data from web trying to prove their point(which I think is not wrong as they are also anxious about that one question which might make or break their chance). But at the end of the day, its UPSC who decides and prepares the key(I don't think they even look at those representations given by candidates).
->In that Gandhi Irwin question, in English it was written Civil disobedience but Hindi translation was Asahayog Andolan(NCM), but it is what it is. UPSC also commits mistakes, frame vague questions but still they come up with an answer key with not question deleted. Focus on mains preparations and give your best..
Good bye!
Blueberry,Mariposa27
Abhi_uday,Dalinar
@rafael I think the point of exam is to check for application of knowledge. In the examination hall, any reasonable person with basic knowledge of polity would have thought that Parliament is required to meet for minimum 2 days in year. So, the third statement is wrong. The exam is not about remembering the exact wording of articles of the Hindu or Indian Express.The thing is not about marks but what the UPSC is trying to assess through the questions. If some verbatim recalling of a random article is being assessed then nothing can be more demoralising and demotivating.
Thats what it is . They take many qus frm random articles . Its there for last 2/3 yrs.U r imposing ur version of wht shd be on upsc .... I suggest you to take ur grievance regarding this qus to upsc if u r that much determined . There is a window of 7 days . Dont knw the detailed procedure . Who knws they might consider . But i can gurrenty u in official key its no minimum days .
GreenArrow,Order#HonestOpinion
Wrote prelims for the third time, mains once. Couldn't qualify in 2018, qualified in 2019 by a whisker (probably 98 or 100.66 would have been my score). Getting around 114 from forum's and topper's keys. Imo, paper was more or less on the same level as last year albeit a bit easier to guess especially the SnT section (assuming the answers provided by institutes are correct). My take on cut-off -->should probably remain along the same lines as last year. May even go higher around 100-101. Remember last time, the cut off dropped due to CSAT being on the tougher side (and hence the ensuing furore in the aftermath). This time no such factor. Let's see.
kohliwag,
appyfizz,
#HonestOpinion
Wrote prelims for the third time, mains once. Couldn't qualify in 2018, qualified in 2019 by a whisker (probably 98 or 100.66 would have been my score). Getting around 114 from forum's and topper's keys. Imo, paper was more or less on the same level as last year albeit a bit easier to guess especially the SnT section (assuming the answers provided by institutes are correct). My take on cut-off -->should probably remain along the same lines as last year. May even go higher around 100-101. Remember last time, the cut off dropped due to CSAT being on the tougher side (and hence the ensuing furore in the aftermath). This time no such factor. Let's see.
Hot take.
@KratosOfPUBG I'm getting 101.33 as per shankar
If you have attempted in 80s or 90s, based on my experience, start preparing for mains.
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