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[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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neither there are many debatable in paper 1 nor csat was easy rather passages were most tricky this year compared to all 4-5 years

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which is the best test series for mains ? and is it advisable to go to Delhi in this pandemic for mains preparation? kindly guide.
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@Udit_pathak I also marked 1 and 4


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1. Debatable in the sense that many questions were conceptual and poorly framed. So many institutes coming with different answers.
2. Quant and reasoning part were slightly easy this time.


Aurang_mirasudar,
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Kya general ki cut off 93-94 ja sakti h,Any chance anyone?

Bilkul. High chances but as per official key not shankar/ vaji/ vision/ insights. There's variatio in 4 to 5 key every year. That's y we see many with 105 Could not make it and many with 95 clear it. If most of ur doubtful questions like AI, NALSA, MINISTER is wrong as per coaching there's high chance u will clear. I am also in same level...94 after dropping Gandhi irwin so I know the anxiety.

Thank you Brother for your views!

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@VivekanandS it can go definitely


Ok Brother

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@Aurang_mirasudar What a name you chose


Aurang_mirasudar,
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@Knt  😂🙏😁


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@atulji koi toh bata do yaar


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@Equalizer a scheme has been launched by NALSA in 2016 to provide free legal service covering all the senior citizens ( Google Nalsa free legal service to senior citizens)


In that scheme benefit is not provided to all the citizens, only those already getting benefit under nalsa act, 1987. Now coming to option 1, in no state ceiling is less than 1 lac so it's correct. OBC is wrong. Regarding transgender 2 lac is criterion only in delhi. In other states it's not mentioned in the statute, someone plz through light. However it appears in other state there is no provision 4 transgender. So only statement 1 is correct. I hv marked 1 and 4 and taking it wrong off course.

yes u r absolutely right tht 2lakh limit for transgender only in delhi nt in all India....I also marked 1&4......All coachings r trying to making statement 4 as wrong but no one is giving proof for transgender statement....so we have to wait for UPSC answer key.....

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93-94 mushkil hai. Last year se maximum 2 marks kam ho sakta hai. 
Reason
1. Vacancies 100 less than last year. So straight away 1300-1400 less would appear for mains.
2. CSAT was comparatively easier this time. Still many are on the edge 
3. Many debatable questions in gs1 this time. 
So considering everything, cutoff may hover in 96-99 range for general.
But this would be by upsc key.


Brother I have a different take. I have analysed the cut off from 2012 onwards along with cut off prediction. Though I am no expert I have arrived at the following observation/ conclusion.

1. Only in two occasion in 2013 and 2016 cut off increased. Rest cut off always decreased.Though cut off in 2014 & 2015 can't be compared due to change in csat.

2. Cut off increase or decrease is more to do with questions being on expected line or not. Both in 2013 and 2016 it was on expected line.

3. Whenever there is change in trend from previous year cut off falls. In 2019 take for example questions were easier than in 2018 in absolute term but again it got reduced due to change in pattern, many questions from medieval india, from bye laws, regulations etc.

Similarly in year 2017, 2018

4. Whenever there is change in cut off, shankar prediction fail to take that into account. For example in 2016 the actual cut off was more than their upper limit. Similarly in 2017, 2019.

In nut shell their prediction has cognitive bias towards how come this lower, how come this high...

So this year it may well be lower than their lowest limit...

shubham4_m7770,
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@appyfizz UPSC is a pathetic body and most probably it will take Delhi as India.


appyfizz,Equalizer
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Guys getting 96.66 as per vision,toppers

And 102 as per shankar 

EWS category

Is there any chance of clearing

I m confused 

Please guide me

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@raviruhal2016231 I also marked senior citizen. Also googled Nalsa senior citizen scheme.
But has any coaching given it correct. Does it have any hope?


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The way prelims pattern has changed, cut off is bound to get reduced by atleast 5 marks. The people who are getting between 95-100 can't be damn sure of clearing prelims because upsc key will be definitely different from coaching keys due to hell lot of controversial questions. Few of my friends who were getting 104-106 through coaching keys (in prelims 2019) couldnt clear . Even mrunal sir  keys, 3 got wrong in 2019. Lets not depend on coaching  keys solely. and wait for the prelims result. 
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@Equalizer mizoram has general ceiling of 25000 rs


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Guys on cyber insurance, have we all agreed on 1,2 and 4 without payment for computer
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@raviruhal2016231 I also marked senior citizen. Also googled Nalsa senior citizen scheme.
But has any coaching given it correct. Does it have any hope?


All senior citizen is off course wrong though I have also marked it. In delhi only there is income criteria for senior citizens. The question is whether transgender with less than 2 lac is getting free legal services in all state or not.

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@Equalizer mizoram has general ceiling of 25000 rs


For all categories?

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@Equalizer I am quite sure that the criteria for Transgenders is limited to Delhi. It is on the NALSA FAQ page. 


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