UPSC CSE 2025 Related Discussion
As I couldn't find a group for everyday target tracking for cse'25 aspirants, here is one I created.
Did #1 and #2. Today -Finished all. Today -Did #1. Today -Did 1 and 2. Today -Did 1 and 2. Today -Finished all. Today -2 done, 1 on hold for now. Today -Somewhat productive week, but anxiety kept me from posting concrete targets. Resuming from today -Abhyaas yesterday + illness over the weekend = 3 days wasted. But the show must go on, so targets for today -Bad day, only #1 done. Same targets for today.Finished #1-3, 4 left. Today -Good day, all targets done. Today -#1 and #2 done, CA remains undone. Today -Did #2, 1 and 3 remain. Same targets for todayDid #2, rest left. Today -Did 1 and 2, 3 left. Today -Bad day, no targets done. Today -Finished 1 and 2, 3 and 4 left. Today -Restarting target tracking, this time with (hopefully) better consistency. Today -
1. Oceanography
2. Climatology
3. Human geo.
4. Jan CA (if time permits)
1. Biogeography2. Indian geo.3. Environment4. Jan CA
1. Biogeography2. Environment3. Jan CA1. Indian geography2. Environment3. Jan CA
1. Indian + human geography2. Envt.3. Jan CA
1. Final geo revision2. Envt.3. Jan CA1. Envt.2. Finish Jan CA3. Econ4. Agriculture (if time permits)
1. Envt.2. Econ3. Mapping + CA
1. Finish envt. revision2. Polity3. Revise human geography4. CA (if time permits)1. Polity revision2. Eco revision3. CA
1. Developmental econ.2. Monetary policy3. External sector
1. Fiscal policy
2. Banking
3. Capital Markets
4. Planning
1. Finish Banking, Capital Markets, Planning2. Economic Survey3. Budget1. Finish eco. survey and budget2. Polity3. CA (if time permits)
Did #1 and #2. Today -
1. Polity
1. Polity - Parliament + Executive2. CA3. Mapping1. Polity2. CA3. Mapping4. CSAT
@tedmosby thankyou sir, Much needed
Welcome! I think sufficient romanticization of events has been done by me, let's get to the implementation part. Prelims has been my strong point (qualified '22, '23 and '24) so if at all any one wants to discuss Pre strategy and 23 & 24 papers, feel free to drop a DM on Forum or text me on tedmosby98 on TG.
P.S. I am not a mentor. I am a full-time working aspirant who studies on weekends (and 2 to 3 hrs during weekdays). Looking to help out CSE '25 Pre aspirants this week as I start prep for CSE '26. I am busy once May starts.
On a break from exams.
Ayushi7,mangoDid #1-3. Today -Did #1 and #2. Today -Finished all. Today -Did #1. Today -Did 1 and 2. Today -Did 1 and 2. Today -Finished all. Today -2 done, 1 on hold for now. Today -Somewhat productive week, but anxiety kept me from posting concrete targets. Resuming from today -Abhyaas yesterday + illness over the weekend = 3 days wasted. But the show must go on, so targets for today -Bad day, only #1 done. Same targets for today.Finished #1-3, 4 left. Today -Good day, all targets done. Today -#1 and #2 done, CA remains undone. Today -Did #2, 1 and 3 remain. Same targets for todayDid #2, rest left. Today -Did 1 and 2, 3 left. Today -Bad day, no targets done. Today -Finished 1 and 2, 3 and 4 left. Today -Restarting target tracking, this time with (hopefully) better consistency. Today -
1. Oceanography
2. Climatology
3. Human geo.
4. Jan CA (if time permits)
1. Biogeography2. Indian geo.3. Environment4. Jan CA
1. Biogeography2. Environment3. Jan CA1. Indian geography2. Environment3. Jan CA
1. Indian + human geography2. Envt.3. Jan CA
1. Final geo revision2. Envt.3. Jan CA1. Envt.2. Finish Jan CA3. Econ4. Agriculture (if time permits)
1. Envt.2. Econ3. Mapping + CA
1. Finish envt. revision2. Polity3. Revise human geography4. CA (if time permits)1. Polity revision2. Eco revision3. CA
1. Developmental econ.2. Monetary policy3. External sector
1. Fiscal policy
2. Banking
3. Capital Markets
4. Planning
1. Finish Banking, Capital Markets, Planning2. Economic Survey3. Budget1. Finish eco. survey and budget2. Polity3. CA (if time permits)
Did #1 and #2. Today -
1. Polity
1. Polity - Parliament + Executive2. CA3. Mapping1. Polity2. CA3. Mapping4. CSAT
1. S&T2. CA3. Mapping4. CSAT
Community update time? ohh the ride has become like running in between some resurrected mammoths (istg science is going wild these days) anyways update on performance? was feeling a bit stuck past few days cause of FLT score (it was 93.33 in forum simulator 0 and 84 in previous sunday's sunya open)
Came over the feeling with over all statistics because the sunya's test was about similar to abhyass and anubhav in terms of data length facts and tricky nature so that makes it an 30 mark jump (54/57 in abhyass and anubhav) so the stress related to prelims performance is dormant but gets coupled with the college last week sometimes (ye abhi tak khatam kyu nahi ho rha yaar ab to de do degree ðŸ˜)
Its the last week so assignments presentations and stuff have left me drained + sfg in the morning every day which my offline friends here don't let me miss (so a perfect 34/34 score for attempting them 😛) About the quantified marks in them? well they have been a surprise for me too
a top 100 rank in polity week and a top 10 rank in science? damn boy good cover up but geography and env mapping revision + history basic mistakes still provide a scope for improvement.
Overall FLTs :-
Also fair progress due to static revision during SFG
Places improved : -
1) Polity - didn't do laxmikant went for the bare act straight (after class notes ofc) - +10 marks in mock bhai fr didn't expect such a clutch
2) Familiarity with History - its no more the see and leave zone (above average familiarity with the question and topics help me get a 2-3 question edge compared to previous mocks)
3) Factual science - covered up the space/defence factual portion so thats again 1-2 questions.
Still scope for improvement?
1) Mapping - same old cry attempting them all due to familiarity but not updated or revised in long (this is the first thing to do in may after college work gets done) about 5-8 marks improvable.
2) Geo,Eco,Env (sfg first month subject revision) - how did i get two fiscal deficit questions wrong in two papers in a row 😠lagging in revision need to pick that up.
The body is not supporting anymore + mental residue of college backlogs get me overwhelmed when triggered, i remember@GaneshGaitonde 's advice (can't do anything about it you'll either have to work hard earlier or after its over) that gets me back on track to finish whatever's in the hand.
30 days to go?
Here are the previous weeks learning to end with
"Invest your enegy in the positive obligation to improve that always yields better results than negative obligations to remove" (i get back to this thought whenever i try to eliminate distractions - my father's words - Focus so hard on your work that distractions fade without trying)
and also the thought - ternary equilibrium between Hard work, Self-confidence and Optimism (i.e to control the controllable) is gonna get you though past your hurdles.
Did 1 and 2. Today - revise for Abhyaas.Did #1-3. Today -Did #1 and #2. Today -Finished all. Today -Did #1. Today -Did 1 and 2. Today -Did 1 and 2. Today -Finished all. Today -2 done, 1 on hold for now. Today -Somewhat productive week, but anxiety kept me from posting concrete targets. Resuming from today -Abhyaas yesterday + illness over the weekend = 3 days wasted. But the show must go on, so targets for today -Bad day, only #1 done. Same targets for today.Finished #1-3, 4 left. Today -Good day, all targets done. Today -#1 and #2 done, CA remains undone. Today -Did #2, 1 and 3 remain. Same targets for todayDid #2, rest left. Today -Did 1 and 2, 3 left. Today -Bad day, no targets done. Today -Finished 1 and 2, 3 and 4 left. Today -Restarting target tracking, this time with (hopefully) better consistency. Today -
1. Oceanography
2. Climatology
3. Human geo.
4. Jan CA (if time permits)
1. Biogeography2. Indian geo.3. Environment4. Jan CA
1. Biogeography2. Environment3. Jan CA1. Indian geography2. Environment3. Jan CA
1. Indian + human geography2. Envt.3. Jan CA
1. Final geo revision2. Envt.3. Jan CA1. Envt.2. Finish Jan CA3. Econ4. Agriculture (if time permits)
1. Envt.2. Econ3. Mapping + CA
1. Finish envt. revision2. Polity3. Revise human geography4. CA (if time permits)1. Polity revision2. Eco revision3. CA
1. Developmental econ.2. Monetary policy3. External sector
1. Fiscal policy
2. Banking
3. Capital Markets
4. Planning
1. Finish Banking, Capital Markets, Planning2. Economic Survey3. Budget1. Finish eco. survey and budget2. Polity3. CA (if time permits)
Did #1 and #2. Today -
1. Polity
1. Polity - Parliament + Executive2. CA3. Mapping1. Polity2. CA3. Mapping4. CSAT
1. S&T2. CA3. Mapping4. CSAT1. S&T2. CA3. Mapping
DancingMaster,Siebzehn
25 days: 2 rounds- Round 1
Day 1: 30/4/2025
Physical Geography-NCERT- Ch 1-10
SFG 1- relevant sectional test
1/5
Back here after long time.Final reading for prelims from today.Couldn't do 3 iterations,hoping 2 slow one would suffice.
Need to push in these four months(10 hours atleast).Have seen friends do very well in mains at same prep level at prelims.I think the exam rewards very high for hardwork just before exam.Will go to delhi post prelims.
More on mains later.Give everything for pre in next 24 days.Will try to post regular from now on.
Felt very disappointed and cheated when last two Simulators where conducted at classroom instead of school as it was supposed to be because it was named Simulator.
Coaching classroom feel so congested like the seating arrangement. One can't fill OMR properly and elbows of others keep playing..
Not a big issue for many may be but i joined Simulator to get vibe of exam day but classroom for a preliminary test is not a simulation at all.
Not many knows what happened on SFG a day before. People got question paper 1 hour late of actual time.
At least take a note as this is FREE platform to talk and comment will not be deleted hope so...
Hope every one is safe and healthy.
In this difficult & anxious times, Restlessness to check for the update(Regarding conflict) taking toll on prep.
Hoping @Neyawn to conduct interactive talk/zoom session to guide us.
mango,
Community update time? ohh the ride has become like running in between some resurrected mammoths (istg science is going wild these days) anyways update on performance? was feeling a bit stuck past few days cause of FLT score (it was 93.33 in forum simulator 0 and 84 in previous sunday's sunya open)
Came over the feeling with over all statistics because the sunya's test was about similar to abhyass and anubhav in terms of data length facts and tricky nature so that makes it an 30 mark jump (54/57 in abhyass and anubhav) so the stress related to prelims performance is dormant but gets coupled with the college last week sometimes (ye abhi tak khatam kyu nahi ho rha yaar ab to de do degree ðŸ˜)
Its the last week so assignments presentations and stuff have left me drained + sfg in the morning every day which my offline friends here don't let me miss (so a perfect 34/34 score for attempting them 😛) About the quantified marks in them? well they have been a surprise for me too
a top 100 rank in polity week and a top 10 rank in science? damn boy good cover up but geography and env mapping revision + history basic mistakes still provide a scope for improvement.
Overall FLTs :-
Also fair progress due to static revision during SFG
Places improved : -
1) Polity - didn't do laxmikant went for the bare act straight (after class notes ofc) - +10 marks in mock bhai fr didn't expect such a clutch
2) Familiarity with History - its no more the see and leave zone (above average familiarity with the question and topics help me get a 2-3 question edge compared to previous mocks)
3) Factual science - covered up the space/defence factual portion so thats again 1-2 questions.
Still scope for improvement?
1) Mapping - same old cry attempting them all due to familiarity but not updated or revised in long (this is the first thing to do in may after college work gets done) about 5-8 marks improvable.
2) Geo,Eco,Env (sfg first month subject revision) - how did i get two fiscal deficit questions wrong in two papers in a row 😠lagging in revision need to pick that up.
The body is not supporting anymore + mental residue of college backlogs get me overwhelmed when triggered, i remember@GaneshGaitonde 's advice (can't do anything about it you'll either have to work hard earlier or after its over) that gets me back on track to finish whatever's in the hand.
30 days to go?
Here are the previous weeks learning to end with
"Invest your enegy in the positive obligation to improve that always yields better results than negative obligations to remove" (i get back to this thought whenever i try to eliminate distractions - my father's words - Focus so hard on your work that distractions fade without trying)
and also the thought - ternary equilibrium between Hard work, Self-confidence and Optimism (i.e to control the controllable) is gonna get you though past your hurdles.
I am happy to have contributed to your motivations :)
That is always the goal !
Just a reminder of the three stage filter for Prelims (Scored 17 marks above cutoff this year)
1. Apply knowledge
2. In case of knowledge deficit, Use common sense + Find absurdities
3. Apply Tricks (They do work) : Problem with sincere students is they tend to read more rather than working hard enough to beat the TUKKEBAAZ students at their own game. I am sure if you put your energies here, you will gain !
Gaitonde’s Den: https://forumias.com/post/detail/Gaitondes-Den-1727638216
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