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Mains 2021 Result declared - In or Out?

So Mains 2021 has begun. Essay Paper is here

1. https://blog.forumias.com/upsc-ias-mains-2021-essay-question-paper/


2. GS Paper 1 : https://blog.forumias.com/download-upsc-ias-mains-2021-gs-1-question-paper

3. GS Paper 2 : https://blog.forumias.com/download-upsc-ias-mains-2021-gs-2-question-paper 

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[Download] UPSC IAS Mains 2021 GS 1 Question Paper

Download pdf of UPSC IAS Mains 2021 GS 1 Question Paper. it has been conducted in the first session




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[Download] UPSC IAS Mains 2021 GS 2 Question Paper

Dear Friends, As you all know that UPSC is conducting the mains 2021 examination. On the 2nd day of this exam, it has conducted GS paper 1 in the first



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UPSC IAS Mains 2021 - Essay Question Paper

UPSC IAS Mains 2021 Essay Question Paper in the text format and in the picture given below that.


How was your paper? How did you approach the paper?

root,Neyawnand26 otherslike this
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what's the charcha wrt results?
Tk17,
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I was going through question papers today. Gs 2 & 3 just hit differently..

Aisa lag raha hai 70 bhi nahi ayenge..😥

Dionysus,plmokn25688524and2 otherslike this
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@RaGa same here bro .


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Please suggest Any better Model answers of 2021 Mains that RAUs ias
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@Admgenalanezh Vision IAS videos. Smriti, Jatin, Aditya just did so well. ❤️❤️❤️ See, ×2.
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RaGasaid

I was going through question papers today. Gs 2 & 3 just hit differently..

Aisa lag raha hai 70 bhi nahi ayenge..😥

Felt the same ,maybe we are under-evaluating too much , I'm not sure either

What's the marking metric you follow for sub-par/avg/good answers for 10 & 15 m Qns?

plmokn25688524,Street_lamp
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@Admgenalanezh raus vale kaha pe milenge.  Unki website pe to nhi h 


chamomile,
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tarun17said

RaGasaid

I was going through question papers today. Gs 2 & 3 just hit differently..

Aisa lag raha hai 70 bhi nahi ayenge..😥

Felt the same ,maybe we are under-evaluating too much , I'm not sure either

What's the marking metric you follow for sub-par/avg/good answers for 10 & 15 m Qns?

Forum ke metric ke hisab se  rakha hai bhai.. like 6 to 6.5 /15 & 3.5-4/10 for the better answer.

plmokn25688524,Tk17and1 otherslike this
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@RaGa itna kam 😑tb to 75 se upr hi nhi jaega bhai 


Akkku,Philip_Marlowe
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Result ki kya khabar hai insider group me
chamomile,Anduin
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@RaGa how many you attempted in gs 2 and 3


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@RaGa Means 6.5 highest ? 🥺


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Akkkusaid

@RaGa Means 6.5 highest ? 🥺


Matlab jo mujhe mere answers best lagte the wo.

capdecrusader gs 2 I honestly don’t remember but IR ka ek qs chut Gaya, gs3 abt air quality, blue led and gdp qs blanked hai

plmokn25688524,
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@RaGa Ohh. Maine toh 8 diye hai best walo mai. 🤭 Because those ques majorly I knew, wrote full pages toh.
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@Akkku 7-8 milte hi hain. Otherwise how can one get 131 121 110 115 types of scores 


plmokn25688524,RaGaand1 otherslike this
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@Forumite yes, 8 se bhi jada hi milte honge itne high ka liye I guess given some average answer toppers ka bhi hote hi hai.
plmokn25688524,Forumiteand1 otherslike this
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Bilkul milte honge kyuki 40% can only get u 100 max out of 250, isliye 7-8 milte hi honge to get 120-130.

Lekin Bhai multiple failure hone ke baad pessimism thoda jyda badh jati hai, isliye iam assessing myself conservatively.

plmokn25688524,Forumiteand1 otherslike this
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Yar itna kam na do marks. Bahut hi low feel hota hain. 40% mjhe lgta avg answers me miljate hain
plmokn25688524,
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@Sahilkumar Haan post normalization/moderation ,effectively 3.5/4 for average answers 4/4.5 for good 5-6 for excellent answers.


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Forumitesaid

@Sahilkumar Haan post normalization/moderation ,effectively 3.5/4 for average answers 4/4.5 for good 5-6 for excellent answers.


Disagree... Itna kam milega then how candidates get 130+..

No one can write all excellent answers..

So please increase each category by 1 marks..imo..


chamomile,plmokn25688524and1 otherslike this
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