CSE 2021: Plan / Strategy / Daily Routine
Hello 2021 aspirants. I thought it would be nice if we can share what we are doing and intend to do with one another here.
This could be a thread for discussing everything prep for 2021.
No one method fits all but to see the plans and progress made by fellow aspirants might help with the finer details of preparation and also keep one on track.
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Today target
1) managerial functions
2) modern history
3) art and culture
Do you complete all the targets everyday? Apart from that how much do you cover of a given topic in a day? For example, in modern india or culture, how many chapters do you cover of a given book? Please list it just for today, for reference so that I can estimate how much you study in a day.
Mauraisles,Do you complete all the targets everyday? Apart from that how much do you cover of a given topic in a day? For example, in modern india or culture, how many chapters do you cover of a given book? Please list it just for today, for reference so that I can estimate how much you study in a day.
Managerial functions - 5 chapters ( its not tough for me)
Financial management - dont have any least knowledge + accounting - 5 sums a day ( learning basics everyday w/o mentioning)
Modern history - tribal uprisings civil rebellion , ( yet to start) peasant movement, foundation of congress
Art and culture - ncert 1,2 chapter ( yet to start)
If i study ncert, ill read 3 chapters in a day. If i study gs ill go by 1 broad topic per day. If i study optional(6 subjects each paper), ill try to finish a subject in a week. Or if im lazy to study any hard topic in a day. Ill collect relatable data(examples, facts, quotes, current affairs explained/ diagram)for gs and optional subjects.
Even if i dont mention other subjects in my target, if i feel like studying , ill study it even with original targets. Thats why i didnt mention completion of targets every day.
I'll upload the portion of completion by end of the month.
Animesh_Maths,Today target
1) managerial functions
2) modern history
3) art and culture
Do you complete all the targets everyday? Apart from that how much do you cover of a given topic in a day? For example, in modern india or culture, how many chapters do you cover of a given book? Please list it just for today, for reference so that I can estimate how much you study in a day.
Any other suggestions/ question!?
It's a lone fight, and it's must be fought alone now. Any search of study partner, peer group, guidance programme, coaching, mentorship, etc etc is futile and most likely not going to serve the purpose- at least in my case. Clearing this exam doesn't depend on one's capacity- I was fully capable but I couldn't. Excelling here depends on whether or not one is focussed, and able to consistently devote a sufficient number of quality hours. Enough of today's lecture. :)you may be right. but the so called right approch not worked this time. I am in search of what went wrong. and guess what m still searching. i know at least two ppl who ticked 100 questions are writing mains. they were not even close to my prep:-
1. one ex-manager a PSB : was busy with share market investment. hardly solved 10 mocks. was scoring 70+ in tests writing mains.
2. Another one crying whole time that i left my material in ORN cant study, this lockdown ruined my attempt. age is the issue or left attempt n all that. Can tell you that he was not read even single month CA is writing mains.#PM_tukka_maro yojna made their day. I was consistently getting 120+ in vajiram and forum tests and now writing this post.
Now can you tell me what to do? Chill and do whatever you can. :)
No one can deny that Prelims from last 3 years and more so in 2020 was risk rewarding, payoff to hardwork is minimal.
After 11:30 on 4th oct to calculating their marks most of the candidates were unsure and even afraid.
I used to think I have mastered Prelims stage, after I cleared 2019 with 122 marks but I was wrong. I was getting marks in 120s, 130s, 140s, 150s in mocks. Even in the hardest ones and random ones I was getting more than 110. But waht happened in exam hall was unbelievable.
But till result I was sure of clearing it as my marks were min 98 with 4-5 controversial considered negative. But I couldn't.
So my conclusion is:
Luck plays a larger role
Take risks, go with 95 questions atleast
Find backups
What I feel about changes in the exam pattern:
Prelims should be made qualifying type exam with 40/45% marks and write mains
Or atleast 15x people should be called for mains
Release of marks/ keys/ cutoff by UPSC at every stage. If a person want to change Optional it is impossible if one waits for marks in mains as next ones forms are already filled.
Or Prelims paper should be normal one like it used to be, let the cutoff skyrocket. Atleast efforts to be blamed not luck.
PS: baaki kuch hona jaana h nahi, to agle ki tayari kro, thoda luck maang lena aur backup sochlo to aur badhiya, U/R category students can feel kangali m aata geela 40% seats are yours so at prelims stage atleast 1000 less will be selected after EWS reservation. (Ab koi reservations pe gyan mat pelna, mein bas facts bta rha hu)
Raillife,iskool
Gaurav,MauraislesIt's a lone fight, and it's must be fought alone now. Any search of study partner, peer group, guidance programme, coaching, mentorship, etc etc is futile and most likely not going to serve the purpose- at least in my case. Clearing this exam doesn't depend on one's capacity- I was fully capable but I couldn't. Excelling here depends on whether or not one is focussed, and able to consistently devote a sufficient number of quality hours. Enough of today's lecture. :)you may be right. but the so called right approch not worked this time. I am in search of what went wrong. and guess what m still searching. i know at least two ppl who ticked 100 questions are writing mains. they were not even close to my prep:-
1. one ex-manager a PSB : was busy with share market investment. hardly solved 10 mocks. was scoring 70+ in tests writing mains.
2. Another one crying whole time that i left my material in ORN cant study, this lockdown ruined my attempt. age is the issue or left attempt n all that. Can tell you that he was not read even single month CA is writing mains.#PM_tukka_maro yojna made their day. I was consistently getting 120+ in vajiram and forum tests and now writing this post.
Now can you tell me what to do? Chill and do whatever you can. :)
I agree.. i gave 3 sfg.. total tests.. many mocks.. i was in sfg.. still could nt clear.. dont know what went wrong..
iskool,
10/11 targets
1. Solved Paper analysis
2. Monthly Vision 2 topics
3. Newspaper reading
Vinay12,Mauraisles
This year the gap between the recently held prelims and the next prelims is much lesser than it used to be earlier. So, the time for preparation is significantly reduced for aspirants who have already given the prelims this year but were not selected.
So, some areas of the preparation will be impacted. Which area of preparation are you choosing to dilute in view of lack of time? It could be gs-mains/answer writing/ optional/ prelims gs-static/ prelims gs-current affairs. Or is it that you have chosen to devote the same fraction of time to all the areas, which would dilute all the areas a bit?
As for me, I have chosen to dilute mains answer writing in view of my bulky optional (Mathematics). Hence, I would like to know what are your own personal strategies as well as suggestions for me.
This year the gap between the recently held prelims and the next prelims is much lesser than it used to be earlier. So, the time for preparation is significantly reduced for aspirants who have already given the prelims this year but were not selected.
So, some areas of the preparation will be impacted. Which area of preparation are you choosing to dilute in view of lack of time? It could be gs-mains/answer writing/ optional/ prelims gs-static/ prelims gs-current affairs. Or is it that you have chosen to devote the same fraction of time to all the areas, which would dilute all the areas a bit?
As for me, I have chosen to dilute mains answer writing in view of my bulky optional (Mathematics). Hence, I would like to know what are your own personal strategies as well as suggestions for me.
Have not planned to this extent until now. As the time advances, automatically some subjects would start getting less attention than they otherwise would have got.
By the way, wish you and others on this thread a very happy and prosperous Deepawali. :)
Animesh_Maths,Hitman2021This year the gap between the recently held prelims and the next prelims is much lesser than it used to be earlier. So, the time for preparation is significantly reduced for aspirants who have already given the prelims this year but were not selected.
So, some areas of the preparation will be impacted. Which area of preparation are you choosing to dilute in view of lack of time? It could be gs-mains/answer writing/ optional/ prelims gs-static/ prelims gs-current affairs. Or is it that you have chosen to devote the same fraction of time to all the areas, which would dilute all the areas a bit?
As for me, I have chosen to dilute mains answer writing in view of my bulky optional (Mathematics). Hence, I would like to know what are your own personal strategies as well as suggestions for me.
I don't think there's little time gap bcoz if u have given prelims earlier - u would have already studied all basic materials. The focus would be only mains oriented nw. Given less time for mains next yr, have to finish most mains static topics and optional by jan. As for me, I'm not diluting anything but if I'm able to compete only 70% of targets (mains static+ answer writing + optional) i'll carry on with the remaining after prelims.
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