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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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Completed everything except History yesterday.

Targets for 07Sep21 :

Newspaper
2.5 Optional Lectures
2 chapters- history
1.5 chapters economy
Marigold,AJ_and7 otherslike this
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7 Sep 2021-

1. Do PT IR (3 Hrs)

2. Revise Spectrum (3-4 hrs)

3. CSAT and protected areas (3 hrs)


Marigold,AJ_and8 otherslike this
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Targets - 

Polity - first priority

Geo PYQs - 2nd priority

Economics when getting bored

Jan 2020 CA revision

Newspaper


Marigold,AJ_and7 otherslike this
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Again coming back,waiting for college to end so can do full preparation.internship was going on so couldn't focus much.now have marked evrything systematically and will try to stick to it.and also follow the daily targets.

6 sept 

1)Psir 2/5=topic 1 complete

2)modern history=chap 1 notebook 

3)Post independence vajiram chap 1

Starting at 1800 hrs





Did the targets 

Sept7 

1)Psir 2/5=chap 2

2)spectrum chap 3 

Keeping it short have some college related work





Marigold,Celebornand6 otherslike this
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AJ_,THE_MECHANICand2 otherslike this
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What I managed to do today:

Ancient history Post Maurya upto Medieval Vijaynagar Bahmani ✔ (couldn't do Mughals) 

Newspaper ✔

CA Social Nov Dec Jan ✔

PYQs Ancient ✔ (couldn't do medieval questions) 

CSAT ✖

Modern History ✖

Marigold,BDand5 otherslike this
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Completed everything except History yesterday.

Targets for 07Sep21 :

Newspaper
2.5 Optional Lectures
2 chapters- history
1.5 chapters economy

Targets completed except I could only do half chapter in Economy . Night guys ✌️🤘

Marigold,balwintejasand3 otherslike this
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7 Sep 2021-

1. Do PT IR (3 Hrs)

2. Revise Spectrum (3-4 hrs)

3. CSAT and protected areas (3 hrs)


1. 100% complete(3 hrs)

2. 100% complete (3 hrs)

3. 100% complete (3 hrs)

Also attempted 1 FLT (1.5 hrs) . Not analysed yet. 

Marigold,Archandand3 otherslike this
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Finish Art & Culture Revision. Gave a mock test. Instead of Ancient & Medeival, I revised Budget & ES. No test analysis done. 


Time spent studying - 8.25 Hours


Targets: 

  • Start Ancient & Medieval Revision (1/2) 
  • Test Analysis 
  • SFG Revision (3 tests) 
  • Mock Test 

Disappointing day. Giving a mock is easy, the inertia to analyse it is real. Big backlog now. Was only able to give a mock and do history revision. 


Study hours - 5 


Targets: 

  • Ancient & Medieval Revision (2/3)
  • Mock Test Analysis - Vision Budget & ES 
  • SFG Revision (3 Tests) - Try to cover more 


Hope tomorrow is better for all of us! 

Did the history revision, finished analysing the test. Minimal progress on SFG revision. 


Study Hours - 8 


Targets: 

  • Finish Ancient & Medieval Revision 
  • Test Analysis - Vision Budget & ES 
  • SFG Revision (3 tests) 
  • Attempt a Mock Test 


Trying to keep the prelims anxiety at bay by not thinking about it at all. Working so far but who knows what unintended consequences it might bring. Indeed, Ignorance is bliss! 

Forgot to post yesterday. 


Targets: 

  • Finish Ancient & Medieval (this is taking far too long!) 
  • Test Analysis - 2 mocks 
  • Mock Test 

Finished history, finally. Instead of one, I gave two mocks yesterday. However, test analysis took a lot of time. Only managed to do 50% of one test. Wasted a study slot and hence couldn't finish all the targets. 


Targets: 

  • Economy (1/4) 
  • Test Analysis (0.5 + 1) 
  • Government Schemes 

Couldn't study in the first half and the productivity remained low in the second. Did manage to progress across all three but it isn't good enough when the exam is around 30 days away!


Targets:

  • Economy (2/4) 
  • Test Analysis 
  • Government Schemes 
  • Mock FLT (If above three get finished!) 

I did the test analysis, government schemes and gave a mock. Test analysis took a lot of time and that left very little time for economy revision. Although I did touch upon it for a couple of hours but that isn't good enough for the pace I'd have wanted. Will extend the timeline. 


Targets: 

  • Economy (3/6) 
  • Test Analysis (2 Tests) 
  • Government Schemes (If time permits)

Disappointing day friends. Finished one test and did a little bit of revision. Need to trim down the time taken to analyse one test. Today will be better. 


Targets: 

  • Economy (3/6) 
  • Test Analysis (1 Test) 
  • Government Schemes (If time permits)
Marigold,balwintejasand3 otherslike this
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9 Hr day brings it near to a good study day. I am happy with progress. Completed Env major parts of protected areas, geomorphology and International conventions.

Targets :

  1. Geomorphology - Finish
  2. Climatology
  3. Feb 2021
  4. Pollution + Protected areas(finish)
  5. Modern - 5 chapters
  6. CSAT
  7. IT , defense , DNA - revision
  8. Rivers

 

Archand,balwintejasand3 otherslike this
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Targets - 

Polity - first priority

Geo PYQs - 2nd priority

Economics when getting bored

Jan 2020 CA revision

Newspaper


Polity done till Parliament

Geography PYQs - 50 qs done

Had to attend a G-meet session of govt schemes - was worthy discussion

One mock done - analysis tomorrow

Read economics in breaks

Couldn't read Jan CA and the newspaper. Had to help my mother in making "Pidikiya"(Please comment on the sweets name as being known in your region/state)


Marigold,Celebornand6 otherslike this
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Good Morning everyone 
Targets for 08-09-2021
Science & Technology [1/2]
Mountains 
Tiger Reserves
Biosphere reserves
Current affairs July & August 2021
Marigold,Celebornand4 otherslike this
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Yesterday’s update:

polity - only executives part left

polity CA- ~half of the CA left

CSAT done

will do it in next iteration now. 

@balwintejas it is called Gujiya here ig 😍

Also, Me telling my old self after doing 2019 and 2020 CSAT paper smoothly:



Marigold,AJ_and6 otherslike this
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Targets for today:

Haryana GK and CA 

left portions of polity (notes)

Economy( if time)

CSAT


Marigold,AJ_and6 otherslike this
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Today's Minimum Program:

- NS Notes

- IT Notes

UPDATE: All Done.

Marigold,Celebornand6 otherslike this
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Good Morning All.

T57 8 Sept 2021 
Mock and Analysis - Done
QA - Not Done
CA - July complete + Revise Jan onwards - Not Done
Complete pending mock analysis

A day goes waste!

Today's Google Doodle<3
Marigold,BDand8 otherslike this
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Good Morning All.

T57 8 Sept 2021 
QA 
CA - July complete + Revise Jan onwards. 
Complete pending mock analysis

Today's Google Doodle<3

Beautiful indeed :)

Marigold,BDand9 otherslike this
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Good morning guys 

Average days -6/9 and 7/9.

Targets -8/9

Phy Geography  continue 

Mcq 

Csat.




AJ_,Celebornand5 otherslike this
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Targets - 

Polity to be completed

Geography PYQs to be completed

G-meet session

Indian forests

Buddhism - from Singhania and my notes

Newspaper

Good luck everybody!

Marigold,BDand5 otherslike this
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8 Sep - 

1. Spectrum revision (4 hrs)

2. Finish PT IR (3-4 hrs)

3. Revise National parks and Do CSAT (3 hrs)

CSAT is eating a lot of time . But have to do it as last year it butchered me.  

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