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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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Targets - 

Mapping

Lucent - Science

April & May 2020 CA

Modern PYQs discussion

Economic Survey

National Parks/animals



ssver2,Celebornand5 otherslike this
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Hoi forumites :)

29th:

finish analysis/revision of 1 FLT

finish IR CA ->Polity ->Eco ->S&T

when bored solve PYQ

Celeborn,Archandand4 otherslike this
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Finish Spectrum By 8 PM

Finish Environmen Jan to March by 10

CSAT Exam ->Only Comprehension upto 12

Finish GeoGraphy [12-2]

National Parks and Tiger Reserves From Prem Patel

Places in News

Revise All in Last Hour 2-3.

Celeborn,balwintejasand5 otherslike this
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8 Days to Go!
NCERT Class 11 Geo Chapter 10-16

Indian NCERT Rivers and Physiography/Forests/Soils/Seasons.

PT Env 2020-21 and Updation Materials 1 and 2020 Extended and 2019 -2020.

@balwintejasBhai! We Both can Empathize for Each Other! All the Whys ? and Other Ws? Circumnavigating Your brain won't help in future as of now. We Both Had already Accepted that we have failed.Atleast We were made to accept by UPSC. So Lets Not Entertaint such questions. Lets Be brave,Find that Courage to put aside those questions and run like a manaic in the Last few days. It's Like the Tag line of Nike Video which Features all the Football Stars Except Your Favourite Messi.[]

@sjerngalIts doesn't matter how your start. What matters is how you end..[अंत भला तो सब भला]




@Freakhoto Always saying the perfect  words that I need to hear..  I have been repeating this sentence in my mind since yesterday whenever I feel like giving up :)

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Good morning comrades 

Targets for the day 

Polity -complete

CA-Polity+ Economics

CSAT

@sjerngal bhai as said by Shiv Mangal Suman ji-


गति प्रबल पैरों में भरी 

फिर क्यों रहूं दर दर खडा 

जब आज मेरे सामने 

है रास्ता इतना पडा 

जब तक  मंजिल पा सकूँ

तब तक मुझे  विराम है

चलना हमारा काम है। 


कुछ कह लियाकुछ सुन लिया 

कुछ बोझ अपना बँट गया 

अच्छा हुआतुम मिल गई 

कुछ रास्ता ही कट गया 

क्या राह में परिचय कहूँ

राही हमारा नाम है

चलना हमारा काम है। 


जीवन अपूर्ण लिए हुए 

पाता कभी खोता कभी 

आशा निराशा से घिरा

हँसता कभी रोता कभी 

गति-मति  हो अवरूद्ध

इसका ध्यान आठो याम है

चलना हमारा काम है। 


इस विशद विश्व-प्रहार में 

किसको नहीं बहना पडा 

सुख-दुख हमारी ही तरह

किसको नहीं सहना पडा 

फिर व्यर्थ क्यों कहता फिरूँ

मुझ पर विधाता वाम है

चलना हमारा काम है। 


मैं पूर्णता की खोज में 

दर-दर भटकता ही रहा 

प्रत्येक पग पर कुछ  कुछ 

रोडा अटकता ही रहा 

निराशा क्यों मुझे

जीवन इसी का नाम है

चलना हमारा काम है। 


साथ में चलते रहे 

कुछ बीच ही से फिर गए 

गति  जीवन की रूकी 

जो गिर गए सो गिर गए 

रहे हर दम

उसी की सफलता अभिराम है

चलना हमारा काम है। 


फकत यह जानता 

जो मिट गया वह जी गया

मूंदकर पलकें सहज 

दो घूँट हँसकर पी गया 

सुधा-मिक्ष्रित गरल

वह साकिया का जाम है

चलना हमारा काम है। 




जब तक  मंजिल पा सकूँ

तब तक मुझे  विराम है

चलना हमारा काम है। 

Beautiful :)

Celeborn,Rashmirathiand4 otherslike this
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Prelims marks are out. Anybody knows how to retrieve Roll no? I was so disappointed I didn't bother saving the admit card :/
EiChan,Rashmirathiand2 otherslike this
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Prelims marks are out. Anybody knows how to retrieve Roll no? I was so disappointed I didn't bother saving the admit card :/

Did you write your roll number on upsc question paper? You can check it from there.

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EiChan,Villanelleand7 otherslike this
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Hey everyone,

Previously on this thread I wrote how I had managed to score about 100 marks without solving any mock or mcq last year. It turns out I had overcounted my marks somehow. 

In CSP 2020, I got 86 in GS and 90 in CSAT. 

Apologies for misleading. 

it's not you silly it's the answer keys XD


MikeWozniak,Villanelleand9 otherslike this
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@sstarrr Thank you! :) 

@LetsGetThisBread All the best for your entrance! 

My targets for today - finish geography + do 5 chapters of Modern + October CA 

Done for the day. Couldn't complete the targets though. Did 3.5 chapters of Modern + 80% of geography. Couldn't do CA 

I was distracted throughout the day, so couldn't have laser beam focus. Otherwise I could have been more effective. Tomorrow should be better. 

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Made considerable progress today. Finished Modern History, will come back to it once more before prelims. Haven't be able to do PYQs, will have to figure a way out. Anyway, tomorrow is going to be kind of an exam simulation day. 


Targets: 

  • GS Mock 
  • CSAT Mock 
  • Finish Polity CA
  • Finish Polity PYQs  
  • Mapping - Flora & Fauna 


Did everything except mapping. I mapped some other places in news instead. Was just figuring out what needs to be done in the last days and it seems like there's so many things still left to be done. The silver lining of the day was that I redeemed my average performance in the forum open mock before this one. Fingers crossed!


Targets

  • Economy CA - Hopefully (1/2) 
  • Finish S&T PYQs 
  • Mapping - Flora & Fauna

Finished S&T PYQs but couldn't finish the other two targets. The concentration just wasn't there. Of course, I'm going to blame it all on the 92.51. Never a dull day in the prep it seems!


Targets: 

  • Economy CA (2/3) 
  • Finish Geography PYQs 
  • Finish Environment Mapping 

Couldn't finish the PYQs, but the other two targets were more or less done. 


Targets: 

  • Economy CA (3/3) 
  • Finish Geography PYQs 


Not happy with my concentration and the perennial sleepiness, have started getting distracted easily. Let's see what tomorrow holds. 

First half was going exactly as per plan, then I saw my prelims marks and lost track. I have a 15 mark differential so there wasn't any way I'd be able focus on revision after that. Instead, I gave a mock. Feel better now, will try to study for a bit before I go to sleep but the work will extend to tomorrow. 


Targets: 

  • Finish Economy CA 
  • Finish Geography PYQs 
  • Test Analysis 
  • Agriculture (1/2) 
Celeborn,balwintejasand4 otherslike this
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@sstarrr Thank you! :) 

@LetsGetThisBread All the best for your entrance! 

My targets for today - finish geography + do 5 chapters of Modern + October CA 

Done for the day. Couldn't complete the targets though. Did 3.5 chapters of Modern + 80% of geography. Couldn't do CA 

I was distracted throughout the day, so couldn't have laser beam focus. Otherwise I could have been more effective. Tomorrow should be better. 

Tomorrow WILL BE better!! 

Celeborn,Archandand5 otherslike this
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Didn’t post in the morning- reason avoiding distractions 

Completed Polity +PYQs +CA of polity +CSAT 

Signing off for the day

Celeborn,Archandand4 otherslike this
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Targets - 

Mapping

Lucent - Science

April & May 2020 CA

Modern PYQs discussion

Economic Survey

National Parks/animals



Lucent science done 

Eco survey - 1/3rd done

Mapping done

Previous tests revision done

Animals and recent sites revision done

April and May CA pending

Celeborn,Archandand3 otherslike this
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Good Morning Everyone 

Targets for 30th September 2021

CA revision

Geography revision

PYQ 

Mapping 

Misc. Topics
Celeborn,Archandand4 otherslike this
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Today's targets: S&T + Medieval History + October and November CA .

If time permits, then do pending Geo + Modern from yesterday

Archand,balwintejasand3 otherslike this
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Good Morning folks. 

Yday was good. Could get some deep, focussed work done. 

Today onwards plan - 

1. Complete revision list

2. PYQ

3. Mock

From here it's all about being composed and maintaining sanity. 

Celeborn,Archandand4 otherslike this
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If you qualified Prelims, You can goolge your name here

dalpha,Celebornand3 otherslike this
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Targets - 

Parks, WS, Ramsar revision

Charter Acts revision

Economy notes revision

Eco Survey revision

May and June CA revision

2 hours PYQ discussion

Writing all this while listening to the "Lost but won" soundtrack of Hans Zimmer - Get me into some good mood every time. And one of my favourite dialogue from this movie - 

Quote from the 2013 film Rush. It was an awesome movie, even the real Niki  Lauda liked it a lot and if you'd seen th… | Race quotes, Rush movie, How  are

BD,Celebornand5 otherslike this
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Environment Finish 2021 and 2020 within 5 PM. The Final Countdown begins So Once and all Done and Dusted

Modern Spectrum Remaining Chapters From Post CDM to Final Independence. Constituional Developments to Final Princely States.[9]

9:30-10:30->National Parks and BR and TR.

10:45-1:00 CSAT

1-3:00->Revise PT Culture 2021



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