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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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jack_Sparrow,rootand121 otherslike this
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Hi friends didn’t do much yesterday. Everyone at home thinks it’s free for all time now that my prelims is over. So same targets as yesterday. Targets for 16.10.21:

PSIR- Plato, Aristotle

PSIR- Theories IR

Medieval- 7th NCERT

Editorial- IE+ Hindu

Daily C/A

C/A backlog- July

Bread banega ya roti yeh raat ko hi pata chalega. Let’s get this bread my friends!!

Dionysus,Omenand7 otherslike this
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Good morning guys. 

Targets for 16/10/21

  • Answer writing for optional for whatever revised till now. 
  • Ethics
  • Current affairs 

Going out to meet some friends today.. This will probably be my last outing before mains.. Hopefully will get a breath of fresh air and a change in mindset.. 


Kapiushon,Celebornand3 otherslike this
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Ssup everyone, joining again after posting daily targets for few months. Need some discipline for next two weeks for both mains and state pcs on 27th xD


Countdown #77 

RAS - 6hours 

  • Raj geo - complete 
  • Eco survey - 2 chapters 

Mains - 5 hours

  • Society revise
  • World history revision if time permits 

Will be checking if I'm able to clock the time too. This time I'll, for sure 

Finished the targets for ras. Instead of geo, picked other portions. Basically satisfied with that part. 

Couldn't start off with cse prep. Oooof. 


Countdown #76

RAS-6.5

  • Geo finish
  • Eco survey- 1 chapter
  • Sikhwal - 2/10

CSE- 4hours

  • Revise society and answer writing - 5 questions

Was quite able to clock 6-7 today but hoping to surely get 9+ due to library tomorrow. :))) 

Brooo how come #76 ? 

Rashmirathi,
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Ssup everyone, joining again after posting daily targets for few months. Need some discipline for next two weeks for both mains and state pcs on 27th xD


Countdown #77 

RAS - 6hours 

  • Raj geo - complete 
  • Eco survey - 2 chapters 

Mains - 5 hours

  • Society revise
  • World history revision if time permits 

Will be checking if I'm able to clock the time too. This time I'll, for sure 

Finished the targets for ras. Instead of geo, picked other portions. Basically satisfied with that part. 

Couldn't start off with cse prep. Oooof. 


Countdown #76

RAS-6.5

  • Geo finish
  • Eco survey- 1 chapter
  • Sikhwal - 2/10

CSE- 4hours

  • Revise society and answer writing - 5 questions

Was quite able to clock 6-7 today but hoping to surely get 9+ due to library tomorrow. :))) 

Brooo how come #76 ? 

he is talking about rajasthan adminstrative service i think


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Duck it, lets do this.PYQ_Mains.pdfUPSC_Mains_Checklist.pdf

wfh till 12


T-76

PYQ analysis

Optional P1 two topics revise

organize essay fodder

Kapiushon,Celebornand2 otherslike this
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Hi all,

We are starting an initiative for:

1) those want to prepare current affairs from mains perspective.
2) want to utilize time effectively

We will be putting short audio recording of current affairs for mains, which you can listen during your free time or while eating, traveling etc.
It will have nominal charges.

Interested person can join following telegram group. We will start after prelims result are out.

https://t.me/joinchat/Zel1PNiqNtMwMzg1
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Ssup everyone, joining again after posting daily targets for few months. Need some discipline for next two weeks for both mains and state pcs on 27th xD


Countdown #77 

RAS - 6hours 

  • Raj geo - complete 
  • Eco survey - 2 chapters 

Mains - 5 hours

  • Society revise
  • World history revision if time permits 

Will be checking if I'm able to clock the time too. This time I'll, for sure 

Finished the targets for ras. Instead of geo, picked other portions. Basically satisfied with that part. 

Couldn't start off with cse prep. Oooof. 


Countdown #76

RAS-6.5

  • Geo finish
  • Eco survey- 1 chapter
  • Sikhwal - 2/10

CSE- 4hours

  • Revise society and answer writing - 5 questions

Was quite able to clock 6-7 today but hoping to surely get 9+ due to library tomorrow. :))) 

Brooo how come #76 ? 

I have my personal deadline as 31st Dec. Want to chill post that. 

Rashmirathi,sjerngal
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16.10.21

Need to clock atleast 8 hours. No Excuses.

Target-

A. Optional- Map till IVC, Revision till Vedic period and 5 ans writing Optional and GS.

B. UpPCS- Drishti 70 pages, Video 40 percent and August current affairs(GKT).


Celeborn,Rashmirathiand1 otherslike this
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this is my first time on this thread

Today its time for

PSIR paper 1 Part B

Answer writing For GS from Secure: Last 3 days

Finishing book 1 of ethics by Lukmaan

EiChan,Celebornand4 otherslike this
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Targets - 

Newspaper backlogs(Bhut jyada hogye hn :| )

PYQ analysis

Celeborn,Rashmirathiand2 otherslike this
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this is my first time on this thread

Today its time for

PSIR paper 1 Part B

Answer writing For GS from Secure: Last 3 days

Finishing book 1 of ethics by Lukmaan

Welcome!!
Hope you find a reason to stick around :)

Celeborn,Archandand2 otherslike this
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Finished the targets for ras. Instead of geo, picked other portions. Basically satisfied with that part. 

Couldn't start off with cse prep. Oooof. 


Countdown #76

RAS-6.5

  • Geo finish
  • Eco survey- 1 chapter
  • Sikhwal - 2/10

CSE- 4hours

  • Revise society and answer writing - 5 questions

Was quite able to clock 6-7 today but hoping to surely get 9+ due to library tomorrow. :))) 

Update

- Geo- half

- eco survey 2 chapters done- overachieved :ppp

- sikhwal 2/10 done

-society - revised and half value added done. Didn't write answers and peers weren't ready 🤷🏻‍♂️ 

Skipping library from now except when home is chaotic. 

Will deactivate insta lol 


Countdown #75

Ras

  • Eco survey- 4 chapters
  • Adhyan- revise 

Cse

  • Society value add +answer writing 
  • Env - value add 
IwW,Celebornand3 otherslike this
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Welcome@wingman 

Today couldn't complete all targets. I did sit for a good number of hours.. But occasional bouts of anxiety meant I couldn't get too much done. I'd say I completed 70% of what I could have done. 

Tomorrow will write an offline optional test + AWFG entrance + study Society + newspaper. 

EiChan,Archandand5 otherslike this
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Cools, the real reboot begins tomorrow. 

@Celeborn  maths test from tomorrow itself. _/\_ I still have inertia for physics tests, not for gs though. 

Celeborn,Rashmirathiand2 otherslike this
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Targets for 16/10/2021:


9-12

12-1

1-2

2-4

4-5

5-6

6-7

7-9

9-10

10-11

11-12

16 October

Machiavelli + Hobbes + locke

Break

PSIR answer writing( Plato+ aristotle)

Art and culture (Main topic+ PYQ prepare)

Newspaper

Break

GS answer writing

Rosseau+ Mill

break

PSIR answer (brainstorming/ aw)

Revision

Targets completed except AWP.

Rashmirathi,
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@IwW Target time achieved. But could achieved only 70 percent of target. 
Will bounce back tomorrow. 


Rashmirathi,
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Seeing you all getting things done is causing me major anxiety. Like what if I clear prelims, I am a borderline case, what If I just clear prelims, I have so much to do!! Upar se UPPCS is also there, so many factual things to study, already I was exhausted with prelims preparation and again in this rattafication wali life, I am bored and not at all willing to do it. Oh god! I just hope anxiety doesn't kill me now or post prelims if I clear. Prelims su**ks! 

Just a rant guys!

P.S. I so so want to touch my ethics , GS and optional notes. I prepared them with so much love :(


Kapiushon,Celebornand5 otherslike this
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this is my first time on this thread

Today its time for

PSIR paper 1 Part B

Answer writing For GS from Secure: Last 3 days

Finishing book 1 of ethics by Lukmaan

Achieved target:

PSIR : 50%

GS answer writing finished 10 Qs wrote some crap but at-least its a start.

Ethics turned few pages and its sleep time.

Hopefully next day i do little bit better.

Its just 82 days from the D day when we would remember why did I waste so much time at the start. 

Celeborn,Rashmirathiand3 otherslike this
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17.10.21-

Target - 8 hours.

Drishti for UP / CA

Optional 3 topics revision 

Map 3 topics

Ans writing practice (5Qs)



Kapiushon,Celebornand3 otherslike this
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Hello friends I write this with as much frustration as you can imagine a bread to have (hoti h). For the past 2 days I have relatives over/ some or the other bum-job errand to run and today seems to be no different as already I’ve been told that I have more relatives coming over. Mere studies ki band baj rahi h iss chakkar m. On top of that setting targets and not being able to meet them is leading to more anxiety, so no targets for today, will update aaj raat ko how much I got done. Also in other news, I really want to eat chole- bhature, but this clean eating nonsense thing I’m trying out is getting in the way.

More pav-er to you folks! (if you thought days of bread jokes were over, think again…)

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