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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Great@Celeborn @Rashmirathi
Let's do this !!
Hello friends,
Inspired to see the accountability thread running in this forum. Also, hats off to the consistency shown by some of you guys.
Starting today, I'll be posting my targets and accomplishments for the day.
20.10.2021 (Wed)
- PSIR: Mill, Gramsci, Marx and HA
- Ethics: Theory + AWP-PYQ (5 min)
Today's update:
- PSIR accomplished
- Ethics- Partially done
- Will go full throttle tomorrow
Target for 21/10/2021 (Thur)
- PSIR: Democracy, Equality, Justice, Rights, Pol.Th, IPT
- Ethics: Theories + PYQ analysis
- Topper's copy analysis
"Success is a decision"
Targets -
Optional Answer writing
GS1 - World History
Newspaper backlogs
2 answer written plus 2-hour discussion of 8 optional answers
World history started
Newspaper backlog done for 2 weeks(mainly editorial)
Todays Target -
Indian foreign policy - reading + 2 answers to be written
Peer discussion and pyq solving
World history - A little bit
Newspaper backlogs to be completed today
Answer written
Peer discussion and answer reviews done
World history studied(Not completed)
Newspaper backlogs left for last 15 days - Sure to be completed tomorrow
Well, honestly, I have slacked since the last ten days without much ado. A week was probably a necessity but rest was simply indulgence.
Time to stop ignoring the prelims tamasha and set eyes on the mains gambit. So here are some pointers for self:
1. Deadline for mains coursework completion - 31st December
2. Handwriting issues - emphasise on neatness rather than beauty (probably a sound life advice across other spectrums as well)
3. Answer writing - start writing short-hand notes first and after 25th begin with the paper writing, don’t be afraid to not know or know less. There is scope for “aggressive expansion”.
Target Today :
1. Ethics content building
2. Optional paper 2 ( sectional revision)
3. GS Paper 1 (commence geography)
4. निबंध लेखन (in 60 minutes with overarching emphasis on neatness and correct spellings)
Hello friends, with all possible social obligations out of the way, I’m back finally. Not the best considering there’s 79 days left.
Targets for 20.10.21:
Copy writing
Editorial backlog
C/A backlog
Medieval history (as much as possible)
PSIR- Plato, Aristotle, theories of IR
Let’s get this bread folks!
Managed to do the first three targets but then I started watching a show which meant the post lunch session was effectively one long, giant break. Will be better today, coz I have far too many PSIR targets that I cannot miss
Targets for 21/10/21 (such a palindrome) -- writing before sleeping so that I don't waste time yesterday.
- Anthro answer writing(Priority)
- Current affairs as much as possible
- If time permits, finish post independence
Made a very very stupid move of just sleeping for 4 hours last night.. Eyes all puffed up..
Let's See how the day goes 🤟
20/10/21
Yesterday completed World History + topics upto Rings of Modern Algebra + CA class + Newspaper
Today's targets:
Complete Ideals + miscellaneous in Optional
Complete Modern India
Do some portions of Society that's pending
CA class
Newspaper
Analyse last year's toppers copies
1) 90% done
2) 80% done
3) Not done. Doing now in the morning
4) done
5) done
6) done
Rashmirathi,ARisingSunHow you guys are coping with post prelims fatigue? Is setting 5-6 hours target initially the way to go about it?
My Mains anxiety is overpowering my Prelims fatigue :P
It depends on how confident you are of clearing. If you're a borderline case, it would be hard to concentrate now.
So do what you can. 5-6 hours initially is good enough. Keep increasing that though.
Hello!
Found this initiative to be nice.
I'm also posting my targets from today.
1.newspaper
2.anthropology optional paper 1 5th chapter reading
3.revise post independence
4. Answer writing of tlp
Missed out on completing post independence
Targets for today
1. Finish post independence and start ethics
2.newspaper
3.daily tlp
4.short notes of chapter 5 anthropology
How you guys are coping with post prelims fatigue? Is setting 5-6 hours target initially the way to go about it?
My Mains anxiety is overpowering my Prelims fatigue :P
It depends on how confident you are of clearing. If you're a borderline case, it would be hard to concentrate now.
So do what you can. 5-6 hours initially is good enough. Keep increasing that though.
Thanks for the reply :)
Civils Mains:2017,2018,2020,2021,Forest Mains:2021.
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