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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@Aparajitaa Yes. Both times (I was also attending 5 hours classes in Vajiram in my first attempt). But 'good academic background' and 'difficulty in dealing with failures' doesn't work in upsc exams. Because someone out there is better in academics and comparatively better at handling the failures.Ofcourse Prelims has become more dicey. But one thing I've noticed here is that those who clear Prelims once, they manage to clear Prelims almost every time. So, May be the problem is with ourselves.After analysing my failures at, I can always find things where I had committed mistakes in exams, and which could be surely avoided in exam hall. The solution is to minimise those mistakes.So, this time, the plan is to practice the questions as much as I can.
Yeah same , I have done silly mistakes this time like not reading questions properly and doing two -three easy questions wrong in this way and wild guesses in some questions. When I read the same paper in evening I found that I would have easily cracked , as the paper was moderate for me , if I had implemented my strategy there.
@IamThat keep posting....
16.01.2021(Updates) :
Daily current affairs (Factly + This day in history) -
Made Linear programming notes - (~4hrs.)
Numerical Analysis - (16 pages only)
17.01.2021 (Updates) : Not a great day. Didn't feel so well because of frequent routine change
Numerical Analysis (~30 pages) - (< 50 pages daily target)
Solved Some questions from 2020 Mains Optional Paper 1
Daily current affairs -
18.01.2021 Targets:
Shankar IAS Hindu DNA
Weekly current affairs revision
Numerical analysis 50 pages
@Hitman09 Sure, I will keep posting. Was just feeling a bit off yesterday due to lack of sleep and hence forgot.
18.01.2021 Update:
Shankar Hindu DNA (17.01.2021 + 18.01.2021) -
Weekly Shankar DNA Notes Revision -
Weekly Factly revision -
Numerical Analysis - (27 pages only)
Solved few problems from UPSC 2020 Math Optional Paper 2
19.01.2021 Targets:
Shankar Hindu DNA
Factly Daily current affairs
Numerical Analysis - 50 pages