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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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Good morning friends, slightly late start to the day. Targets for 24.10.21:

Sept C/A backlog (2/3)

Copy writing

Editorial- IE

Editorial backlog- (2/6)

AWP

Mod Ind- till CDM

PSIR- Aristotle 

That’s all folks! Let’s get this bread :)

Kapiushon,Anduinand8 otherslike this
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Targets - 

PSIR

Newspaper

WH

Have to go for voting in the panchayat election

Night fully reserved for Ind-Pak match + Bar- Real Madrid + PSG match (Also relevant for UPSC now:joy:)


Kapiushon,plmokn25688524and15 otherslike this
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Guys, where are you preparing Indian society portion in GS-1 from?
Kapiushon,
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Guys, where are you preparing Indian society portion in GS-1 from?
  • NCERT 
  • Union of kanishk kataria and rushikesh reddy notes 
  • Mains 365 (you can pick up 2020 one to wrap this subject up) 


Kapiushon,Rashmirathiand1 otherslike this
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@sjerngal vision ke mam (Shah)  ka content and approach is good. Do check out. 


Kapiushon,Rashmirathiand1 otherslike this
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Guys, where are you preparing Indian society portion in GS-1 from?

I've done vision's classes (Smriti Shah ma'am). While they are really good, they are time consuming. Check them out if you have enough time though. 

Kapiushon,Rashmirathiand1 otherslike this
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Good morning friends, slightly late start to the day. Targets for 24.10.21:

Sept C/A backlog (2/3)

Copy writing

Editorial- IE

Editorial backlog- (2/6)

AWP

Mod Ind- till CDM

PSIR- Aristotle 

That’s all folks! Let’s get this bread :)

Not a great day, got very little done because of bad migraine issues. I’m clearly getting way too old for this world. Targets will roll over to tomorrow

Anduin,Celebornand5 otherslike this
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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


Finished them

Targets for today

1.newspaper

2.continue ethics 

3.revision 3,4,5 chapters of anthropology

4.answer writing tlp


Done with these targets

Today's targets

1.newspaper

2.daily answer writing tlp

3.revision again of 3,4,5

4.start culture paper 1 gs

Completed the targets

Targets for tomorrow

1.write test of optional

2.newspaper

3.read newspaper notes 

4.culture 2/3


Did the test and newspaper 

But remaining two not so satisfied 

Targets for tomorrow

1.newspaper 

2.tlp

3. Anthropology 6th chapter thinkers revision

4.2nd chapter reading 

5. Culture 2/3

Kapiushon,Celebornand4 otherslike this
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Guys, where are you preparing Indian society portion in GS-1 from?

I've done vision's classes (Smriti Shah ma'am). While they are really good, they are time consuming. Check them out if you have enough time though. 

hey! can u tell how much same/different are her notes from the vision's printed study material of society and social justice? 

Celeborn,Rashmirathiand1 otherslike this
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Does anyone has any idea about M k Yadav sir's QEP? Is it worth the time and money rn....since only 2 months are left for mains?
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there is one telgram channel by smriti shah mam where she shares her notes, do check it... 

regarding QEP, based on the reviews by people it doesnt look too promising. 

Celeborn,Muffin
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Good morning guys.. After a not so great Sunday, let's gear ourselves up for a productive week ahead. 

Targets for 25/10/21

  • Finish modern history
  • Final revision of world history
  • AWFG
  • Ca class (try to finish two) 
  • Newspaper
  • Sit for minimum 3 hours continuously for atleast once in a day. 

Targets are huge, but the exam is massive... Gotta do what it takes. 

Good luck to everyone. 


Dionysus,Kapiushonand8 otherslike this
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- Continue with ethics pyq 

- figure out a strategy for CA

- make CA notes

- decide upon test series and stuff. 

Lots to do. Need to step up. 

Kapiushon,Celebornand5 otherslike this
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Targets - 

PSIR

Newspaper

WH

Have to go for voting in the panchayat election

Night fully reserved for Ind-Pak match + Bar- Real Madrid + PSG match (Also relevant for UPSC now:joy:)


All completed. Bad day as all the three-match results were not what I wished for.
New Targets - 

PSIR - Marked questions solving

WH

Notes refining for GS3

Newspaper

Less bakrr about result and cutoff. 
@sjerngal Toppers notes + CA + NCERT society for topics like urbanisation and you will find good case studies 

@LetsGetThisBread How is migraine now? You faced it a lot during the prelims days also.

Kapiushon,Celebornand7 otherslike this
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Day 2 tasks:

Ethics backlog from day 1

News CA. 

Answer writing 



Kapiushon,IwWand5 otherslike this
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Hello friends, 

Target for 25.10.21

Optional- 3 topics of Map, 3 topics of Ancient India and 5 Ans writing practice.

GS- 10 Ans practice,  GS1 geography practice.



Kapiushon,Celebornand6 otherslike this
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Day 74

  1. 12.30- 4.30- anki review
  2. 5.00- 9.00- polity
  3. 10.00- 2.00- Paper 2 ch 3,4,5

yesterday- could not complete ch3 and did only half anki review. 

Celeborn,Archandand4 otherslike this
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Muffinsaid

Guys, where are you preparing Indian society portion in GS-1 from?

I've done vision's classes (Smriti Shah ma'am). While they are really good, they are time consuming. Check them out if you have enough time though. 

hey! can u tell how much same/different are her notes from the vision's printed study material of society and social justice? 

I have just glanced through the printed material. Haven't read it deeply. The printed notes look like an abundance of content. The class notes are a bit more selective/refined. 

Also some topics covered in class are not directly mentioned in the theory section but are there in the solved questions given at the end of the chapter. Eg. Dalit Capitalism, Feminization of agriculture. So coverage wise, nothing seems missing. In fact, the printed material has way more content than the class notes. 

There are some keywords that ma'am used in the classes. (eg. Broken Window theory, feminization U hypothesis etc). They are more value addition points than core concepts. I didn't find them in the material. That seems to be the only thing missing. 

The language/wording is different while the points are roughly the same. So class notes are a bit more easier to read/understand. But otherwise, in terms of content, 95% of class notes is in the material. 

Archand,Rashmirathiand4 otherslike this
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Yesterday completed my targets. (some portion of post independence is left which I'll do later)

Today's targets:

Art and Culture portion 

Statics and dynamics (day 1/3)

Newspaper 

Pending CA class 

AWFG 


Kapiushon,TambourineManand5 otherslike this
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Targets - 

PSIR

Newspaper

WH

Have to go for voting in the panchayat election

Night fully reserved for Ind-Pak match + Bar- Real Madrid + PSG match (Also relevant for UPSC now:joy:)


All completed. Bad day as all the three-match results were not what I wished for.
New Targets - 

PSIR - Marked questions solving

WH

Notes refining for GS3

Newspaper

Less bakrr about result and cutoff. 
@sjerngal Toppers notes + CA + NCERT society for topics like urbanisation and you will find good case studies 

@LetsGetThisBread How is migraine now? You faced it a lot during the prelims days also.

Ok only thanks for asking. I really don’t know why it flares up randomly for no good reason, other than to waste my time.

Rashmirathi,
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