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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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https://forumias.com/post/detail/Official-How-was-Mains-2021-Paper-Essay-and-GS-Discussion-1641542963#main_comment


jack_Sparrow,rootand121 otherslike this
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How do u read vision Mains 365? do u go page by page or do selective?

Please suggest. how to best use it or skipping it is also okay? 

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@Newton981 I am doing full. In fact reading environment while typing this comment. Maybe i will skip polity- but doing society, s&t, IR, environment, economics for sure


Newton981,Celebornand3 otherslike this
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Anyone feeling underconfident despite completing 70% mains portion and yet holding it together? Damn ! I dont know whether I got to read Mains 365s or write answers or do optional or write an essay despite having a plan? Or read some quotes or statistics. Driving me crazy literally and i have actually gained weight. showing all the stress on the food. Also, I have listened to a record 14,572 minutes worth music this year which is another indicator! 
Villanelle,Pam123and12 otherslike this
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@Newton981 Doing it selectively. I'm ignoring the topics which I think are just a point worthy in a question based on its broader topic. Like I really don't think we would be asked entirely on the topic weakening of AMOC in Climate change. Just wrote down the effect in my climate change notes, that's all. 

@MachineGunJoe  can relate. My weight went up by almost 10kgs and my listening minutes are wayyy too high lol. 


ssver2,chamomileand12 otherslike this
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Sums up my life right now...im pretty sure I've heard it even more on YouTube.....

Upsc is everywhere...

ssver2,Villanelleand11 otherslike this
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@sjerngal mine is still what@Villanelle  recommended once. The midnight band. Perfect study sesh songs. 


Villanelle,Celebornand5 otherslike this
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@sjerngal mine is still what@Villanelle  recommended once. The midnight band. Perfect study sesh songs. 


Nice... I just checked it out.. Ye yojana bilkul mere type ka music hai.. Definitely adding to my playlist. 

Celeborn,Rashmirathiand4 otherslike this
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Gave Forum IAS Test No 41074 - GS2 FLT.

Very horrible affair. I thought I knew points but could not organise them on paper. Plus, time management was a mess.

Looking at model answer, every answer is 400+ words for 10 marker. Cant figure out what or what not should have been written.

Can anyone help or give inputs ?

Villanelle,Celebornand6 otherslike this
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wasn't posting for a week as My phone got damaged

Targets for 01/12/21 will be

*GS3-Economy

@Investment models

@LPG&Economy

@Agri marketing

@Major crops and cropping patterns

@Irrigation

@Economy CA notes revision.


*All Done except Economy CA revision

Tomorrow's to do list is:-

*GS4 revision.

*2 hrs for S&T[Biotech,Nanotech,AI]

*Covered substantial portion of GS4

*Done Biotech,Nanotech

03/12/21 targets will be:

*Gs 4 revision

*Done gs4.

Tomorrow's to do is:

*GS4 test

*S&T[Robotics&AI,space,IT,computers]

Celeborn,Rashmirathiand3 otherslike this
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Yesterday was a tiring day. I could write only 1.5 tests.. Hopefully with time, the stamina to write 2 tests a day will build up.


Today's targets:

1) Fluids remaining theory + PYQs 

2) Ethics (1/5)

3) CA class 

1) Theory + some PYQs done. Need to wrap up the rest of the PYQs today 

2) Done. Today it's ethics (2/5)

3) Done. Again today attend one more class. 

Rashmirathi,Biryaniand3 otherslike this
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Any person here who has qualified for both EPFO interview and Forest mains? We can collaborate after civils mains for the road ahead.

Civils Mains:2017,2018,2020,2021,Forest Mains:2021.

Shailputri,
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@brownianMotionTake the solution as the fodder mine. If necessary pick the keywords only. Solutions tend to be very descriptive but have very few substantive arguments.

See toppers copies, they have better content and diversity in answers. Pick up some more keywords and dimensions from there. You've got a particular questions fodder page ready for mains.

brownianMotion,
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Is any teacher necessary for sociology optional??
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bloom56,alpha2505
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Where should we do case studies for Ethics? Vision or is any other alternative source we can refer to?
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Haven’t barely been posting here at all, my progress is depressing honestly. If you guys don’t mind answering - how far are you all along? Have you finished GS, optional completely? How many tests have you given?
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GaryVee,
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Mains365 content could’ve easily been 50 pages or less for every subject, but how can that be acceptable to Vision - kahani kaise na likhein :/

and yes, I do realise that all I do is crib these days 😭

MikeWozniak,chamomileand6 otherslike this
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@Prisonmike vision 80 case studies pdf+ previous year that's all enough along with mgp



Prisonmike,
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wasn't posting for a week as My phone got damaged

Targets for 01/12/21 will be

*GS3-Economy

@Investment models

@LPG&Economy

@Agri marketing

@Major crops and cropping patterns

@Irrigation

@Economy CA notes revision.


*All Done except Economy CA revision

Tomorrow's to do list is:-

*GS4 revision.

*2 hrs for S&T[Biotech,Nanotech,AI]

*Covered substantial portion of GS4

*Done Biotech,Nanotech

03/12/21 targets will be:

*Gs 4 revision

*Done gs4.

Tomorrow's to do is:

*GS4 test

*S&T[Robotics&AI,space,IT,computers]

*Done GS4 test

*Done spacetech,Robots&AI,Covered some parts of IT&computers

Targets for 05/12/21 will be:-

*S&T remaining topics

sjerngal,LetsGetThisBread
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