I have given two Prelims in 2019 ( just after doing coaching of 5 hours daily, Vajiram and solving no test series in exam like condition shamelessly) - result was I failed in it by a mrgin of 20 marks . And in 2020 attempt I majorly prepared for Prelims and still I think I have missed the cutoff by 1 or 2 marks.
After the result came in October I was completely shattered , I was not hoping it all . And in November and December I haven't prepared much for Mains ( just optional paper 1 and ancient history ) , again I have the feeling that I will prepare in haste for Prelims as time is less and may again falter or even if I clear Prelims there is just Gap of 60-70 days effectively, I may not do good in Mains.
Will it be advisable to take a break this year and give my attempt in 2022 with full preparation?? I am 23 now and being a girl . Can someone please here suggest as you have more experiences , what to do ?
What are other diverse things I can do like attempting state pcs or any other things ? Please help me to devise my plan ahead. I failed in previous attempts due to lack of strategy and I was preparing from home and didn't take tests in exam like condition.
@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.
