Can anyone please recommend who will be better for CA classes between Santosh sir and Dipin sir?
I think you should go for Dipin sir, I have taken classes of both and I found Dipin sir better. Santosh sir gives too many handouts, you will feel that you have studied a lot but it's really hard to revise.
Dipin Sir - pros - crisp handouts of 1-2 pages, value added material, easy to revise, his notes are really useful for mains (mainly GS2-GS3), for prelims his notes are okayish, but again they are short and easy to revise. (but reading too much CA for prelims is futile these days, but no one knows when can UPSC start asking CA, so at least do CA from one source.)
cons - cancel classes often, costly as compared to Santosh sir
Santosh sir - pros - teaches way too much (this is con as well), friendly, his CA notes for SnT and environment are top notch, less costly (he even allow 2 login per course, so you can also buy his course along with someone else)
cons - mainly prelims oriented classes (he teaches approx 5 months only for prelims), at the end of his classes you will have approx 2k pages of current affairs + some static topic as well
My opinion - go for Dipin Sir and refer Santosh sir notes selectively at time of prelims (easily available in market as well as on his telegram channel)
@Caffeinity wht abt MK Yadav??
No idea about him
Took a break yesterday.
Today, new day. New beginning.15 November 2021
-Meditation 30 min (done)
-The Hindu
-Ethics Emotional Intelligence revision + unit 05
-Dipin sir CA revision
Is the meditation helping?
to me Yes, feeling more concentrated towards my goal and been able to neglect the unnecessary drama and clutter of my life. Follow for a month and see yourself.
19 November 2021
-Meditation 30 min (done)
-The Hindu
-Ethics unit 2 revision
-Sociology P2 B(ii) lectures
wake up early today, did some meditation and felt good. Today is an auspicious day, Hindus are performing ritual bath at Ganga (Ganga Snan) and Sikhis are performing Nagar-Kirtans on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji. so guys try to study for whole day or spend some alone time to introspect and self-awarenes.. Planning to visit nearby Gurudwara, so will wind up todays plan early. (:
25 November 2021
-Meditation 30 min (done)
-The Hindu
-Sociology P2 B(iv) Social Classes in India.
-Ethics quick revision unit 01 and 02
Had a good decent day. Started the day early so clocked the same routine time early. But too much of Sociology started to drain me. So dropped some revision thing mid-way.
26 November 2021 target
- 30 min meditation
- The Hindu + own current notes revision
- Sociology P1 Kinship + pyp
25 November 2021
-Meditation 30 min (done)
-The Hindu
-Sociology P2 B(iv) Social Classes in India.
-Ethics quick revision unit 01 and 02
Had a good decent day. Started the day early so clocked the same routine time early. But too much of Sociology started to drain me. So dropped some revision thing mid-way.
26 November 2021 target
- 30 min meditation
- The Hindu + own current notes revision
- Sociology P1 Kinship + pyp
A decent day today. Still short on own current newspaper notes, and sociology Paper 1 Kinship.
27 November 2021
- Meditation 30 min
-The Hindu + own CA notes + few IE Explained
- Sociology Paper 1 Kinship
And thanks to YPT guys for nudging me. (:
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After approx a gap of month, here back again. Will try to post my targets daily and at the end of the day, their completion status.So my target for tomorrow.01 Jan 2022- 30 min meditation- The Hindu- Polity Ncert 11th - Chapter 1 + 2- Sociology - Karl Marx (Classnotes + Forum Handout + pyp)It's just not a new year that is starting, but the race to prelims too, the race to chase our dreams. We think we still have 5 months but these will pass soon.Make everyday count guys. 💪💪
Had a good day, hopefully completed all targets.
02 January 2022
-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Polity class 11th NCERT : Chapter 3 + 4
-Sociology : Emile Durkheim (Class notes + Forum handout + pyp)
After approx a gap of month, here back again. Will try to post my targets daily and at the end of the day, their completion status.So my target for tomorrow.01 Jan 2022- 30 min meditation- The Hindu- Polity Ncert 11th - Chapter 1 + 2- Sociology - Karl Marx (Classnotes + Forum Handout + pyp)It's just not a new year that is starting, but the race to prelims too, the race to chase our dreams. We think we still have 5 months but these will pass soon.Make everyday count guys. 💪💪Had a good day, hopefully completed all targets.
02 January 2022-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Polity class 11th NCERT : Chapter 3 + 4
-Sociology : Emile Durkheim (Class notes + Forum handout + pyp)
Done with today's targets.
03 January 2022 :
-30 min Meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : Revision (Marx + Durkheim)
-Polity : Class 11th Ncert Chapters 5 + 6 + 7
-Ethics - Attidue notes revision
After approx a gap of month, here back again. Will try to post my targets daily and at the end of the day, their completion status.So my target for tomorrow.01 Jan 2022- 30 min meditation- The Hindu- Polity Ncert 11th - Chapter 1 + 2- Sociology - Karl Marx (Classnotes + Forum Handout + pyp)It's just not a new year that is starting, but the race to prelims too, the race to chase our dreams. We think we still have 5 months but these will pass soon.Make everyday count guys. 💪💪Had a good day, hopefully completed all targets.
02 January 2022-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Polity class 11th NCERT : Chapter 3 + 4
-Sociology : Emile Durkheim (Class notes + Forum handout + pyp)
Done with today's targets.
03 January 2022 :-30 min Meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : Revision (Marx + Durkheim)
-Polity : Class 11th Ncert Chapters 5 + 6 + 7
-Ethics - Attidue notes revision
Done with today's target.
04 January 2022
-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : Marx Weber (Classnotes + Forum Handout)
-Polity : Class 11th NCERT Chapters 8 + 9 + 10
After approx a gap of month, here back again. Will try to post my targets daily and at the end of the day, their completion status.So my target for tomorrow.01 Jan 2022- 30 min meditation- The Hindu- Polity Ncert 11th - Chapter 1 + 2- Sociology - Karl Marx (Classnotes + Forum Handout + pyp)It's just not a new year that is starting, but the race to prelims too, the race to chase our dreams. We think we still have 5 months but these will pass soon.Make everyday count guys. 💪💪Had a good day, hopefully completed all targets.
02 January 2022-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Polity class 11th NCERT : Chapter 3 + 4
-Sociology : Emile Durkheim (Class notes + Forum handout + pyp)
Done with today's targets.
03 January 2022 :-30 min Meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : Revision (Marx + Durkheim)
-Polity : Class 11th Ncert Chapters 5 + 6 + 7
-Ethics - Attidue notes revision
Done with today's target.
04 January 2022-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : Marx Weber (Classnotes + Forum Handout)
-Polity : Class 11th NCERT Chapters 8 + 9 + 10
Done with today, sleepy so leaving one polity chapter for tomorrow.
05 January 2022
-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : Talcott Parsons (classnotes + forum handout)
-Polity class 11th NCERT - 10th chapter
-Ethics - Emotional Intelligence revision
After approx a gap of month, here back again. Will try to post my targets daily and at the end of the day, their completion status.So my target for tomorrow.01 Jan 2022- 30 min meditation- The Hindu- Polity Ncert 11th - Chapter 1 + 2- Sociology - Karl Marx (Classnotes + Forum Handout + pyp)It's just not a new year that is starting, but the race to prelims too, the race to chase our dreams. We think we still have 5 months but these will pass soon.Make everyday count guys. 💪💪Had a good day, hopefully completed all targets.
02 January 2022-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Polity class 11th NCERT : Chapter 3 + 4
-Sociology : Emile Durkheim (Class notes + Forum handout + pyp)
Done with today's targets.
03 January 2022 :-30 min Meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : Revision (Marx + Durkheim)
-Polity : Class 11th Ncert Chapters 5 + 6 + 7
-Ethics - Attidue notes revision
Done with today's target.
04 January 2022-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : Marx Weber (Classnotes + Forum Handout)
-Polity : Class 11th NCERT Chapters 8 + 9 + 10
Done with today, sleepy so leaving one polity chapter for tomorrow.
05 January 2022-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : Talcott Parsons (classnotes + forum handout)
-Polity class 11th NCERT - 10th chapter
-Ethics - Emotional Intelligence revision
Done with today but still left with one polity chapter :/
06 January 2022 :
-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : Revision (Marx + Parsons)
-Polity 11th Ncert last chapter
-GS 2 - theme 1 topics
After approx a gap of month, here back again. Will try to post my targets daily and at the end of the day, their completion status.So my target for tomorrow.01 Jan 2022- 30 min meditation- The Hindu- Polity Ncert 11th - Chapter 1 + 2- Sociology - Karl Marx (Classnotes + Forum Handout + pyp)It's just not a new year that is starting, but the race to prelims too, the race to chase our dreams. We think we still have 5 months but these will pass soon.Make everyday count guys. 💪💪Had a good day, hopefully completed all targets.
02 January 2022-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Polity class 11th NCERT : Chapter 3 + 4
-Sociology : Emile Durkheim (Class notes + Forum handout + pyp)
Done with today's targets.
03 January 2022 :-30 min Meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : Revision (Marx + Durkheim)
-Polity : Class 11th Ncert Chapters 5 + 6 + 7
-Ethics - Attidue notes revision
Done with today's target.
04 January 2022-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : Marx Weber (Classnotes + Forum Handout)
-Polity : Class 11th NCERT Chapters 8 + 9 + 10
Done with today, sleepy so leaving one polity chapter for tomorrow.
05 January 2022-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : Talcott Parsons (classnotes + forum handout)
-Polity class 11th NCERT - 10th chapter
-Ethics - Emotional Intelligence revision
Done with today but still left with one polity chapter :/
06 January 2022 :
-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : Revision (Marx + Parsons)
-Polity 11th Ncert last chapter
-GS 2 - theme 1 topics
Done with today.
07 January 2022
-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Ethics - PYP + Answer writing (Attitude + CS Values + EI)
-GS 2 - Theme 01 : Article 19 - Hate Speech + COC + Fake news
Done with today.
07 January 2022-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Ethics - PYP + Answer writing (Attitude + CS Values + EI)
-GS 2 - Theme 01 : Article 19 - Hate Speech + COC + Fake news
Not a good day. Not even touched GS2 topics and already feeling sleepy.
07 January 2022;
-30 min meditation
-The Hindu
-Sociology : P1 Stratification
-GS 2 : Theme 01 : Article 19 - Hate Speech + COC + Fake news
When the going gets tough,the tough gets going
I'm thankful to the universe for another year ,another birthday . Thankful to the people who made me strong,thankful for the failures which make me grounded ,thankful to my parents for letting me pursuing my dreams ,thankful to the wonderful people who are there for me in all my ups and downs .
Officially entering into another year. I wish this year would be a great and memorable year for me . Past few days not being regular in studies due to certain incidents and health issues. Thanks for the people in YPT who nudged me .will be back today.
Today's target
Optional test
GS 3 - ans writing
Newspaper
Happy Birthday. Glad to see how grateful you are to life. These things make big impact in life. God bless.
Done with whatsoever left topics of Mains (still left with many :/). Now time to gearup for Prelims only.
23 February 2022
-Meditation 20 min-The Hindu
-Ancient Class notes + pyp
-Economy 2 chapters of source. + pyp
Decent day today, completed the targets but felt a more could have been done. But already sleepy now....
24 February 2022 :
-Meditation 2 min
-The Hindu
-Ancient - enjoying reading it so - RS Sharma 1-10 chapter.
-Economy - Banking (if time permits)
@Thunderstorm I don’t think ‘lender of the last resort’ is to be taken literally. It’s more a conceptual phrase used in the context of RBI. So, RBI only uses the phrase in content of lending to ‘banks’, specifically. We had this in our school economics books, that’s why i remembered.You can check on their website as well. https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/FS_Overview.aspx?fn=2758For govt lending it uses the phrase ‘banker to the government’.This is very to similar to the committed judiciary question where many of us took it literall6 and thought that committed judiciary means committed to its role when actually the phrase is used in a context- committed to the government.
Bro are you sure that "Banker to the govt" is the right phrase? I remember reading somewhere, I guess in Vivek Singh's book that correct phrase should be that RBI acts as "Debt Manager" for the govt.
Done with whatsoever left topics of Mains (still left with many :/). Now time to gearup for Prelims only.
23 February 2022
-Meditation 20 min-The Hindu
-Ancient Class notes + pyp
-Economy 2 chapters of source. + pyp
Decent day today, completed the targets but felt a more could have been done. But already sleepy now....
24 February 2022 :
-Meditation 2 min
-The Hindu
-Ancient - enjoying reading it so - RS Sharma 1-10 chapter.
-Economy - Banking (if time permits)
Done for today....
25 February 2022 :
-Meditation 20 min
-The Hindu
- RS Sharma - chapter 11-15
-Economy - Banking
Done for today....
25 February 2022 :-Meditation 20 min
-The Hindu
- RS Sharma - chapter 11-15
-Economy - Banking
Done for today....
26 February 2022 :
-Meditation 20 min
-The Hindu
-RS Sharma 16-20
-Economy - Banking
Done for today....
25 February 2022 :-Meditation 20 min
-The Hindu
- RS Sharma - chapter 11-15
-Economy - Banking
Done for today....
26 February 2022 :
-Meditation 20 min
-The Hindu
-RS Sharma 16-20
-Economy - Banking
Done with today's targets. Feeling tired after every week so planning to keep things light tomorrow
27 Februray 2022 :
-Meditation 20 min
-The Hindu
-Art and culture - Theatre, Music, Dance
-Ancient Notes (depends on mood and energy)
Done for today....
25 February 2022 :-Meditation 20 min
-The Hindu
- RS Sharma - chapter 11-15
-Economy - Banking
Done for today....
26 February 2022 :
-Meditation 20 min
-The Hindu
-RS Sharma 16-20
-Economy - Banking
Done with today's targets. Feeling tired after every week so planning to keep things light tomorrow
27 Februray 2022 :
-Meditation 20 min
-The Hindu
-Art and culture - Theatre, Music, Dance
-Ancient Notes (depends on mood and energy)
Done with today. Hopefully did not take any break....
28 February 2022:
-20 min Meditation
-The Hindu
-RS Sharma 21-25
-Art and Culture - Theatre, Music, Dance revision
-Economy - Banking Revision + Vivek singh MCQ
From tomorrow, planning to walk 10k steps everyday.
Couldn't read anything for last 2 days bcz of fever and cold. Hopefully will have strength to start afresh from tomorrow
03 March 2022-
-20 min meditation
-The Hindu - 01 march, 02 march, 03 march
-Economy - Taxation
Completed the newspaper backlogs, but not read Economy at all, was bored of it. So started MI.
04 March 2022:
-20 Min Meditation
-The Hindu
-MI 5 chapters
-Economy Taxation
Couldn't complete yesterday's targets, was left with 2 chapters of MI. So finished them today.
07 March 2022-
-20 min meditation (done)
-The Hindu
-MI, about to complete, so 8 chapters today.
-Ancient notes revision (depends on time and energy)
@Archand what are your sources for snt?
Couldn't complete yesterday's targets, was left with 2 chapters of MI. So finished them today.
07 March 2022-
-20 min meditation (done)
-The Hindu
-MI, about to complete, so 8 chapters today.
-Ancient notes revision (depends on time and energy)
@Archand what are your sources for snt?
Hey, sorry about the late response.
I'm going to do NCERTs + PYQ based googling + my old notes. Old notes comprise of mostly the monthly magazines from last year and whatever I would get from tests.
Do suggest if you think there's something missing :)
Thank you... this looks fine. There are many other sources but they all are bulky. I am also planning to make own notes from pyps
Took a small break after Mains. Read books like Three Lals of Haryana, Bihar Diaries etc., as reading is my hobby. Also, started going to the gym again.I haven't analysed the GS Papers "properly" right now as the areas of improvement can be understood only after we get our marksheet.Since my optional was Maths (objective optional), I analyzed it and I am quite certain to score around 260 in the worst case and 300+ in the best case.Anyways, I have started preparing for Interview now by not caring about the result. Yes there's high uncertainty about the results but preparing for interview would still involve current affairs analysis which we would have to do for the next Prelims as well.
Bro what are you doing for your interview preparation?
Working on hobby? Or preparing daf?
I am clueless about it. Shed some light
