Civil Services Mains 2020 Results: In or Out ? Way ahead, gratitude and Pain

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Some suggestions regarding preparation of GS Paper II (Polity & IR) are needed. 

I gave my previous two mains by reading Vision Mains 365 and a little writing practice. My scores were 81 & 86 in Paper II. 

I think i have reached plateau as far as vision mains 365 is concerned. This time i want to try something different, so far i am following issue based preparation as suggested by@Neyawn  but it is so demanding (notes preparation & a lot of reading from different sources) plus it is not generating confidence as it should be (may be upcoming AWFG 2.0 could help).

So friends if you could give some valuable suggestions it would be highly appreciated. 

Also upcoming attempt will be my last attempt. :(

But issu based preparation is the way to go. It took me a long time to realise this. Some of the best candidates who “predictably” get ranks ( as opposed to people who get ranks ) after strategising and all , have made crisp notes of issues.

I mean some people have cleared the exam just because of this. They earlier had the strategy of reading stuff end to end like we do for prelims.

But Mains requires you to answer only one question on a certain issue, so prepare accordingly.

People who have the habit of reading things back to back ( prelims hangover ) make tremendous progress once they switch the approach .

@Pureheart Have you tried by noting down just 5-7-9 things of each dimension on any issue ?

You can begin with that. If you have dearth of time, take up some classes if possible.  It reduces the time taken to prepare.

Also please have an incremental approach . Don’t try to have perfect notes on Day zero.

@Neyawn  sir, can you have a look at my issue based notes of any subject if they're fine? I consolidated GS notes during dec-feb period, just wanted a review since you've emphasized a lot regarding issue based notes. 

Sure, you may share it here itself.

there are few best practices of issue based notes.

1. They should be less than a page or so
2. They should have some keywords/ facts
3. They should be rough, and not pretty
4. They should not have stuff that you already know and have internalised
5. When in doubt focus on having 3/5/7 dimensions of the debate 

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I am feeling the shittiest I have ever felt, since the advent of this ill fated pandemic. 

One of my friend, is suffering from mucormycosis since last 15 days. He is not just a friend, but more than that. In common parlance, he is my ‘langotiya yaar’. After suffering from a very severe covid, he was diagnosed and operated for the fungus on the same day. But the fungus remerged a week ago. He was again operated for same. And when we thought he is on track to recovery, last evening, he suffred a nightmarish brain stroke. Since then, he is on ventilator, diminishing all the little progress he made for his recovery. 

It is the feeling of helplessness, which is taking a toll on my psyche. I am here miles away from him. Though remotely we did everything we could do to help him. Coordinated with his family. Chased leads for the live saving drug, raised funds for his operation, made sure he receives best of the treatment possible in his vicinity. But after his last evening’s brain stroke, and he being lying in a semi conscious state, I am at the inflection point of breakdown. 

I don’t feel like doing anything. I wish I could have persuaded him to take the vaccine. I wish we could return to our campus once again, to cherish the common memories associated there. I wish I could give him a tight hug.

Dear all, I have no other avenue to pen down my thoughts, thus I chose this platform.

Beg, Borrow, or Steal, but please get vaccinated. Despite all the shortages, even if a single dose is up for grab in your district, make sure that you  (or your near or dear ones) get that slot. The unseen affect of taking a jab tabhi samajh aata hai, jab aapda ghar ke chaukath pe khadi hokar, yamraaj wali dastak deti hai.

Hope is the only thing I can bank upon. Hope my friend returns...

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D503said

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bizarre-disturbing-bending-of-rules-former-top-bureaucrats-slam-centre-on-alapan-bandyopadhyay-case-7340306/

if an officer receives two conflicting orders which one does he follow , those of centre or state? does a bureaucrat have any discretion in these matters. also what are the ethical issues involved in this case study.

Aquamansaid

D503said

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bizarre-disturbing-bending-of-rules-former-top-bureaucrats-slam-centre-on-alapan-bandyopadhyay-case-7340306/

if an officer receives two conflicting orders which one does he follow , those of centre or state? does a bureaucrat have any discretion in these matters. also what are the ethical issues involved in this case study.

You forgot to delete the comment :p

Anduinsaid

kabliwalasaid

Neyawnsaid

calvinhobbessaid

Neyawnsaid

Pureheartsaid

Some suggestions regarding preparation of GS Paper II (Polity & IR) are needed. 

I gave my previous two mains by reading Vision Mains 365 and a little writing practice. My scores were 81 & 86 in Paper II. 

I think i have reached plateau as far as vision mains 365 is concerned. This time i want to try something different, so far i am following issue based preparation as suggested by@Neyawn  but it is so demanding (notes preparation & a lot of reading from different sources) plus it is not generating confidence as it should be (may be upcoming AWFG 2.0 could help).

So friends if you could give some valuable suggestions it would be highly appreciated. 

Also upcoming attempt will be my last attempt. :(

But issu based preparation is the way to go. It took me a long time to realise this. Some of the best candidates who “predictably” get ranks ( as opposed to people who get ranks ) after strategising and all , have made crisp notes of issues.

I mean some people have cleared the exam just because of this. They earlier had the strategy of reading stuff end to end like we do for prelims.

But Mains requires you to answer only one question on a certain issue, so prepare accordingly.

People who have the habit of reading things back to back ( prelims hangover ) make tremendous progress once they switch the approach .

@Pureheart Have you tried by noting down just 5-7-9 things of each dimension on any issue ?

You can begin with that. If you have dearth of time, take up some classes if possible.  It reduces the time taken to prepare.

Also please have an incremental approach . Don’t try to have perfect notes on Day zero.

@Neyawn  sir, can you have a look at my issue based notes of any subject if they're fine? I consolidated GS notes during dec-feb period, just wanted a review since you've emphasized a lot regarding issue based notes. 

Sure, you may share it here itself.

there are few best practices of issue based notes.

1. They should be less than a page or so
2. They should have some keywords/ facts
3. They should be rough, and not pretty
4. They should not have stuff that you already know and have internalised
5. When in doubt focus on having 3/5/7 dimensions of the debate 

Sir, what is 3/5/7 dimensions of debate?

THE_MECHANICsaid

Jb se psir wala thread active hua h this thread be like

@whatonly @Villanelle @sstarrr @calvinhobbes @nerdfighter and all remaining

calvinhobbessaid

@THE_MECHANIC I don't have psir xD 

And didn't know other users are using that thread