@Siebzehn Okay. Please read full.
Look brother, to be an IAS officer, we need to have a good IQ. It almost, is a must.
And when I say good, it means really good.
This is the reason why we see mostly IIT graduates and AIIMS Graduates clearing this exam frequently, every year.
Unfortunately, IQ is fixed genetically, and at best it can be optimised to your own fixed potential, but it can not be improved(Most scientific studies say that)
Its pure luck and lottery. Those who are born geniuses. didn’t choose their genes in their mother’s womb. They got it by fluke.
Those who aren’t geniuses, didn’t choose to be so as well. Its luck and not in our control.
But the good news is, IAS is not IIT JEE. Neither it has only 1-2 attempts.
So there are higher chances, that you can compensate for your average IQ with more hardwork than in IIT JEE. Thats not possible in IIT at all, but here still there is some possibility.
Remember this , you will have to work a lot harder than others, and for longer time, consistently, to be able to be even in their competition ( This will be tough)
Also, optimise your intelligence. Do CSAT daily, with timer. Play chess. Yog and Dhyana, daily for 30 minutes.
Even some workout may help you.
It will surely take some 2-2.5 hours daily for you to do this, but trust me this will help. You can adjust what you need to do to optimise your intelligence according to your own comfort, but do something at least.
2. Regarding your method of preparation,
your ideas are good for an ideal situation .
But for an exam like UPSC, where all geniuses are after it like hungry wolves and where everyone is doing everything they can to beat you, you will have to plan your method of preparation better.
No matter how much you study theory, it will be very difficult to clear prelims, if you have not solved at least 8000 UPSC like MCQs and their solutions. You also have to revise those solutions multiple times.
This I am saying, in addition to your complete coverage of the static and current part, that too revised multiple times.
So will be your mains preparation. Read good, make notes, revise indefinitely, write indefinitely, expect 0.
Unless you practice THE real life exam environment so much, that EXAM starts running in your blood, UPSC will keep eluding you.
and YES, never compare yourself to others.
Never say “He did it without solving MCQs or without revision or with less revision”
They can do it with no MCQs and Revision, but you can not.
Everyone is different. One size doesn’t fit all. Don’t compare. Work on yourself.
Work very very very hard, optimise your brain, do smart study, and do it consistently (never miss it even for a day, come what may)
and yes, expect 0 in return. There is still a good chance that you may succeed or may not succeed, even after doing so much.
You can do your Karm only. Result is not in your hands.
All the best.
