How should the study day for a 2024 aspirant (3 time failed prelims) look like?
what subjects to incorporate and should i focus on my optional right now?
4-5 most essential things
1. Read the newspaper daily (economy/businees, international, science, policy etc). Whichever is your preferred one, read it daily.
2. Practice answer writing daily, depending on appearing for mains/prelims. You may solve subject specific (say history etc) or current affairs specific (insights), as you wish. Answer writing helps you stay in the exam mode and prevents from slipping into graduation mode.
3. Play a sport / practice basic stretching etc. Helps you with your posture, digestion, mental make up etc. Being healthy everyday is your responsibility and a part of your preparation.
4. Your optional subject should definitely be a part of daily routine. Either answer writing or revision.
5. Meet your friends/peers daily over chai/discussion etc. Eliminates boredom, widens vision, enhances knowledge.
This is good enough for 8-9 hours of study. Rest is upto your motivation level. Some days would be good, others bad.
4-5 most essential things
1. Read the newspaper daily (economy/businees, international, science, policy etc). Whichever is your preferred one, read it daily.
2. Practice answer writing daily, depending on appearing for mains/prelims. You may solve subject specific (say history etc) or current affairs specific (insights), as you wish. Answer writing helps you stay in the exam mode and prevents from slipping into graduation mode.
3. Play a sport / practice basic stretching etc. Helps you with your posture, digestion, mental make up etc. Being healthy everyday is your responsibility and a part of your preparation.
4. Your optional subject should definitely be a part of daily routine. Either answer writing or revision.
5. Meet your friends/peers daily over chai/discussion etc. Eliminates boredom, widens vision, enhances knowledge.
This is good enough for 8-9 hours of study. Rest is upto your motivation level. Some days would be good, others bad.
thanks@Navycut
If you have not been able to clear prelims for last three attempts just leave everything aside and focus on prelims (both gs &csat),make a daily plan stick to it and solve test it will help you to develop the problem solving skills
thanks@Rashmirathi :)
4-5 most essential things
1. Read the newspaper daily (economy/businees, international, science, policy etc). Whichever is your preferred one, read it daily.
2. Practice answer writing daily, depending on appearing for mains/prelims. You may solve subject specific (say history etc) or current affairs specific (insights), as you wish. Answer writing helps you stay in the exam mode and prevents from slipping into graduation mode.
3. Play a sport / practice basic stretching etc. Helps you with your posture, digestion, mental make up etc. Being healthy everyday is your responsibility and a part of your preparation.
4. Your optional subject should definitely be a part of daily routine. Either answer writing or revision.
5. Meet your friends/peers daily over chai/discussion etc. Eliminates boredom, widens vision, enhances knowledge.
This is good enough for 8-9 hours of study. Rest is upto your motivation level. Some days would be good, others bad.
Why suggesting optional to three times prelims failed candidate? In Jan end? He is not ckearingbprelims because he is not studying for prelims. Basically what you have told him to study EVERYTHING which means he will study nothing.
Just asking. Not yelling. Quickly typing.
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