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How manageable mains is after prelims?

I have joined MGP and writing tests regularly.But somehow not able to manage gs optional etc everything.

Also i want to give 6 months to prelims this time(failed 2 pre..1 not prepared 1 bit prepared)

@neywan and others.

If i gurantee you that I will clear this pre,then can you gurantee me that mains is manageable after pre(i will study for mains till November any how)



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@Raushanp Bhai no offense intended, but never judge someone's advice by whether they hv succeeded or not, coz there are many factors at work. 
Secondly, someone who gets thru in first attempt can never be good at advising coz they only know one way of succeeding, if u want gud advice, go to someone who took 5(number may be of ur choice) attempts coz he knows of 4 ways that don't lead to success nd 'the one' that does indeed.
Thirdly, except for rare few, the faculties nd mentors at the civil services learning/coaching centres are those who never got thru finally yet so many toppers owe their success to them. Do u know why? (Arjuna was the greatest archer not Dronacharya, u r free to draw ur own conclusions from this) coz they hv ample experience of UPSC examination process under their belt. So accept what u like, reject what u don't. Best wishes, do good & remember this exam may be the means but can never be the only one & certainly not 'the End' .


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@sjerngal @Neyawn @LetsGetThisBread 

Internalising the mains notes fully should be my focus or making them?

Is it fine if i make notes for mains with decent understanding of them leaving the internalising thing for pre mains gap?

mintea9,
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@sjerngal @Neyawn @LetsGetThisBread 

Internalising the mains notes fully should be my focus or making them?

Is it fine if i make notes for mains with decent understanding of them leaving the internalising thing for pre mains gap?

Yes that’s completely fine. Just make sure you’re not reading your notes for the first time. But anyway if you’ve made decent notes, there won’t be much conceptual stuff to internalise, just factual things. Also you’d be surprised but your pre knowledge will also help you with mains in terms of examples, data etc. so after doing pre, if you have your notes made for mains then internalising it won’t take too much time. 

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@sjerngal @Neyawn @LetsGetThisBread 

Internalising the mains notes fully should be my focus or making them?

Is it fine if i make notes for mains with decent understanding of them leaving the internalising thing for pre mains gap?

Yes that’s completely fine. Just make sure you’re not reading your notes for the first time. But anyway if you’ve made decent notes, there won’t be much conceptual stuff to internalise, just factual things. Also you’d be surprised but your pre knowledge will also help you with mains in terms of examples, data etc. so after going pre, if you have your note made for mains then internalising it won’t take too much time. 

Exactly+1


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@sjerngal @Neyawn @LetsGetThisBread 

Internalising the mains notes fully should be my focus or making them?

Is it fine if i make notes for mains with decent understanding of them leaving the internalising thing for pre mains gap?

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@Neyawn what's the difference between good and some mains?
Is good prelims and some mains acceptable combo for getting close to any rank?


That is always better than good mains and no prelims.

Also do not ignore the exam calendar. Prelims should be given dedicated time before Prelims, for it's preparation.

Most people study for prelims - as strange as it may sound - after prelims. And for Mains - after Mains.

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@sjerngal How to cover Peripheral topics like Society, IR, Governance, S&T for mains? It is necessary to read static books or notes for it or we can rely on CA and compilations?


For Society, the red book is wonderful.

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@Neyawn Would it be wise to complete notes first and then write all the tests ?
I had joined mgp+ in june 2022 , but had been able to write 3/10 tests only...Though with complete preparation.
can i keep December for tests?
short notes are difficult to form when the notes themselves are being created , how to go about it?


mintea9,
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@Neyawn Would it be wise to complete notes first and then write all the tests ?
I had joined mgp+ in june 2022 , but had been able to write 3/10 tests only...Though with complete preparation.
can i keep December for tests?
short notes are difficult to form when the notes themselves are being created , how to go about it?


We will need an issue based preparation for Mains. You will take eons to finish everything first and then write a test. 

Tests help to set the locus and focus of yoir preparation. The big problem with "study everything first" and then write a test is that after studying everything, you realise that there is a big gap between what you were studying and what is the demand of the examination. 

Instead of this use test series as a content building thing. If i were you, i would take a look at the questions and make a note of "topics" from which questions are aksed in a test and then prepare them, and then write tests , for the first few tests of each paper, just to get the hang of what is to be prepared. Someone writing 4 tests with 80 issues a month being prepared is anyway ahead of the competition.

On the other hand, some people seeking over perfection ( such as i want to top my tests ( and not upsc mains )) keep studying forever thinking that once they have finished things they will write tests - mostly that day never comes




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