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MGP Request: Can we have handwritten model answers in stipulated word and space limit? In addition to current printed Format


Regarding the challenges,

1. This year maximum number of questions a test can provide is 19x20+8x20= 540 and I can see questions for other lesser no. of tests package come from this question bank only. I have seen people with lesser lesser infrastructure, lesser man power and resources proving tremendous quality, handwritten question banks. And, I feel, with the amount of hard work ForumIAS puts in, such initiative can be materialised. 

2. This doesn't mean no solutions in current form. I am a tremendous beneficiary of MGP 2019 and AWFG 2019 solutions. Indeed, they are a valued resource. However, they, sometimes, lackreproduciblemaps, diagrams , charts. Maybe consider handwritten model answers as some answer which has been written withinfiniteresources, fine tuning, and attempts.If done with right intention, this will be crisp and comprehensive. 

3. It will add to tangibility of mentorship provided with the programme. 

This year too, I will be relying heavily on MGP Question bank. Happy to hear that we have a prototype for this, Let's hope everything works out well.
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Neyawnsaid

@Neyawn The rectangular boxes would be quite helpful to actively recall the whole points with only KWs. Please do consider using it in rest of the ongoing MGP 2020 tests as well.


Last year while taking a feedback, after the final results were out, one of last years students   ( I think his username is MAMCMedico ) told me that he had three solutions before Mains - the big V, Form MGP and AWFG. In the end since he couldn't do everything he did AWFG answers because they were crisper and shorter, easy for revision. 

As far as I can recall he got 52 or 62 rank last year, and barring 1 person, everyone in his group got through, and they had similar inputs. We had this in the mind, so the idea was to have a way where a experienced candidates can just look at the answer and get what they need, so as to reduce revision time to under 3-4 minutes. Hence these rectangles.

On the other hand, because some freshers expect and decide that they wont study the book ( and that number is significant ) they need long answers , this method tries to reach a balance.


+1 for the Killer Combo of Big V+MGP+AWFG. I also ended up revising only AWFG, before mains, as questions were a lot direct, content was better organised, and they had excellent value added points. Even after mains, me and my friend try to go through AWFG before MGP tests.

We group always wondered how can there be this much difference between two papers, MGP and AWFG, even when same team is behind them ?

One of my friend then came up with conclusion that, Intension behind both was slightly different.

In MGP, they were focused on content building, making people learn structuring, and giving additional topics.

But In AWFG, approch was direct, they were looking for questions to be written in 1 hour and provision of a readymade resource.



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Promised vs bonous thing.

Yes, I mean for starters atleast. Also each and every answer need not to be provided, for now. Maybe only a diagram here, table there or schematic or map OR a part where we have illustration how 10 points were concisely written.


Delay in provision.

This won't be a big issue.Yes, We can have them after a week or 10 days late. Even Good copies also have lag, haven't they




I really really hope this materialise soon, and best of luck for it.


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