Mains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread

Teddy bhai, chacha420 here...ek essay padhoge mera ...thoda review lena tha...upsc me vaisa hi likha hai

@TeddyWestsidebut i think it is a world history decolonization question...if one has written 1-2 line about israel-Palestine and Malaya decolonization issues..he/she will be awarded some marks extra than others

@TeddyWestsidehaan bro maine bhi sirf india hi likha hai...but i should have written these too

@paranthapijjaGS2 was difficult analytically while GS3 was difficult on factual level

I had not heard of cyberdome,Integrated farming system,space station project,national watershed project specifics,OGWs,Vishveshvaraiya contributions etc....made up somethings then and there...wrote plain general points...dont know how i will be rewarded

@Raja123rajaji k liye familiar hoga.. apun to bohot kuch paper me sikha

@vaibhavhrc8327i think the question was revolving around TKDL of AYUSH ministry...which was a direct previous year question

@dr-ahmednaaz8567ek page TKDL explain kiya ..baaki yaad nhi..shayad Nagoya mention kiya hai

6/15 se jada nhi milne vale

@Charlie_CharlieAbhi to kaafi time ho gya.. Kuch cheeze slip ho gyi hongi because your answer lacks content...Aur mehnat karo.. More Content enrichment is needed

@Charlie_Charliemaking short notes and multiple revisions shall help..but u need to be consistent in your efforts

@RavsI wrote 1 pages on 4-5 Ethical issues
and then 3 options... Giving briefly their consequence.... Lastly 2 lines on which option to choose,but not needed

@RavsI think ideal answer would be 4-5 Ethical issues.. Explaining them briefly....writing about verifiability of the harassment report.. .then listing 4-5 options ..no need to do merit analysis. Then concluding with Nari shakti, Economic empowerment Social empowerment of women

@RavsI missed options like reaching to woman's organization, forming internal Pressure group among female Coworkers -- demanding suspension till inquiry --persuading company to fair inquiry on the complaint-by use of media

next year I shall improve. and be like Charlie

I usually write 60-65 words per page...that means around 130 for 10m,190 for 15m (written all 3 pages even in attorney general)

This strategy of writing big with clear spaces has two advantages-
1.Psychological advantage-all pages filled,helped in all questions to be attempted as the number of words to be written was considerably less
2.Neat and clean font ensuring readability

@jumbobhai mere 3 page tumhare 2 page honge

Bhai ek hi to accha kaam kiya hai...saare page bhare hain....uspe hi rely kar raha hoon interview call k liye...most answers were average

@dr-ahmednaaz8567par hum ummeed nahi chodenge

But not all those who do not write tests fail to complete the paper

Defined equidistant model of Indian secularalism
Art 25(2)-State powers for socio-cultural reforms
Wrote sabarimala,bohra muslim girl genital mutilation,triple talaq--State mending cultural practices on touchstone of human dignity

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UPSC marking secrets by joint secy

I have heard interviews of people who spoke to retired UPSC examiners talking about how examiners are in a hurry and donot even read the content...relying only on subheadings and impression of 1st 2-3 answers

@pysh12950now when i see...almost saare papers me starting k questions nahi aate the mjhe..buss likh diya jaise taise

@dr-ahmednaaz8567so it settles the debate that writing in short bullet points(than flowing paragraphs)with clear subheadings has more chances of getting rewarded from a non-serious examiner

@dr-ahmednaaz8567an excellent answer for us has a lot of content which may get less reward than a simple plain answers easy and known to the examiner

triggered

@Shubz102, acc to 2019 marking

@bevancomthey provide 12 pages per essay..extra sheets maang li kya?

@bevancom6 pages both sides for each essay+ some rough sheets at the back

@TeddyWestsideDalit voices like Ambedkar Periyar,muslim league,Communist like Roy and Socialist-like Nehru Bose ,Gandhians like Ghaffar and Patel, Revolutionaries like Azad,Bhagat,Women like Naidu Besant ,trade unions,Prajamandals,Peasants—-this would be an ideal answer ...I don’t remember how many I have written

@sat_009Abb darr nhi lagta sahab

Vaise Likha nhi Muslim League...likhna chahiye tha

Kissi ne big rebellions culminating 1857 me Battle of Plassey/Buxar and Maratha wars likhe hain kya?

@ManchesterUnitedI had already given big rebellions as subheading after mentioning small rebellions...but didn’t knew what to write so mentioned these...Some Nawab rebelled in Buxar,Mir Jafar I think

UPSC will reward me for my uniqueness(interpret the word reward as u like)

@Dreadfulthe question was how and why...I interpreted it as geography question...
Wrote general defn + NITI Aayogs report
How and why with an India map
1.Population pressure in UP Bihar,
2.Water intensive cropping pattern in Haryana,Punjab
3.Aravali in Rajasthan don't restrict monsoon winds
4.Rain shadow areas of Marathwada and Vidharbha
5.Urbanisation and concretisation in Delhi,Chennai
6.Water stress also as lack of clean water availability-Arsenic,Uranium-Rajasthan,Thoodikudi,Odisha

Did not write any committee or solutions
One of the few questions that I wrote confidently

@Champakhume to shubhra ranjan notes hi pata hain

@vvvikas0078212getting ready to lie again ?

I mean to say that being in the process of exam and already having negative thoughts about bureaucracy and UPSC exam process also hampers ones conviction and chance of success .....some exemptions will always be there...do not generalise it

Subconsciously u do...and your dwindling belief in Indian governance gets reflected there..no matter how much u prepare...that’s why some get high marks with little preparation and some even after doing phd in personality Dev get poor marks

Seeing your humility and positive attitude...I see success this time ...List me naam hai aapka iss baar

@vvvikas0078212Best of your mehnat bro

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpuxPG4TUOR7KPr1EH7_In5NcogA4clNs
Good pyq answers discussion including GS mains 2019...time pass k liye accha hai

I have missed many keywords required in the answers realised after reading many coaching’s model answers ...quantity if rewarded can only take me through..

I think it means copies checked....score updation and preparing list of qualified candidates has started

@K_9time is a great leveller in UPSC . The 3 hour rush makes a knowledgeable 5th attempter equivalent to strategic 1st attempter...#unsolicited gyan

Abb to buss interview dene ki tamanna hai

@Ragsupsc bhi logon ko kya se kya bana deti hai

Anyone giving forum open mock tomorrow?

@Ravs7.5 and 8.5

IMO
GS1-some tricky questions but overall manageable (expecting tough marking as always) good score=95

Gs2 was more analytical and questions required time to be understood and were not easy to break into parts...good score=95

GS3 10 markers were very factual(I didn’t knew 5 of them)-if one knows them ..can definitely score good ...15 markers were manageable/general questions.....high marking is expected (2017 level). Good score=120

GS4 was easiest of them....less lengthy than previous...sabke thik hi gye hain....(again expecting tough marking) good score=90

Hence 400 in GS will be good
Expecting similar cut off ~770

My scores in vision use to vary from 85-115 ...moslty in 90s ....but people write in comfort taking breaks,writing more than 3 hrs....i feel those who are consistent in their marks and write strictly in 3 hrs get 400+ for sure

@Jharsugudakanishak has written only 7-8 papers and in 3 of them crossed 100 ...in only 1 he got 67 and people generalise it

@atuljiu said that u never crossed 15-16 questions in test series but completed upsc papers...jaadu hoga

@Biryanimafia_ i have not done vision monthly or 365(blessing or curse?) ...but yes they check strictly based on their model answers

@Biryanimafia_ itni padhai nhi hoti merese....mains subtopic wise notes banaya hai aur kabhi kuch bohot important aata hai newspaper me to add kr leta hoon....Magazines krne me information overload ho jaati h

@Biryanimafia_ this feeling seeps in after 3-4 attempts.. Matlab Padho na padho ...practice karo na karo ..kuch fark nahi padta(moh maya)....but basic flaws in strategy nobody talks about

@bevancompata nhi kyun but tum bahut Farzi lagte ho ?
Please don’t mind my uncivil service behaviour

@bevancombhai Jahan gya hai..jhande gaade hain...aap Jaiso k Karan hi to competition is at rocket high...vaise iss baar 1507 pages k notes mention nhi kiye

@John_Titorgive him time man...let him search which marksheet to upload

Aur agar 12th, iit,iim,banks sabke maang liye to ho gya din bhar ka kaam

I am a believer ?..don’t prove to me

@bevancomunhi 4 pages se to questions aye the

@bevancomupsc mains ki marksheet mangi thi ..tumne xat cat ki deke sabka muuh band kr diya

@bevancomI am a believer ..don’t prove to me

@bevancomvaise essay paper me kitne pages dete hain? 48 ya 24

@bevancomthat I cannot doubt..

@hirockyrocks7101khojne do yr bhai ko ....mushkil hoti hai anthro 250s and 90s GS ka combination dhundhne me....don’t u guys understand

No comments ...I always was a believer

@bevancomanti national Kaise bola be...mil mujhe chandni chowk pe

@atuljibhai forum pe gyaan Mat lo...dikkat ho jayegi

Brace urself and get ready with notepad ...DKT and bevancom questions discuss krenge abb...

I was going to write ...results out!!!

Most of the toppers say that they studied around 7-8 hrs and focus on consistency...alag level ka frustated ho bhai log tum

@Ragsaise kaise jaane de....once committed ,fight till last vote just like in upsc

@Ananya123abhi...negi sir ko call kiya..to pehle bola..results ka nhi pta hota...phir maine pucha kuch idea tentative date...to 24 bol k kata diya

@kochikaameI m starting GoT ...bohot ho gya intezaar...aana hoga aa jayega interview ka dekh lenge...g****d maraye duniya

@kochikaamestrangers things,prison break

3-4 din tak nhi aa rha kamm se kamm...so hope chodo aur kuch engaging kr lo bhaiyo...leave telegram n quest

@bevancombhai sahab ko essay me kitne pages milte hain iski surity to thi nhi...result aane do bro...tum bachpan se hi farzi lgte ho mujhe #resultfrustation

@bevancombro tum samjhe nhi ...2 attempt dene vale ko ye pata hota h ki per essay 11 pages k around milte hain...vo mains k kuch din baad forum pe ye nhi puchte ki 20 page mile ya 40....

I am questioning ki tum khana banane gye bhi ho ya nhi ?

@bevancomMy sole purpose of being here is to doubt you,question you....ips-1st preference

@rakz28usne aur DKT ne mil kr bohot si aisi cheeze ki hain...kuch din guzaariye to forum pe

@bevancomI have enough reasons to doubt

@bevancomtum sawal bohot puchte ho..curious mind bhi h tumhara

@bevancompar ho to gadhe...@rakz28 words not mine

@bevancomcurious ho ..optimist ho...hardworking ho...inspiring bro

@rakz28Gir k firr uthega...@bevancom aur uski badi badi baatein

@shubham-bhargava2711491ungli vali baat ..At once I thought mere liye Bol rhe .....bura maan hi gya tha

@bevancomsuppose u miss by 1 mark after giving interview...would u not attempt again? Sapno ki duniya me jina chod do

@bevancomidhar aaye hi kyu agar vo desire hi nhi h

@bevancomit is certainly dictating mine ..it’s the crucial difference between ‘What ought‘ and ‘what is‘

Bhai ne IIT,IIM se padhai ki h ...par WhatsApp,insta nhi pata....aur din bhar forum pe fruitlessly active rhna inhe Pasand hai

@bevancombut I am not as respectful as u are...any alternative?

@Lostbhai ko bada maza aa rha h..dhire se comment paas krne me

@Yo_Yo_Choti_Singhentry of a legend

@Yo_Yo_Choti_Singhthe length of the answer reflects his hard work......@bevancom what have u got?

@BehemothIn the middle of the night this post made me realise how whiny ,ungrateful I am. Not appreciating the things that I have but rather complain about those that can't be controlled....life is short , enjoy it and appreciate the fact that you are blessed.

We centre our lives around that single black dot(negative)on a white paper but ignore the importance of huge white space we already have.

CAT accepted the preponement of hearing date to 6th jan...Result anytime after the judgement

Most probably yes ..so enjoy this weekend

I believe upsc will publish the result soon after the judgement irrespective of the decision (by withholding results of the candidates involved)...other wise this year's recruitment cycle will get screwed

Chalo Na tumhara na mera.. 8 January fix krte hain

And I will be more than happy if I find my roll no. in it

There is another judgement where the hearing date as 6 january is mentioned

15 tablets ,2 desktop active...itna to kabhi nhi dekha(Saturday) more than 40 staffs present in upsc..ifos result or making of required pdfs for cse to be published on 6th

@The_Powerpuff_girli wrote sequence of event from August offer dominion status ,Frustrating Cripps,Cabinet rejection of Pakistan with Mountbatten Partition plan and riots..included somewhere British divide policy-Princely states and Muslim league

In these type of questions I believe content is same for everyone...what matters is presentation style and logical flow

@The_Powerpuff_girlyr usme I had only 4-5 min to write.....intro - 101 Constitutional amendment,One tax one Nation
Was not able to recall merged taxes..so wrote only 3 VAT,Sales tax and Entertainment tax
Then in revenue implication- April 2018 data breaching 1lakh crore , formalisation,compliance also affected direct tax collection at 6% GDP(10 year high),Fastags...concluded with biggest tax reform need time to analyse its full impact

@BulbulSen28-30 days for the first one to be interviewed...daf 2 bhi h isiliye

Result on 10th night 8 pm ...my analysis ?

@ManchesterUnitedeven UPSC is not sure ..how can I...pr aayega 10 ko hi

@Hakunah_Matataintellectual left right centre bhaiyo beheno buss karo...thoda dimag ko rest Karne do

@Hakunah_Matatachalo 10 utthak baithak karo

@majormiketangoi don’t have thumping majority but I order u to either shut the fuss up or get offended

@Shubzmatlab kal ek baar Naha k mandir ho aana chahiye

@majormiketangorequest denied with thumping majority...hence will not shove it

@majormiketangoI can’t say for titor...but I believe u..hence I will never incite violence or pick up arms..and I kindly request titor not to do the same

@Aequitasi suggest u to be more and more specific in mentioning your hobbies...if u like watching test matches don’t write watching cricket ..write watching test matches ..it gives interviewer a chance to frame questions around that specific interesting hobby...like why test cricket? and get the conversation going
U can also easily prepare answers to them

#unsolicited_gyan

@AequitasBahut sahi ..bc

@kochikaameAnti-nationals spotted #ABVP

Abhi soch lete h hobbies vobbies...Pata Chala kal DAF-2 bharne ko na mile

@ManchesterUnitedtum log to 1-2 din me shift ho jaoge Interview discussion thread me...mujhe Lekin Prelims2020 thread ka owner ban na hai fatafat bana k

@abhishek_ppeople are always free to downvote ur comment..clever way to get upvotes.(I watch Indian content only)

@abhishek_pMeanwhile I have more reputation than urs

@abhishek_pyes we do lose it..that’s why I warn u to be kind towards me otherwise u know what will I do....DOWNVOTE

@Shubzwebsite dekhte rhiye
http://www.cgatnew.gov.in/catweb/Delhi/services/causelist.php

Kuch der me kal ki cause list upload hogi

UPSC CAT sab milke maze le rhe bc

Ye kaha se kaha aa gye hum

@BulbulSenexactly kya bola unhone?

There is definitely something going on in UPSC office

In , PSIR First attempt