Mains 2021: Doubt and strategy discussion thread

I don't know what to say, really. Prelims is over. The discussion as regards the authenticity of answer keys is the most futile discussion. So, I am creating this thread as a necessary and much-needed diversion. Three months to the biggest battle of our professional lives begins now. All comes down to how we heal and grow from now on, and either, we heal or we're gonna crumble. Day by day.

We're in a toxic environment right now, fellas. Believe me. And, we can stay here, get the s**t kicked out of us, or we can fight our way back into the light. Mains is the road ahead for everyone of us notwithstanding our current predicament. So, let's continue to fight and not let our guard down.

Yours faithfully

AzadHindFauz

Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2020 is to be conducted on 8,9,10,16,17 January, 2021.

Thread for GS 1by @upsc2020- https://forumias.com/post/detail/Mission-Mains-2020-GS-1-1593004000

Thread for GS 2 & 3by @goldberry - https://forumias.com/post/detail/Mission-Mains-2020-GS-Paper-2-3-Do-or-Die-1589614273

Thread for GS 4by @upsc2020 - https://forumias.com/post/detail/Official-GS-4-Ethics-Discussion-1591106284

Thread for Essayby @whatonly - https://forumias.com/post/detail/Essay-for-Mains-2020-tips-thoughts-and-interesting-things-1602501086

Resources-

1.Topic wise questions compilation from PYQs- https://forumias.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/community/comments/PYQ4951601966911.pdf

2.Previous years' question papers collection- Essay, GS I, GS II, GS III, GS IV, PSIR

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1A4COH_r4pYXZHfVH0MFNWT0q_NJB1TF1

3.New emerging technologies fodder- https://intelligence.weforum.org/topics

4. Important data: https://www.csewiki.org/Important_data

5. This is awebsite by CSE 2019 selected candidates. Contains a lot of info ontest series/answer writingand alsohasGS notes.Must go through! => http://demystifycse.in/

6. World history notes of Shreyans Kumat Rank 4, UPSC CSE 2018: https://drive.google.com/file/d/153rNAe4nHkTVolSnM7ZCwIrVfCNr-652/view

7. Download Anudeep Sir's hand made notes from here. From GS 1 to GS 4, everything: https://anudeepdurishetty.in/how-to-conquer-gs-in-upsc-mains-explained/

8.Ethics keywords' definition table:https://forumias.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/community/comments/EthicsDefinitionTable33715989392954061602608482.pdf

This will keep you going-

https://forumias.com/post/detail/Mains-2020-Doubt-and-strategy-discussion-thread-1601963441?useful=1#main_comment

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872 comments

Aspirant123 .

commented 4 year(s) ago

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Falcon .

commented 4 year(s) ago

AzadHindFauzsaid
Dengue took away 15 days of preparation. Please reshare the important links that needs to be added to the post. I've not been regular with the thread.

Take care

AzadHindFauz,

Batmaan .

commented 4 year(s) ago

Anyone could share questions of FLT mains test which are recently conducted?

maggiie .

commented 4 year(s) ago

In ques like "what do you think..." (GS2) should I write what I actually think or write committee recomm and reports suggestions?

Steph_Curry .

commented 4 year(s) ago

Do we have to register separately for filling IFoS DAF?

KropotkinSchmopotkin .

commented 4 year(s) ago

peterparkersaid
Someone posted here that QCAB of Mains has slightly different dimensions than A4. Does anyone know what are the dimesnsions of answer writing space.. I mean how much border should I leave in A4 while practising?

My estimate is around 27 cm x 16.5 cm. It's a larger writing space than forum or vision that's for sure. The page is of a non-standard size (not a4), there are no top-bottom margins, and width is also a bit more.

That's just from what I remember though.

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rahuldb52526019 .

commented 4 year(s) ago

@Steph_Curry yes

rahuldb52526019 .

commented 4 year(s) ago

@rahuldb52526019 what's is your optional in IFOS

Steph_Curry .

commented 4 year(s) ago

Does anyone know of a website similar to ExamRobot for mains PYQ search?

Berlin .

commented 4 year(s) ago

Hey

Does anyone have iasbaba optional test series?

I have vision ias.

Please message

aknash20151351 .

commented 3 year(s) ago

Hello friends,

I really need your guidance as to how to cover the current issues of the last 6 months as not much time is left until mains 2020 and still lot of other things are there to be done. Any suggestion would be welcome.

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commented 3 year(s) ago

MK YADAV QEP 2020..reviews anyone??

Anyone willing to share cost

unformidable .

commented 3 year(s) ago

Who is the best mentor for Essay guidance at Forum? Plz guide. I am badly struggling with it and need a very good analysis on my limitations in writing. Thankyou.

HotBloodPrince,

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commented 3 year(s) ago

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unformidablesaid
Who is the best mentor for Essay guidance at Forum? Plz guide. I am badly struggling with it and need a very good analysis on my limitations in writing. Thankyou.

Harsimranjeet sir.