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Mains 2021 Post result Thread: What went wrong and way forward.

Hi
Got busy with uppsc, so now here I am. 

The reasons, which were disturbing me before result itself :
   * Time management issue:
First Half an hour was used to do just 2 10 markers in GS 1, 2.5 10 markers in GS 2 and 25 mins for just 1 case study. 
It was not that I didn't decide to do from war footing from question 1 but ya, trying to utilise that first impression could be one reason apart from the inertia. I thought in each paper to increase it but couldn't actually in the exam.

After that also, I was not able to keep track of time and questions well. I end up writing less in like just 1.2 or 1.4 pages in 2 15 marker and 1.2 or 1 page in roughly 3 or so 10 marker. 

This has led to bad quality content also in these questions.

Further, I feel I am not able to do these unknown questions within time. Because many of these unfilled and poor content ques are like CBI, Equality, mountain one, world history one, LED, tribal culture etc etc.

On content: I feel those I wrote were good atleast and specific but this has to be increased in more questions. This good ques has to be increased from 11-12 to 17-18 with almost all fully filled questions.
Yes, few of the very innovative things could be missing. Ya, couldn't utilise much of diagrams. 

The issue of time management I faced in my first attempt and first mains in 2019. I thought I would do better in context of time management but no I messed it up more may be. 

And, all this is after I have prepared full plan of how much ques I will do in slots, writing 11 GS tests, writing big, using subheads etc.

Now, it has become a setback as in end time towards mains, I don't know if same cycle repeats yet again. I was not able to do even tests on time, just doing 15 ques till my last test however hard I tried or may be I think.

So, I am clueless how to proceed on this. I request someone who faced similar issues and sloved it to talk about it or DM me.

For those you have similar problems, DM me. We can talk and form a group to may be find a way out in this chaos.

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Thanks, for reading. 
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@GaneshGaitonde May be I am still lacking in those or may be have to do more of these 3 but I have done both the points. And, thats what is making me more uncertain of improvement next time. 


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@Celeborn Both practical points. First point, I was knowing. Thought of implementing it but in the last hour fails to control myself well and rather gets busy in revision though I myself know not those 10 mins revision will be that detrimental but writing answer can be. Will try to force myself much this time or try it in mocks.


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