Mains 2021 - Strategy, Doubts, Resources etc

Arrokothsaid

PhilOchssaid

Hello, good people of forum. I had a pretty bad mains last year, want to review my sources.

1) Society -

• 2020: prepared nothing besides definitions of regionalism, communalism etc and few pointers.
• Had difficulty with question on caste. so left it blank. Subpar performance on globalization and regionalism question
• 2021: Thinking about doing 12th NCERTS + Rushikesh Reddy notes.
• Any suggestions?

2) Geography

• 2020: did NCERTS only.
• Clueless on glaciers, desertification, forest resources etc questions.
• 2021: Still clueless, cant identify any other source than ncerts.
• Any suggestions?

3) Polity

• 2020: Did Laxmikant
• struggled with questions on speaker, evolution of RS, RPA process, functionality of local bodies etc.
• 2021: maybe some VAM or toppers notes...?

Please can you suggest mains specific sources for these subjects...

Hello!

I maybe of help here. My scores for CSE 2020 are 93 in GS 1, 116 in GS 2

For Point 1 and 2:

1. You are correct in sources you've thought of in Society. Try to also start thinking on sociological lines for that portion. Look at test series questions and try to frame answers. Some aptitude can be developed from there too.

2. For Geography - those topics you mentioned were more in current affairs than NCERTs. You still have to use a mix of both for it.

3. For polity also, you may use VAMs - but be sure to crystallise and really reduce their volume in your head, have very tiny notes for them. If you want more, do the governance portion from Niti Aayog's India @ 75. Very handy source.