Mains 2022 - All Papers PDF + R**** Rona + Paper Discussion
Guys, Essay Paper is over. How was it?
brownianMotion,Street_lamp
Is there anyone here who found the geography optional paper simpler this year?
Paper 1 was easier than last year.
Paper 2 was on similar lines. I feel that choosing the right questions is the key to scoring well this year.
I don't know whether it is the case with others too but I felt that both the papers were lengthy compared to last year.
Hi, This is my personal opinion. I have never got good marks in PSIR (105~110 in mocks, 240 in Mains). So, my opinion might be misleading too.@brownianMotion is ma'am videos something different from model answer content and pdf she uploads ? Never found time to watch her videos in any of my attempts. Not very sure how people manage to find time to watch her videos.
Does it help wrt paper 2 ? Paper 2 is my concern as it is more random. In paper 1 people score good despite crash course or no crash course.
You practiced psir from ma'am test series only or done anything along with it like pyq or topper copies ?
I found only very few qn from ma'am test series this time ! Which one are you talking about ?
Despite doing better in almost all papers as compared to last mains(50 marks below last years interview cutoff) , i have this negative feeling that i have not done enough and maybe i am not suited to this exam is all over my mind. Can someone pls give some advice how to get over it
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@Hawkeye1301 This exam is a pure gamble. Reasons - 1 People setting subjective questions and evaluating subjective answers should be academically outstanding. But Indian universities are cesspools of mediocre academics. The recently appointed JNU VC committed glaring grammatical errors in her first message as a VC. 2- The scope of Social sciences exist in the imagination of academics, not in reality. So you can't prepare exhaustively. Neither can you claim that you have deep understanding. Most of the CSE papers, both GS & Optionals, are concerned with social sciences. 3- Innovative answer is an euphemism for creative backchodi, overrated by coaching mafias who sell sham products.UPSC coaching is not only useless, also counterproductive. 4-UPSC interview is unacceptably subjective. The whim and fancy of chairpersons determine your destiny. I am writing all this based on my experience with all three stages of CSE. Don't attach much importance to this game. Just do your duty to the best of your ability. If you are lucky, like all toppers, you will get through.
Truth has been spoken ! 👍😐
Despite doing better in almost all papers as compared to last mains(50 marks below last years interview cutoff) , i have this negative feeling that i have not done enough and maybe i am not suited to this exam is all over my mind. Can someone pls give some advice how to get over it
- Drink with friends.
- If you are teetotaler then have trip to haridwar.
- Prepare for upcoming cgl in December. ( might help in paper 2 prelims)
- Majority of candidates are in same mental state.( Few are exception).Umeed par duniya kayaam hai.
Bhai kaisa hua maths ka paper?
Despite doing better in almost all papers as compared to last mains(50 marks below last years interview cutoff) , i have this negative feeling that i have not done enough and maybe i am not suited to this exam is all over my mind. Can someone pls give some advice how to get over it
- Drink with friends.
- If you are teetotaler then have trip to haridwar.
- Prepare for upcoming cgl in December. ( might help in paper 2 prelims)
- Majority of candidates are in same mental state.( Few are exception).Umeed par duniya kayaam hai.
2 hi kar sakte h
Prelims paper 2 ka issue nhi h , Always did well in that paper.
Prelims ka issue nhi rha ab utna , mains ka logic hi samjh nhi aa rha bilkul ki kis basis par marks increase honge 🥲
AdwitiyaRavi,Despite doing better in almost all papers as compared to last mains(50 marks below last years interview cutoff) , i have this negative feeling that i have not done enough and maybe i am not suited to this exam is all over my mind. Can someone pls give some advice how to get over it
- Drink with friends.
- If you are teetotaler then have trip to haridwar.
- Prepare for upcoming cgl in December. ( might help in paper 2 prelims)
- Majority of candidates are in same mental state.( Few are exception).Umeed par duniya kayaam hai.
2 hi kar sakte h
Prelims paper 2 ka issue nhi h , Always did well in that paper.
Prelims ka issue nhi rha ab utna , mains ka logic hi samjh nhi aa rha bilkul ki kis basis par marks increase honge 🥲
Bhai mere to paper 2 me marks border par Hamesha rehete hai. 2021(69) 2020(70) 2019 ( 67).
Even though i have engineering background. Is baar bhi mujhe laga tha ki nai hoga due to paper 2. It was miracle I passed paper 2. Bhai kuch gyaan do.
@Hawkeye1301 This exam is a pure gamble. Reasons - 1 People setting subjective questions and evaluating subjective answers should be academically outstanding. But Indian universities are cesspools of mediocre academics. The recently appointed JNU VC committed glaring grammatical errors in her first message as a VC. 2- The scope of Social sciences exist in the imagination of academics, not in reality. So you can't prepare exhaustively. Neither can you claim that you have deep understanding. Most of the CSE papers, both GS & Optionals, are concerned with social sciences. 3- Innovative answer is an euphemism for creative backchodi, overrated by coaching mafias who sell sham products.UPSC coaching is not only useless, also counterproductive. 4-UPSC interview is unacceptably subjective. The whim and fancy of chairpersons determine your destiny. I am writing all this based on my experience with all three stages of CSE. Don't attach much importance to this game. Just do your duty to the best of your ability. If you are lucky, like all toppers, you will get through.
Thanks for sharing this. I have always said this repeatedly on this forum mainly because people blame themselves too much. We have seen Mental health issues rising & troubling people. Confidence being shattered & relationships compromised (which according to Harvard study are the key to a happy life). Being a Nishkama Karma Yogi & not making this exam a matter of life & death is essential to face this exam
Also, being pragmatic is important in terms of securing a career backup. And another exam cannot be a backup at all given the mad rush after any government job in this country
Gaitonde’s Den: https://forumias.com/post/detail/Gaitondes-Den-1727638216
GaneshGaitonde,
Hi, This is my personal opinion. I have never got good marks in PSIR (105~110 in mocks, 240 in Mains). So, my opinion might be misleading too.@brownianMotion is ma'am videos something different from model answer content and pdf she uploads ? Never found time to watch her videos in any of my attempts. Not very sure how people manage to find time to watch her videos.
Does it help wrt paper 2 ? Paper 2 is my concern as it is more random. In paper 1 people score good despite crash course or no crash course.
You practiced psir from ma'am test series only or done anything along with it like pyq or topper copies ?
I found only very few qn from ma'am test series this time ! Which one are you talking about ?
1. Videos content are very much different from model answers. In discussions, she talks about structuring and line of thinking. This might help in augmenting subject knowledge with questions. I have faced issues in writing answer in language of the subject. One or two keywords here and there in discussion gets recalled in exam.You can watch the videos at 2x at home or increase to more speed from 'inspect element' in browser2. Last crash course, she started with paper 2. It was more comprehensive coverage. It helped me to some extent as I had very less content in paper 2. Infact marks in paper 2 >paper 1 for me as paper 1 was disaster :p3. I watched lectures and attempted sectional test of each part this time. Many PYQs were covered in class by mam. Considering, my historical low marks - something more needs to be done from my side !! :)4. I did not cross check. It just felt lot of questions were from test series or some discussion from mamHere they provide the source of question from test series.Baaki questions ache the iss baar I felt. Rest UPSC will tell. Whether history of low marks repeats or ....
Why they remove the videos after crash course completion i wanted to watch for paper 2 as well but could not. :(
Did you cover pyq separately else from videos ?
So SR content of CC and normal classes and sectional test is what you did this time ? Attempted FLT as well ?
Any tips for paper 2 and if you could share your copies it would be great :) Paper 2 is something I am very confident about but my performances missing the trick and not able to score. :(
@GaneshGaitonde so this is my first mains attempt. I had followed Nikhil sirs TS at insights (pretty helpful since I'm from Engg background, and had studied PSIR on my own), I had also started off with SR, and then understood that isse kaam nahin chalega, and then painstakingly using her notes as a guidance, made my own notes and revised etc etc etc.But the last week, I just had so much anxiety, that everyone else has had looked at Ma'am notes and attended her classes and would be pretty much thorough with everything. Nikhil sir was quite a help, but even then, I was feeling ki whether I made a mistake of not enrolling for a second test series etc etc etc.Ma'am notes seriously seem inadequate, but there is this TINA factor wrt PSIR optional...
Do share your experience once the marks are released. I personally believe you'll have fresh content to offer due to the Test series.
Even Rank 5 Utkarsh (300 plus in PSIR last year) had joined Vision Test series & claimed it to be a major factor in enriching his content.
But the TINA factor is real with respect to PSIR😅
Gaitonde’s Den: https://forumias.com/post/detail/Gaitondes-Den-1727638216
Ann2410,@GaneshGaitonde so this is my first mains attempt. I had followed Nikhil sirs TS at insights (pretty helpful since I'm from Engg background, and had studied PSIR on my own), I had also started off with SR, and then understood that isse kaam nahin chalega, and then painstakingly using her notes as a guidance, made my own notes and revised etc etc etc.But the last week, I just had so much anxiety, that everyone else has had looked at Ma'am notes and attended her classes and would be pretty much thorough with everything. Nikhil sir was quite a help, but even then, I was feeling ki whether I made a mistake of not enrolling for a second test series etc etc etc.Ma'am notes seriously seem inadequate, but there is this TINA factor wrt PSIR optional...
Do share your experience once the marks are released. I personally believe you'll have fresh content to offer due to the Test series.
Even Rank 5 Utkarsh (300 plus in PSIR last year) had joined Vision Test series & claimed it to be a major factor in enriching his content.
But the TINA factor is real with respect to PSIR😅
Not very sure what extra content enrichment all other content has. except for random scholars which appear out of nowhere in their answer I could not find any thing which upgrades content made from SR CC or test series and her classroom.
@GaneshGaitonde so this is my first mains attempt. I had followed Nikhil sirs TS at insights (pretty helpful since I'm from Engg background, and had studied PSIR on my own), I had also started off with SR, and then understood that isse kaam nahin chalega, and then painstakingly using her notes as a guidance, made my own notes and revised etc etc etc.But the last week, I just had so much anxiety, that everyone else has had looked at Ma'am notes and attended her classes and would be pretty much thorough with everything. Nikhil sir was quite a help, but even then, I was feeling ki whether I made a mistake of not enrolling for a second test series etc etc etc.Ma'am notes seriously seem inadequate, but there is this TINA factor wrt PSIR optional...
Do share your experience once the marks are released. I personally believe you'll have fresh content to offer due to the Test series.
Even Rank 5 Utkarsh (300 plus in PSIR last year) had joined Vision Test series & claimed it to be a major factor in enriching his content.
But the TINA factor is real with respect to PSIR😅
Not very sure what extra content enrichment all other content has. except for random scholars which appear out of nowhere in their answer I could not find any thing which upgrades content made from SR CC or test series and her classroom.
There is a clear difference in the way student approach answers. I can quote a small example. Yesterday I was checking answers on Fascism
All students somehow mentioned it as Hodge podge of ideologies & Same Mussolini quote of nothing above beyond... state (Mam's Notes)
However, one of students instead talked of Mussolini saying - "Fascism accepts the individual only insofar as his interests coincide with the state's". Further he went on to say that fascism tries to replace materialism by a mystical idealism etc
This at least to me was fresh & forced me to award greater marks
Gaitonde’s Den: https://forumias.com/post/detail/Gaitondes-Den-1727638216
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