Preeti Sudan as member of upsc. ( Andhra government accussed of her corruption in past).( can be genuine or vendetta)
Jis Kise ko yeh madam ayegi, Vo corruption ke bare me batt no kare.
Usually heard from many sources that upsc member gets irritated when candidate talks of this issue and awards less mark.
Post 2014 most UPSC members, except defence officers, are tainted. Previous chairman joshi-murli manhor joshi relative -is a well known scamster. An academic with highly dubious credentials,he has been becoming public service members for many years - mp then chhatisgarh then upsc.There are serious allegations against him.The current chairman is a brazen hindutvawadi. He comes to office with saffron paste applied on his forehead. He was speech writer of Modi, when modi was cm. He has no academic credentials, whatsoever. Smita Nagaraj is a well known corrupt person implicated in scandalous defence deal. These people are hard to deal with. You have to pretend a lot to stand up to their expectations and mediocre standards. I was screwed by Soni, who awards either 180+ or 130-. There is nothing in between on his scale.
I think we aspirants most of the times tend to overestimate our competence. Coming with safron paste on forehead is his personal choice and right too. And allegations about corruption remain allegations only, unless proven. Having respect for members, not for the sake of it but genuinely, will help when one interacts with them in actual interview. One’s body language speaks what words don’t. Imagine yourself a UPSC member and you sense that the candidate despises you. Will you award marks to him or her liberally?
Kaaptan is also criticizing vikas dhayal for too much info. Then it might be genuine.
Yeh insider key zagade mein, Sala mental health ki sister-mother ek ho rahi hai.
I don't want to say this but I really want someone to tell them that : Both suffer from massive megalomania especially Kaptaan. He has literally posted his breakup stories on a public channel meant for CSE. Once, even wished his ex "Anniversary" on a platform meant for UPSC preparation
The group that they run as someone above described it : Waha ki baatein padh kar, ankhon se khoon aa jayega
Most of the time, these insiders are indulged in massive self praise. Also both sides have commercial interests involved & hence any publicity (positive or negative) benefits them in terms of attracting subscribers 🙃
It's very important for us to understand these aspects. We must stay rational & keep our mind calm in their egoistic & commercial battles
Very well said
Dear friend, many people despise hearing anything against UPSC, for it harms their subconscious optimism. So I would like to make some points clear.1- UPSC as a constitutional body is a pride of our democracy. Though many tainted persons enter it through political connections, the institution remains largely unaffected by any individual. UPSC conducts exams as fairly as possible. 2- UPSC takes very seriously any issue that affects the fairness of the exam, be it coaching or cramming or language translation or controversial question. UPSC addresses all issues sincerely. I personally sent a representation on 2020 prelims economics question. The question was cancelled as the options were wrong. If that had not been cancelled, I could not have qualified 2020 prelims. 3- UPSC deals with candidates kindly. I forgot to bring photocopies of my original certificates during interview. The staff asked me to appear for interview first without any tension. After interview I was taken to their exam section, they photocopied my certificates in office and returned my certificates. 4- Prelims and mains written logistics preparation is a humongous work. UPSC does it flawlessly well in time. UPSC publishes results in a time bound manner. 5 My only concern is subjectivity and prejudices in main written and interview, for which academics, not UPSC, are to blame. Baswan sir has addressed this comprehensively. The sooner his recommendations are implemented the better. Total interview marks should be reduced.
Brother, my comment was an innocent attempt with sole aim of helping you adopt more pragmatic and even a selfish attitude in order to score well in interview. In real world, more than one’s idealism, playing by the rules of the game matters.
Words ‘overestimating competence’ were not meant to target you personally. And I certainly don’t despise criticism of UPSC.
Hi seniors, I know this is not the right time to ask this Q but I need your help
I have flunked my 2 prelims bcz of CSAT but i did prepare for mains in my both attempts
Thing is I am Unable to complete my paper in most cases
i have done good amount of ans writing but yet to finish papers(Including socio opt)
so what's the mantra to finish paper with right quality of answers
should we aspire for a ideal preparation where we mostly focus on quality in Test series
but in actual exam this is not the case as I have known from ur shared experience
So plz give some insights how to balance and be feel content with mains preparation
Most of the aspects are covered by some members comprehensively. I would like to add something. Have very concise content for each topic of syllabus of all 4 GS papers. By concise, I mean not more than 1 A4 sheet per topic. Cover each topic in format- Intro, Pros, Cons, Examples/Case study and Conclusion. Don’t use more than 2 sources for making these notes. You can refer to syllabus wise compilations of a good coaching institutes. Leave some margin and add only very important current affairs points in thess notes. If you prefer e-notes, that’s even better- helps a lot in editing and re-arranging points.
This is the labour part. More important task is to memorise. Yes, literally mug up these 40-50 sheets. You should be able to reproduce around 75% of the content.
Third aspect is answer writing. Nature of mains is such that there’s almost no time to think while writing. If you follow first two steps, you will have quality content at your disposal. Therefore, need to pause and think will hardly arise while writing. Sometimes, notes may not suffice to answer questions with very narrow scope. You will have to be creative while answering them. With practice, this aspect can be improved.
Most of the aspects are covered by some members comprehensively. I would like to add something. Have very concise content for each topic of syllabus of all 4 GS papers. By concise, I mean not more than 1 A4 sheet per topic. Cover each topic in format- Intro, Pros, Cons, Examples/Case study and Conclusion. Don’t use more than 2 sources for making these notes. You can refer to syllabus wise compilations of a good coaching institutes. Leave some margin and add only very important current affairs points in thess notes. If you prefer e-notes, that’s even better- helps a lot in editing and re-arranging points.
This is the labour part. More important task is to memorise. Yes, literally mug up these 40-50 sheets. You should be able to reproduce around 75% of the content.
Third aspect is answer writing. Nature of mains is such that there’s almost no time to think while writing. If you follow first two steps, you will have quality content at your disposal. Therefore, need to pause and think will hardly arise while writing. Sometimes, notes may not suffice to answer questions with very narrow scope. You will have to be creative while answering them. With practice, this aspect can be improved.
Wonderfully said. I found answer building through notes as more important than answer writing especially for predictable topics like security, disaster etc(But you must do answer writing as well)
I would like to attach a sample for the larger benefit of community
What to look for in the sample above
1. A Good intro & conclusion that can be used anywhere no matter how twisted the question is
2. Densely enriched content : With committees/Data etc. As one of the Forum members had guided us "each word should be pregnant with meaning"
3. High brevity : Write as short as you can with as little words as possible. Long sentences cannot be written in the final answers. Strictly, Write only what you can actually produce in the Mains answer
4. Focus on what is reproducible : This has been the most important thing for me. Please don't rattofy 1000 narrow data sets (It's the duty of Vision, Dipin Sir & MK Yadav to give such stuff but you have to be selective) , rather focus on 100 data sets that can be used across answers. Why? : Because you don't know what kind of question UPSC may ask. Narrow data sets should be learnt only for highly predictable or hot topics in news. Eg - For Agriculture, food processing, NGOs & Security , you can learn even narrow data
P. S : Again no authority TILL MARKS ARE RELEASED. My peers can add to my understanding. I am Posting this now because post result, its going to be a little chaotic and since some of our younger friends are genuinely interested in seeking some form of direction.
Also I believe its my responsibility to give back given that I have benefitted a lot by the posts of members like@Patootie and others (I had saved their comments and read them after prelims once again)
Very well explained. Yes, building content which is high quality and can be revised effectively multiple times is the crux of mains. Unfortunately, there’s a growing trend of daily answer writing which may not be very effective.
Meaning of “you can’t step twice in the same river” explained comprehensively
