Mains 2023 - In or out?
Kaisa raha mains ka result
Did not do justice to GS last year due to poor recollection. This year created short notes, wrote tests. Revised short notes before every simulation. Revised them before the actual papers. Dipin sir had good words to say this year about me throughout the course which made me feel really good before the papers. In one of the lectures he acknowledged me in class. I made the video of it in my phone camera and used to listen to it everytime I felt low. Being an online student, it was my form of social connect. It helped me stay calm and be confident. I had much better MGP scores this year than 2022.
Made blunders in essay last year (82), joined a crash course this year. Then wrote essay tests to find myself in the Top 10 rankers. The actual essay paper went pretty well. I was particularly happy with my introductions and arguments.
Got 256 in Optional last year and had a very similar attempt this year (Add the extra short notes I made apart from basic intro-conclusion templates which were there from last year; Also had more map entries in Paper 2 than last year i.e. Knew 5 last year, this year 9 (Geography Opt); Much broader and elaborate use of case studies this time)
I was very satisfied with my attempt this time.
I hardly told anyone that I expect to clear. But deep down I was very confident of getting an interview call even in the worst case (Optional getting butchered)
The 0 of 0 and No results found have cut me deep. Never have I been so broken in life than this time. My housing society had its cricket tournament the day after the results. Because I had already committed and had paid the contribution I did not back out after the results. For the first time in my life, I was thinking of something else while playing cricket. For the first time I was sad while holding a bat. Dropped a few catches as well as I was not switched on. My mind kept showing me the pdf.
This exam has taken a huge toll on me. I kept on believing that this was my year. Through all the lows, Through the borderline Prelims score. Through the tough days. Through every morning where I felt I could not do more I kept going.
This one's gonna prick for a really long time. Who says time takes care of things.
What's the point of buying autobiographies of civil servants and reading them if I cannot even clear Mains. Nothing seems to make sense right now.
3 years gone in the bin.
This time feels really heavy, but if there’s one thing I’ve learnt is that hope is that stubborn light that never really dies. You can try to break it, disfigure it; but it lives on as a quiet sleeping ember within us. Please keep your chin up. You fought the good fight.
This was not your fault; more often than not we’re taught to look for “what went wrong from our end” and that’s good and all. But sometimes it’s not you, it’s the process. Life is not cruel, or partial; it’s just random.
Did not do justice to GS last year due to poor recollection. This year created short notes, wrote tests. Revised short notes before every simulation. Revised them before the actual papers. Dipin sir had good words to say this year about me throughout the course which made me feel really good before the papers. In one of the lectures he acknowledged me in class. I made the video of it in my phone camera and used to listen to it everytime I felt low. Being an online student, it was my form of social connect. It helped me stay calm and be confident. I had much better MGP scores this year than 2022.
Made blunders in essay last year (82), joined a crash course this year. Then wrote essay tests to find myself in the Top 10 rankers. The actual essay paper went pretty well. I was particularly happy with my introductions and arguments.
Got 256 in Optional last year and had a very similar attempt this year (Add the extra short notes I made apart from basic intro-conclusion templates which were there from last year; Also had more map entries in Paper 2 than last year i.e. Knew 5 last year, this year 9 (Geography Opt); Much broader and elaborate use of case studies this time)
I was very satisfied with my attempt this time.
I hardly told anyone that I expect to clear. But deep down I was very confident of getting an interview call even in the worst case (Optional getting butchered)
The 0 of 0 and No results found have cut me deep. Never have I been so broken in life than this time. My housing society had its cricket tournament the day after the results. Because I had already committed and had paid the contribution I did not back out after the results. For the first time in my life, I was thinking of something else while playing cricket. For the first time I was sad while holding a bat. Dropped a few catches as well as I was not switched on. My mind kept showing me the pdf.
This exam has taken a huge toll on me. I kept on believing that this was my year. Through all the lows, Through the borderline Prelims score. Through the tough days. Through every morning where I felt I could not do more I kept going.
This one's gonna prick for a really long time. Who says time takes care of things.
What's the point of buying autobiographies of civil servants and reading them if I cannot even clear Mains. Nothing seems to make sense right now.
3 years gone in the bin.
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In 2022, I got an interview call, not expected due to a misinterpretation in an Essay & machine-like writing in Ethics. This year, 2023, armed with datas, facts, committees, judgements & enhanced presentations, I anticipated atleast an interview call. Surprisingly, the call never came😔 & I am still in shock as I couldn't able to comprehend what went wrong. UPSC is a realm of uncertainties, delights, and shocks in equal measure, especially when you anticipate one outcome, but it turns out to be the opposite.
Yet, undeterred, I believe in persistently playing the game, fueled by unwavering motivation. Let’s see what is there for me in 2024 attempt
Only thing i can suggest to those who still have attempt left. Please dont get disheartened, ans study as you did in first attempt. After exhausting all attempts you might feel now nothing is in your hand. Those who exhausted all attempt like me i know nothing can reduce your pain for the lifetime, May be we have to live like that.
MagnetWalker,ryzenauster
Hello everyone, I have exhausted my UPSC attempts. I have two options either to give state PCS exam or switch to private sector in the IT industry of which I have 2 years of prior experience. Can someone give a genuine feedback of state PCS jobs like BDPO, Naib Tehsildar, AETO in Haryana/UP, in terms of salary and service conditions. In comparison to Business Analyst/Data Analyst roles which may lie in a salary range of 7-10Lpa.
Can someone with knowledge of administration enlighten me please.
@Neyawn Sir, can you please share your views on this dilemma which many of us would be facing?
ryzenauster,Hello everyone, I have exhausted my UPSC attempts. I have two options either to give state PCS exam or switch to private sector in the IT industry of which I have 2 years of prior experience. Can someone give a genuine feedback of state PCS jobs like BDPO, Naib Tehsildar, AETO in Haryana/UP, in terms of salary and service conditions. In comparison to Business Analyst/Data Analyst roles which may lie in a salary range of 7-10Lpa.
Can someone with knowledge of administration enlighten me please.
@Neyawn Sir, can you please share your views on this dilemma which many of us would be facing?
If you enjoyed your work, go back to IT. Only administrator jobs like sdm or revenue excise jobs can be done after giving cse.
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
@Neyawn sir, please take a session for our friends who could not clear mains this time. It'll give some perspective and way forward especially to those who were scoring well in their mock tests.
ryzenauster,If every unsuccessful candidate keeps one thing in mind, they will feel less pain and have more score for improvement. That UPSC coaching adds NO value to preparation, Test series are a WASTE of time and money. Test series marks mean NOTHING. Coaching gurus are NO experts. They know nothing more than you. CSE is not an aptitude testing exam. If you know the answer according to UPSC examiner, you get marks. Otherwise you get ZERO. That's it.
How many tests have you written at any coaching or even PYQs? It seems you have no faith in UPSC exam process itself. Barring one or two years, the quality of candidates selected has usually been fair.
It is natural to be pessimistic about the exam and the process and everything associayed with it, but it beats me how you have sustained with this pessimism for over 2-3 years that you have been on this forum.
Did you attempt 2023 mains? Or any of the mains?
Do you have close friends eho have cleared this exam, and have you been able to observe anything in them?
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
ryzenauster,sch3615If every unsuccessful candidate keeps one thing in mind, they will feel less pain and have more score for improvement. That UPSC coaching adds NO value to preparation, Test series are a WASTE of time and money. Test series marks mean NOTHING. Coaching gurus are NO experts. They know nothing more than you. CSE is not an aptitude testing exam. If you know the answer according to UPSC examiner, you get marks. Otherwise you get ZERO. That's it.
Score improvement does not happen in a vacuum or in isolation. Won't happen by reading 365 which everyone is reading. Humanities is not like science whete you may only add new topics, but in humanities new ideas are added over a period of time to the same topic.
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
In 2022, I got an interview call, not expected due to a misinterpretation in an Essay & machine-like writing in Ethics. This year, 2023, armed with datas, facts, committees, judgements & enhanced presentations, I anticipated atleast an interview call. Surprisingly, the call never came😔 & I am still in shock as I couldn't able to comprehend what went wrong. UPSC is a realm of uncertainties, delights, and shocks in equal measure, especially when you anticipate one outcome, but it turns out to be the opposite.
Yet, undeterred, I believe in persistently playing the game, fueled by unwavering motivation. Let’s see what is there for me in 2024 attempt
How is your handwriting? If you have issues there, work on it. Don't just keep writing attempts.
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
JohnButlerTrain,ryzenausterIn 2022, I got an interview call, not expected due to a misinterpretation in an Essay & machine-like writing in Ethics. This year, 2023, armed with datas, facts, committees, judgements & enhanced presentations, I anticipated atleast an interview call. Surprisingly, the call never came😔 & I am still in shock as I couldn't able to comprehend what went wrong. UPSC is a realm of uncertainties, delights, and shocks in equal measure, especially when you anticipate one outcome, but it turns out to be the opposite.
Yet, undeterred, I believe in persistently playing the game, fueled by unwavering motivation. Let’s see what is there for me in 2024 attempt
How is your handwriting? If you have issues there, work on it. Don't just keep writing attempts.
Sir, I have legible handwriting and never got any comments from evaluators regarding its improvement. Also, sir, it will be my pleasure to have a conversation about my lacunas with you. Being an MGP & IGP student, I appreciate the hard work put on by Forum to provide quality inputs.
How many tests have you written at any coaching or even PYQs? It seems you have no faith in UPSC exam process itself. Barring one or two years, the quality of candidates selected has usually been fair.
It is natural to be pessimistic about the exam and the process and everything associayed with it, but it beats me how you have sustained with this pessimism for over 2-3 years that you have been on this forum.
Did you attempt 2023 mains? Or any of the mains?
Do you have close friends eho have cleared this exam, and have you been able to observe anything in them?
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Vidyarthi108,Lawstice
dravidpujara,sch3615
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