[OFFICIAL] SFG 2021 | Level 3 | The Last SFG for Prelims 2021 | Details and Important Announcements | Updated 1st August @6:30 PM
Dear Students,
As we enter the 3rd year of SFG – Select Focus Group – one of our most innovative programs for successfully cracking the Prelims Examination. Based on your feedback, we continuously innovate and update our programs, keeping in mind the dynamic nature of the Civil Services Examination, the rising standards of Civil Services preparation, and increasing competition – partly because of capacity development and fast-paced self-learning programs like SFG.
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Update #8
Instructions for attempting the SFG 2021 - Level 3 tests:
The tests will go live strictly at7 AMand will get auto-submitted at8 AM.
Update #7
Results declared for SFG 2021 - Level 3
Results for SFG 2021 - Level 3 has been declared, please check if you are selected for Select Focus Group (SFG) or Reserve List Group (RLG).
Ranklist for SFG 2021 - Level 3:https://go.forumias.com/529
Payment link for students selected in SFG (Select Focus Group) - Rs. 2400 + GST (18%) per month
Payment link for students selected in RLG (Reserve List Group) - Rs. 2900 + GST (18%) per month
Note: Deadline for accepting the fees is 31st July by 5 PM. After that fees will not be accepted
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Update #6
Registrations for SFG 2021 - Level 3 are now closed. If you have missed the registration for any genuine reasons, you can fill up this form below, and our team will reach out to you. No phone calls or emails will be entertained apart from the form below.
Click here:https://go.forumias.com/528
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Update #5
Instructions for attempting the SFG 2021 - Level 3 Entrance test:
The test will be conducted in Online mode on 25th July at 09:30 AM in the morning.
Update #4
The detailed exam plan (Calender) for SFG 2021 - Level 3 is now available.
You can see the detailed plan - https://go.forumias.com/sfglevel3-calender
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Update #3
Syllabus of Entrance test for SFG 2021 – Level 3:Candidates can expect 30 questions distributed across History, Polity, Economy, Environment, Science & Technology, International Relations and Geography. Further 10 questions will be from Current Affairs of May, June and July months of 2021 and 10 questions from CSAT.
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Update #2
Entrance Test Date - 25th July 2021
Registration Link - https://go.forumias.com/525
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Update #1
SFG 2021 Level 3 - Calendar Released - 20th July | 08:00 PM
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SFG – How it works
- Select Focus Group (SFG) is a small group of students who are selected by ForumIAS every year for coaching them to clear the UPSC Prelims Examination. Every single candidate selected and retained consistently in the group with Top ranks has cleared the Prelims examination in the past.
- 100 Students will be selected for the Select Focus Group, through the SFG Entrance Test, who will be required to report at 7AM every day 6 days a week to write an hour-long test based on a pre-planned syllabus, followed by a discussion on the same.
- Candidates who are unable to make it to the SFG will be maintained in a Reserve List, who can also write the tests.
- Tests are conducted daily and results are provided within 8 hours of test with a Name and Rank list for candidates and parents to evaluate their daily performance.
- All candidates writing the CSE 2021 are eligible to apply for the entrance test.
SFG Level 3 - The Last SFG for Prelims 2021
The SFG Level 3 is a 40-day capsule program with the following objectives:
- Developing problem-solving skills for solving analytical, conceptual and thought based questions.
- Developing skills to solve questions based on the application of the reading that they have done for Level 1 and Level 2.
- Mastering the art of handling questions from unknown areas and applying concepts from their wider reading which is relevant for the Civil Services Prelims Examination.
- Developing time management skills, and being through with the syllabus
- Providing a reliable, time-bound framework for revision just before the examination.
Application Procedure
- The program will commence from 2nd August, admission to which will be entrance based. The Entrance Test will be conducted on 25th July. The results of the Entrance Test will be announced the next day i.e. 26th July.
- Admission to the SFG and RLG are based on the rank of the candidate in the merit list of the SFG Entrance Test. Students can apply for the program by registering for the Entrance Test by paying a fee of Rs. 500+ GST. Candidates can register by visiting https://go.forumias.com/525. The candidate must appear for the entrance test on the designated date and time, subsequent to which he/she will be admitted to the Select Group or the Reserve List.
- The candidate must pay the program fee as per the group he/she is allocated.
Note: Admissions to the SFG / RLG Group will only be on the basis of the merit position of the candidate in the entrance test. The Entrance Test will be held on 25th July. Candidates must register for the SFG Entrance Test by visiting https://go.forumias.com/525. No admission will be granted to the candidate without appearing for the Entrance Test.
Fee Structure and Details:
The course duration is about 40 days and fees will be charged after your selection to the SFG/RLG list. Fees for the full duration of the program is to be paid before 1st August.
For students selected in SFG - Rs. 2400 + GST (18%):
For students selected in RLG - Rs. 2900 + GST (18%):
Important Dates:
SFG 2021 Level 3 - Calendar Released - 20th July | 08:00 PM
Entrance Test – 25th July 2021 | 9:30 AM
Result of Entrance Test - 26th July 2021 | 05 PM
Last Date for Fee Payment – 1st August
Program Commencement – 2nd August
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Wishing You Success,
Always,
ForumIAS Academy
@sator But imp topics like AIPA (Paris committee), IAIS being asked in SFG tests are missing. How to handle them? Even topics that are mentioned (like ADMM Plus) are mentioned like the subscript in MF forms. Cannot solve qns even after a thorough read. How do you attempt them? CA is giving a hard time.
Hello,
You may feel lost sometimes, but trust me you are not. You need to be very clear with your strategy,
And at this point it should be -
#1 I will do one magazine thoroughly, and answer anything that comes from it.
#2 I will try to do test papers, and if something is from the monthlies, I should solve it, or revise the monthlies. If it is not from the monthlies, I will just add to my knowledge / database.
You are good to go, daughter of the Mountains ( if that is what your screen name means ! )
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
All of you can expect a question or two from this article
https://blog.forumias.com/ipccs-sixth-assessment-report/
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
Recounting this sweet memory from SFG 2019 :)
Much has changed now wrt my outlook towards scoring low in mocks.Low scores are not bothering anymore. Earlier, it was a roller coaster ride every morning. Overtime, it has added to emotional strength and stability.
Keeping a note of what works and what doesn’t on daily basis really helps in the long run. Good luck dostoen : )
In today's test, q11, shouldn't first statement be wrong, DPC (243ZD)came into existence through 74 th amendment, not 73rd. The 73rd and 74th amendments are two different amendments, not a combined one.
Though statement 1 is not completely true, 2nd statement is definitely wrong. Therefore marked 'd'. Had there been 'only 3' option, would have marked that instead.
This is exactly how I would fight doubt and confusion in the paper. You don’t have to know everything, you just have to know the right things. You just made my day, thank you!
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
@farejul @forumiasacademy Thank you for this course. Really keeps us on our toes. Please please continue this course until prelims. 2 more rounds with more syllabus to cover each day (since we can revise faster the next time) so that a total of 3 readings are done. It is the best thing for an isolated online student to be consistent and focused. Kindly consider this request.
| "All India Simulator Test Series ( Complementary) It is recommended for students of SFG/RLG to join the All India Simulator Test Series, given that (a)It is given as complementary for SFG/RLG students. (b) Students can appear on their convenience before the final UPSC Civil Services Prelims Examination i.e 10th October 2021." |
@forumiasacademy One request, please include topic-wise current affairs rather than month-wise, since most people read from topic-wise modules rather than from monthly current affairs.
Also, please include one test on covid -- all aspects from the epidemic act, to the biology of the virus and vaccines, etc. so that we can test ourselves on the facts we are supposed to know
Same. My Lowest score till date :(Was decently confident but either ques were way to factual from small topics or were asked in much detail or I was grossly under prepared.I even got basics wrong like Ajivika and couple more which added to the debacle. :/
A good way to handle such debacles is to read the topics again with the added knowledge from the tests. Make a list of the topics and revise them with added knowledge. Once the SFG is over.
I have got a huge doubt after reading Corrigendum of Test 3, for question 28.
Earlier@Neyawnclarified that "general" statements are to be treated true, without going into the exceptions.
In Q28 of Test 3, Statement says All business pending before Lok Sabha's Committees lapses on its dissolution. Which is true "generally". But exception is the pending assurances before Committee on Govt. Assurances, which do not lapse.
Despite knowing the above facts I got the question wrong yesterday, due to this confusion.
Can anyone please clarify.
Hello,
I am sorry an advice on the Internet put you through this jeopardy. This is not what I meant when I said you should think if a statement to be generally valid , it is true.
I should have given a more radical example.
When we have statement that says All X is Y, if you have an explicit exception, sometimes just mentioned in the same chapter or the next paragraph , you must count that exception and mark it as an invalid statement.
Think of saying like this "We cannot say that All business pending before Lok Sabha's Committees lapses on its dissolution" as ...
When you have a known exception, sometimes clearly listed in text, the statement will cease to be valid.
Also, the statements which can be generally true will likely be in an unexplored area such as environment and science & tech ( such as an application of bio tech - which you have not heard of ) and there you must take it as a general statement.
Also, if a statement is given, and it is from an unexplored are in the standard text and you have to solve it by application of knowledge ( and not knowledge itself ), you can consider a statement to be valid, if there is a "possibility of it."
For example, drones can help fight wars in land , air and water. Now you dont know of drone inside water, but is there a possibility of naval use of drones in some way? If yes, it will be avalid statement.
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
I have made this OMR for SFG. I gave test in OMR today and got real paper pen feel. Attaching a sample and PDF of OMR, in case anyone wants to use it.
SFG OMR.pdf
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