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Mains 2021 Result declared - In or Out?

So Mains 2021 has begun. Essay Paper is here

1. https://blog.forumias.com/upsc-ias-mains-2021-essay-question-paper/


2. GS Paper 1 : https://blog.forumias.com/download-upsc-ias-mains-2021-gs-1-question-paper

3. GS Paper 2 : https://blog.forumias.com/download-upsc-ias-mains-2021-gs-2-question-paper 






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How was your paper? How did you approach the paper?

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This thread is the official continuation of the previous thread that has crossed 1 million views

https://forumias.com/post/detail/CSE-2021-Plan-Strategy-Daily-Routine-1602556617


Muffin,
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The paper was set as if upsc is on dope. People who have written real is ration, rational is real from philosophy perspective, you are doomed. you have to write a generalist essay in case you are wondering..
plmokn25688524,Konohamaruand1 otherslike this
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Guys what did you write in utopian chimera
Tk17,
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@TwoFace u r correcting the paper?


GaneshGaitonde,AureliusMand12 otherslike this
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How do we avoid a complete panic and total blackout? I experienced that today.
GaryVee,Torqueand6 otherslike this
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Guys what did you write in utopian chimera

While I mostly wrote nonsense, right now the points seem to be coming to me. But I guess we mus revise for tomorrow, and discuss everything in detail only after 16th. All the best.  Hopefully yours went well

Neyawn,ssver2and9 otherslike this
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It's so easy for upsc to set a paper. Just get a random absurd sounding quote and paste it. 
Neyawn,ssver2and19 otherslike this
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Meri to pen hi nhi chali thand ke kaaran :p
ssver2,GaryVeeand4 otherslike this
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The paper was set as if upsc is on dope. People who have written real is ration, rational is real from philosophy perspective, you are doomed. you have to write a generalist essay in case you are wondering..

Let us not make prima facie conclusions. There’s more to come. Whoever wrote whatever please believe you’ve written the best and most correct essay and prepare for tomorrow and day after. Please don’t let one paper set the tone for the rest of the week ahead

Neyawn,ssver2and24 otherslike this
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UPSC testing the thinking and writing skills to the bones. First time I encountered this quote- "History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce" was in 2019, during the opening scene of movie 'Enemy'. At that time, I wondered what if someday UPSC ask this as an essay topic. And in 2021 mains they did. 

It's not over yet. Give you best. Good luck.
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The paper was set as if upsc is on dope. People who have written real is ration, rational is real from philosophy perspective, you are doomed. you have to write a generalist essay in case you are wondering..



ssver2,GaneshGaitondeand13 otherslike this
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@SnowLeopard nishkama karma, commodity fetishm, example of covid times, Buddha cause of misery is desire etc what about you..


jack_Sparrow,plmokn25688524
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Anyone at college of commerce centre(bihar) for rapid revision.
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The paper was set as if upsc is on dope. People who have written real is ration, rational is real from philosophy perspective, you are doomed. you have to write a generalist essay in case you are wondering..

Let’s avoid such statements till Jan 17th. After that the chaos can follow.


I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS

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Pam123said

How do we avoid a complete panic and total blackout? I experienced that today.

By being aware that panic will happen, by being okay with it, by changing our relationship with anxiety 😊.

Neyawn,Antineutrinoand5 otherslike this
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Unpopular Opinion: I loved the Essay paper. It was so fluid and full of creative liberties.


PS: Only the scores will pronounce whether this love was justified or just another infatuation. :)

Neyawn,Deepak802and21 otherslike this
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Unpopular Opinion: I loved the Essay paper. It was so fluid and full of creative liberties.


PS: Only the scores will pronounce whether this love was justified or just another infatuation. :)

At one level you could say it is a great leveller, very little difference between someone who has prepared vs someone who has not prepared.

At another you could say it was elitist, in favour of people with superior writing skills, and wider reading. However, as the experience has been, people who can simplify a topic, even with average writing skills, can end up winning.



I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS

Deepak802,ssver2and21 otherslike this
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i was not able to fill up last 2 pages in one essay because of time constraint. altho i did conclude. How much will that affect my essay marks?
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Pam123said

How do we avoid a complete panic and total blackout? I experienced that today.

By being aware that panic will happen, by being okay with it, by changing our relationship with anxiety 😊.

hopefully today's haphazard performance won't bring me down tomorrow and 2.5 years of prep won't just go down the drain. Doesn't matter if I clear or not, as they say full effort is full success.

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