[Official] SFG 2022 - Level 1 | Calendar & Noticeboard
6th February Update:
Dear Students,
We are writing to inform you that the Delhi and Patna Centre will be open to writing the test in offline mode from 8th Feb. Tuesday. If you want to write the exam in Offline Mode at Delhi and Patna Centre so please fill the below form. https://go.forumias.com/75 The registered candidates will only be allowed to write the SFG test in offline mode.
Should there be anything else we can help you with please write to us at helpdesk@forumias.academy
5th February Update:
Dear Students,
Rank list for SFG 2022 – Level 1 of 1st month have been declared
To see the rank list please Click on the link below:
https://go.forumias.com/73
The last date of fee payment is 7th February 2022 | 05 PM.
Fees of the
second month for students selected in SFG (Select Focus Group) -
Rs. 1300 + GST (18%) per month
Payment Link: https://go.forumias.com/71
Fees of the second month for students
selected in RLG (Reserve List Group) - Rs. 1900 + GST (18%) per
month
Payment Link: https://go.forumias.com/72
It is likely that if
you do not renew on time, you will miss a few tests. Also, after a few tests,
you will not be allowed to join, because it defeats the whole purpose of (a)
doing a program completely and (b) inculcating discipline.
We hope you
understand.
For any support, you
can write to us at helpdesk@forumias.academy.
If you are not selected in the rank list you can write to us atfarej@flaviant.com
Update:
- Second and Last Entrance Test will be on 2nd Jan 2022 at 11AM in online mode. Click here to register for it. Those who are not selected in Test 1 can reapply and take a second chance.
- If you have any clash with any other exam, you will get an opportunity to write the exam. Please contact Mr Farej at farej@flaviant.com with valid document proof.
- SFG is available in both online mode and offline mode at Hyderabad, Patna, and New Delhi
- For Entrance Test 2, we have a well defined syllabus. Check the syllabus athttps://blog.forumias.com/SFG
Update on Nov 10 : Check the Official SFG Noticeboard herehttps://blog.forumias.com/SFG
Dear Students,
The storm of Prelims 2021 has just settled and you must have entered a phase to evaluate your preparation level while analyzing the changing nature of the Prelims exam. The Commission has stood up to its reputation to be dynamic, challenging, and ever-evolving. This year we have seen the continuation of conceptual questions derived from a rich balance of static and current affairs, there has also been a return of pre-2013 format with assertion/reasoning based questions, questions on personality, and major sports events etc.
Validating our performance with more than 2000+ selections in 2021 through our SFG Test series, we are hereby entering the 4th year of one of our most innovative programs for successfully cracking the Prelims Examination.
The Select Focus Group test series has been designed exactly to the demand of the Prelims examination. In Level 1 we will focus on:
- Developing theart of solving prelimsquestionsalong with developing a considerable knowledge base.
- Completechapter-wise coverageof standard books and all NCERTs (often neglected by students).
- 10Previous Years Questionswill be covered in each test, to accustom the students towards the type of questions asked by UPSC.
- Focusing onanalytical questionswith interlinkages of different dimensions.
- We will not be covering current affairs at this level, ratherfocus on the static syllabusand get it done comprehensively.
Notice: SFG 2022 - Level 1 Entrance test is now scheduled to be held on 26th Dec. 2021 and the program will start from 10th Jan. 2021. If the government allows the education institutes to reopen, then the tests will be conducted via both online and offline modes for all our centres. Otherwise, we will be conducting the tests in offline mode in Hyderabad and Patna centres and in online mode for the rest of the country. The registration for the test can be done byclicking here. |
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 5 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. Candidates who couldn’t clear the cutoff and are unable to make it into both SFG and RLG can register for the 2nd Entrance Test.
Tests are conducted daily and results are provided within 8 hours of the test with Name and Rank list for candidates to evaluate their daily performance. On the basis of ranks, about 50% of bottom-performing students from SFG are migrated to the reserve list on a weekly basis, and an equal number of students from reserve list (RLG) are moved into SFG.
The decision of the management in this regard is final and not subject to dispute. Please note that this migration is done not keeping in mind the overall merit list but moving away bottom 50% from SFG and picking up an equal number of people from RLG.
Thus those who may be getting more than RLG students, but are bottom 50 in SFG will be moved to RLG.
Every month, the bottom 20% or so non-performing students are eliminated from the program to maintain the quality of competition.
All candidates writing the CSE 2022 are eligible to apply for the entrance test.
This year we introduce some changes as to how we conduct the SFG exam. Please note that changes that we bring are always in response to the examination pattern, the student feedback, and our own learning with respect to how to best enable a serious candidate to clear the exam.
Application Procedure
- The program will commence from 10th January 2022, admission to which will be entrance-based. The Entrance Test will be conducted on 26th December 2021 in both online and offline mode. The results of the Entrance Test will be announced by 28th Dec. 2021.
- 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 visitinghttps://go.forumias.com/sfg22entrance. 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.
- 100 students will be selected for SFG - 50 from online mode and 50 from students who gave the test in offline mode in Delhi and Patna center. The remaining students will be selected for RLG. Students can switch from online to the offline mode or vice versa before attempting the first test. The ranklist of online and offline students will be published separately.
- 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.No admission will be granted to the candidate without appearing for the Entrance Test.
Fee Structure and Details:
The course duration is about 60 days and fees will be charged after your selection to the SFG/RLG list.
- Fees for First Month( 5 weeks ) will be Rs. 1700 + GST for SFG and Rs. 2300 + GST for RLG
- Fees for the second monthwill be Rs. 1300 + GST for SFG & Rs. 1900 + GST for RLG
Important Dates:
SFG 2022 Level 1 – Calendar Released – 10th November 2021 | 08:00 PM
Entrance Test 1 – 26th Dec. 2021 | For offline: slots will be provided at the centre.
Notice: If the government allows the education institutes to reopen, then the tests will be conducted via both online and offline modes for all our centres. Otherwise, we will be conducting the tests in offline mode in Hyderabad and Patna centres and in online mode for the rest of the country.
Result of Entrance Test 1 – 28th Dec. 2021
Entrance Test 2 - 2nd January 2022 @11 AM | Online Mode Only
Result of Entrance Test 2 - 4th January 2022 | 5 PM
Last Date for Fee Payment – 9th January 2021 | 5 PM
Program Commencement – 10th January 2021
My sleep timings are mostly flexible. But one thing's for sure, I sleep for 7 hours, guaranteed. Plus I take a power nap of 20 mins in the mid day, if I feel drowsy.@Yad In the same boat. Tried to do both perfectly and missed either of them most days.Getting up at 4:30 or 5 am.. will give you 2 solid hours of concentrated focussed quality time. If you are zoned out it feels like you're giving 3-4 hours worth of study here. This is the only time i'm giving to SFG.. post test 8 to 9:30 am - for test analysis and noting down mistakes. Rest of the day for optional and GS. Only catch here is you shouldn't get bothered by marks or ranks as other people will be giving more than double time you give. If you can squeeze an hour during the day you can very well manage SFG ( again this works only if you don't worry about marks - it gets a little time to get used to). It's all about balancing and being happy by giving your fullest potential.Hope this helps :)Buddy, how do you wake up so early..please give some pointers on how to wake up at 5 or even earlier?
If you have it at the bak of your mind that you have to wake up at so and so hour, you will wake up. Just that the thought has to dominate your mind when you goto bed and are about to sleep.
I wake up at 6 usually. But some days, I choose to wake up at 5 or 4 ... But for that I try sleeping early, shutting down all the noise from outside.
So two tips
1) If you want to wake up early, try to sleep early the previous night.
Kasturi22,tryingtryingtrying
One more advantage of setting an intention to wake up before sleeping is ... you are not waiting for your brain to power up in the morning ... you wake up calm and well rested. It just takes some time and practice.Some tips1. Consciously don't check any thing on your phone, youtube or Whatsapp before sleep. This saves precious 1 hr of time in the night. Also you get sleep more easily with out all the blue light.2. Instead of coffee or tea you could take warm water with lemon and honey in the morning.. which has numerous benefits which honestly i don't know of what ... but i drink it anyways because my mom told me to xD.3. To sleep early plan your eating and entire evening schedule by moving it forward and communicate this to people around you so that they work with you and not against you.4. Delegate the task of waking up to someone to make sure you don't skip this any day ... for me i made sure my mom calls me everyday at 4:30 -5 to check me up. They'd be more happier to do it than you imagine.You could also read the book 5 am club to get some dose of inspiration... greatest of the personalities over all the time always woke up early. I honestly feel the greatness of SFG also is the timing of it more than anything else. It takes so much for the institute and the people running this ... Kudos to the SFG team :)
Thanks buddy, will try and see how it goes! I generally wake up at 6 am, my dog wakes me up at around 6am, have to take him out for nature call :)
Exurb1a,
In addition to all the top-notch suggestions, for heavy sleepers (like me), a great alarm app can go a long way. I use the app 'Alarmy' and have even set up labels. So the alarm literally says something like 'SFG Test' and THAT really wakes me up.
Plus, haven't had coffee for a year and that one change has been life-changing for my sleep quality and even anxiety and energy levels. If don't want to go forego coffee completely, try restricting caffeine to maybe 1-2 PM and you will see a marked difference.
I do most of my studying on my desktop so I have installed a free app called 'f.lux' which automatically yellows your screen, the intensity of which depends on the time you need to wake up at.
Having said that, because of some personal things, have been sleeping really really late and then end up catching up after the SFG Test. So, I will actively try to sleep on time from the coming week onwards.
Transfer payments are part of the Personal income. They are not linked to any commodity transaction. Neither do they absorb any resource or create any output directly...Why are subsidies given by the Government not considered as transfer payments?
Ayushi7,nebulaTransfer payments are part of the Personal income. They are not linked to any commodity transaction. Neither do they absorb any resource or create any output directly...Why are subsidies given by the Government not considered as transfer payments?Subsidies are not transfer payments because they are linked to some production or commodity transaction. They are directly involved in creating some output.If the govt transfers 2000Rs, as part of some income redistribution or social scheme, you may use the 2000 rs for any purpose...But if the govt is giving you a subsidy of 2000 Rs for the purchase of some input, then you can use it only for that purpose...
and that's the reason why transfer payments aren't counted in expenditure of GDP as they don't create any output whereas for Subsidies are counted.
BNA1991,
Archand,Yes... ExactlyTransfer payments are part of the Personal income. They are not linked to any commodity transaction. Neither do they absorb any resource or create any output directly...Why are subsidies given by the Government not considered as transfer payments?Subsidies are not transfer payments because they are linked to some production or commodity transaction. They are directly involved in creating some output.If the govt transfers 2000Rs, as part of some income redistribution or social scheme, you may use the 2000 rs for any purpose...But if the govt is giving you a subsidy of 2000 Rs for the purchase of some input, then you can use it only for that purpose...
and that's the reason why transfer payments aren't counted in expenditure of GDP as they don't create any output whereas for Subsidies are counted.
In addition to all the top-notch suggestions, for heavy sleepers (like me), a great alarm app can go a long way. I use the app 'Alarmy' and have even set up labels. So the alarm literally says something like 'SFG Test' and THAT really wakes me up.
Plus, haven't had coffee for a year and that one change has been life-changing for my sleep quality and even anxiety and energy levels. If don't want to go forego coffee completely, try restricting caffeine to maybe 1-2 PM and you will see a marked difference.I do most of my studying on my desktop so I have installed a free app called 'f.lux' which automatically yellows your screen, the intensity of which depends on the time you need to wake up at.
Having said that, because of some personal things, have been sleeping really really late and then end up catching up after the SFG Test. So, I will actively try to sleep on time from the coming week onwards.
I also use a similar app..it's called smart alarm clock extreme..in order to stop the alarm it will make me do 5 math problems..😅 that forces me to wake up
Fireheart,sstarrrIn addition to all the top-notch suggestions, for heavy sleepers (like me), a great alarm app can go a long way. I use the app 'Alarmy' and have even set up labels. So the alarm literally says something like 'SFG Test' and THAT really wakes me up.
Plus, haven't had coffee for a year and that one change has been life-changing for my sleep quality and even anxiety and energy levels. If don't want to go forego coffee completely, try restricting caffeine to maybe 1-2 PM and you will see a marked difference.I do most of my studying on my desktop so I have installed a free app called 'f.lux' which automatically yellows your screen, the intensity of which depends on the time you need to wake up at.
Having said that, because of some personal things, have been sleeping really really late and then end up catching up after the SFG Test. So, I will actively try to sleep on time from the coming week onwards.I also use a similar app..it's called smart alarm clock extreme..in order to stop the alarm it will make me do 5 math problems..😅 that forces me to wake up
Yeah. I remember using that during college days. It has difficulty level as well, so if you belong to the family of kumbhkaran, then set the most difficult level. Until you don't solve those very tough problems, your alarm won't go off and the those sound sucks especially during mornings, so you're forced to wake up.
In addition to all the top-notch suggestions, for heavy sleepers (like me), a great alarm app can go a long way. I use the app 'Alarmy' and have even set up labels. So the alarm literally says something like 'SFG Test' and THAT really wakes me up.
Plus, haven't had coffee for a year and that one change has been life-changing for my sleep quality and even anxiety and energy levels. If don't want to go forego coffee completely, try restricting caffeine to maybe 1-2 PM and you will see a marked difference.I do most of my studying on my desktop so I have installed a free app called 'f.lux' which automatically yellows your screen, the intensity of which depends on the time you need to wake up at.
Having said that, because of some personal things, have been sleeping really really late and then end up catching up after the SFG Test. So, I will actively try to sleep on time from the coming week onwards.I also use a similar app..it's called smart alarm clock extreme..in order to stop the alarm it will make me do 5 math problems..😅 that forces me to wake up
Yeah. I remember using that during college days. It has difficulty level as well, so if you belong to the family of kumbhkaran, then set the most difficult level. Until you don't solve those very tough problems, your alarm won't go off and the those sound sucks especially during mornings, so you're forced to wake up.
Yeah I keep the toughest level😅🤣...now am able to get up by 5
1929Pg 358 spectrum ... snap resolution in madras session 1927 by Nehru for complete independence as goal of Congress. Even I thought 1929 was the first time till i saw the above.
1927 junior nehru bose , they wanted Purna swaraj however it wasn't accepted, when junior nehru became prez @1929 it was passed
1929Pg 358 spectrum ... snap resolution in madras session 1927 by Nehru for complete independence as goal of Congress. Even I thought 1929 was the first time till i saw the above.
1927 junior nehru bose , they wanted Purna swaraj however it wasn't accepted, when junior nehru became prez @1929 it was passed
lord_voldemort,
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