[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
Atp1019,No... I feel we should be perfect in whatever we read... And if at all there is something really important from DD Basu, forum will anyways ask the question in SFG... we will add those points to our knowledge base from the key...Those of you who plan to join sfg level 2... Will you be doing the secondary sources mentioned in the schedule? D D Basu for polity and khullar for geography?
I had a few doubts in test 27 that weren't answered in the corrigendum. what are your thoughts on these?
The Mahajanapadas: An overview (jagranjosh.com)
check under Nandas section. To say magadha kings ignored irrigation is an extreme statement and also wrong. Whether it was responsible for rise of the janapada is debatable.
CHANGES IN THE STATUS AND CONCEPT OF THE SUDRA VARNA IN EARLY MIDDLE AGES on JSTOR
Didn't the sudra varna emerge around the end of the early vedic period and not the vedic period as a whole?
here the explanation itself says the tribal assembly elected the king in some cases and that the king's post was possibly hereditary. How can such ambiguous statements be used to make a definitive 'the king's post was hereditary in nature' statement?
the final statement's explanation says the brahmanas had nothing to do with mysticism, a statement patently wrong.
If these had been factual questions, I'd have let it pass but they're more on the analytical side and relate to basic concepts that might be useful in tests to come. Any weaknesses left unchecked here might hurt future tests too. farejul is ignoring my emails for some reason
No... I feel we should be perfect in whatever we read... And if at all there is something really important from DD Basu, forum will anyways ask the question in SFG... we will add those points to our knowledge base from the key...Those of you who plan to join sfg level 2... Will you be doing the secondary sources mentioned in the schedule? D D Basu for polity and khullar for geography?
Agreed Now there is Paucity of Time to widen the sources...as@Neyawn Sir say if you wanna to read it only once then best is to not read rather re-read and revise with earlier ones.
Haha but we feel the same way about some of the North Indian names...No offence to South Indians par kuch jyada titles nhi adopt kar liye and why is the administrative terminology so damn complex😖
India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with Southeast Asia across the Bay of Bengal. for this pre-eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/ explanations ?
Disha Publication has given its answer as Both statements are correct. But todays answer key says otherwise. Can anyone please tell why the difference?
Knowledge without discrimination,PulsarIndia maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with Southeast Asia across the Bay of Bengal. for this pre-eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/ explanations ?
Disha Publication has given its answer as Both statements are correct. But todays answer key says otherwise. Can anyone please tell why the difference?
This is a UPSC Prelims 2011 question. According to the official answer key, both statements are correct.
Both 1st and 2nd options are very general statements. Shipbuilding as a profession started as early as IVC and continued since then. Cholas were known for this activity. Marathas too gave impetus to the shipbuilding industry.
Southern rulers encouraged cultural contacts with both the West and East. Notable mentions in this regard are Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas.
Sea voyages were the product of the renaissance in Europe. They have asked about themost convincing explanation.Let's think in a different way. The question talks about cultural contacts and trade links. More than geographical factors, they will be determined by tools to establish such contacts (here shipbuilding) and willingness of the rulers to accept other cultures (Rulers patronizing monks, traders). Geographical factors could only aid such a process, but cannot be the determinant!
Extremely bad test. i scored just 22. I referred to RS sharma. While writing today's test i felt like i studied nothing. One liners were bouncers. Sir please advice how to tackle this part. My previous two tests of ancient history were good enough. But this one was horrible.
This was with everyone who studied from RS Sharma. I scored in 60s in previous tests, but in this one it was 49. I guess what we have learnt is South Indian history is covered well in TN books, so refer that from there, because people who read from TN books scored good.
Knowledge without discrimination,Extremely bad test. i scored just 22. I referred to RS sharma. While writing today's test i felt like i studied nothing. One liners were bouncers. Sir please advice how to tackle this part. My previous two tests of ancient history were good enough. But this one was horrible.
This was with everyone who studied from RS Sharma. I scored in 60s in previous tests, but in this one it was 49. I guess what we have learnt is South Indian history is covered well in TN books, so refer that from there, because people who read from TN books scored good.
I can suggest based on my own experience:
Any one can't chase every book in each reading. Even I also referred R S sharma alongwith 6th NCERT and TN old one. But still whatever I am scoring I will stick with these sources only. If ROI is already less in A&M history than widening sources is not a profitable business in current day if you are focusing on 2022 Prelims. I will advise stick with basic sources and add the facts and maistakes u did in your notes separately. This should be done for future test too. One things is must that is NCERT (Sources which are referred by everyone u had to do that by any means but don't chase randomisation.)
Extremely bad test. i scored just 22. I referred to RS sharma. While writing today's test i felt like i studied nothing. One liners were bouncers. Sir please advice how to tackle this part. My previous two tests of ancient history were good enough. But this one was horrible.
This was with everyone who studied from RS Sharma. I scored in 60s in previous tests, but in this one it was 49. I guess what we have learnt is South Indian history is covered well in TN books, so refer that from there, because people who read from TN books scored good.
I can suggest based on my own experience:
Any one can't chase every book in each reading. Even I also referred R S sharma alongwith 6th NCERT and TN old one. But still whatever I am scoring I will stick with these sources only. If ROI is already less in A&M history than widening sources is not a profitable business in current day if you are focusing on 2022 Prelims. I will advise stick with basic sources and add the facts and maistakes u did in your notes separately. This should be done for future test too. One things is must that is NCERT (Sources which are referred by everyone u had to do that by any means but don't chase randomisation.)
Yeah of course. I mean these 3 are the basic sources which anyone should refer. I won't suggest going beyond that anytime. I won't even suggest doing RS sharma and TN old for the same topics. But south india history is impt and RS doesn't cover much..toh we can just look at it.
tryingtryingtrying,
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