Had decided that would be spending June and July on optional . Make proper notes for all parts ( haven't done it yet) and join sr test series for answer writing practice . Also , give time for essay and write one every fortnight. (Coverage of 750 marks)
Now I'm confused after seeing AWFG 2.0 program of Forum . That would help in covering and note making of GS 2,3,4 . I would also be writing essay a fortnight. (Coverage of 1000 marks)
@AzadHindFauz @whatonly @sstarrr @dragon_rider and others , would be very helpful if you can provide some insights and give advice .
For info :
2 attempts
2019 : Pre didn't clear
2020: Pre cleared ; mains didn't clear
Had decided that would be spending June and July on optional . Make proper notes for all parts ( haven't done it yet) and join sr test series for answer writing practice . Also , give time for essay and write one every fortnight. (Coverage of 750 marks)
Now I'm confused after seeing AWFG 2.0 program of Forum . That would help in covering and note making of GS 2,3,4 . I would also be writing essay a fortnight. (Coverage of 1000 marks)
@AzadHindFauz @whatonly @sstarrr @dragon_rider and others , would be very helpful if you can provide some insights and give advice .
For info :
2 attempts
2019 : Pre didn't clear
2020: Pre cleared ; mains didn't clear
I think it would not be wise to do AWFG at the cost of optional. However, I would suggest you to do optional and join AWFG. Take AWFG as a note-consolidating exercise. See the questions that are asked everyday and watch the discussion videos. You may write the test (without prep) or skip it altogether. I think if you're doing this much along with preparing optional, you'll be miles ahead of your peers.
Thanks again.
Feels like earlier decision of optional is better. Will see if I can find time for gs
@Rewl1 Hey, I did not do AWFG, but I also think optional is your best bet for now. If you get your notes ready and get some practice writing answers now, it'll take a huge load off after prelims, and you can focus on GS properly then. Depends on your capacity to multitask :) if you can spare time for GS along with doing optional fully, no harm in doing GS. But make optional your first priority.
@whatonly Thanks!
Can you people tell names of toppers whose answer copies have helped you out?
Also, link of topper talks/articles which helped
@whatonly @AzadHindFauz @Villanelle and others as well
How to make crisp notes for psir.. I had made earlier and later ended up writing the whole thing which again has become bulky.. it's like everything seems important to me. Should I segregate things like - quotes of thinkers in one place, keywords in another, critics in one..
Please suggest 🙏
Hey. It really helped me to think of my notes in levels.
Level 1: I made notes from all books except SR notes. Never went back to those books again.
Level 2: Made notes combining level 1 notes and SR notes. Enough detail that I could just revise from these. Arranged according to syllabus list. Revised multiple times.
(Did this is mindmaps for 1A, and handwritten for others for lack of time. If you have time to make mindmaps, please do it! It really helped me remember things. In the exam I could visualise my mindmap for 1A and navigate it inside my head. Mindmaps rule.)
Level 3: A few days before the exam, I scribbled keywords, scholars, book titles etc. Just a random collection of words that wouldn’t make sense to anyone else. This is best done at the point where you just need to see the keyword to recall everything related to it.
In the 5 day gap between GS and mains, I gave 4 days to revising my level 2 notes. On the 5th day and on the exam day, I revised level 3 notes a few times. I think it really helped recall things quickly in the exam.
Samples:
Level 2 Gramsci:
Level 3 Gramsci
Your post came just at the right time. Was going to start note making from tomorrow!
Wad wondering how to incorporate notes from reference books
@dragon_rider The mind maps look very neat.Is there an app /software for this?
XMind is also very good. The free version has all the features you need. It’s super convenient to use and makes the whole process very enjoyable.
@whatonly Thanks👌
@Rewl1 Which of his books are you planning to read? I had downloaded The Return of Marco Polo's World but I'm not sure if its super pertinent to our exams (except the last section where he discusses the theories of Huntington and Mearsheimer)btw I've read Choices and it's super fun to read.
@KropotkinSchmopotkin I was thinking Revenge of Geography
Thanks@whatonly for keeping the resource list updated!
Really liked his last minute revision notes , link is at the end of article
Anyone joining SR CC for 2021 ?
Thanks
@babu_bisleri Planning to. Giving June and July to psir, thought it would be good if answer writing can be included as well. Wbu?
Anyone joining SR CC for 2021 ?
Thanks
@babu_bisleri Planning to. Giving June and July to psir, thought it would be good if answer writing can be included as well. Wbu?
Same plan but i am apprehensive about Online test as I am not sincere so giving test for 3hr at home is achilles heel.
PS : Anyone who faced similar problem and now able to complete 3 hr tests can tell me how to do it !
Initial tests toh sectional honge, 1.5 hours each.
initially i had trouble in writing 3 hours test, but sooner i realised with practise only it will come. Initially write open book answers, would be very effective exercise of answer writing for optionals. Good luck : )
@Jammu I think you're referring to the full answer writing development course of Ma'am. There is one which is starting in June which has 8 tests; 4 before pre and 4 after.
Anyone joining SR CC for 2021 ?
Thanks
@babu_bisleri Planning to. Giving June and July to psir, thought it would be good if answer writing can be included as well. Wbu?
Same plan but i am apprehensive about Online test as I am not sincere so giving test for 3hr at home is achilles heel.
PS : Anyone who faced similar problem and now able to complete 3 hr tests can tell me how to do it !
I face the same problem. I am planning to write tests with friends over a Discord server. I've heard of other people doing it on Zoom/Hangout. I'll tell you how it goes.
@KropotkinSchmopotkin Please do!
Ek bar padha tha. Uske bad se notes bnake thikaane laga diya hai inn notes ko. :P Hope to never see them again.
Hey@Villanelle , can you share how you've made your notes? Like, you can share one topic ke notes. I am just trying to see how can deal with the mess that I've made with multiple sources.
+1
@Villanelle could you share on the discussion forum as well
I'm preparing for 2021 attempt. Didn't take PSIR coaching, thought of doing by self in 1st attempt,would take in 2nd attempt if needed. But now exam being postponed, would not be able to take coaching even after mains 2021 as mains will be in january. Thinking of joining SR tablet course july batch or should I prepare by myself and take crash course straight away after pre (if selected obviously)
Considering you only have a window of June and July for Mains preparation (that too only, when you are sufficiently prepared for prelims), instead of going for Maam's course, you can get her Notes and give them a thorough read
@Villanelle This is a gem, how is it not widely known !
Is it right to term Locke's Liberalism as Justification of Capitalism?
His statement "No Law, No liberty" which gives us Due process of Law did limit the arbitrary power of State
Read Macpherson's critique of Locke for justification. I'll write some down-
1. Locke as "supporter of unlimited acquisition"- his limitations on right to property are insincere eg. limitation of spoilage is negated by the use of money
2. Locke insists that disparity in property-holding is natural (myth- those that are more industrious come to acquire more property). This is a justification of inequality.
3. Purpose of civil society is to protect natural rights; thus its sole purpose is to preserve the unequal distribution of wealth
4. Macpherson claims that Locke didn't consider the labour class part of the body politic, their consent was not considered in the social contract
The opposing view is given by Isiah Berlin and John Dunn who highlight that Macpherson overlooks the overriding role of Natural Law and the idea of Common Good that it implies (this is the point you are raising)
However, the problem is that Locke's Natural Law is also not understood uniformly eg Sabine writes that he took the medieval concept of natural law and changed its meaning completely. While the earlier version was concerned with common good, "Locke set up a body of innate, indefeasible, individual rights which limit the competence of the community" to secure common good
Thanks@KropotkinSchmopotkin This clears many things.
Thanks@Villanelle for your response. But my point was that by limiting Arbitrary power, he furthers individual liberty. Looks like he has not focused on this and there is ambiguity regarding his views on Natural law as pointed out by@KropotkinSchmopotkin .
@Rewl1 I don't think you properly read/understood@Villanelle 's response. They wrote "I don’t think limiting arbitrary power of the State is an argument against Capitalism to be honest, if anything, it’s a case for it. Because individualism, and keeping self prior to the whole, putting limits on the State are again features of Capitalism."Focus on individual liberty is itself a bourgeois shibboleth. Locke absolutely IS focused on this. It's just that individual liberty (as understood in liberal discourse) is not contradictory to capitalism.
Got it
