[ Official ] How was the Prelims 2021 paper?

D503said

Negansaid

D503said

Is upsc mains copy checked by a single evaluator or different experts evaluate different sections? 

Refer to this official Document of UPSC. It lays down the procedure for evaluation of Mains QCA booklets.
Read Question number 55 onwards.
https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/ExamBrFAQs_03062019_Engl_0_2.pdf

So one examiner checks the whole copy. Wonder if the model answer arrived by them is just a simple para containg the essence of the question  and anyone who writes around that essence gets the marks regardless of no. Of points written or pictures drawn .

AureliusMsaid

D503said

Negansaid

D503said

Is upsc mains copy checked by a single evaluator or different experts evaluate different sections? 

Refer to this official Document of UPSC. It lays down the procedure for evaluation of Mains QCA booklets.
Read Question number 55 onwards.
https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/ExamBrFAQs_03062019_Engl_0_2.pdf

So one examiner checks the whole copy. Wonder if the model answer arrived by them is just a simple para containg the essence of the question  and anyone who writes around that essence gets the marks regardless of no. Of points written or pictures drawn .

I missed the interview call last year by 8 marks. The marks I received were much more than expected. My preparation was shoddy at best. It was my 1st attempt at mains and I lacked any guidance whatsoever. I panicked towards the end and ended up screwing the exam. So, my content was nowhere close to what it should have been. Although, I didn't qualify I was quite surprised to see that I missed cutoff by 8 marks.
What I realised was that sticking to what the question is asking is what matters the most I think. All the peripheral points and extras I don't know, maybe if I had done that, I would have got more marks.

kohliwagsaid

AureliusMsaid

D503said

Negansaid

D503said

Is upsc mains copy checked by a single evaluator or different experts evaluate different sections? 

Refer to this official Document of UPSC. It lays down the procedure for evaluation of Mains QCA booklets.
Read Question number 55 onwards.
https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/ExamBrFAQs_03062019_Engl_0_2.pdf

So one examiner checks the whole copy. Wonder if the model answer arrived by them is just a simple para containg the essence of the question  and anyone who writes around that essence gets the marks regardless of no. Of points written or pictures drawn .

I missed the interview call last year by 8 marks. The marks I received were much more than expected. My preparation was shoddy at best. It was my 1st attempt at mains and I lacked any guidance whatsoever. I panicked towards the end and ended up screwing the exam. So, my content was nowhere close to what it should have been. Although, I didn't qualify I was quite surprised to see that I missed cutoff by 8 marks.
What I realised was that sticking to what the question is asking is what matters the most I think. All the peripheral points and extras I don't know, maybe if I had done that, I would have got more marks.

Completely opposite to me. As I was preparing since 5 years, I have good content (I feel so). I had prepare crisp notes for each of the topics from syllabus. And I have adhered to the question which is asked. I was confident of getting at least interview call but missed by a huge margin of 59 marks 😐. Essay was the spoiler mainly (got 91)

AureliusMsaid

kohliwagsaid

AureliusMsaid

D503said

Negansaid

D503said

Is upsc mains copy checked by a single evaluator or different experts evaluate different sections? 

Refer to this official Document of UPSC. It lays down the procedure for evaluation of Mains QCA booklets.
Read Question number 55 onwards.
https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/ExamBrFAQs_03062019_Engl_0_2.pdf

So one examiner checks the whole copy. Wonder if the model answer arrived by them is just a simple para containg the essence of the question  and anyone who writes around that essence gets the marks regardless of no. Of points written or pictures drawn .

I missed the interview call last year by 8 marks. The marks I received were much more than expected. My preparation was shoddy at best. It was my 1st attempt at mains and I lacked any guidance whatsoever. I panicked towards the end and ended up screwing the exam. So, my content was nowhere close to what it should have been. Although, I didn't qualify I was quite surprised to see that I missed cutoff by 8 marks.
What I realised was that sticking to what the question is asking is what matters the most I think. All the peripheral points and extras I don't know, maybe if I had done that, I would have got more marks.

Completely opposite to me. As I was preparing since 5 years, I have good content (I feel so). I had prepare crisp notes for each of the topics from syllabus. And I have adhered to the question which is asked. I was confident of getting at least interview call but missed by a huge margin of 59 marks 😐. Essay was the spoiler mainly (got 91)

Damn. Now I am scared.

Pam123said

@Capedcrusader1 I honestly have no idea but some hindi medium aspirants were complaining about it. Since the translation said ‘prakitik’ which is naturally instead of ‘sthanik’ which is native. Therefore many supposedly marked d.

madeyesaid

The way you attempt questions matters, in eassy I had scored 125, despite practicing only two eassy. But in gs paper 2 scored in 70's, even though I stuck to the point, gave ample examples, and left one questions.