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[Results] Prelims 2020 Over - Gearing for 2021

Because of the corona virus issue? If it does not happen then worst affected will be people whose interview is stuck, around 600-700 such people I think are yet to appear for their interview.


@neyawn sir and others, what is your take?

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So guys. What is the conclusion ? One can qualify prelims through hardwork or through  tukkebaazi?
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@Great_Indian_Custard cutoff can very eell be around 105, becausr many  100+ didnt clear, one my OBC friend with 98+ didnt clear. If 98 OBC not cleared than certainly general cutoff is not less than 100


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@kartikeybhatt171778 My hunch is the same.cutoff is way past 98. It is definitely more than 104.5. may be it is 106 or 107 so ething. I am so pkwsed because last year my score was 128.


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@Great_Indian_Custard kuch questions idhar udhar hue h, jo ki logo ne doubtful nahi maane. Cut off is not high.


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@GanduBandhu bhai fir to Aisa hua hai ki vision ki csat key galat hai.


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Cut off is 96-98. But according to upsc key. There are variations in coaching keys. 

That's why many 100+ and csat safe candidates didn't clear. I am telling because a friend of mine with 95 general cleared.

Vinay26,
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@Great_Indian_Custard I am taking about gs1


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@GanduBandhu I am sure coz I was getting 103-105 not more than that by any coaching(ur cat)


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@srk1031147 Tukkebazi is an integral part of Prelims now a days. But hardwork has no substitution.  Also tukkebazi is game for confident guys like people who have jobs, recently passed out from IITs,IIMs, etc. Also includes those whose parents are big guns. People like me whose entire dream was based in UPSC CSE can't afford tukkebazi ...so lost prelims. sigh!


Aurora,giftyRKand4 otherslike this
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@Great_Indian_Custard then definitely you flunked in CSAT. because 75 is too close to the boundary 


Osho,Conquer
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So guys. What is the conclusion ? One can qualify prelims through hardwork or through  tukkebaazi?

Hard work.

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So guys. What is the conclusion ? One can qualify prelims through hardwork or through  tukkebaazi?

Hard work.

Tukkebazi don't work. Only those who has worked hard can do guesswork.

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@Equalizer well to be honest I worked really hard for this exam and was able to do 40 questions with 100% accuracy.  Rest was based on guess work. So didnt qualify. 


Kurosawa,Equalizer
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People who are now going berserk and citing 100+ as cutoff are missing a SIMPLE point that they have flunked CSAT. A mere difference of 3 Questions of CSAT b/w official keys and the one provided by coachings will lead to a difference of approx 10 marks. Means anyone getting less than 85 marks may still not make it. Whether you make it or break it entirely depends on 5-6 RC questions. I hope this helps.
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Did not find my number in the PDF. It's rare for me. Could not care less because this time, I still have my job. Did the mistake of preparing without one in 2018. Got smart since then. Would I have cleared had I prepared without a job? Maybe. I have done so many times. With jobs, without it. But people don't realise the odds have to be on their side in mains and interview as well. You are not special enough to think you would clear this exam. Nobody is. The toppers are a minority and they aren't as smart as you think. Just lucky. That's all. Be prudent. Do not gamble your life away. Move on. Failed? Hit the gym, read uplifting novels, spend time with family, friends and girlfriend, take a trip, sleep, get a job but most importantlydo not hopeto clear the exam in the next attempt. It's a maybe. Just like the reading comprehension in CSAT. All the best.
missionmangal,Auroraand9 otherslike this
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@Vijays123 what job can a civil services aspirant  get now.?


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@srk1031147 Tukkebazi is an integral part of Prelims now a days. But hardwork has no substitution.  Also tukkebazi is game for confident guys like people who have jobs, recently passed out from IITs,IIMs, etc. Also includes those whose parents are big guns. People like me whose entire dream was based in UPSC CSE can't afford tukkebazi ...so lost prelims. sigh!


What BS!! It's the dumbest thing I've read in a long time. And there is nothing called tukkabaazi. I've said this before... There is a method to the madness. I'm not saying it's easy, but it comes down to logic. For a pure tukkabaaz, probability will be the ultimate leveller. 

Kurosawa,
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Upsc prelim cleared..Thanxx lot Aurang bhai....Your CSAT key saved me....I was on border in CSAT ....thanxx Aurang bhai
rahulgandhi,Sankozaand3 otherslike this
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There's a difference between an educated guess and idiotic guess. The former comes with deeper knowledge/information and the latter is futile exercise. 
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@srk1031147 You know much more than you think you do which makes you a valuable asset in any line of work. Join as a fresher if it has to be done. Ain't as bad. One page at a time after that. It will work.


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