[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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Not cleared prelims
Advice me should I join a test series for mains
And when should for prelims I should join
You should prepare notes for static topics of mains. Notes for keywords given in the syllabus. All of them. Test series I don't thinks is really necessary.
Prelims test series you can join though. Probably start around end Jan or Feb start. I got 81 last time and this time I was getting 114.5 from vision key. Don't know how much I actually ended up getting, but I cleared pre. I have been reading the comments and despite what most of the people here would have you believe, the trick to prelims is still the same. Stick to your sources(source should be comprehensive) and those monthly or yearly compilations for CA. And revise so many times that even looking at it a day before prelims just makes you want to throw it away. And then revise once more. Pay attention to the word 'not' and its contexts in the compilations.
@AureliusM Hey! How to make notes for every word in the static GS syllabus with only 2 months remaining? I need your guidance in this as I am very scared of mains. Please help out.
giftyRK,Sherlock_Watson
2013-- without preparing 1st attempt scored 35 in GS1
2016-- 2nd attempt scored 113 in GS1
2017-- 3rd attempt scored 122 in GS1 (714 in fir mains)
2019-- 4th attempt 86in GS1
2020-- didn't clear prelims(was getting 87-95) from different keys..
Cracked CSAT everytime..
UPSC is now luck based exam, knowledge is the only one component of the paper. This uncertainty killing the future of so many candidate..
Purpose of sharing this post is only one
" jo Maine is journey mein jhela vo unknowingly koi or na jhele"
Now some of the mahatmas will pin that I was not enjoying the journey this is the reason why I have not cleared, this is the only one side of candidate, life has multifarious dimensions, and there are so many ups and downs on personal front which are'nt required to be shared on public platform. My motive to tell the aspirants pls secure yourself first and then jump to the wilderness of UPSC. It's lottery precisely 2018onwards.
The same journey since 2014, 3 mains and an interview. And then came 2018- kind of unsettling ! I was like, take a break! Recollect things. Dug out everything , read paper ritually every day, even when driving to work my car had rstv discussions playing instead of tracks (now I laugh at myself), had cervical problems but gave in everything - every detail, but at the end of the day, it was about sheer bloody luck! Candidates have been silent about this pathetic scheme of prelims which was an interim measure since the change was introduced, there are gyaanis clearing prelims of late and blabbering ways to clear it and asking people to blame themselves instead of this fallacious , outdated exam process to select decision makers who can't comprehend, can't do basic numbers, but are good with *intelligent* guesswork!
imagine kind of effort we give.. if csat was included we wld have mastered aptitude and any other exam wld have been so easy to clear .
Not just that. You are required to crunch numbers in various services, you are required to read 100s of pages of report and extract the crux and put that on notesheets. If aptitude doesn't count ,surely there is something seriously wrong with this medieval selection process
D7,People try to cheer me up by saying I am an inspiration for them. I know what they mean. They mean to say "Look look!! that what happens when you get overambitious." Pair utni failao jitni chadar ho jisko samajh nahi aata uska iss larke jaisa halat hota hai.
I will probably not come again ever on social media bcz then I start comparing myself . So before my last adieu I want to speak my mind. Also bcz no one knows me here and their judgement will not affect me , I am taking this route. Otherwise in real world No matter what I say , I will be judged. No one will listen ki "Maine har saal mehnat kiya tha , har saal nind sacrifice kii thi, har baar evalute and re-evaluate kiya, har saal fight kiya". No one will believe. Infact my father doesnt believe in my efforts What can I say about others. All will say You did not give your best effort. You know what, the pain of failure doesn't hurt that much. What hurts most is that people do not acknowledge your sacrifices. Power of specs has increased, face has become like a squeezed tomato , male pattern baldness has set in, social circle is non-existent since 5 years. No one even recognizes it.
And to top it, Coaching teachers have some hurtful comments. One teacher says, one who doesnt qualify is definitely not preparing and wasting his time, Second teacher says if u do not get single-double digit rank then ur efforts were useless , u shud have joined a PSU instead. Third teacher says, if u are not in till 4th attempt then quit and do something else- tumse na ho paega -its beyond your caliber. I Hear these insults and humiliations on daily basis. But still I push myself. Manate hain dil ko , push karte hain khud ko. But no one will see it, All are going to say " 5 years since college and no jobs, Nalayak larka hai. useless kid. ".
I cant even remember when was the last time I went on a vacation. I cant even imagine What is the feeling of being stress free, the feeling of being relaxed, feeling of security.
I used to believe in God. But now I think if it existed then atleast once in these years it would have heard my prayers. People say God helps those who help themselves. They say as if I was swiping faces on tinder all these years.
Sometimes I think of quitting and reducing my carbon footprint once and for all. It will be less painful than daily dose of pain I bear.
@HappyValley2020 You've landed at the right place because no matter how much people say we understand, they dont and never can what we go through. Only an aspirant understands the pain and agony of the other. People say mean things to satisfy their ego, very easy to comment on others, but it takes alot of strength to take up this journey. We only have to pick ourselves from this situation and move on. There is nothing in this world worth quitting for so delete that thought. So take some time, relax, ponder over the various options and most importantly try being positive.
mightyraju,VivekanandS
This was my 5th attempt. I flunked this year. I am an IITian. Friends told me prepare for RBI SEBI more technical things which hv certainty., dont go for uncertain arts. I did not listen. I pursued. Wanted to solve crime and see people get justice. Ah!! my idealism. Bloody Crime Patrol. And here I am after 5 years, with no job, and Body mass index crossing all acceptable limits and tons of failures. Qualified pre every time but Never crossed mains barrier. People here are talking about Plan B. Brother, There is no energy left in me to pursue anything. Parents have given up hope and friends are expanding population. I am just lonely loser sitting in this one empty room.
People try to cheer me up by saying I am an inspiration for them. I know what they mean. They mean to say "Look look!! that what happens when you get overambitious." Pair utni failao jitni chadar ho jisko samajh nahi aata uska iss larke jaisa halat hota hai.
I will probably not come again ever on social media bcz then I start comparing myself . So before my last adieu I want to speak my mind. Also bcz no one knows me here and their judgement will not affect me , I am taking this route. Otherwise in real world No matter what I say , I will be judged. No one will listen ki "Maine har saal mehnat kiya tha , har saal nind sacrifice kii thi, har baar evalute and re-evaluate kiya, har saal fight kiya". No one will believe. Infact my father doesnt believe in my efforts What can I say about others. All will say You did not give your best effort. You know what, the pain of failure doesn't hurt that much. What hurts most is that people do not acknowledge your sacrifices. Power of specs has increased, face has become like a squeezed tomato , male pattern baldness has set in, social circle is non-existent since 5 years. No one even recognizes it.
And to top it, Coaching teachers have some hurtful comments. One teacher says, one who doesnt qualify is definitely not preparing and wasting his time, Second teacher says if u do not get single-double digit rank then ur efforts were useless , u shud have joined a PSU instead. Third teacher says, if u are not in till 4th attempt then quit and do something else- tumse na ho paega -its beyond your caliber. I Hear these insults and humiliations on daily basis. But still I push myself. Manate hain dil ko , push karte hain khud ko. But no one will see it, All are going to say " 5 years since college and no jobs, Nalayak larka hai. useless kid. ".
I cant even remember when was the last time I went on a vacation. I cant even imagine What is the feeling of being stress free, the feeling of being relaxed, feeling of security.
I used to believe in God. But now I think if it existed then atleast once in these years it would have heard my prayers. People say God helps those who help themselves. They say as if I was swiping faces on tinder all these years.
Sometimes I think of quitting and reducing my carbon footprint once and for all. It will be less painful than daily dose of pain I bear.I dont even know why I am posting this on social media. Maybe I am looking for one teeny tiny ray of hope. Maybe some enlightened soul can help. Maybe I want to live and enjoy like others so I am writing all my ramblings. But there seems no hope. I am living example of demographic disaster. God please help me. I wish I had someone to talk to.
bhai !! in the larger scheme of things our existence is anyway irrelevant, be it an ias or an aspirant. our lives are anyway miserable, how we manage this misery is what defines us...
Sisyphus was condemned to push a boulder atop a hill for perpetuity, each of us are living the Sisyphean life, pushing the boulder of our desires for eternity, however, Camus held " one must imagine Sisyphus happy" and this is what real success is, to be indifferent to the externalities.
I never take inspiration from people who achieve things in their first go, there is really nothing valuable to learn from them( apart from the obvious things). someone like yourself who still have the courage to move ahead despite all odds are the real gems.
you are a failure only in your mind, you are suffering your future and not the present.world out there is much more fierce than this exam.
Nothing that I say will allay your fears , you yourself have to take the onus of your situation and move ahead. be indifferent bro. nobody cares what one does so why do you care.
everything happens for a reason.
This was my 5th attempt. I flunked this year. I am an IITian. Friends told me prepare for RBI SEBI more technical things which hv certainty., dont go for uncertain arts. I did not listen. I pursued. Wanted to solve crime and see people get justice. Ah!! my idealism. Bloody Crime Patrol. And here I am after 5 years, with no job, and Body mass index crossing all acceptable limits and tons of failures. Qualified pre every time but Never crossed mains barrier. People here are talking about Plan B. Brother, There is no energy left in me to pursue anything. Parents have given up hope and friends are expanding population. I am just lonely loser sitting in this one empty room.
People try to cheer me up by saying I am an inspiration for them. I know what they mean. They mean to say "Look look!! that what happens when you get overambitious." Pair utni failao jitni chadar ho jisko samajh nahi aata uska iss larke jaisa halat hota hai.
I will probably not come again ever on social media bcz then I start comparing myself . So before my last adieu I want to speak my mind. Also bcz no one knows me here and their judgement will not affect me , I am taking this route. Otherwise in real world No matter what I say , I will be judged. No one will listen ki "Maine har saal mehnat kiya tha , har saal nind sacrifice kii thi, har baar evalute and re-evaluate kiya, har saal fight kiya". No one will believe. Infact my father doesnt believe in my efforts What can I say about others. All will say You did not give your best effort. You know what, the pain of failure doesn't hurt that much. What hurts most is that people do not acknowledge your sacrifices. Power of specs has increased, face has become like a squeezed tomato , male pattern baldness has set in, social circle is non-existent since 5 years. No one even recognizes it.
And to top it, Coaching teachers have some hurtful comments. One teacher says, one who doesnt qualify is definitely not preparing and wasting his time, Second teacher says if u do not get single-double digit rank then ur efforts were useless , u shud have joined a PSU instead. Third teacher says, if u are not in till 4th attempt then quit and do something else- tumse na ho paega -its beyond your caliber. I Hear these insults and humiliations on daily basis. But still I push myself. Manate hain dil ko , push karte hain khud ko. But no one will see it, All are going to say " 5 years since college and no jobs, Nalayak larka hai. useless kid. ".
I cant even remember when was the last time I went on a vacation. I cant even imagine What is the feeling of being stress free, the feeling of being relaxed, feeling of security.
I used to believe in God. But now I think if it existed then atleast once in these years it would have heard my prayers. People say God helps those who help themselves. They say as if I was swiping faces on tinder all these years.
Sometimes I think of quitting and reducing my carbon footprint once and for all. It will be less painful than daily dose of pain I bear.I dont even know why I am posting this on social media. Maybe I am looking for one teeny tiny ray of hope. Maybe some enlightened soul can help. Maybe I want to live and enjoy like others so I am writing all my ramblings. But there seems no hope. I am living example of demographic disaster. God please help me. I wish I had someone to talk to.
Brother, i empathize with you. Mine was also 6th last attempt, i started leaving good job in 2015, i cleared pre twice, flunked CSAT in 2017, failed mains in 2016, 18 and in my last two attempts i could not cross prelims when i prepared most for this exam. Its not wrong with our efforts, nobody knows whether they clear prelims for sure especially changing trend of prelims. Its all that 2 hrs matter after you slog for years. Some may be lucky and some not.
And the pain and people making example part, currently they have material to talk about in us as failure, whether we recognize it or not, its nature of society. Even they talk good of us also, that doesnt heal our failure since we invested a lot in this exam, so its up to us to get affected by it or not. As time passes, when we are into some other things like job, the people will find other material and we also forget it.
Regarding IAS thing, look around there are only few officers who are miniscule number among 130 crores. there are many happy living people, successful people as well in many fields, we can be one of them. Success is not necessary to be happier, a common man, simple living person can also be happier.
We tried, it didnot worked , may be we are not destined for it, may be some other reason. Thing is we are relieved from this phase. Look around, take time, i guarantee you will not be in same mood after few days. Just explore other aspects of life. There is much life, much opportunities, much dignity , respect, ahead. Just move on.
Since you have more attempts, you can also prepare if you wish. But be prepared to take what life may offer. The greatest thing ever happen to us , we are alive, healthy and kicking, thats what nature wanted us to be. Thankful to God for that, rest is what we wanted to make out of our life, either happiness/suffering.
Aurora,
Not cleared prelims
Advice me should I join a test series for mains
And when should for prelims I should join
You should prepare notes for static topics of mains. Notes for keywords given in the syllabus. All of them. Test series I don't thinks is really necessary.
Prelims test series you can join though. Probably start around end Jan or Feb start. I got 81 last time and this time I was getting 114.5 from vision key. Don't know how much I actually ended up getting, but I cleared pre. I have been reading the comments and despite what most of the people here would have you believe, the trick to prelims is still the same. Stick to your sources(source should be comprehensive) and those monthly or yearly compilations for CA. And revise so many times that even looking at it a day before prelims just makes you want to throw it away. And then revise once more. Pay attention to the word 'not' and its contexts in the compilations.
Wht will be the source for keywords notes?
And any strategy for mains?
I am complete noob in as far as writing is concerned
This is going to be my first mains bro, so I am not the best person to advise on mains. Sorry about that. Don't want to say something that I myself don't know will work.
For prelims I tried something and it clicked so I was able to say.
No problem man
All the very best for mains
Yesterday whole day i cried thinking of future and other stuff...gave 3 attempt not even once clear pre.... confidence bacha hi nhi ab bilkul ki ias ho bhi payega kya ab mere se
Bhai one practical advice for you that join a job,try in coaching industries or in some college cse ka padte padte itnu knowledge agyi hai ki san kuch pada sakte hai
And then prepare for upsc
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