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[Results] Prelims 2020 Over - Gearing for 2021

1---First of all it is a distorted data that 15% of general candidates...... Out of 80% hindu population nearly 20% are general, it means 16% of population. In rest 20% nearly 70% lies in general(sikh, general Muslims, jains etc) so the total general population is nearly 30% Or more..... It is a(15%, 50% ) propaganda spread by such people to fulfill their vested interests. 

2----See last year result, there were 

Total seats=812 out of which general seats were 414

Result was of 759 seats in which the reported seats for sc, st, obc filled fully. 

Gen seats filled were 361(reported 414 out of 812).....53 seats were kept reserved from GEN VACANCY to fill through reserved list..... It is based on merit..... So all the reserved seats were filled in ist instance itself. 

All such people are there to spread hatred only.... U can't tell them all this statistics....... 

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 banglore me alag lanka laga hua hai

over 300 vehicles set ablazed, property destroyed, police-public got injured But is is for country only------

1---automobile sector ko boost milega

2--- insurance aur medical sector ko boost milega

3---artisans , labourers ko employment milega

4----unity aur solidarity badhegi(human chain to protect temple)....... 

To koi lanka nhi lgi, sab set h ekdum.. 

#dangawahisochnayi

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Kal select ho jaoge tb bhi disaster aur emergency k time SC chle jana ki ham duty ni kar skte kyu life ka risk h.........


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@PhoenixD RW is so easy. No academic knowledge required nothing, all you got to say is, whatever winds of change are blowing, don't worry, I will stop it and preserve your privilege. 
Voila, you are an RW Icon! :P


And for being LW you need to be a nobel laureate

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@yummy see they are definitely doing a good job. I am not blaming for that. But for upsc civils many were not allotted centres. I personally know many ppl who couldn't change centres. 
I think you haven't seen the crowd in UP Bihar when upsc conducts exams. Many poor people sleep at railway stations, give the exam and go back the same day. And not only poor in economic sense, many lower middle class candidates do the same. Plus upsc didn't inc the no. Of districts unlike jee neet where centres were inc 5-10 times. Plus jee is in slots spread over many days. Neet also has 150 districts while upsc has 72. So those trains will not do a good job then on 3rd or 2nd oct. Many ppl complained how they had to travel during floods and covid without public transport for COMEDK And also those 200 trains is nothing compared to the 7000 regular passenger trains during pre covid times. If you count all there were 12000 odd trains. The hinterland is not covered. Major capital cities and primate cities are not a problem here like Delhi to some similar big town. 
Plus why do you think so many big shots and majority of students are in favour of postponing jee n neet if transport or situation is so normal.  Even youtubers & recently S. swamy, Manish Sisodia joined the bandwagon. 

But my friend these debates are now useless, trains or no trains upsc is on 4th oct. & Since our time is precious let's not escalate this into a debate further. You are free to comment. I must go now.



In every exam, serious candidate are only 10-20%,rest are for different purposes..... These politicians goes with majority only.... Exp was of SSC exam where they were asking for cancellation as majority of failed candidates asked the same...... Same case is here....... Candidates preparing seriously are less and finally only 700-800 odd candidates will clear the exam....thats why u  see lakhs of tweets in the name of postponement.... 

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@Bawra man well it doesn't matter now. There are 40 days, as i said earlier our exam is on 4th oct. So no point placing the facts that too we have no data for. It is hard to tell how many serious ones want postponement and how many don't. Untill you don't qualify this exam ..  society ki nazro mai you are a non serious aspirant.

Padh lo bhai/bhen log....exam is coming. 


Yes..... Exactly.... Exam is on 4th and preparing it well is the only option now

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Easiest thing for any govt now is 'cancelling' exam.. Challenge is to conduct the exam with safety. On 10th, 16th aug UP govt conducted exam for B. Ed and BEO... till now no such surge in cases in UP.... 

The crusader state for postponement (like west Bengal) are the same state who opened the market, sacrifice ground, prayer centre for specific community during a festival...... That was to save life of people but conducting exam will be against right to life..... Waaaahhhh ji waaahhh.......

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Last minute tips-----

1-reserve last 2-3 days for current affairs only. It will hepl u retaining facts more effectively. 

2- solve atleast 2 papers for csat (even u r good in maths, reasoning etc) 

3--in coming 4 days try to do quick revision of important toipcs only(going through whole syllabus is neither possible nor effective way at this moment). 

4-buddhism, jainism,sufism and bhaktism, iqtadari, mansandari, zamindari, important innovations during sultanat etc(lucent is one of the best source) 

Modern history---ready reference data of spectrum, gist of chapters in spectrum. 

Polity--mandar patki  notes 

Economy--current affairs will cover most of the topics+ inflation, banking, instruments of financial and money market. 

Current affairs --- important schemes related to public at large(one of the most beneficial one and popular), important treaties related to EU-INDIA, USA etc,

Have a look on last year solved question papers of UPSC also. 

At last -- be confident and try to use elimination, common sense (it will surely help u solve 3/4 question easily) along with ur knowledge of topics. 

I hope it will help u all. 

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Hello wonderful people just needed you honest suggestion :

I am 24 graduated from tier 3 university (B.a) failed last two attempt in prelims only by minor marks only and this year still I don't feel confidence because it seems I have not revised very well and I am.lagging behind . Although being a serious aspirant studied throughout the year but inner voice is telling the truth that your syllabus is not revised very well .

Being from.UP I have my uppsc pre on 11 Oct.and my inner instinct is telling that if you give 15 days to up pcs  you will qualify .

Being a jobless from humble background where no support system is there just wanted to ask should it would be wise to focus on uppcs  and prepare for Upsc 2021 with lesser stress as relief some family pressure .

Long story short I am confident for uppcs  2020 but not for Upsc 2020 .

Should I give uppcs  2020 with full dedication and then aim Upsc 2021 ....

Please help me out .

1-it is always a better strategy to focus on one exam at a time. 

2-main question is "whether u r ready for UPSC mains bcoz clearing upsc pre only (without proper prep for mains will not do).... If answer is NO... then prep UPPCS whole heartedly as it is on easier side than UPSC (both at competition level, question paper level etc) 

3--if u r confident about UPSC mains then u should go for UPSC pre also.... 

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Hello wonderful people just needed you honest suggestion :

I am 24 graduated from tier 3 university (B.a) failed last two attempt in prelims only by minor marks only and this year still I don't feel confidence because it seems I have not revised very well and I am.lagging behind . Although being a serious aspirant studied throughout the year but inner voice is telling the truth that your syllabus is not revised very well .

Being from.UP I have my uppsc pre on 11 Oct.and my inner instinct is telling that if you give 15 days to up pcs  you will qualify .

Being a jobless from humble background where no support system is there just wanted to ask should it would be wise to focus on uppcs  and prepare for Upsc 2021 with lesser stress as relief some family pressure .

Long story short I am confident for uppcs  2020 but not for Upsc 2020 .

Should I give uppcs  2020 with full dedication and then aim Upsc 2021 ....

Please help me out .

Solving maths questions of previous year will definitely help...... Some type of question are always there...... Percentage, profit /loss, lcm/hcf  type question are easy to solve.... Even if u solve 5/7 such easy questions in 15/20 min it will be helpful for you.. 

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@thepolicydreamer chill bro 90+ is decent 
Just revise the maths and reasoning formulas and do 1-2 more previous year pprs ..thats it


Do Questions repeat in CSAT ?Is there any benefit to do maths of papers 2017, 2018, 2019...if same type of questions/formulae are repating thn only there is benefit i guess


and I am  completely relying  on comprehension and reasoning.....maths is nt my cup of tea 

is there any trick to find out easy maths question and do it correctly....sometimes quest appears to be tough but in reality it is very easy

Solving maths questions of previous year will definitely help...... Some type of question are always there...... Percentage, profit /loss, lcm/hcf type question are easy to solve.... Even if u solve 5/7 such easy questions in 15/20 min it will be helpful for you.. 




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@Bawra man No dear only optional is complete with 60% and honestly I have not written a single essay .  in short mains is not done with command !!
Believe me for a candidate like me its a headache whenever I talk to my family because of financial constraints and other issue .
My heart is saying to give uppcs  diligently and then appear for Upsc 2021 which is just 8 months away .
With my preparation I can say that I can make it through uppsc  but not Upsc this year .
Living in Patel Nagar , delhi is already a high expense for me and I don't how to convince my short temper father that I am not appearing for Upsc 2020 after studying for whole year !!
Please help me out !!


Try to convince him about higher chances in UPPSC...... U can tell him that by giving both paper there is higher chances that end result will not b favorable in both....... I hope he will understand it.... Unhe bharosa dilao ki tum PCS mai final selection tk lene ka dum rakhte ho is baar.... 

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Hello wonderful people just needed you honest suggestion :

I am 24 graduated from tier 3 university (B.a) failed last two attempt in prelims only by minor marks only and this year still I don't feel confidence because it seems I have not revised very well and I am.lagging behind . Although being a serious aspirant studied throughout the year but inner voice is telling the truth that your syllabus is not revised very well .

Being from.UP I have my uppsc pre on 11 Oct.and my inner instinct is telling that if you give 15 days to up pcs  you will qualify .

Being a jobless from humble background where no support system is there just wanted to ask should it would be wise to focus on uppcs  and prepare for Upsc 2021 with lesser stress as relief some family pressure .

Long story short I am confident for uppcs  2020 but not for Upsc 2020 .

Should I give uppcs  2020 with full dedication and then aim Upsc 2021 ....

Please help me out .

@Lbsnaa2021 I was going to sleep when I saw your comment and I am here to help you dear friend. I cleared the PCS 2018 of UP and have achieved a very good rank. But your and mine stories are the very same. I have failed twice in the prelims of 2018 (by margin of 0.67 marks) and 2019. I am also in NOT in the frame-of-mind to give this year's paper of UPSC as I am not feeling in the groove cause of the celebrations and some laxity post the result. 


If you want to focus on 11th october and want to leave 4th october exam, go for it. Prepare all the PCS affairs and try to crack PCS 2020. And yes, even my father now throw tantrums for not giving paper on 4th october but at last it is me and not my father who have to fill that Red OMR in exam. Also one more failure will break my heart more.


One more thing, I know several people who have cleared PCS 2018 but are not giving this year's paper coz of the very same reason.

So brother, do what your heart-mind says, after 11th october, take some rest and Gear up for 2021 and than live up to your username. 

~Adios and wear a mask

Wahhh piku wahhhh👍

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Hello Everyone,

A little off topic question I apologize in advance (couldn't find any other relevant thread), I am a newbie in this field and have started preparing for 2021. I want to opt for a Mains Test series along with an optional test series (PSIR). There are multiple options in the market from Vision, GS Score, Insights and ForumIAS as well; various options for PSIR as well. Would be great if you could guide me as to which test series to opt for. I will choose the online variant as I live in Moradabad, UP.

Thanks andAll the very best to each of you for Prelims 2020. May the force be with you!

In my opinion---

1- vision ias for gs

2-shubhra ranjan mam for psir

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Am I the only one who is thinking just opposite that the case is not the same as it is being portrayed by media??? 
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Sirf media trial dekhkar aur suni sunayi baato par bharosa krke kisi ko bhi culprit maan lene walo k liye -----

जलते घर को देखने वालों फूस का छप्पर आपका है
आपके पीछे तेज़ हवा है आगे मुकद्दर आपका है

उस के क़त्ल पे मैं भी चुप था मेरा नम्बर अब आया
मेरे क़त्ल पे आप भी चुप है अगला नम्बर आपका है.


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@Bawra man completely agree with you, I'm glad we have an active squadron of Twitter investigators on every case for this.


I m not investigating anything but i dont judge a book by its cover only.....the accused are already declared guilty (even after knowing that even forensic report refutes any rape attempt) 

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1--aadhar wala question

2--preamble and it's legality

3--cyber insurance

Anyone having some sources(answer) for these questions??? 

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My take on cut off and paper----

1- paper was tough, confusing and unconventional. 

2-also over emphasis on test series solving, current affairs, corona prob, anxiety etc will have an impact on cut off for sure. 

3- last year cut off was 98 .... 2019 gs paper was on somewhere on lines of 2018...but 2020 is totally different. 

Now on cut off-----

1--generally people adopts a liberal marking pattern and calculates their marks. 

2-some 2000-3000 candidates will be there with 105+ type of score. But cut off is decided by average candidates and not by toppers. 

3--whenever there is a wind that cut off will be around XYZ, candidates(large numbers) will tell their marks as XYZ+5 (don't know why but it is a set pattern) 

4--cut off WILL NOT CROSS 95 in any condition. 


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Ek time aisa bhi tha jab logo ne 2 number k liye massom si DUGONG ko non vegetarian bna diya tha :joy: yaha to baat AI aur blockchain tech ki h... Phir toh kuch bhi ho skta h:grin:

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A formula has been going around for calculating cutoff , which has given pretty accurate results since last 4 years 
Cutoff =( 2* nof of easy questions) + ( 1* medium questions) + (1/3* diffcult questions ) 

Iske according to108 aayega(vision k analysis se) ...... Vision k last year k Easy-difficult analysis se 97 aa raha h...... Is baar result kuch jaldi aa skta h kya??? 

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Even if we Consider last year's preparation level of students ----

1--The tough question paper will lead to atleast 1 mistake under pressure by a general student. This will result in reducing an avg of 2.67 marks. 

2--to save negatives many of us reduced their attempted questions. (At least 1 mark difference) 

3-- corona crises, less prep due to closure of coachings, library etc, last attempt candidates(within age limit ) preferred skipping this attempt etc etc factor(not seen before) .... 1 question reduced(-2.67)... 

So cut off will be around 98-2.67-2.67-1=91.66

Also, even if upsc provides the paper in Persian language some of the candidates will still score 110+:stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: so don't loose hope nearly 10,000 will write mains and cut off will be below 93/94.

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Second and most important things---

1--instead of convincing others regarding answers it is better to convince urself abt ur chances for mains. 

2--wasting 20/30 days in discussion will ultimately result in underperformance in mains... This will have an adverse impact on this year result. 

3--remember how rank 2 in 2016 was on cut off (116 marks) and still topped the exam.... So whoever is near cut off range should start mains prep ASAP. All the best 👍💯👍💯👍💯

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There is no fault of upsc in this...... Problem lies with us only..... We prepare exam on the basis of previous year paper.... And when it comes otherwise it shocks majority of us......exam prep should be like  ZERO BASED BUDGETING...... Broad based and not dependent on previous year...... 
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Even if we Consider last year's preparation level of students ----

1--The tough question paper will lead to atleast 1 mistake under pressure by a general student. This will result in reducing an avg of 2.67 marks. 

2--to save negatives many of us reduced their attempted questions. (At least 1 mark difference) 

3-- corona crises, less prep due to closure of coachings, library etc, last attempt candidates(within age limit ) preferred skipping this attempt etc etc factor(not seen before) .... 1 question reduced(-2.67)... 

So cut off will be around 98-2.67-2.67-1=91.66

Also, even if upsc provides the paper in Persian language some of the candidates will still score 110+:stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: so don't loose hope nearly 10,000 will write mains and cut off will be below 93/94.

Take a bow for last point .. Paper in persian ans still 110 . .. Some  guys have uncanny ability to fix things up. 

Nowadays the avg upsc aspirant.


Step 1 : opens qp


Step 2 : sees hebrew


Step 3 : understands nothing


Step 4 : marks all of the above.


Step 5 : Peace/piss (depending on the answer key)

I've literally seen many aspirants who talks shit all day on telegram, flirts with other people on groups getting 120+ marks. And people who study sincerely for 8-9 hrs without using telegram and forum getting marks in 80's. I wonder what is happening here!

Nothing. You are weird if you think that preparation matters in this exam beyond a threshold. Even in mains you will study every nook and cranny and they will ask about spinnaker and neurocomputing and you will struggle to fill a page. 

For every 1000 serious aspirants at most 5 6 will make it. And then you have those lower services that are tbh worse than the better services of state psc. A massive 995 are doomed to retake the exam again and you are a fool if you think studying 24 hours will change a lot

Which state services are better than services under UPSC exam... 

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Students before exam----

1- reading spectrum, laxmikant, lucent, vision pt, gist of hindu etc etc 

Students after exam giving reference( to convince other for their answers)---

1-oxford/harvard's text book, MIT university research papers, Tesla's experiment aur harappa se nikle documents jo decipher bhi ni hue:joy::joy:

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Best CA magazine konsi h is time??? Jo succint aur to tje point important topics ko cover kare..... 
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