@SergioRamos You're welcome :)I don't have a UPSC success story as of now, but yeah other competitive exams like IRDAI - Grade A, NABARD - Grade A and B, it really worked for me.I gave first attempt in 2017, realising little, the value of revision and efficient study techniques. Eventually, i flunked in 2017 prelims. That got me interested in actually learning more about efficient study methods.For 3-4 months (June 2017 - October 2017), I used these methods and could clear IRDAI - Grade A, NABARD - Grade A with just 2-3 months of preparation.2018 and 2019, I was very much tied up with personal work and office stuff, I wasn't really sure whether I want to prepare again. Due to this lock down, got lot of time since March, so got back to prep mode.Hopefully, if i clear UPSC this year, will definitely write series of posts on it, on how to use the software from scratch and basic philosophy behind it. I tried telling few aspirants about its impact, but as they say - Nothing speaks like success. You need to back your argument with a success story :)
@Kasturi22 Congratulations for clearing difficult exams like IRDAI and Nabard. Nowadays these regulatory exams are way harder because of the obscenely low success rate like 0.13% for RBI with so few seats and lakhs of applicants. I was a regulatory exam aspirant since 2018 failed all while reaching 2 interviews now turned UPSC aspirant only because there are atleast 200 300 seats for general but yeah syllabus is 10x here. Hope you clear UPSC with flying colors ma'am. Also this year everyone somehow seems to be preparing for UPSC around me. Insane competition incoming for us all!
@Kasturi22 Congratulations for clearing difficult exams like IRDAI and Nabard. Nowadays these regulatory exams are way harder because of the obscenely low success rate like 0.13% for RBI with so few seats and lakhs of applicants. I was a regulatory exam aspirant since 2018 failed all while reaching 2 interviews now turned UPSC aspirant only because there are atleast 200 300 seats for general but yeah syllabus is 10x here. Hope you clear UPSC with flying colors ma'am. Also this year everyone somehow seems to be preparing for UPSC around me. Insane competition incoming for us all!
Did you get those words etched on your Junagarh inscription, Skandagupta? :P
Rarely get to see any Ancient History fandom. High-five!
I, Skandagupta scion of the mighty Guptas drove away the savage shveta turushka hunas(white huns) from our homeland bharatvarsha and I have recorded my exploits in Bhitari as an inscription. That rudradaman who pillaged junagarh and overwrote Mauryan inscription on the famous rock was another yavana invader whose kingdom was destroyed by Gupta ancestors to bring self rule. Hail Bharata!
@Kasturi22 Congratulations for clearing difficult exams like IRDAI and Nabard. Nowadays these regulatory exams are way harder because of the obscenely low success rate like 0.13% for RBI with so few seats and lakhs of applicants. I was a regulatory exam aspirant since 2018 failed all while reaching 2 interviews now turned UPSC aspirant only because there are atleast 200 300 seats for general but yeah syllabus is 10x here. Hope you clear UPSC with flying colors ma'am. Also this year everyone somehow seems to be preparing for UPSC around me. Insane competition incoming for us all!
Did you get those words etched on your Junagarh inscription, Skandagupta? :P
Rarely get to see any Ancient History fandom. High-five!
I, Skandagupta scion of the mighty Guptas drove away the savage shveta turushka hunas(white huns) from our homeland bharatvarsha and I have recorded my exploits in Bhitari as an inscription. That rudradaman who pillaged junagarh and overwrote Mauryan inscription on the famous rock was another yavana invader whose kingdom was destroyed by Gupta ancestors to bring self rule. Hail Bharata!
Okay, Vikramaditya :)
That's my grandfather nibba.
@Kasturi22 Congratulations for clearing difficult exams like IRDAI and Nabard. Nowadays these regulatory exams are way harder because of the obscenely low success rate like 0.13% for RBI with so few seats and lakhs of applicants. I was a regulatory exam aspirant since 2018 failed all while reaching 2 interviews now turned UPSC aspirant only because there are atleast 200 300 seats for general but yeah syllabus is 10x here. Hope you clear UPSC with flying colors ma'am. Also this year everyone somehow seems to be preparing for UPSC around me. Insane competition incoming for us all!
Did you get those words etched on your Junagarh inscription, Skandagupta? :P
Rarely get to see any Ancient History fandom. High-five!
I, Skandagupta scion of the mighty Guptas drove away the savage shveta turushka hunas(white huns) from our homeland bharatvarsha and I have recorded my exploits in Bhitari as an inscription. That rudradaman who pillaged junagarh and overwrote Mauryan inscription on the famous rock was another yavana invader whose kingdom was destroyed by Gupta ancestors to bring self rule. Hail Bharata!
Okay, Vikramaditya :)
That's my grandfather nibba.
You also took the title after defeating Huns. You forgot? :p
No I didn't. Mainstream history might have forgotten me but true history buffs will always remember me as the greatest defender of India along with the likes of God king Chandragupta Maurya(vs Mighty Greeks), Gautamiputra Satkarni(vs Shakas+greeks) Joint north-south alliance leaders ie Pulakeshi of Navsari Chalukya+Nagabhatta of Gurjara-Pratihara vs all conquering Umayyad Arabs, Krishnadevraya vs Bahmanis and of course Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj vs Aurangzeb+Deccan sultanates.
Prelims is the hardest stage tbh in terms of sheer percentages. But don't worry there are maybe 50k serious general candidates at max and you need to be in top 5000 to clear General pre cutoff and write mains.
@Katsumoto Bhai SEBI ka from bhar skte ho 31st October tak...new syllabus h so sb ek level pe h...Aur RBI grade B bhi aayega jldi...aur kch krna h to RRB PO ka bhi form bhar skte ho abhi...
Don't tell him to waste time on equally unpredictable and random luck based exams. I have given 2 RBI interviews along with CSE trust me it is even more random and disheartening when you don;t clear. Better to get a corporate job by calling up friends/relatives whilst also applying on job portals. These government exams are not worth it beyond a point.
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.
You clearly have potential to clear but as you have figured it already this or the top govt exams have a huge degree of luck/randomness/chance whatever you call it to get in the top ranks for general category simply because atleast 5x aspirants * general vacancies have given their all and have crossed that benchmark hardwork required for the exam. But the remaining 4x are bound to fail for the above factors not in their own hands, call it the 50:50 question gone wrong in prelims, the butchering of optional randomly, one below par GS paper or a random final interview. Any one of these things is enough to end your chances. So my suggestion is don't make this exam bigger than life. Start applying for private sector jobs and in parallel develop certain skills in demand. If you are entrepreneurial then nothing better-UPSC aspirants already are tailormade for business only challenge is capital for most! And yes once you settle down maybe 2 3 years down the line give that attempt if you still feel it was worth it. I'm pretty sure you won't have any regrets then. ATB
@skandagupta no they aren’t difficult. Can’t generalize.
They are easy in terms of syllabus and level but extremely difficult in terms of competititon now. PS Cleared a NIP in 2015 with 0 study in cgl but wouldn't even clear prelims if I have to give it now cutoffs have gone from 100s to 160s for general category!Also other exams like RBI have an even lower selectio ratio near 0.13% statistically more difficult than CSE which is slightly better due to 10x seats and only 3x applicants only.
@skandagupta I don’t do statistics bro.you shouldn’t either if you vying for cse . But it’s not right to turn someone away from what may actually be a safe option for someone. I know cgl exam. It’s doable. A few bad experiences doesn’t mean it’s bad for all. Ppl give it. I know it. They don’t accept it. That also I know why. But it’s nit tough. Some months hard work you’re done with a stable job. So I won’t misguide him.
Only the top 2 3 posts in CGL are good rest are pure garbage. Better to work as content creator in some CSE coaching and study in parallel or give CAT/MBA exams as second backup whilst remaining financially active. SSC CGL requires immense prep nowadays gone are the days of simply filling up the form and getting selected. Been there done that!
Guys I cleared with around 90 marks, thanks to SC category butI seriously have to say one thingto those who think they cleared but yet couldn't feature in the list.
Even though this is my first attempt and started prep in April what I have realised talking to people who have given quite a number of times and a few who are in the service is they have never seen so many people who claim to have cleared both CSAT and GS but still didn't qualify. I know many genuine guys who are shocked they couldn't clear and there is little chance of them flunking CSAT, IIT background with more than decent Comprehension skills. Tbh I majorly did comprehension and yet cleared. Got 80% of them right. In hindsight, it was definitely a wrong strategy but anyway I crossed the mark.
Now coming to the point, I wanted to make, I honestly believe there is something really off with the result. They published the result within 19 days in a lockdown situation. They needed to check 5 lacs copies. The data entry is done manually and these guys would have been under immense pressure to get it done. Remember this is handled by private company employees who can't be really screwed legally. Chances are high there was some mistake in data entry or worse they have just directly entered random marks in some cases without checking to meet the deadline. It has happened in other exams, it can happen in UPSC too especially when Pvt company employees are pressured to meet unrealistic deadlines.
My suggestion to you all: File an RTI asking for certified copies of your OMR. Don't ask for cut off or Model Answers.
What will it achieve: Even if they deliberately, delay the response to push it near or after the mains, if you would have actually cleared the prelims, and your OMR was wrongly marked/checked/data properly not entered, you can approach the Court for a direct attempt at mains next year. And the Court will in all probability grant that request because there has to be some compensation monetary or otherwise. Remember even after all your preparations you can actually legitimately fail prelims next year so why not waiver that stage off for you, if you genuinely deserved it this year. The process is not really that taxing. I have seen people getting things done through RTI in a breeze. And if the facts are also concretely in your favour High Courts also dispose of the Case in 1/2 hearing especially ones related to Important exams. Best of Luck if you go ahead.
Thanks.
With all due respect the pain of Unreserved general category can only be felt by those are in it and fail year after year at any stage in any exam with the smallest of margins due to the insane competitions and ever decreasing seats yet have nowhere to go but give another try.
@skandagupta I sympathise with you, brother. Tbh if I didn't have reservation I wouldn't have even tried for UPSC given the crazy uncertainty and the fact that I have a cushy private job. I am only trying for IAS, hogaya toh accha nai toh shayad aur ek adh bar denge, nai toh khuda hafiz! Maybe I will leave job for a year max but that's it.Also, this exam the prelims is a big joke is what I have realised. The fact that you can get around 15 questions correct just by tukka technique is hilarious. 15 questions can mean a difference of 30 marks at the min and 40 marks at max.The biggest problem with UPSC is it declares cut off and other details after 1 year! This is in my opinion what makes the exam, so mentally taxing.
Appreciate your honesty. But there's very little evidence about UPSC fudging anything during the exam process. Those who fail have to move on, this thing about doubts on the process/cutoffs happen every year but at the end of the day they will only select 12-13x of the seats available so those who want to clear in GEN category have no option but to be in top 4000/5000 of the 10k/11k candidates who clear prelims. It is the same for every stage every year and in every exam. We have to accept the reality and move on is what it is for all of us. ATB!
