Revision Strategy!

Jus arguing, don’t you think the future is Preety close by ?

I'm guessing this person is a 2022 aspirant. Hence, that suggestion. 

For 2021 aspirants, my suggestion stands null and void.

1. No notes at this stage 

2. no flash cards at this stage

3. schedule yes - I keep history for the last, as I am most likely to forget the charter acts. It’s a personal call. 

If you are appearing in 2022, you can make short notes/ flash cards or just use different highlighters and highlight important points. So when you revise you only read those.

There is no ideal syntax . Different people, different ways . For me if i don’t pen down , its hard for me to retain . So i have self made notes of everything even Spectrum and Laxmikant . Plus what i feel ki revising from your notes takes less time . Its like you are likely to find things much easier if u have arranged the closet yourself.

Butat this juncture, if you already don”t have notes . You just revise from whatever you have. Remember the smartest people out there didn’t have best options, more time and best resources but they made the best out of whatever they had. At this point , we don’t have the luxury of choices . And also in the last mile , remember that almost every serious aspirant has content , now is the time to focus more on your temperament. Be calm and be in problem solving mode.

You will think ki yeh bhi nahi aata , woh bhi nahi yaad aa raha but when you will hit the paper on the holy day , you will hit the ball out of park . You have toiled a lot for this and eventually you will sail . Rememberfirst it’s the process , then there is outcome .If your process was on spot , don’t fret much about outcome .

You have done your part (Nishkaam Karma) and now let the universe play. All the best guys !

@Neyawn has mentioned in his talks that doing sectional tests at this stage is a bad idea and one should go for full tests only. I humbly disagree, due to 2 reasons:

1.The best way to revise static (which MUST be revised AT ANY COST) is by doing sectional tests. 

2. What type of questions are chosen for the full test can be a bit different for every coaching according to their mindset about the paper-if a coaching likes static they will put that more, similarly for logical, factual questions. 

In this scenario, our best bet seems to me is covering every last bit of static, through the sectional tests. Sure, you should do full tests (8-10) but full tests is just an extrapolation of sectional. If your sectional is way, way strong, I find you cruise through the paper in a better way. Am I wrong here??

No you are not wrong. As long as the sectionals you are doing are not the baby questions that are asked in the very initials days of a test series. 

I am all for doing static . I would say the best strategy remains of this dude ( Shriyanshtiwari in the biggest mistake thread ) keeping it very simple 

What I'm doing :

1. I am making notes for GS4 handwritten and will revise them according to the planned schedule. 

2. For CA,  I think making Flashcards for key points, is worth it because it's tough to remember them, so whenever I get time I just have to open Anki and revise them accordingly. 

3. If any topic of your static part is referred from multiple sources then make notes out of it, even if your static part lacks structuring and is in bulky paragraph format then make notes according to the perspective of the main and for pre, it's better that you re-read from original source.

4. For optional Making notes is indispensable. 

For Revision : 

1. Allot the last hour of your day for whatever you have done on that respective day (Active Recall) & if working professionals then Weekends might do the job. 

2. If not able to allot the last hour of the day then better revise whatever you have done on weekdays during your weekends. 

3. Better make a separate schedule to revise whatever you have done.  

Feel free to give me constructive recommendations, it will be appreciated.

Hi,

Are there any tests which cover the recent 2-3 months current affairs in specific. For 2021.

i think the best way to revise whole static syllabus 

solve sectional tests of all subjects

wht i did i have made 50 pages notes of all static subjects

and for current affairs one magazine from any institute.

I think notes should have been taken while studying. No time to take notes at the last minute. Better to revise notes that u already made or reread the books that u have studied.

I had taken notes of important basics, made side notes at the side of test solns. Other topics, CA will reread. 

My revision schedule for the next 10-11 days till Sep 30

1) Full test every alternate day 

2) Every 3days - one subject - revise all its test solutions, basics notes ( polity -3days , history -3, geo -3 & eco - 2, env - to study daily in small parts)

3) daily 1.5 hr for CA revision- this time topic wise ( looking for important probable qns)

4) 1hr maps, national parks + art& culture topic study before bed time.

Repeat this cycle in next 8days from Oct 1

Look you will not be majorly wrong as long as you are putting in 7-8 hours of studies and are able to do attempt tests and are not only doing transient things ( such as reading newspaper for 2-3 hours ) and doing some static part of the syllabus.

Ans for those preparing for CSE 2021, all strategy is the right strategy which lets you focus and put in some number of hours. When the battle is at your  door, you just do what clearing the  demands. This could be different fir different people.

@Neyawn  Sir ji, should I devote next 2/ 3 days for complete revision of sfg level 3 test, or should I go ahead with revision of static books. Today, I have finished sfg level 2 revision and I am not sure whether to go ahead with books or level 3 tests.