Revision Techniques
MY OPINION ON PRELIMS
1.Don't make notesof too many things because:-
-Certain people like me will eventually fall into dilemna that maybe book contains more things than I have written and in the end revise from book(thus wasting the whole purpose of making notes that too after putting so much efforts)
2.Read static 3 times more than the current. Since I have seen that ppl who are well with static no matter what they clear prelims every time.
3. I believedoing ratta is of utmost necessitywhether it is in static or current. It doesnot matter whether it comes fromwriting/reading 10 times/understanding the concept.
4.One already knows which areas are weakso in place of focussing on the entire chapter one should read those chapters which are more beneficial and the one in which there are more confusion. Although it is difficult since we get satisfaction only when we read entire book but thenrepeating the same mistakes leads one to failure.
5. Makesome small notes of purely factual things aur rat k ghot lo(jubaan pe hona chahiye)such as parks,rivers, wildlife sanctuary, tiger reserves,tribes, reports.
6. Prelims is tricky and believe it or not there is an element of luck but your time will come. But your hardwork can beat it when you are overprepared for it. Revise ur static book such that u beat ur competitors here in tests itself. Whether the rank in test is good or bad is not at all your concern. But if you consistently score less in the tests here, believe me you will not have confidence in the actual exam and your tukkas wont be right. Practise it here and apply it.
7. No matter what you do herethe day of exam is important. The only way to remain calm and fast in applying your mind is to do meditation and exercise on a daily basis. So practise it and your memory will improve.
8.Discuss with your peers(Pucha-puchi karo)or someone who you know is good enough. It forces your mind to recall. Moreover the person with whom you discuss slowly knows what are your weak or strong areas so they will hammer your weak areas and you will improve.(Best way to do revision)
9.Highlightcurrent affairs/static infirst go with blue pen,2nd with yellow highlighter, 3rd with green highlighter and from 4th have a highlighter which can merge both yellow and green,in my case it is orange--make the imp things very dark(either with highlighter or red pen or putting a/many stars)and then revise the dark waala during last days.
(There are some exceptions to above strategy-like theystudy 10-12 hours on daily basis in last 3-4 monthsbefore prelims.They will clear without meditation/exercise.They actually dont need anyone to tell them a strategy. They aretharki people-madly obsessed and driven. They have to and they will clear this exam. All they need is 30 years question bank, Revise static(with minimum books) for 5-7 times, one current affairs magazine of last(12 months),50-60(with minimun 15 full length) tests.They don't listen to naysayers who says tera nahi hoga es saal ya ye wo falana dhimkaana.These people are ruthless and dangerously dedicated to their goal-they will clear not because of your taana baana but because they have a stronger reason to pursue it, a deep rooted desire which has already taken everything from them and this forces them to perform beyond their limits.)
Note:-These are my personal opinion
Hehe......... liked the last few lines. And u r right. : "They are tharki people-madly obsessed and driven."
Bahut sahi :)
There's a research paper on what's the most effective way to study
Best methods for learning - Active Recall, Spaced Repetition and Interleaved Study
Least efficient methods for learning - Re-reading, Highlighting and Summarizing
Just google - "what works what doesn't dunlosky" the first link you get is the pdf. Do read it once!
Many folks preparing for UPSC, follow the least efficient methods. Give these 3 a shot - Active Recall, Spaced Repetition and Interleaved Study and you'll notice a huge difference in your recall
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