SFG 2022 - Level 2 | Program Starts 14th March 2022
5th March Update:
Dear Students,
The Entrance Test-2 of SFG 2022 Level-2 will be conducted on its scheduled time at 11 AM on 6th March 2022. The students who are going to attempt the 2nd Entrance Test should follow below instructions:
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22nd Feb. Update:
Dear Students,
We are writing to inform you that the results of SFG 2022 - Level 2 Entrance Test 1 has been announced and also shared to candidates respective mail id’s.
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To see the rank list of Online candidates, pleaseClick Here.
Payment link (First Month) for students selected in SFG (Select Focus Group) - Rs. 1700 + GST (18%) per month:https://go.forumias.com/83
Payment link (First Month) for students selected in RLG (Reserve List Group) - Rs. 2300 + GST (18%) per month:https://go.forumias.com/84
Note: Before proceeding the fee payment for 1st month of SFG please select the mode how you want to continue SFG. It can be either Online or Offline. It will not be changed once you pay your fee by selecting the mode.
The deadline for accepting the fees is 5th March 2022 by 5 PM, after that fees will not be accepted.
For any support, you can email us at helpdesk@forumias.academy
21st Feb. Update:
Dear Students,
2nd Entrance Test of SFG 2022 Level-2 will be conducted on 6th March. 2022 at 11 AM. The registrations for the 2nd Entrance Test are open from 21st Feb. 2022 and lastly you can apply by 4th March 2022, 5 PM, after that registrations will be closed.
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The students who couldn't appear in 1st Entrance Test of 20th Feb. 2022, may appear for the 2nd entrance test of 6th March 2022 by emailing at farej@flaviant.com
Dear Students,
February is here and we are hardly120 days away from Prelims 2022 schedule for 5thJune 2022. Now is the time to shift focus from Mains Examination completely and ramp up your Prelims Preparation, especially for aspirantsto whomPrelims has proved to be a stumbling block.
With Prelims 2021, the Commission has stood up to its reputation to be dynamic, challenging, and ever-evolving. This year we have seen the continuation of conceptual questions derived from a rich balance of static and current affairs, there has also been a return of pre-2013 format with assertion/reasoning basedquestions, questions on personality, and major sports events etc.
Validating our performance with more than 2000+ selections in 2021 through our SFG Test series, we are hereby announcing SFG LEVEL 2 for the 4th year of one of our most innovative programs for successfully cracking the Prelims Examination.
The Select Focus Group test series has been designed exactly to the demand of the Prelims examination. In Level 2 we will focus on:
- Developing theart of solving prelimsquestionshelping consolidate and revise knowledge base.
- Complete chapter wise coveragefrom recommended and advanced textbooks.
- Focus ondeveloping analytical acumenthrough interlinked and multi - dimensional questions.
- Focussing onpattern and difficultywhich is similar to UPSC prelims paper.
- We will becoveringcomprehensivelyboth static and current affairsportion for Prelims 2022.
- 5 Previous Year Questionswillbe covered in each test, to accustom the students towards the type of questions asked by UPSC.
- We will coveringcomplete CSAT portionover 8 – 10 tests.
Important Dates and Updates:
Registration for Entrance Exam Starts: 1stFebruary 2022 | 8 PM. Click here to register
Registration for Entrance Exam Ends: 18thFebruary 2022 | 5 PM
Hall Ticket and Exam Instructions: 19thFebruary 2022 | 5 PM
Entrance Test: 20thFebruary 2022 | 11 AM
SFG Program Starts:7thMarch 2022 | 7 AM
Updated date of SFG Level-2 commencement: 14th March 2022 | 7 AM
*If you have any clash with any other exam, you will get an opportunity to write the second entrance exam.
*SFG is available in both Online mode and Offline mode at Hyderabad, Patna, and New Delhi.
* ForumIAS CGP 2022 students are mandatorily required to register for the entrance test.
SFG – How it works
- Select Focus Group (SFG) is a small group of students who are selected by ForumIAS every year for coaching them to clear the UPSC Prelims Examination.
- Every single candidate selected and retained consistently in the group with Top ranks has cleared the Prelims examination in the past.
- 100 Students will be selected for the Select Focus Group, through the SFG Entrance Test, who will be required to report at 7AM every day 6 days a week to write an hour-long test based on a pre-planned syllabus, followed by a discussion on the same.
- Candidates who are unable to make it to the SFG, will be maintained in a Reserve List, who can also write the tests. Candidates who couldn’t clear the cutoff and are unable to make it into both SFG and RLG can register for the 2nd Entrance Test.
- Tests are conducted daily and results are provided within 8 hours of the test with Name and Rank list for candidates to evaluate their daily performance. On the basis of ranks, about 50% of bottom-performing students from SFG are migrated to the reserve list on a weekly basis, and an equal number of students from reserve list (RLG) are moved into SFG.
- The decision of the management in this regard is final and not subject to dispute. Please note that this migration is done not keeping in mind the overall merit list but moving away bottom 50% from SFG and picking up an equal number of people from RLG.
- Thus those who may be getting more than RLG students, but are bottom 50 in SFG will be moved to RLG.
- Every month, the bottom 20% or so non-performing students are eliminated from the program to maintain the quality of competition.
- All candidates writing the CSE 2022 are eligible to apply for the entrance test.
- This year we introduce some changes as to how we conduct the SFG exam. Please note that changes that we bring are always in response to the examination pattern, the student feedback, and our own learning with respect to how to best enable a serious candidate to clear the exam.
Application Procedure
The program will commence from 7th March 2022, admission to which will be entrance-based. The Entrance Test will be conducted on 20thFebruary 2022 in both online and offline mode. The results of the Entrance Test will be announced by 22ndFebruary 2022.
Admission to the SFG and RLG are based on the rank of the candidate in the merit list of the SFG Entrance Test. Students can apply for the program by registering for the Entrance Test by paying a fee of Rs. 500+ GST. Candidates can register by visitinggo.forumias.com/sgfL2. The candidate must appear for the entrance test on the designated date and time, subsequent to which he/she will be admitted to the Select Group or the Reserve List.
100 students will be selected for SFG - 50 from online mode and 50 from students who gave the test in offline mode in Delhi and Patnacenter. The remaining students will be selected for RLG. Students can switch from online to the offline mode or vice versa before attempting the first test. The ranklist of online and offline students will be published separately.
The candidate must pay the program fee as per the group he/she is allocated.
Note: Admissions to the SFG / RLG Group will only be on the basis of the merit position of the candidate in the entrance test.
No admission will be granted to the candidate without appearing for the Entrance Test.
Click Hereto register for entrance examination.
If someone could clarify...
A - Statement 2 of Q1 in today's test says that - A bill involving expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India requires prior recommendation of President of India. - as given verbatim in laxmikanth's president wala chapter.
B - However, Finance Bill 2 (article 117) contains provisions involving expenditure from consolidated fund of India(excluding matters of article 110), anddoes notneed recommendation of President for its introduction in either house of parliament (though it can't be passed by either house unless president has recommended to that house the 'consideration' of that bill).
Maybe i am doing hair splittery, but how can A and B be true simultaneously?
Test 5
Q.31) Which of the following is correct about the provision for the establishment of the ‘Office of Whip’ in
India?
a) It is mentioned in the Constitution of India.
b) It is provided under the Parliamentary Statute.
c) It is established under the Rules of the House.
d) It is based on the conventions of the parliamentary government.
"The Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998" clearly mentions the Leaders and CHIEF WHIP, RECOGNIZED GROUP and RECOGNIZED PARTY in Parliament.
The correct answer should be option B.
http://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1999-05.pdf
BigChonk,DwightSchrute08
Went empty handed to write the test, back with two pens & slight guilt of being unable to find the respective owners!
which center!?
Q 12. Similarly, the US President and Vice President are not directly elected by citizens. Instead, they are chosen by "electors" through an "Electoral College". In this system, it is possible for a candidate to win the popular vote and still lose out on the presidency.
Isnt this statement a bit different from what we read that " American President is directly elected by citizens" ?
Headspace,
Q 12. Similarly, the US President and Vice President are not directly elected by citizens. Instead, they are chosen by "electors" through an "Electoral College". In this system, it is possible for a candidate to win the popular vote and still lose out on the presidency.
Isnt this statement a bit different from what we read that " American President is directly elected by citizens" ?
In other U.S. elections, candidates are elected directly by popular vote. But the president and vice president are not elected directly by citizens. Instead, they’re chosen by “electors” through a process called the Electoral College.
This is from the official website of US Govt : https://www.usa.gov/election
@farejul sir the links posted in the solution as sources are incorrect for multiple questions (eg: q 15 in today’s test). Can You please look into this?
For any from Law background
Under what jurisdiction (original or appellate etc.... ) does judicial review petition of supreme court comes under? For example The NJAC petition challenging the 99th CAA comes under what jurisdiction? (Slightly confused since nowhere the constitution mentions that SC can review legislative enactments except for their violation of FRs). Please help.. Thanks in Advance
For any from Law background
Under what jurisdiction (original or appellate etc.... ) does judicial review petition of supreme court comes under? For example The NJAC petition challenging the 99th CAA comes under what jurisdiction? (Slightly confused since nowhere the constitution mentions that SC can review legislative enactments except for their violation of FRs). Please help.. Thanks in Advance
It will be reviewd under judicial review Art.13(though amendment is excluded but becomes reviewable when affectsbasic structure). Hence, will be reviewed under Art. 32 as if it is a legislation affecting fundamental rights.
Headspace,Thank You@Lawstice for your reply but.....Article 13 Says(1)All laws in force in the territory of India immediately before the commencement of this Constitution, in so far as they areinconsistent with the provisions of this Part, shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be void(2) The State shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the rights conferred bythis Partand any law made in contravention of this clause shall, to the extent of the contravention, be void.But Article 13 specifically deals with "this part" ie is Part III. It doesnot speak of other Laws (including Amendments etc) violative of other constitutional provisions.
Bring Keshavananda Bharati into it, art. 13(judicial review part) will be expanded.
Headspace,
@Neyawn , sir Ive been giving all the polity tests of SFG. I make 15 to 18 mistakes in every test. I generally skip 1 to 2 questions. Im mostly on the borders of good performance. How do I reduce atleast 7 to 10 mistakes and convert them into correct answers. Most of the mistakes I commmit are from the sureshots. I for some reason end up marking them wrong!
Doubts in today’s test@SFGTeam
Q4.Emergency provisions provide “Security to democratic political system”not the same as provide for security, (and) democratic political system (as given in solutions).
the former is not true in case of our political history
pilgrim,Q.43 solution- During its operation, the state executive is dismissed and the state legislature is either suspended or dissolved. The president administers the state through the governor and the Parliament makes laws for the state. In brief, the executive and legislative powers of the state are assumed by the Centre.
when parliament is making laws on state sub ,should it not be that leg powers are in parliament in that case (and not centre)?
I already failed in prelims 3 times and this is my 4th attempt , the main thing is not good in guessing work? how I should I proceed now? @Neyawn
Bajrang Lonikar,Q.30- When doesn't influence then why banning?
"The Exit Polls does not influence the voting behaviour of electorate. It is because to prevent such predictions from influencing voting patterns, the Election Commission of India bars media houses and agencies from making their findings public before the last vote is cast and sealed in an EVM."
@SFGTeam please look into this!
Tata,MagnetWalker
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