This was my first mains. The GS marks are low because of poor content. I attempted all questions. However, I had very little writing practice and hence wrote layman answers. Even had to leave some pages blank.
In the second essay, I chose the topic of "Mathematics is the music of reason" as I knew many examples relating to mathematicians' stories and structured the essay around that. In that process, I did not explore sufficient dimensions of the topic. The first essay was also likely at best average, as I had not practiced essays. I had written barely 5 essays before mains.
In Mathematics, I have very strong reason to believe that the marks in paper 1 are very less than I deserve. I was expecting 150+, as I had a correct attempt of ~185 marks. The marks in paper 2 can be improved with better coverage of physics topics and improved accuracy. I had a correct attempt of ~175 marks in paper 2.
I will seek the academy and @Neyawn 's guidance to at least reach the threshold in GS and essays.
Also, I will be changing my test series for Mathematics. I am getting equally good reviews about Avinash Sir's, Mathocrat and Aryabhatt. Can the community members please help with nuanced strengths and lacunas in them?
