UPSC CSE 2025 Related Discussion
As I couldn't find a group for everyday target tracking for cse'25 aspirants, here is one I created.
Hello, I have given two attempts at upsc in 2023&24. Didn't qualify the prelims.For the past 40 days, I have been preparing for UPPSC prelims. And it is speculated that UPPSC prelims will be postponed (for the 2nd time) to December. That means the pcs mains will happen around March end or April beginning.This way I will get only 40-50 days for UPSC prelims and seeing past two prelims performances. I think I need to devote 4-5 months for prelimsI have two options if the pcs exam gets postponed:1) prepare for pcs full fledged and leave next year's upsc exam.2) prepare for UPSC mains till January mid and then start for upsc prelims.Give some suggestions.@NeyawnKindly reply sir.
Didn't clear Prelims is a vague term. What was your score in the two attempts. That matters. If you have not studied well for prelims, and you are hoping to top State PCS, then you are mistaken. People topping State PCS are now usually ex-UPSC folks, and no they are not the relims non-qualified ones.
Give one good attempt to UPSC prep. If you can write such correct english, you are good enough to have a good civils prep. And follow the calendar. 6-8 months to GS Mains + Optional and 5 months to Prelims exclusively should do it.
Some people don't clear prelims because they are too much in hurry to clear it.
Sometimes slowly is the quickest way to do a few things.
This exam is a career defining one. Give it due respect and resources. My resources I mean time, energy, money and effort.
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Didn't clear Prelims is a vague term. What was your score in the two attempts. That matters. If you have not studied well for prelims, and you are hoping to top State PCS, then you are mistaken. People topping State PCS are now usually ex-UPSC folks, and no they are not the relims non-qualified ones.
Give one good attempt to UPSC prep. If you can write such correct english, you are good enough to have a good civils prep. And follow the calendar. 6-8 months to GS Mains + Optional and 5 months to Prelims exclusively should do it.
Some people don't clear prelims because they are too much in hurry to clear it.
Sometimes slowly is the quickest way to do a few things.
This exam is a career defining one. Give it due respect and resources. My resources I mean time, energy, money and effort.
Sharing your score can tell more about your prep.
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
Siebzehn,PaulAtreides
Siebzehn,@Neyawn 55 in GS1 in the first attempt.76-81 from various keys in GS 1 & 73-76 in CSAT in the 2nd attempt.
You are close. If you continue what you have been doing, you should be within 10 marks of the cut off in the coming year, and subsequent year you could be within 5 marks range. This is what I have seen happen to most folks.
Have you tried something like SFG? Some folks selected way back in 2019-20 era messaged me about its utility 4-5 years after getting into service.
And doing it doesn't mean being complacent and settling for like bottom 50%tile.
Waiting for actual prelims to slaughter you.
It means doing it like crazy and being in top 5% tile. And it is not easy. That will mean sleeping at 2AM and then waking up again at 6AM, and writing tests in Delhi winter.
But it delivers results, especially if you are the kind who is lazy , indisciplined, and lack self control.
See some of these folks.
from not clearing prelims, to getting rank 9 in IFoS
And if SFG has not worked for you, and you need 2 more years to put the level of effort that others are able to put in 4-5 months, then take a look at FRC 5.
We got at least 10 folks there who cleared exam after 5-6 years ( Gen category ). However the trick there was to get people to study till like 2AM or sleep at 10AM and wake up at 2AM.
Studying as if there is an exam on which your life depends.
This is what I did more than a decade and half ago to clear prelims myself.
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Some people may have a short cut and may take less effort, but if its not happening by *kismat* ( then we would not be having this conversation ), then it will happen by *mehnat*.
Take a look at this kid
People have done amazing things utilising things they have to the hilt. This is also an SFG kid.
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Siebzehn,PaulAtreidesSiebzehn,@Neyawn First of all thank you so much for replying. 🙏🏻I have analysed the prelims paper and noted a pattern that my basic questions from polity and other basic books are going wrong. And I am unabashedly going to accept that " *it is not an accuracy but knowledge problem* ".No, I haven't done SFG. But for this attempt I will do it and follow the schedule to the hilt. I want to address the problem of being indisciplined. So, doing SFG is for sure this time.
Do what it takes.
For the world is not kind to people who do not have the will power to fulfil their dreams.
In fact, dowhateverit takes.
Civil services is a tricky exam. There are several challenges you will face in your prep journey. Prelims should not be one of them. Unless you are the youtube following mass crowd who dreams of becoming an officer, but cant sit on a desk for 8-10 hours a day. ( which the final nature of job also ! )
And worship every new guy who makes a YT video showing tricks to clear prelims using hacks which work in one year and don't the other year.
Learn to extract max out of resources. That is a skill. If you do not have it, acquire it.
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Hey people I am new here . just I am in third year and pursuing political science honours.i will be giving my attempt in 2026 and have started my preparation and done with polity, Geo ,eco ,and gs 4.Currently doing history and have started optional last month.
So on this basis I just want to know that I am right track or need more pace ..
what do you mean when you say you have done polity, geo, eco and gs4?
What have been your sources?
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Siebzehn,Siebzehn,
Done, done.
Today is going to be a long long day at the university. Still, let's see how much we can do.
1. Phy Geo lectures- 15,16/38
2. Tom Jones notes- 1/2
Neyawn,Done, done.
Today is going to be a long long day at the university. Still, let's see how much we can do.
1. Phy Geo lectures- 15,16/38
2. Tom Jones notes- 1/2
What's this Tom Jones notes?
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For polity I have read laxmikant and oxford handout of Indian politics plus little bit BL fadia because I'm doing political science honours from kirori mal college..Second, for ecomomy I have done it from mrunal pcb 7 and nowadays making mains notes oriented from it and toppers notes.Third, for geography I have done from sudarshan gurjar sir and Ncerts +gc Leong and little bit dr Khullar that I have read for college G.E.For gs 4 ,I have taken the smriti Shah lecture +red book of forum ias + shruti sharma notes.Guys ,Plz reply so what I should do further as I am in third year and my attempt will be in 2026. It would be great help to me
This is enough. Read the same thing like 5 times.
Since this is a competitive examination you will have to master stuff you are reading. Not college type reading stuff.
Think of it, in college you have to just pass. In cse, you will have to beat others reading the same book. That will need college+ effort.
Have short notes of things. Also develop a healthy newspaper reading habit. That is your biggest insurance against an unpredictable prelims by the time it comes.
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
Siebzehn,What's this Tom Jones notes?
Hello sir, Tom Jones is one of the novels for English Literature Optional
Done, done.
Today is going to be a long long day at the university. Still, let's see how much we can do.
1. Phy Geo lectures- 15,16/38
2. Tom Jones notes- 1/2
Couldn't do anything.
Busy with mid-term exams till Tuesday, after which I have break till Sunday, so can compensate.
Will resume with targets from Wednesday.
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