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UPSC CSE 2024 Related Discussion

Scrolling through over here I saw a discssion thread for every year but didn't find one for the next year.

So, this thread is dedicated to the discssions regarding CSE 2024. Anyone planning to appear for the exam next year can join the discussion.

Looking at the level of paper and kind of questions asked this year, I believe we are going to need a lot of support from each other. Hopefully this thread will grow and help a lot of aspirants, both old and new.

We can do it.

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@Oreoyadav TG ID: @NMR197324


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hey, super thanks for this , btw how many years do you suggest one should trace the PYQs, some say 2013 onwards while some suggest 2000 onwards..

From 1979 onwards 

Disha publications or some other?

Forum 

for prelims?

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@Incoming can't seem to find yours either...seems like this dm thing is not for us muggle borns! Here's my TG ID: NMR197324


what's the deal with you and messages xp i can't find you on tg either, lmao

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@Incoming  apologies! give me yours plis


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DMsaid

DMsaid

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hey, super thanks for this , btw how many years do you suggest one should trace the PYQs, some say 2013 onwards while some suggest 2000 onwards..

From 1979 onwards 

Disha publications or some other?

Forum 

for prelims?

Yeah recently launched ,prelims toolkit includes PYQs too along with practice question booklets.


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@Incoming  apologies! give me yours plis


Yaar pm kri hai, seems like we're stuck in an endless loop 😂

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DMsaid

DMsaid

DMsaid

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hey, super thanks for this , btw how many years do you suggest one should trace the PYQs, some say 2013 onwards while some suggest 2000 onwards..

From 1979 onwards 

Disha publications or some other?

Forum 

for prelims?

Yeah recently launched ,prelims toolkit includes PYQs too along with practice question booklets.

Yes I checked it today, seems nice! Thanks!

DM,
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@dravidpujara aaj to match dekhna Banta hai :)

dravidpujara,
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Trying to switch from weekly targets to daily targets

20/11/23

Newspaper backlog 

Note-making Socio chap 9 

Agriculture lecture 3 & 4 

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21/11/23

Socio chap 9 (remaining pages)

Newspaper 

Agriculture lec 3 (e-tech in the aid of farmers)

Agriculture lec 4


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@Incoming now plis check forum inbox...was caught up with something the past 2 days


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this may come as a little absurd question, but all my friends who've cleared prelims in the past, what has been the game changer for you? or what are some non-negotiables?@TomiokaGiyu @Tata @DM and everyone else.. I really need a perspective, consecutive failures at pre have been pretty hard 

Non -negotiables -

1.Don’t run to much after xyz current affairs compilations (most of them claim that almost all questions were directly asked from them 😂) instead focus on static.If you don’t have hold over it you are not gonna make it 

2.Stick to one source per subject,revise it multiple times (2,3 times doesn’t count as revision)

3. You must not get easy questions or questions directly asked from standard sources wrong .As it’s not the absurd questions or out of the questions but the direct questions which ensures if one is going to clear or not 

4 .PYQS - not only try to solve them but make them your friends as only they will show you the right directions as what is important what’s not ,where you should dedicate more time ,where you should not ,how upsc plays with mind of aspirants .Although probability of asking questions directly from pyqs maye be 2-3 but themes get repeated,so does many options.

5.Solve test as they will be the one to show you where you stand ,what’s going wrong and what needs to be done .So they are like practice drills before final battle,where you practice every possible scenario so that you don’t get surprised on final day .Don’t focus on scores but on the process and progress with every test ( Numbers mostly lies as data in upsc questions) 

5. You should be at your near prelims not before not after 

6. Despite being studying after everything and doing everything,always be open to surprises so that you don’t get anxious in exam hall and be calm,composed and confident that you  gonna fight till last question.

7 . Don’t neglect csat at any cost 

Game changer - 

1 . Practice ,practice,practice and practice.As we can go on revising and revising ,knowing almost everything but if we cant apply it there is no use of that knowledge 

2. In mocks put yourself under pressure like if its full length try to finish it in 1.5 hr or half length-45 mins ( this is what i do ) 

3.Knowledge can be transferred but not the wisdom,that can only be gained through experiences so first of all be truthful to yourself accept your shortcomings and work upon them 

Above learnings or strategy’s are what i have learned from my teachers@Neyawn ,special thanks and mention to @Sherkhan1428 for sharing this few years ago and many of my other friends 

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this may come as a little absurd question, but all my friends who've cleared prelims in the past, what has been the game changer for you? or what are some non-negotiables?@TomiokaGiyu @Tata @DM and everyone else.. I really need a perspective, consecutive failures at pre have been pretty hard 

Non -negotiables -

1.Don’t run to much after xyz current affairs compilations (most of them claim that almost all questions were directly asked from them 😂) instead focus on static.If you don’t have hold over it you are not gonna make it 

2.Stick to one source per subject,revise it multiple times (2,3 times doesn’t count as revision)

3. You must not get easy questions or questions directly asked from standard sources wrong .As it’s not the absurd questions or out of the questions but the direct questions which ensures if one is going to clear or not 

4 .PYQS - not only try to solve them but make them your friends as only they will show you the right directions as what is important what’s not ,where you should dedicate more time ,where you should not ,how upsc plays with mind of aspirants .Although probability of asking questions directly from pyqs maye be 2-3 but themes get repeated,so does many options.

5.Solve test as they will be the one to show you where you stand ,what’s going wrong and what needs to be done .So they are like practice drills before final battle,where you practice every possible scenario so that you don’t get surprised on final day .Don’t focus on scores but on the process and progress with every test ( Numbers mostly lies as data in upsc questions) 

5. You should be at your near prelims not before not after 

6. Despite being studying after everything and doing everything,always be open to surprises so that you don’t get anxious in exam hall and be calm,composed and confident that you  gonna fight till last question.

7 . Don’t neglect csat at any cost 

Game changer - 

1 . Practice ,practice,practice and practice.As we can go on revising and revising ,knowing almost everything but if we cant apply it there is no use of that knowledge 

2. In mocks put yourself under pressure like if its full length try to finish it in 1.5 hr or half length-45 mins ( this is what i do ) 

3.Knowledge can be transferred but not the wisdom,that can only be gained through experiences so first of all be truthful to yourself accept your shortcomings and work upon them 

Above learnings or strategy’s are what i have learned from my teachers@Neyawn ,special thanks and mention to @Sherkhan1428 for sharing this few years ago and many of my other friends 

this is so extensive and super objective at the same time, will definitely use this advice for keeping myself in the right direction, btw how did you go about preparing current affairs?  and also which book did you refer for PYQs?

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22/11/2023

Socio Chap 9 (didn't expect this chapter to stretch beyond 3 days)

Socio Chap 10

Newspaper

Agriculture lecture 4

Agriculture lecture 5

Haryana,
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this may come as a little absurd question, but all my friends who've cleared prelims in the past, what has been the game changer for you? or what are some non-negotiables?@TomiokaGiyu @Tata @DM and everyone else.. I really need a perspective, consecutive failures at pre have been pretty hard 

Non -negotiables -

1.Don’t run to much after xyz current affairs compilations (most of them claim that almost all questions were directly asked from them 😂) instead focus on static.If you don’t have hold over it you are not gonna make it 

2.Stick to one source per subject,revise it multiple times (2,3 times doesn’t count as revision)

3. You must not get easy questions or questions directly asked from standard sources wrong .As it’s not the absurd questions or out of the questions but the direct questions which ensures if one is going to clear or not 

4 .PYQS - not only try to solve them but make them your friends as only they will show you the right directions as what is important what’s not ,where you should dedicate more time ,where you should not ,how upsc plays with mind of aspirants .Although probability of asking questions directly from pyqs maye be 2-3 but themes get repeated,so does many options.

5.Solve test as they will be the one to show you where you stand ,what’s going wrong and what needs to be done .So they are like practice drills before final battle,where you practice every possible scenario so that you don’t get surprised on final day .Don’t focus on scores but on the process and progress with every test ( Numbers mostly lies as data in upsc questions) 

5. You should be at your near prelims not before not after 

6. Despite being studying after everything and doing everything,always be open to surprises so that you don’t get anxious in exam hall and be calm,composed and confident that you  gonna fight till last question.

7 . Don’t neglect csat at any cost 

Game changer - 

1 . Practice ,practice,practice and practice.As we can go on revising and revising ,knowing almost everything but if we cant apply it there is no use of that knowledge 

2. In mocks put yourself under pressure like if its full length try to finish it in 1.5 hr or half length-45 mins ( this is what i do ) 

3.Knowledge can be transferred but not the wisdom,that can only be gained through experiences so first of all be truthful to yourself accept your shortcomings and work upon them 

Above learnings or strategy’s are what i have learned from my teachers@Neyawn ,special thanks and mention to @Sherkhan1428 for sharing this few years ago and many of my other friends 

this is so extensive and super objective at the same time, will definitely use this advice for keeping myself in the right direction, btw how did you go about preparing current affairs?  and also which book did you refer for PYQs?

For current affairs i was regular with newspaper (also referred to two of famous sources but was not of any use ) , for pyqs used disha publication(for 1995 to 2019) ,upsc simplified by IFS Sourav kumar 

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this may come as a little absurd question, but all my friends who've cleared prelims in the past, what has been the game changer for you? or what are some non-negotiables?@TomiokaGiyu @Tata @DM and everyone else.. I really need a perspective, consecutive failures at pre have been pretty hard 

Non -negotiables -

1.Don’t run to much after xyz current affairs compilations (most of them claim that almost all questions were directly asked from them 😂) instead focus on static.If you don’t have hold over it you are not gonna make it 

2.Stick to one source per subject,revise it multiple times (2,3 times doesn’t count as revision)

3. You must not get easy questions or questions directly asked from standard sources wrong .As it’s not the absurd questions or out of the questions but the direct questions which ensures if one is going to clear or not 

4 .PYQS - not only try to solve them but make them your friends as only they will show you the right directions as what is important what’s not ,where you should dedicate more time ,where you should not ,how upsc plays with mind of aspirants .Although probability of asking questions directly from pyqs maye be 2-3 but themes get repeated,so does many options.

5.Solve test as they will be the one to show you where you stand ,what’s going wrong and what needs to be done .So they are like practice drills before final battle,where you practice every possible scenario so that you don’t get surprised on final day .Don’t focus on scores but on the process and progress with every test ( Numbers mostly lies as data in upsc questions) 

5. You should be at your near prelims not before not after 

6. Despite being studying after everything and doing everything,always be open to surprises so that you don’t get anxious in exam hall and be calm,composed and confident that you  gonna fight till last question.

7 . Don’t neglect csat at any cost 

Game changer - 

1 . Practice ,practice,practice and practice.As we can go on revising and revising ,knowing almost everything but if we cant apply it there is no use of that knowledge 

2. In mocks put yourself under pressure like if its full length try to finish it in 1.5 hr or half length-45 mins ( this is what i do ) 

3.Knowledge can be transferred but not the wisdom,that can only be gained through experiences so first of all be truthful to yourself accept your shortcomings and work upon them 

Above learnings or strategy’s are what i have learned from my teachers@Neyawn ,special thanks and mention to @Sherkhan1428 for sharing this few years ago and many of my other friends 

this is so extensive and super objective at the same time, will definitely use this advice for keeping myself in the right direction, btw how did you go about preparing current affairs?  and also which book did you refer for PYQs?

For current affairs i was regular with newspaper (also referred to two of famous sources but was not of any use ) , for pyqs used disha publication(for 1995 to 2019) ,upsc simplified by IFS Sourav kumar 

I've seen IFS sourav kumar's book sample and it looked promising, which when would you suggest disha or sourav kumar?

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this may come as a little absurd question, but all my friends who've cleared prelims in the past, what has been the game changer for you? or what are some non-negotiables?@TomiokaGiyu @Tata @DM and everyone else.. I really need a perspective, consecutive failures at pre have been pretty hard 

Non -negotiables -

1.Don’t run to much after xyz current affairs compilations (most of them claim that almost all questions were directly asked from them 😂) instead focus on static.If you don’t have hold over it you are not gonna make it 

2.Stick to one source per subject,revise it multiple times (2,3 times doesn’t count as revision)

3. You must not get easy questions or questions directly asked from standard sources wrong .As it’s not the absurd questions or out of the questions but the direct questions which ensures if one is going to clear or not 

4 .PYQS - not only try to solve them but make them your friends as only they will show you the right directions as what is important what’s not ,where you should dedicate more time ,where you should not ,how upsc plays with mind of aspirants .Although probability of asking questions directly from pyqs maye be 2-3 but themes get repeated,so does many options.

5.Solve test as they will be the one to show you where you stand ,what’s going wrong and what needs to be done .So they are like practice drills before final battle,where you practice every possible scenario so that you don’t get surprised on final day .Don’t focus on scores but on the process and progress with every test ( Numbers mostly lies as data in upsc questions) 

5. You should be at your near prelims not before not after 

6. Despite being studying after everything and doing everything,always be open to surprises so that you don’t get anxious in exam hall and be calm,composed and confident that you  gonna fight till last question.

7 . Don’t neglect csat at any cost 

Game changer - 

1 . Practice ,practice,practice and practice.As we can go on revising and revising ,knowing almost everything but if we cant apply it there is no use of that knowledge 

2. In mocks put yourself under pressure like if its full length try to finish it in 1.5 hr or half length-45 mins ( this is what i do ) 

3.Knowledge can be transferred but not the wisdom,that can only be gained through experiences so first of all be truthful to yourself accept your shortcomings and work upon them 

Above learnings or strategy’s are what i have learned from my teachers@Neyawn ,special thanks and mention to @Sherkhan1428 for sharing this few years ago and many of my other friends 

this is so extensive and super objective at the same time, will definitely use this advice for keeping myself in the right direction, btw how did you go about preparing current affairs?  and also which book did you refer for PYQs?

For current affairs i was regular with newspaper (also referred to two of famous sources but was not of any use ) , for pyqs used disha publication(for 1995 to 2019) ,upsc simplified by IFS Sourav kumar 

I've seen IFS sourav kumar's book sample and it looked promising, which when would you suggest disha or sourav kumar?

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this may come as a little absurd question, but all my friends who've cleared prelims in the past, what has been the game changer for you? or what are some non-negotiables?@TomiokaGiyu @Tata @DM and everyone else.. I really need a perspective, consecutive failures at pre have been pretty hard 

Non -negotiables -

1.Don’t run to much after xyz current affairs compilations (most of them claim that almost all questions were directly asked from them 😂) instead focus on static.If you don’t have hold over it you are not gonna make it 

2.Stick to one source per subject,revise it multiple times (2,3 times doesn’t count as revision)

3. You must not get easy questions or questions directly asked from standard sources wrong .As it’s not the absurd questions or out of the questions but the direct questions which ensures if one is going to clear or not 

4 .PYQS - not only try to solve them but make them your friends as only they will show you the right directions as what is important what’s not ,where you should dedicate more time ,where you should not ,how upsc plays with mind of aspirants .Although probability of asking questions directly from pyqs maye be 2-3 but themes get repeated,so does many options.

5.Solve test as they will be the one to show you where you stand ,what’s going wrong and what needs to be done .So they are like practice drills before final battle,where you practice every possible scenario so that you don’t get surprised on final day .Don’t focus on scores but on the process and progress with every test ( Numbers mostly lies as data in upsc questions) 

5. You should be at your near prelims not before not after 

6. Despite being studying after everything and doing everything,always be open to surprises so that you don’t get anxious in exam hall and be calm,composed and confident that you  gonna fight till last question.

7 . Don’t neglect csat at any cost 

Game changer - 

1 . Practice ,practice,practice and practice.As we can go on revising and revising ,knowing almost everything but if we cant apply it there is no use of that knowledge 

2. In mocks put yourself under pressure like if its full length try to finish it in 1.5 hr or half length-45 mins ( this is what i do ) 

3.Knowledge can be transferred but not the wisdom,that can only be gained through experiences so first of all be truthful to yourself accept your shortcomings and work upon them 

Above learnings or strategy’s are what i have learned from my teachers@Neyawn ,special thanks and mention to @Sherkhan1428 for sharing this few years ago and many of my other friends 

this is so extensive and super objective at the same time, will definitely use this advice for keeping myself in the right direction, btw how did you go about preparing current affairs?  and also which book did you refer for PYQs?

For current affairs i was regular with newspaper (also referred to two of famous sources but was not of any use ) , for pyqs used disha publication(for 1995 to 2019) ,upsc simplified by IFS Sourav kumar 

I've seen IFS sourav kumar's book sample and it looked promising, which when would you suggest disha or sourav kumar?

Sourav kumar 

Incoming,
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Will join you from Friday or Saturday :) 


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Will join you from Friday or Saturday :) 


welcome  back mate!

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