Best wishes + Paper Discussion Mains 2024
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.
I can only imagine how you are studying post-Mains bhai. I didn't fill IFoS because I knew I would be damn exhausted post-Mains and also ab strength nahi bachi hai kuch toofani karne ke liye. Also tired of the Pre-Mains cycle honestly.
I still remember studying Analytic Geometry just when Pre got over. I didn't even feel like studying anything but started studying irrespective of what I felt. I think Jul 1, 2024 will be etched in my memory for causing a lot of "upsets" that day. Most of my friends who wrote 2023 Mains with me were not in the list this time. I felt bad. Surprisingly, I found many first attempters this time and also some people who were giving their first Mains. Idk what the trend is at the national level but certainly ye mujhe thoda odd laga tha.
Anyways with the Mains result coming soon we will again have some upsets. Again, some deserving candidates would be out of the list. Again vohi bakkar and frustration about Mains marksheet not being released sooner. I remember my rants after Mains 2022 and 2023 results ab toh naa energy hai aur na hi utna hu utna involvement. Mehnat toh iss baar utni ki hai jitni shayad pichle 6 yrs mai nahi ki thhi. Accepted a lot of my mistakes and tried improving on them.
Looking back to the kid who started UPSC prep on his own in Dec 2017, I have come a long way. Toh ab jo hoga dekhi jayegi.
Last year too had qualified for IFoS but was in no mood for studying; and world cup bhi tha. So wrote CAT instead (considerably lighter prep wise). This year, will be writing IFoS and quitting the cycle if do not qualify either mains.
They are better things than this honestly. Also, studying for pre is quite a bore.
Regarding qualifying for mains; most of my circle who wrote mains last year are writing this time too. After paper 1 I thought it would be borderline but upon calculation, ache hi bane.
studying for IFoS but not that efficiently
I can only imagine how you are studying post-Mains bhai. I didn't fill IFoS because I knew I would be damn exhausted post-Mains and also ab strength nahi bachi hai kuch toofani karne ke liye. Also tired of the Pre-Mains cycle honestly.
I still remember studying Analytic Geometry just when Pre got over. I didn't even feel like studying anything but started studying irrespective of what I felt. I think Jul 1, 2024 will be etched in my memory for causing a lot of "upsets" that day. Most of my friends who wrote 2023 Mains with me were not in the list this time. I felt bad. Surprisingly, I found many first attempters this time and also some people who were giving their first Mains. Idk what the trend is at the national level but certainly ye mujhe thoda odd laga tha.
Anyways with the Mains result coming soon we will again have some upsets. Again, some deserving candidates would be out of the list. Again vohi bakkar and frustration about Mains marksheet not being released sooner. I remember my rants after Mains 2022 and 2023 results ab toh naa energy hai aur na hi utna hu utna involvement. Mehnat toh iss baar utni ki hai jitni shayad pichle 6 yrs mai nahi ki thhi. Accepted a lot of my mistakes and tried improving on them.
Looking back to the kid who started UPSC prep on his own in Dec 2017, I have come a long way. Toh ab jo hoga dekhi jayegi.
The cycle is also pretty long and difficult to quit if u are writing mains. Window for decision making is quite small; even more so if u are appearing for interview.
Siebzehn,@Averageaspirant Forest mai Jaan laga dena bhai bas. All the very best. I wish you get out of this cycle with IFoS atleast.
@Jesse_pinkman Leave AWFG Intense out - I am just eating & sleeping all day. xD
Also last 2 Mains results experience reminds me of the following scene:
Barney: "Ted, this moment is already gone. The whole Minnesota Tidal wave incident happened 5 years ago. It's just a memory. You have been sitting here all night staring at a single ticket of Robots vs Wrestlers because the rest of us couldn't come out". *Pauses for a second* "Look around Ted, you are all alone".
*Bob Saget narrating*: "Kids, you can't cling to the Past *pause* because no matter how tightly you hold on, it's already gone".
The same goes for UPSC, the same goes for any past memory in our life.
For CSE Maths 2024 analysis: https://forumias.com/post/detail/Mathematics-Optional-2024-Paper-Analysis-1727851791
tedmosby,Siebzehn@tedmosby HIMYM ke bade wale fan ho bro. I remember this scene.... too deep .. too sad...I hope aapki Robin aapko jaldi mil jaaye
Filhaal ke liye toh meri Robin ye exam hi hai. xD
For CSE Maths 2024 analysis: https://forumias.com/post/detail/Mathematics-Optional-2024-Paper-Analysis-1727851791
@tedmosby Is there any correlation between the marks scored in MGP and the actual marks in the UPSC Mains exam?
last yr GS 1 - MGP - 88/ Exam - 79; GS 2 - 81/102
Urs?
@tedmosby Is there any correlation between the marks scored in MGP and the actual marks in the UPSC Mains exam?
Definitely not bhai. Marks scored in any mock doesn't have any correlation with actual marks scored in UPSC. Mocks ka toh main aim hai strategy test karna.
For CSE Maths 2024 analysis: https://forumias.com/post/detail/Mathematics-Optional-2024-Paper-Analysis-1727851791
Jesse_pinkman,SiebzehnSiebzehn,@Averageaspirant Iska matlab koi correlation nhi hai. Sab ishwar ki kripa hai.
UPSC* ki kripa hai bhai.
There's a huge difference between UPSC evaluators and mock evaluators. You cannot possibly trust mock evaluation comments because there's a huge communication barrier as the evaluator cannot encompass all his comments in a few lines. Plus marks ka kya hai. I remember my mock evaluation comments were "Brilliant and well done" and then I got marks in 80s. I was like "Tell me where I am going wrong?".
Best way to get mock evaluations is through the medium of audio. Ask your peer/mentor comment on your answers through audio and suggest improvements. One of my really good friends helped me with that in GS1 and 2.
For CSE Maths 2024 analysis: https://forumias.com/post/detail/Mathematics-Optional-2024-Paper-Analysis-1727851791
Neyawn,SiebzehnGood evening everyone.
Wasnt feeling so well.
Was going through some old pics and found this.
In an aspirants room. Had clicked it back then. Like 5 years.
Made my day.
To all those going through tough times.
Sharing.
And happy Diwali!
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
Good evening everyone.
Wasnt feeling so well.
Was going through some old pics and found this.
In an aspirants room. Had clicked it back then. Like 5 years.
Made my day.
To all those going through tough times.
Sharing.
And happy Diwali!
This is extremely relatable! On the occasion of Diwali, I would like to share my journey in this context-
As a 19 yr old "kid", I used to get excited to study more because of this dream I had once seen. I remember writing answers in the freezing winters of Dehradun. I clearly remember writing one answer every day (bare minimum). I would deliberately write answers at night because my hand would get cramped due to the cold weather and I would challenge my own self to overcome that. All of this in the anticipation of that dream coming true some day. I used to be excited to solve mocks and see how much I would score.
I remember scoring 41/200 when I first attempted the Pre 2018 paper at home. Surely I was demoralised but I would get excited thinking about how I can improve, what more things I could learn and the subsequent effect on score. Next year, I scored 98/200 in Pre 2019 when I attempted it at my home. I was happy that I had improved. I would often get excited thinking about being closer to "the dream". In my final year, I had three job offers in hand, I had cleared GATE and CAT (with a decent percentile). I gave up all of it thinking that I am closer to that dream now so why waste time in side quests? Excited, I would slog harder and harder every single day, scoring 120s in GS mocks. All my focus was on Pre 2020. But then CoVID happened and my mental health took a nose dive. I panicked during Pre 2020 and scored 79. I was out of the list. The dream which seemed so near was now pushed further away by one year. But still in the excitement that one day I will achieve this dream, I picked up my pen again and wrote an Essay FLT the next day of the Pre results. I was among the top scorers. I was pumped. The excitement was back!
*Few ways down the road* Oct 2021 - "0 results found" flashed on my screen. I had failed Prelims again. My friends told me "Bhai 0.3% baccho ka hota hai yaar. Shayad luck saath nahi diya hoga". I replied "Arre toh ye luck mera saath kyu nahi deta?". I later found out that I had failed Prelims by 2 marks that year. The dream I once saw felt like a Mirage. No matter how much I ran towards it, it just goes farther away. I sat down and found out the blunder I was not acknowledging was my emotional impulsiveness. In the last 5 mins of Pre 2021, I had marked 5 extra questions which turned out to be wrong. That year I learnt the importance of emotional intelligence. I knew I had to learn the art of emotional self-regulation. I was excited to know if I was correct. I formulated strategy for that. When I came out of the exam hall after CSAT, I told my friend "Bhai lagta hai mai cutoff hi chase karta rehe jaunga". The result of Pre 2022 came soon enough and this time I had cleared.
The excitement of writing Mains 2022 was immense. I got UPSC Bhavan as my centre!!! The feeling of standing in front of the Dholpur House was unimaginable. I thought the dream of that 19 yr old kid will come true. My batchmates in PG thought I would leave the course midway.
*Fast forward to Dec 6 2022* "0 Results found". I looked at my admit card and tore it in half. Still next day, I was in the institute library slogging hard again thinking about the dream coming true "some" day.
*Fast forward to Dec 8, 2023* Placement season was on and I was rejected from a job because of a small technicality. Almost everyone was placed in my batch. Now in this context, I desperately needed a "win". I needed the Mains result in my favour. I opened the pdf. "0 results found". I turned to my friend, nodded my head and mouthed "No". My friend shouted "Arre bhai, galat roll number daala hoga wapas se check kar". I re-entered and the result was the same. Then my friend said "Apni girlfriend ka check kar". I entered her roll number (as I remembered it) and she had cleared (now ex and got selected eventually).
I hit rock bottom that day. I was left behind. I was not jealous of my then gf clearing Mains (I had always supported her in this regard) but I was sad that I couldn't clear. The dream flashed before me. I thought that I would never achieve that dream "ever". I had lost faith in myself. My confidence was at an all-time low. I had lost my appetite.
So when I sat down to analyze my mistakes, I could clearly see where I was going wrong (Discussed in another forum comment after final results of 2023). The excitement to improve upon them and implement them motivated me to try again. I wanted to see if I do improve upon all of my mistakes and formulate a strategy then will I be able to achieve that dream?
In this context, I really liked this quote: "Failure only means we are one step closer to success" - Rocket Boys (2022)
So for the last 6 months, I worked for more than 11 hours per day hoping that some day I will get closer to that dream.@Neyawn 's image just made me recall all of this.
During my preparation days, I was happy simply because of this element of "excitement". Charting out strategy on my whiteboard, passionately debating on how I could implement innovative ideas in an effective way, listening to my friend criticizing the quality of answers in my mocks and getting tips from him etc. Everything was in the pursuit of this possibility of having a dream come true.
When I look back, I am happy how far I have come while pursuing this dream of mine.
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
(From the Darkness (of Ignorance), make me go towards the Light)
Happy Diwali everyone!
For CSE Maths 2024 analysis: https://forumias.com/post/detail/Mathematics-Optional-2024-Paper-Analysis-1727851791
Good evening everyone.
Wasnt feeling so well.
Was going through some old pics and found this.
In an aspirants room. Had clicked it back then. Like 5 years.
Made my day.
To all those going through tough times.
Sharing.
And happy Diwali!
This is extremely relatable! On the occasion of Diwali, I would like to share my journey in this context-
As a 19 yr old "kid", I used to get excited to study more because of this dream I had once seen. I remember writing answers in the freezing winters of Dehradun. I clearly remember writing one answer every day (bare minimum). I would deliberately write answers at night because my hand would get cramped due to the cold weather and I would challenge my own self to overcome that. All of this in the anticipation of that dream coming true some day. I used to be excited to solve mocks and see how much I would score.
I remember scoring 41/200 when I first attempted the Pre 2018 paper at home. Surely I was demoralised but I would get excited thinking about how I can improve, what more things I could learn and the subsequent effect on score. Next year, I scored 98/200 in Pre 2019 when I attempted it at my home. I was happy that I had improved. I would often get excited thinking about being closer to "the dream". In my final year, I had three job offers in hand, I had cleared GATE and CAT (with a decent percentile). I gave up all of it thinking that I am closer to that dream now so why waste time in side quests? Excited, I would slog harder and harder every single day, scoring 120s in GS mocks. All my focus was on Pre 2020. But then CoVID happened and my mental health took a nose dive. I panicked during Pre 2020 and scored 79. I was out of the list. The dream which seemed so near was now pushed further away by one year. But still in the excitement that one day I will achieve this dream, I picked up my pen again and wrote an Essay FLT the next day of the Pre results. I was among the top scorers. I was pumped. The excitement was back!
*Few ways down the road* Oct 2021 - "0 results found" flashed on my screen. I had failed Prelims again. My friends told me "Bhai 0.3% baccho ka hota hai yaar. Shayad luck saath nahi diya hoga". I replied "Arre toh ye luck mera saath kyu nahi deta?". I later found out that I had failed Prelims by 2 marks that year. The dream I once saw felt like a Mirage. No matter how much I ran towards it, it just goes farther away. I sat down and found out the blunder I was not acknowledging was my emotional impulsiveness. In the last 5 mins of Pre 2021, I had marked 5 extra questions which turned out to be wrong. That year I learnt the importance of emotional intelligence. I knew I had to learn the art of emotional self-regulation. I was excited to know if I was correct. I formulated strategy for that. When I came out of the exam hall after CSAT, I told my friend "Bhai lagta hai mai cutoff hi chase karta rehe jaunga". The result of Pre 2022 came soon enough and this time I had cleared.
The excitement of writing Mains 2022 was immense. I got UPSC Bhavan as my centre!!! The feeling of standing in front of the Dholpur House was unimaginable. I thought the dream of that 19 yr old kid will come true. My batchmates in PG thought I would leave the course midway.
*Fast forward to Dec 6 2022* "0 Results found". I looked at my admit card and tore it in half. Still next day, I was in the institute library slogging hard again thinking about the dream coming true "some" day.
*Fast forward to Dec 8, 2023* Placement season was on and I was rejected from a job because of a small technicality. Almost everyone was placed in my batch. Now in this context, I desperately needed a "win". I needed the Mains result in my favour. I opened the pdf. "0 results found". I turned to my friend, nodded my head and mouthed "No". My friend shouted "Arre bhai, galat roll number daala hoga wapas se check kar". I re-entered and the result was the same. Then my friend said "Apni girlfriend ka check kar". I entered her roll number (as I remembered it) and she had cleared (now ex and got selected eventually).
I hit rock bottom that day. I was left behind. I was not jealous of my then gf clearing Mains (I had always supported her in this regard) but I was sad that I couldn't clear. The dream flashed before me. I thought that I would never achieve that dream "ever". I had lost faith in myself. My confidence was at an all-time low. I had lost my appetite.
So when I sat down to analyze my mistakes, I could clearly see where I was going wrong (Discussed in another forum comment after final results of 2023). The excitement to improve upon them and implement them motivated me to try again. I wanted to see if I do improve upon all of my mistakes and formulate a strategy then will I be able to achieve that dream?
In this context, I really liked this quote: "Failure only means we are one step closer to success" - Rocket Boys (2022)
So for the last 6 months, I worked for more than 11 hours per day hoping that some day I will get closer to that dream.@Neyawn 's image just made me recall all of this.
During my preparation days, I was happy simply because of this element of "excitement". Charting out strategy on my whiteboard, passionately debating on how I could implement innovative ideas in an effective way, listening to my friend criticizing the quality of answers in my mocks and getting tips from him etc. Everything was in the pursuit of this possibility of having a dream come true.
When I look back, I am happy how far I have come while pursuing this dream of mine.
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
(From the Darkness (of Ignorance), make me go towards the Light)
Happy Diwali everyone!
अभी इक शोर सा उठा है कहीं
कोई ख़ामोश हो गया है कहीं
है कुछ ऐसा कि जैसे ये सब कुछ
इस से पहले भी हो चुका है कहीं
तुझ को क्या हो गया कि चीज़ों को
कहीं रखता है ढूँढता है कहीं
जो यहाँ से कहीं न जाता था
वो यहाँ से चला गया है कहीं
आज शमशान की सी बू है यहाँ
क्या कोई जिस्म जल रहा है कहीं
हम किसी के नहीं जहाँ के सिवा
ऐसी वो ख़ास बात क्या है कहीं
तू मुझे ढूँड मैं तुझे ढूँडूँ
कोई हम में से रह गया है कहीं
कितनी वहशत है दरमियान-ए-हुजूम
जिस को देखो गया हुआ है कहीं
मैं तो अब शहर में कहीं भी नहीं
क्या मिरा नाम भी लिखा है कहीं
इसी कमरे से कोई हो के विदाअ'
इसी कमरे में छुप गया है कहीं
मिल के हर शख़्स से हुआ महसूस
मुझ से ये शख़्स मिल चुका है कहीं
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