UPSC Mains 2024 result out. IN or OUT?
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.
Dosto, I am out. 5th attempt, 3rd Mains!
I did my best and I was so proud of the answers I wrote and the Interlinking I did in this Mains examination. My UPSC Journey will end here for I believe I did my best in this attempt and I couldn't have done any better.
No 6th attempt for me! Probably, I will turn into a teacher or maybe I will continue my legal journey as a lawyer ! I will have to take that call soon
This is something I wrote on my telegram channel. I hope that it gives strength to at least some of you or anyone who has faced failure :
"I have got so many of my friends who were crying for me even when I am not at all crying.
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@JaiBabaKi Good to see that you qualified bhai. :) My best wishes to you.
I am really happy that some of my friends qualified Mains this time after so long.
For others who couldn't, I won't say much but I will say that all of you fought well. It takes a lot of courage to prepare for this exam year-after-year.
I knew that my Maths Opt papers didn't go as per my expectations, I ranted quite a bit about it on Forum and I had told some of my friends that I am counting myself out this time.
I am glad that I got a job right after Mains which is why the shock felt a little less.
After my trial-and-error for seven years (a journey which would have been shorter obviously), it is time to step back for some time. I need to live life a bit and then I will get back to this prep after a break. I don't believe in giving up but I think I need time to switch my optional subject and regain the strength for another attempt at this exam. But I will come back strong. I was happy with my efforts in Mains 2024 and surely, I need to get the implementation right.
That's my final take on this.
I will be back!
6th attempt, 3rd Mains, 1st interview.Had 0 hope but luck rolled favourably i guess.If anyone can suggest any inputs on how to prep would be really grateful. I have no ecosystem around me so desperately need guidance.
Congratulations 🎊
Meet@Neyawn sir, for this.
@Morticia TG pe text kario since I can't send a DM over here. Wohi purana username hai-m****y***u98
Also,congrats to@Averageaspirant @JaiBabaKi @Ykjaiswal @Aadarsh19 @Arman and wishing you all the luck for PT!
“Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.”
@DM sir Does one need to move to Delhi for preparing for CSE interviews. Is anyone else planning to move there for interview purposes? I have done all my preparation online so far. Anyone else facing similar doubt? Is anyone planning to move to Delhi for interview programs in this month?
Out - first attempt first mains PSIR
Knew it as I got back on track only 2.5 months before Pre.
Left campus placement only to found myself (and my family as well) in a whirlwind. Cudn't leave my family in those tough times. I couldn't write a single test after August. Never did AW. Left 1-2 questions in nearly every paper except PSIR.
Did well in Essay, Ethics, GS3 and PSIR. But sucked good time in GS1 and GS2.
Out 😊
सुना था के वो आयेंगे अंजुमन में,
सुना था के उनसे मुलाकात होगी
हमे क्या पता था, हमे क्या खबर थी,
ना ये बात होगी, ना वो बात होगी
Will be back 😊
Best of luck to all who made it give your best in interview as it is not over till it is over ( Interview marks will be game changer so give your all )
Out. PSIR. 3rd Mains.
I am yet to figure out what went wrong. Will get back once and if I understand what went wrong. No questions left, good presentation and content. Optional was above optimistic levels. So have to enter intense meditation mode.
To those who cleared, best of luck! Give it your best!
Out 😊
सुना था के वो आयेंगे अंजुमन में,
सुना था के उनसे मुलाकात होगी
हमे क्या पता था, हमे क्या खबर थी,
ना ये बात होगी, ना वो बात होगी
Will be back 😊
Best of luck to all who made it give your best in interview as it is not over till it is over ( Interview marks will be game changer so give your all )
To all those who are in their higher attempts and have failed. I know a lot of you would not want to hear this. But I have a responsibility to say this
1. It's absolutely foolish to keep working hard mindlessly after an exam that is RANDOM. I am telling you, some of you may feel like it's a post failure rant. But I am speaking this from a sense of responsibility. Even those who get in don't know what worked and what didn't.
2. People like @tedmosby who are brilliant and hardworking may inspire you. But I hope you know that he doesn't have a single gap year and has successfully secured a job. He is just 26! I am so happy for him that he made smart choices. That's exactly how smart people hedge their risks.
3. Most of you have entered this field only because of the AURA and hawabaazi. Hence, just be mindful and speak to the young who are in service as to how their life is. Meaningful life is far important than external validations
4. What's the point? The point I am making is no coaching person will tell you to exit bluntly due to conflict of interest.
The point is create backups, make money and you can contribute to your and other's well being. Ethical wealth creation is the biggest service you can do to this nation.
5. If you get in by sacrificing your Twenties in a rut. Do you think it's worth it. The sunk costs of a brilliant candidate continuing into UPSC are far far far higher. Your life will be wonderful outside in other field.
Don't think that in UPSC exam, X effort translates into X result. However outside this randomness, you can be fairly sure of your effort being rewarded and recognised.
Eg: one of my friend who got into ISB (I have mentioned him earlier as he had failed the 2022 Mains and decided to discontinue UPSC) got a 33 lac placement this week. This shows how you're rewarded outside while the Randomness of UPSC may not reward your effort AT ALL.
6. 99% will still stay here and keep giving attempts mindlessly. That's fine. It's your choice. My aim is only to tell you the costs of it. If you accept them, then wonderful.
However to the rest 1% and all those who are brilliant ones who have full confidence in their abilities, don't let talent rot in ORN rooms. You WILL be rewarded outside. One can be 99% sure. But in UPSC, 99% failure is ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED.
It's going to be a gamble. A lot will STILL think that the hardwork will get rewarded somehow. Yes it will be. Your critical abilities, perspectives and ideas will shine. But don't think the UPSC process will reward you.
7. The ultimate message is: Take a backup. Do well and return back for attempts if you want. Don't sit and wait for UPSC to happen. Things will work for you even with a job if they have to.
When I was in my earlier attempts, I felt this is yet another loser ranting out of failure. A lot of people reading this will feel the same and the loop shall continue.
8. My responsibility is to make you aware of the risks. I inherently Will be rewarded from mentorship that I will offer in future. But that doesn't mean, we lie to young ones.
Hence be aware of the risks. 99% failure is GUARANTEED. If you decide to stay, make sure other aspects of life : Health, alternate income, Parents, travelling, friends, love life are not sacrificed for the sake of 99% of failure
9. Work like a Nishkama Karma Yogi and be a pragmatic pessimist (Like I was) so that failure doesn't push you into extreme depression.
I would say being aware that you MAY fail no matter how much hard you work put in an exam where failure is guaranteed is not pessimism but realism!
10. If anyone wants to know my answers, my Notes and my efforts, they are openly available on Youtube. I had recorded what I wrote the next day after GS 4 in my phone.
You can see my telegram channel for my notes.
11. Another final point is just because our luck didn't favour us doesn't mean it won't favour you. However it will always be randomness that will decide your fate. Again, If you're happy to accept it, wonderful! Go ahead.
12. UPSC addiction will continue to addict people till the next 10-15 years till the point that the people from our generation who chose private sector jobs will appear more successful in their 40s and 50s in terms of material wealth as avenues for corruption will starkly decline in coming years
To all the materialists out there : Be ready for the fact when you're posted in Gurgaon, your friend who nobody knows right now will drive a luxury car. And trust me nobody on the road is going to look at that Innova you sit in but it is going to be the Luxury car that will turn the heads. (Only Meant to deter the materialists, who may have wrong expectations from the IAS/IPS)
To all those who are wise : Prefer work life balance, lesser money (if need be) and your family /friends above fame/ambition. Chose to spend time only on things that drive you and help you find meaning in yourself.
The only reason one should enter this CSE exam is : To serve the nation, serve the people and make things better for others. Anything else may create troubles even if you enter the service !
13. Find a good mentor who can help you reach the "I COULDN'T HAVE DONE ANYTHING ELSE BETTER" in the first few attempts itself. They won't only save your attempts but also your life. Right guidance is the MOST, MOST IMPORTANT thing in this preparation.
Wishing you Nothing but SUCCESS (Fulfilling my responsibility to let the young ones know some realities like many others who walked this path before me)
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