What are some mistakes you made in your earlier Prelims ?
We all make mistakes . What mistake did you make in your previous attempt if any that you would like to warn people about ?
After clearing prelims in 2019 (first attempt) got complacent with the prelims in 2020 (didn't do static part thoroughly and ignored fundamentals. Ended up making blunder errors in polity and ecology leading to a debacle and one full year going to waste. Taking no prisoners this time.
Thats one thing common to each stage. Be complacent about Paper 2 of your optional or essay and you will plummet to the bottom. In UPSC nothing becomes fully prepared. You have to begin from zero again. All the time.
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
After clearing prelims in 2019 (first attempt) got complacent with the prelims in 2020 (didn't do static part thoroughly and ignored fundamentals. Ended up making blunder errors in polity and ecology leading to a debacle and one full year going to waste. Taking no prisoners this time.Thats one thing common to each stage. Be complacent about Paper 2 of your optional or essay and you will plummet to the bottom. In UPSC nothing becomes fully prepared. You have to begin from zero again. All the time.
learned it hard way, this time no loose ends. One thing at a time
@Neyawn so agriculture red book is out. Is it advisable to open a new material in Sept?
(I'm not inclined to. also, I haven't read anything specific for agriculture)
DM,@Neyawn so agriculture red book is out. Is it advisable to open a new material in Sept?
(I'm not inclined to. also, I haven't read anything specific for agriculture)
You can take a look from the back pages. I wouldn’t have done this in last month, but issue is that agriculture has become important on past 3-4 years and there is no known source that I know of that covers the basics.
I mean you could do it from here and there but you don’t have one in one place. Skip the figures such as percentages and all that.
Another approach you can have is to give it 3 days and do the best you can.
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
DM,EiChan@Neyawn so agriculture red book is out. Is it advisable to open a new material in Sept?
(I'm not inclined to. also, I haven't read anything specific for agriculture)You can take a look from the back pages. I wouldn’t have done this in last month, but issue is that agriculture has become important on past 3-4 years and there is no known source that I know of that covers the basics.
I mean you could do it from here and there but you don’t have one in one place. Skip the figures such as percentages and all that.
Another approach you can have is to give it 3 days and do the best you can.
Thanks. :)
@fortarach63 bhai/behenSeriously dont take so much load.... generally invigilator nahi bolte ye sab ke baare mein especially in UPSC... kabhi kabhi kuc jyada talented aur padhe log invigilator ban jaate hain....dont worry... jab wo aapko aise krne bole tab bol dijiye sorry sir/sorry mam unke jaane k baad phir karne lago... rangna padta hai paper and at times ganda bhi ho jaata hai
Is there a way to communicate this to UPSC exam board so they can give strict instructions to invigilators? In a recent test, I had to face this again. They might be meeting after a long time due to Corona imposed restrictions. Their gossip continued until a candidate pointed out to be quiet. Out of spite or whatever, one of the talkative invigilators went and 'quietly' stood next to his desk throughout the paper. That must have been uncomfortable. This happens more often in paper based tests that are arranged in schools (not much in computer based ones taken in iON digital type settings). Is there a way @Neyawn ?
EiChan,
Mukzy,
Rambo93,Don't know whether this is the appropriate thread, but feel like sharing.
Spoke to my father after a very long time, he gave me a piece of gyaan.
Success in life has always been a game of approximation than perfection. If everyone is putting in sincere hardwork, the odds of success always favour the one's who pursue approximation and not perfection.
Don't know whether this is the appropriate thread, but feel like sharing.
Spoke to my father after a very long time, he gave me a piece of gyaan.
Success in life has always been a game of approximation than perfection. If everyone is putting in sincere hardwork, the odds of success always favour the one's who pursue approximation and not perfection.
Sounds like Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle.
THE_MECHANIC,EiChan,
And thank you so much for replying, this is very helpful. I did go through this year's CAPF question paper and found out certain important topics which I would have ordinarily missed in Art and Culture. SO yeah, I'll definitely take up your suggestion and go through more of such papers.
Shailputri,
GaryVee,Shailputri@gaugau24 So I followed a channel on telegram which had UPSC pre questions [of various exams like CDS, CAPF, CSE etc.] since 1990s, subject wise in quiz format. So suppose I revised some portion of modern history on a particular day, solved a mock on it the next day and then solved PYQs. My scores in PYQ and mocks often varied because UPSC definitely gives a chance to eliminate options if you have prepared well while mocks make it difficult to eliminate options. In 2020, apart from understanding the most important areas, this exercise ensured that I am thinking about questions the way UPSC wants us to. I cannot emphasize enough but this made a huge difference in my prelims score. While being in question solving mode is important, it is far more beneficial if one is in UPSC kind of question solving mode.This is no way implies that I didn't give enough mocks, I did but I ensured they supplement PYQs and not substitute them.Also, if you have time, I would suggest you try solving questions of other exams conducted by UPSC in the last 4-5 years. Just as an example, there was a cotton related questions asking about its growing requirements in CDS 2019 and we had a similar question in CSE 2020. This is just one off instance that I can recall.
Hey, I've been wanting to do this as well. Thanks for the group link. How did you go about revising these questions? Did you keep adding to your original notes, make separate notes or focus on the way UPSC asks to build intuition?
Already so many things to revise, I'm not sure how I'll be able to find the time :/
@fortarach63 bhai/behenSeriously dont take so much load.... generally invigilator nahi bolte ye sab ke baare mein especially in UPSC... kabhi kabhi kuc jyada talented aur padhe log invigilator ban jaate hain....dont worry... jab wo aapko aise krne bole tab bol dijiye sorry sir/sorry mam unke jaane k baad phir karne lago... rangna padta hai paper and at times ganda bhi ho jaata hai
Is there a way to communicate this to UPSC exam board so they can give strict instructions to invigilators? In a recent test, I had to face this again. They might be meeting after a long time due to Corona imposed restrictions. Their gossip continued until a candidate pointed out to be quiet. Out of spite or whatever, one of the talkative invigilators went and 'quietly' stood next to his desk throughout the paper. That must have been uncomfortable. This happens more often in paper based tests that are arranged in schools (not much in computer based ones taken in iON digital type settings). Is there a way @Neyawn ?
Nope. You will have to manage by brining a smile on your face and say - Sir it is my first attempt, I am not able to concentrate. Don’t say - “Please don’t talk.” Don’t say that. You just say what you are feeling. They may not follow at first , but they will understand you are asking them to Shut Up.
Try to have a fake smile and not show that you are irritated given the existing stress of the exam.
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
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