Welcome to this beautiful journey (full of high lows fear thrill anxiety or what not )
If all sure abt it ,
*Firstly go through the syllabus ....learn it understand it (use mgp of forumIAS brochure they have described n divided it nicely)by heart n keep revising
*Cover ur basic books n notes making first don't get intimated by various sources (arc ,niti reports ) before u make a basic foundation ....don't fall in the trap of answer writing from day 1
*Don't give ur first attempt for trial (give your 200 percent n prepare well then only give it )
* When making notes keep in mind ..are u going to revise? Otherwise don't make (especially newspaper notes- those should be made fr specific things once u r done with basic mains prep like statements by various leaders , quotes,data ,case studies , conclusions from editorials )
Although few PPL are good with making newspaper notes n revising dat u have to figure out fr urself
* N apart from dat stay happy , consistent ,true to urself n prepare in a detached manner to score in a exam
* Dump the perfectionist mindset(perfectionist fear being unable to complete a task perfectly n this leads to procrastination ) and whenever you delay because ur mind says u have time .....remind urself u don't have time !!!
Years will pass like anything
So if everything goes well n u clear stages then well n good
Otherwise real test starts
As u fail one prelims u will bounce back like iss baar aur ache se krenge frst hi attempt tha but when u fail second prelims ur journey is not smooth anymore
So fr this situation
Before u strt be clear with your "why?" (It should preferably not be attraction towards lbsnaa or lifestyle ,fame )
This journey is not going to test ur patience only ...so sit with ur family talk to them before u strt ( especially if u r going to be a female aspirant) because at the end their support will only matter or affect u
Meanwhile u should be ready to stay strong... keep moving forward in situations of failure , do not get affected by the ques "kya kr rhe ho " "ye kr lete woh kr lete", when all ur friends will be enjoying life n u r dealing with failures etc
There can be a scenario where u will get isolated at dat time only u r fr urself (don't expect angels)
Stay away from people who can emotionally affect u (apart from ur family) n strictly don't add new ones in this category because this journey have enough to already deal with (don't get intimated with toppers getting married )
Few advices I got when I strtd which I still remember :
* It's not dat difficult ki koi kr nhi skta but it's not dat easy ki har koi karle
If this is a 100mts journey ..then most serious aspirant are able to finish 80 mts n the hardest part is dat 20mts most give up when they reach this part
So u know ur competition
N other was once u dcd " sankalp me vikalp nhi hna chahiye"
(But u should know when to quit)
At the end stay focused
All u need :
yakeen ,
himmat
ek achi ummeed
Bure ke liye taiyaar raho n give ur best with an attitude ki hona toh acha hi h
U will come out with flying colours one day :)
**Sorry fr a long message
