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What are your Post Mains Plans like? What do you plan to do till December?

So now that the Mains is over, how do you plan to spend ( or waste or utilise ) your days? Is it travel, gym studies, or plain browsing until the results come?
jack_Sparrow,Neyawnand20 otherslike this
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I am planning to get up again since I couldn't reach my level best in this Mains. For the Next 1 Month

1. Optional Static part through PYQ & TS questions

2. GS ->Predictible part ->Agriculture, Society, Security etc. ->Mug up semi cooked answers 

3. Bring back the habit of meditation

4. Understand & spend time on newspapers & issues

TsarBomba,
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Going to shorten and cutting the clutter in all my notes and reducing it to barebones, keywords, and just diagrams. Some ideas which at that time felt new to me have now become old, stale, have got ingrained in my mind, and now don't need notes for their revision. Deleting all the crap that I downloaded on my PC and going to finish reading the backlog of 15 days newspaper which I left before the Mains exam.
Neyawn,
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I am planning to switch my optional. 

Anthropology earlier. Got 263(2017), 281(2018), 217(2019).

My last attempt totally went down the drain due to anthro despite having decent gs+ essay scores. I didn't expect this low score in anthro and worst part is I got to know it 1 year post mains. This year also p1 is like too tough. I am feeling outlook for anthropology very gloomy, due to fact that every second person is taking it , upsc is hell bent on butchering it. 


Since notification is around, and have very less time. Is it good decision to give up optional. In case, is there any optional that can be covered in this gap till next attempt. I'm thinking PSIR or Sociology??? 

psir is next in the butcher lane (or already there)

BD,Captrussel
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How difficult was UPSC Mains 2020? What were the thematic changes seen? And what is the expected cutoff?

 
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Took a break from 17th to 31st Jan. Now Dedicating Feb to Optional plus GS value addition. Trying to go full throttle, failing at the moment, but will reach there soon. I do not want to be giving next mains if I have to with prep levels similar to the last one. 
Thinking of giving UPPSC this time too so trying to figure out something there too. 

Neyawn,ssver2and5 otherslike this
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Meanwhile, I am working on the blog content to make it good enough so that I myself read it.

Suggestions are welcome.


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ssver2,upsc2020and5 otherslike this
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I'm writing again. The lockdown reinvigorated the love for writing that had been lost into oblivion during the preparation. Now I just want to keep it alive notwithstanding anything. I realised that it completes me. As of now, I am working on an open-editorial. 

I don't know why but I don't feel like going back to books till 15th February. Also, I'm trying to learn more about my home state. I realised that I know very little about my own place.

Neyawn,ssver2and9 otherslike this
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So I started MA in History from JNU a couple of days back.(engineering graduate) and to be honest, I realised how pathetically lazy engineering professors are😂😂.

Do you guys remember that feeling back in school when you felt teachers actually give a damn about what's going on in your mind? The desire to impress a teacher through your work, to earn praise from him/her, to share your opinion with them. God it's just been a week, and I'm as giddy as a schoolboy. 

Yes civil services is still the endgame, and yes JNU faculty is most definitely politically opinionated ( averse to mine) but this week has been one of inspiration, and a renewed vigour in life. God bless you all💟

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Just one thing I would like to say to all of you. Those of you who have written Mains, rememer that if it is your first Mains, you must keep an eye on your optional , ethics or 1 or more papers. Do not be lax at all. You just have 1 month for refining your Mains prep. After that everyone esle is in the race again.

I am no knight. Do not call me Sir

ssver2,Oasisand12 otherslike this
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I'm writing again. The lockdown reinvigorated the love for writing that had been lost into oblivion during the preparation. Now I just want to keep it alive notwithstanding anything. I realised that it completes me. As of now, I am working on an open-editorial. 

I don't know why but I don't feel like going back to books till 15th February. Also, I'm trying to learn more about my home state. I realised that I know very little about my own place.

Thats great. Why dont you share your Home State Questions?


I am no knight. Do not call me Sir

ssver2,AzadHindFauzand2 otherslike this
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@Chanakya Welcome to the jungle my friend :'D. Finishing my MA from there this year.


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Neyawnsaid

I'm writing again. The lockdown reinvigorated the love for writing that had been lost into oblivion during the preparation. Now I just want to keep it alive notwithstanding anything. I realised that it completes me. As of now, I am working on an open-editorial. 

I don't know why but I don't feel like going back to books till 15th February. Also, I'm trying to learn more about my home state. I realised that I know very little about my own place.

Thats great. Why dont you share your Home State Questions?

Sure, sir. Will do. 

BD,
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@Adi2077 oh great. CHS?


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@Chanakya haha I wish, Languages, CSPILAS


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I am actually confused it would be of great help if some suggest if I should go for PG diploma or Master? 
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I am actually confused it would be of great help if some suggest if I should go for PG diploma or Master? 

What do you want to achieve ? As in career wise what do you plan to do , and in case this is a backup you are considering, what is the final work that you wanna take up ?



I am no knight. Do not call me Sir

ssver2,
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I'm writing again. The lockdown reinvigorated the love for writing that had been lost into oblivion during the preparation. Now I just want to keep it alive notwithstanding anything. I realised that it completes me. As of now, I am working on an open-editorial. 

I don't know why but I don't feel like going back to books till 15th February. Also, I'm trying to learn more about my home state. I realised that I know very little about my own place.

Remember we are all voracious readers here. Waiting for you to write something !


I am no knight. Do not call me Sir

ssver2,
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Neyawnsaid

I am actually confused it would be of great help if some suggest if I should go for PG diploma or Master? 

What do you want to achieve ? As in career wise what do you plan to do , and in case this is a backup you are considering, what is the final work that you wanna take up ?


For Back up.. Actually I was considering for pg in urban Development! 

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Neyawnsaid

I am actually confused it would be of great help if some suggest if I should go for PG diploma or Master? 

What do you want to achieve ? As in career wise what do you plan to do , and in case this is a backup you are considering, what is the final work that you wanna take up ?


For Back up.. Actually I was considering for pg in urban Development! 

What is your graduation, if I may ask ?

Specialisations like urban development have a good future, but all will depend on governments and people in governments openness to fresh ideas from outside.


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ssver2,
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