What are your Post Mains Plans like? What do you plan to do till December?
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.
Just like every other boy in india. Mechanical Engineering.
Sankoza,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.
Just like every other boy in india. Mechanical Engineering.
Hmm, do you have work experience?
( Are you by any chance the one I met today ? )
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
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.
Just like every other boy in india. Mechanical Engineering.
Hmm, do you have work experience?
( Are you by any chance the one I met today ? )
No but I have met you last year.! We talked over Phone..
I hope you won't remember my name.
But I am from assam!
And I don't have any work experience!
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 !
It's in the final stages, sir. Will take another 4-5 hours to wind it up. I think it'll be ready by evening.
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 !
Mailed you something. Please check :)
Met some old friends, listened to music for hours, long video calls, watched some stuff, started some (non-syllabus) books. Went for morning runs. For 3 days. Then, sleep conquered. :/
Had joined LLM @ SAU; wrapped up projects etc. Read intro of few ES chapters. Hindu & factly. Read way too many (@Neyawn's) articles on interview, saw his obscure video, read a bit of transcripts-file. Joined CA 2021. Sent answers to Dipin sir yesterday. Almost cried.
Procrastinated. A lot.
Can't avoid the elephant anymore. Optional. NOW.<1st mains>
And ironically wasted some time on this: Anuvaad | अनुवाद • A podcast on Anchor
cot_ainok,JuggernautMet some old friends, listened to music/podcasts for hours, long video calls, watched some stuff, started some (non-syllabus) books. Went to my local park for morning runs. For three consecutive days. Then, sleep conquered. :/
Had joined LLM @ SAU; wrapped up projects etc. Read intro of few ES chapters. Hindu & factly. Read way too many (@Neyawn's) articles on interview, saw his obscure video, read a bit of transcripts-file. Joined CA 2021. Sent answers to Dipin sir yesterday. Almost cried.
Procrastinated. A lot.
Can't avoid the elephant anymore. Optional. NOW.<1st mains>
And ironically wasted some time on this: Anuvaad | अनुवाद • A podcast on Anchor
Oh, the crying part is inevitable. Even if you are a boy / man.
Theexamkinda makes you do this.
And as far as the obsure video is concerned, its obscure because you see you cant say those things on Youtube :)
You see that it will make sense to the serious aspirants who invest their youth years in the exam, but wont make an iota of sense to someone who is not even in the process.
I met a candidate last week. 5th attempt guy. Had begged him to write down answers last year. ( At some point in my life, when I was more rebellious, I had some the same when someone begged me to take the last leg seriously )
And he did not. And shared his marksheet with me.
This is how pain looks like.
This can happen to any of us.
His fault ?
Why IAS?
( And several other things ).
The guy is hard working and very jujharu, and should make it, hopefully this year.
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
And about that quote, thats true.
Its a painful realisation. By the time you think you have figured out life, your time is over.
I turned thirty some years back, and it reminds of that friends episode where one of the them turns thirty and everyone recounts how they feel. And its not a good feeling.
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
@Neyawn Could you please share any of your videos for the interview. Thank You.
BD,BD,Met some old friends, listened to music/podcasts for hours, long video calls, watched some stuff, started some (non-syllabus) books. Went to my local park for morning runs. For three consecutive days. Then, sleep conquered. :/
Had joined LLM @ SAU; wrapped up projects etc. Read intro of few ES chapters. Hindu & factly. Read way too many (@Neyawn's) articles on interview, saw his obscure video, read a bit of transcripts-file. Joined CA 2021. Sent answers to Dipin sir yesterday. Almost cried.
Procrastinated. A lot.
Can't avoid the elephant anymore. Optional. NOW.<1st mains>
And ironically wasted some time on this: Anuvaad | अनुवाद • A podcast on Anchor
Oh, the crying part is inevitable. Even if you are a boy / man.
Theexamkinda makes you do this.
And as far as the obsure video is concerned, its obscure because you see you cant say those things on Youtube :)
You see that it will make sense to the serious aspirants who invest their youth years in the exam, but wont make an iota of sense to someone who is not even in the process.
I met a candidate last week. 5th attempt guy. Had begged him to write down answers last year. ( At some point in my life, when I was more rebellious, I had some the same when someone begged me to take the last leg seriously )
And he did not. And shared his marksheet with me.
This is how pain looks like.
This can happen to any of us.
His fault ?
Why IAS?
( And several other things ).
The guy is hard working and very jujharu, and should make it, hopefully this year.
Sir, only 96 in personality test .. that.s an abnormally low score, right ? ..can you throw some light on what went wrong in the interview ?
EiChan,AzadHindFauzMet some old friends, listened to music/podcasts for hours, long video calls, watched some stuff, started some (non-syllabus) books. Went to my local park for morning runs. For three consecutive days. Then, sleep conquered. :/
Had joined LLM @ SAU; wrapped up projects etc. Read intro of few ES chapters. Hindu & factly. Read way too many (@Neyawn's) articles on interview, saw his obscure video, read a bit of transcripts-file. Joined CA 2021. Sent answers to Dipin sir yesterday. Almost cried.
Procrastinated. A lot.
Can't avoid the elephant anymore. Optional. NOW.<1st mains>
And ironically wasted some time on this: Anuvaad | अनुवाद • A podcast on Anchor
Oh, the crying part is inevitable. Even if you are a boy / man.
Theexamkinda makes you do this.
And as far as the obsure video is concerned, its obscure because you see you cant say those things on Youtube :)
You see that it will make sense to the serious aspirants who invest their youth years in the exam, but wont make an iota of sense to someone who is not even in the process.
I met a candidate last week. 5th attempt guy. Had begged him to write down answers last year. ( At some point in my life, when I was more rebellious, I had some the same when someone begged me to take the last leg seriously )
And he did not. And shared his marksheet with me.
This is how pain looks like.
This can happen to any of us.
His fault ?
Why IAS?
( And several other things ).
The guy is hard working and very jujharu, and should make it, hopefully this year.
Sir, only 96 in personality test .. that.s an abnormally low score, right ? ..can you throw some light on what went wrong in the interview ?
That happens. Sometimes. There are four major reasons when you will score less marks.
One of them is not having written or Pre-mediated answer. Then you end up saying things that come to your mind. Also when you don’t write down your answers, on a temporal scale the second and third answers are not an improvement upon the first one. You say different answers to different people for the same question depending on mood , emotions , time of the day.
That can be bad.
We had formed a few groups last year and that was all I insisted on. ( Okay, there were few more things )
Write down your key answers, even if it Feels stupid and even if you have cracked a Google Interview.
Remember that the Interview is not a selection round but a negative selection one. It’s a rejection round. Not trying to scare. But you only read the success stories. All the good things. Some people have it easy. Usually less age, first timers - it’s all maaf. If you are a little mature, the board will expect more mature answers.
And sometimes that requires preparation.
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
make full use of the library at JNU and the coveted UPSC hall.. Be
ready to write assignments every week or other n also if its allowed in
your course do opt for courses from other centres. have a good time.
Neyawn,Chanakya
ssver2,GaryVee@Neyawn What are the other three reasons?
It’s extremely subjective varying a lot from person to person. So please be vetted by some good people before your interview.
Other reasons are when you are a fast speaker, such that older members are unable to follow you. The onus of being reasonably easy to understand is on you, not the board pointing out to you to be slow.
Yet another reason is when you dump a story when asked to answer a question that can be answered in 2-3 lines.
Plus yeah, the body language should reflect humility or the feeling that you are not speaking to equals or worse - subordinates. Some people do that.
The other extreme is bad too.
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
@Neyawn I am completely clueless with regard to interview prep. Been reading newspapers, building work related questions, sharing questions and answers on voicenotes with a fellow aspirant and interacting with different people.Am I on the right track ? Can you please suggest some steps I can take before the results are announced ?
Just schedule any mocks around you. When you face the first set of questions, you exactly know what to do.
And that is when your preparation actually begins.
If you still don’t know what to do, prepare the questions asked in the first mock.
I am no knight. Do not call me Sir|Philosophy behind ForumIAS
ssver2,
Is it with all the optionals that one has to revise some bit before taking a test? I mean for a GS Mains paper i have been able to manage to get up and reach the test centre to take the mock. I do revise that GS subject during the week for the test on weekend.
But for optional i have always struggled to get to this auto pilot mode of taking test.
I had made some notes for this attempt but the night before the mock i always feel that those notes are not holistic
Anyone else faces the same problem ?
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