10 days have already passed with too much of rest and series watching. Next 10 days may be visit one place nearby delhi and read atleast 2 nonfictional books with bringing back the habit of reading newspaper. If possible have some overview of forumias interview transcripts and DAF
I will ask you to listen to this . Keeps me going.
I shared this in a family group on whatsapp and there was an uproar about why should one be restless about what one wants to achieve.
I think that at least on one”s 20s and 30s one should be restless. Nahin to aage kaise badhenge?
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???
Have you spoken to someone like mitochondria on the old forum.
I can bet it was he who popularised the optional before the guy who picked it up from him next year got Rank 1 and made it famous.
As of now Anthro stays a popular choice. Have you met Vaid Sir by any chance ?
@Neyawn Yes.. Long back in 2017, when I was giving my first mains.It's a popular choice now thanks to good results and inflated scores of 2017s and 2018s.Anthropology is a good optional. And I spent good number of attempts on it. This year's result is not out yet.. But as you know.. By the time results are out, we don't have much scope to make changes. So I need to take a call now.Yes.. I need to find a senior like mitochondria, who can shed some light
Have you incorporated points from sapiens and the selfish gene ?
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'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 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.
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 ? )
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.
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 ?
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.
@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.
@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.
