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Which is the best pen for UPSC Mains?

Uniball

  • Stronger nib than pilot(quite sensitive eh) and lasts longer
  • Waterproof
  • Consistent ink flow from start to end
  • Refillable version replaces nib too(like trimax refill), unlike Pilot Cartridge where whole pen is useless if your nib is destroyed. 

People looking for cheap alternative to Uniball eye can check Uniball Refillable 215. It has same roller tech and nib used in eye and refill costs 25/-. 

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@sjerngal also, if you bulk order from uniball website, you can get 18/- per refill. :) 


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@DeekshitaP what's up with being a left-hander? I'm one and I don't see any problem with gel pens


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@SergioRamos @DeekshitaP  oh that one. That happens when you write from the top the line, not the below, right? When you bend your wrist to write 

I never faced this problem because your palm will always be much below(relative to line spacing) from your fingertips over the nib. 
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Aren't Schneider, Uniball Air, Pilot G2 too expensive to use them regularly for tests? :3 
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Luffysaid

@calvinhobbes from where you order them . They never seem to work when I buy from shop . Always rough tip


 https://www.uniball.in/


You can order them from here. 

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@Luffy Multiple reasons but in summary: ones on the left- too expensive for regular use along with some being too thick and some not waterproof etc; ones on the right- write too thin for my taste, my writing comes out shabby and some skip too much (dry ink or a rough ball)

Still out of these I’m most comfortable with Uniball eye fine, if you write bigger then I’d recommend Uniball eye broad.


Look at uniball 215/217 too, they're similar to eye but cheaper because refillable. Makes them environmental-friendly too :p 

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Who all are planning to flex with photo of empty pen/refills post selection? :P 
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@calvinhobbes Can you tell how long 1 refill last for Uniball 215/217? GS ka ek paper me khatam ho jati hai ya paper ke baad bhi bachati hai


Easily lasts more than one GS paper. I used them to give my GS mocks, haven't got the opportunity to write mains. 

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Agogsaid

@dalpha uniball is such a mess!



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