CSE 2021: Plan / Strategy / Daily Routine

| 3 year(s) ago

Hello 2021 aspirants. I thought it would be nice if we can share what we are doing and intend to do with one another here.

This could be a thread for discussing everything prep for 2021.

No one method fits all but to see the plans and progress made by fellow aspirants might help with the finer details of preparation and also keep one on track.

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commented 2 year(s) ago

Can someone suggest a decent anthropology test series ? Along with their pros and cons, please.

Augustya_Shrivastava .

commented 2 year(s) ago

Finished Veena Das targets.
Then watched Venom and Dune :facepalm:
Must restrain for 11 more week :/

Tomorrow targets:

The Hindu
Veena Das 1) T.N. Madan 2) Patricia Uberoi
Haralambos chapter 0 & 15 revision
Finish toppers copies' analysis
Start final notemaking for socio
Finish upto 3-C at least.

Hope everyone fared well in their battles today.
Good luck for tomorrow.

"Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it."

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commented 2 year(s) ago

@sjerngal good luck ✌️

Theme specific GS PYQ.pdf

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commented 2 year(s) ago

Guys, please suggest a good test series for sociology optional?

Purplesunbird .

commented 2 year(s) ago

sjerngalsaid
@Purplesunbird bro, you had shared a pdf of mains pyqs in some thread I guess.
I can not find them rn. Can you please re share it here?
Thanks.

Most probably I didn't. I refer to mrunal pyq analysis, found that insightful.

https://mrunal.org/2020/05/download-upsc-mains-general-studies-paper-1-topicwise-2013-19.html

https://mrunal.org/2020/06/download-upsc-mains-general-studies-paper-2-topicwise.html

https://mrunal.org/2020/06/download-upsc-mains-general-studies-paper-3-topicwise.html

https://mrunal.org/2018/10/dl-upsc-csm18-gsm4.html

You can always find these with a google search "mrunal gs x" X= 1/2/3/4

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commented 2 year(s) ago

Purplesunbirdsaid
sjerngalsaid
@Purplesunbird bro, you had shared a pdf of mains pyqs in some thread I guess.
I can not find them rn. Can you please re share it here?
Thanks.
Most probably I didn't. I refer to mrunal pyq analysis, found that insightful.

https://mrunal.org/2020/05/download-upsc-mains-general-studies-paper-1-topicwise-2013-19.html

https://mrunal.org/2020/06/download-upsc-mains-general-studies-paper-2-topicwise.html

https://mrunal.org/2020/06/download-upsc-mains-general-studies-paper-3-topicwise.html

https://mrunal.org/2018/10/dl-upsc-csm18-gsm4.html

You can always find these with a google search "mrunal gs x" X= 1/2/3/4

Oh, my bad !!
Anyway, @jammu has shared the pdf I was talking about ..

commented 2 year(s) ago

sjerngalsaid
Good morning everyone..
Exactly 80 days before mains. Woke up early in stress.
Targetss for 19/10/21
World history (as much as possible)
Topic 5.1 paper 2 optional
Newspaper
Good luck to me and everyone.

With god's grace and exam stress, world history first iteration is done...
not done at all, but no regrets...
done

Fairly satisfactory day considering the fact that I went out for 4 hours in the evening. Have my PCS exam on Sunday ( for which I am studying nothing... I get nightmares that this over confidence might ruin things for me )..
So that will be the last day when I will be going out before mains.. Atleast that is the plan for the time being.

Sitting has gradually increased.. Hoping to increase it further in due course of time...

DM,BDand5 otherslike this

commented 2 year(s) ago

@IwW

Improvement seen from yesterday.

Optional target not met so did State PCs target.

Will put more 1 hour to complete as much as I can.

Baaki well fought today.

Celeborn,Rashmirathiand2 otherslike this

DM .

commented 2 year(s) ago

@sjerngal Same I am also studying nothing for UPPSC.😐

Fully devoting my whole day ethics and my optional ( anthropology)

will try to complete optional till 30th both paper

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DM .

commented 2 year(s) ago

@Apollo11 w/o second thought go with Karan sir

commented 2 year(s) ago

Good morning guys.. Sweater weather is approaching..

Targets for 20/10/21

Anthro paper 2, topic 5.1
Anthro paper 2, topic 2, 3.4 answer writing
Post independence 3 hours.
May CA
Newspaper

Let's do this!!!

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commented 2 year(s) ago

Day 79

7.00- 11.00- anki thinkers
11.30- 2.30- IR notes
3.30- 7.00- Polity notes

yesterday- No study after 6.00 as some old friends made impromptu plans.

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commented 2 year(s) ago

20/10/21

Yesterday completed World History + topics upto Rings of Modern Algebra + CA class + Newspaper

Today's targets:

Complete Ideals + miscellaneous in Optional

Complete Modern India

Do some portions of Society that's pending

CA class

Newspaper

Analyse last year's toppers copies

Kapiushon,IwWand5 otherslike this

commented 2 year(s) ago

20.10.21

Good morning friends,

Target -

1. Optional sectional test.

2. State pcs revision.

3. GS Answer writing practice.

Kapiushon,Rashmirathiand4 otherslike this

commented 2 year(s) ago

PICERASsaid
PICERASsaid
PICERASsaid
PICERASsaid
Duck it, lets do this.PYQ_Mains.pdf UPSC_Mains_Checklist.pdf
wfh till 12

T-76
PYQ analysis
Optional P1 two topics revise
organize essay fodder
Not much done apart from consulting friends regarding strategy from now on.
T-75
same targets +CA backlogs
Best wishes to everyone
T-74
Ca backlogs+ Newspaper
Optional next two topics
PYQ analysis GS
see through topics in Mains365 2020
Good eventful day yesterday.
T-73
Optional next one topic
PYQ GS4 and writing
CA backlog and Newspaper

Much better directed now.

T72

Optional: 6,7/12

GS4 video lectures 1,2

Ethics Notes 1/8

CA: backlog + Newspaper

Kapiushon,sjerngaland3 otherslike this

LetsGetThisBread .

commented 2 year(s) ago

Hello friends, with all possible social obligations out of the way, I’m back finally. Not the best considering there’s 79 days left.

Targets for 20.10.21:

Copy writing

Editorial backlog

C/A backlog

Medieval history (as much as possible)

PSIR- Plato, Aristotle, theories of IR

Let’s get this bread folks!

Kapiushon,TambourineManand5 otherslike this

commented 2 year(s) ago

balwintejassaid
Targets -
Optional Answer writing
GS1 - World History
Newspaper backlogs

2 answer written plus 2-hour discussion of 8 optional answers

World history started

Newspaper backlog done for 2 weeks(mainly editorial)

Todays Target -

Indian foreign policy - reading + 2 answers to be written

Peer discussion and pyq solving

World history - A little bit

Newspaper backlogs to be completed today

Kapiushon,Rashmirathiand3 otherslike this

TambourineMan .

commented 2 year(s) ago

Hey peeps , hope you're all doing well

Have joined awfg and planning on doing it sincerely, irrespective of the prelims result . Any of you interested in peer review , please batana , we can make a small group

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commented 2 year(s) ago

Hello friends,

Inspired to see the accountability thread running in this forum. Also, hats off to the consistency shown by some of you guys.

Starting today, I'll be posting my targets and accomplishments for the day.

20.10.2021 (Wed)

PSIR: Mill, Gramsci, Marx and HA
Ethics: Theory + AWP-PYQ (5 min)

Kapiushon,Rashmirathiand3 otherslike this

commented 2 year(s) ago

Rewl1said
Hey peeps , hope you're all doing well
Have joined awfg and planning on doing it sincerely, irrespective of the prelims result . Any of you interested in peer review , please batana , we can make a small group

Same here.

Rashmirathi,LetsGetThisBread

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