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CSE 2021: Plan / Strategy / Daily Routine

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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jack_Sparrow,rootand121 otherslike this
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Any 1 having Bhopal as Civils mains centre?
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what do you guys reckon a good score in the mocks is??  

"Forum normally awards marks conservatively. I believe 85+ is a decent score in Forum in GS and similarly 110+ in essay is also an optimum score." 

This is what Divyanshu Choudhary (AIR 30) wrote in his telegram channel. 

*sighs of relief intensify 


Archand,Singhkriti
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Anybody writing Forum open test tomorrow?

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Feeling numb with respect to prep.. but at this time I have become resistant to stress... . 3rd attempt.. kya hi ho jaaega nhi hua toh clear.. thik hai.. 🥲🥲 All I can do is try with whatever I have.. 🥲 

D503,GaryVeeand14 otherslike this
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I have been underground since the UPSC Prelims result. I was on a call with a college friend of mine who's writing Mains too and he believes he hasn't prepared at all and isn't going to clear the exam. I see the same sentiment being echoed here too by people. And as a matter of fact I know that all these people are absolutely brilliant and if they can't do it then no one can. Sending you all so much positivity and love and warm hugs(especially if you're in northern parts of India) Go kill it people. 

Personal Update :I cleared UPPCS Pre and that has kept me occupied. Huge thanks to ForumIAS for launching the test series. I was so lost on that front. 

D503,GaryVeeand27 otherslike this
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@MaeveWiley thanks for writing this


Lost my hope midway as my health took a downturn & now trying to offset 


Let's give our best

MaeveWiley,bombayboyand3 otherslike this
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can anyone guide me what to write if the questions come on ndma guidelines? Should i write exact points given on the guidelines or just the idea that is given on it and write on my own words?
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has anyone made a list of imprtant schemes ? please share it. also the thinking of govt changing being seen in schemes. ex, PLI, NMP,NIP etc
D503,
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Hello peeps, one recent discovery I'd like to share.
So, I wanted to try out a new pen and ditch V5(no specific reason, bas ainvayi). I tried the trimax after a long time and it seems so better. The ink colour is brighter, and I believe they have trimmed the grip a bit, making it easier to hold. So if any of you guys are looking for a pen, do try trimax.
Note- Not the rorito maxtron, but reynolds trimax. 

Have the same feel few days ago started trimax again after v5 ( same no reason ) and find it very good 

Part of team Trimax since class eleventh!
Never felt any issues with that. Also, I roughly calculated how long it lasts as per my handwriting and mock test's sheets. It came out to be around 82 pages per refill.
So 1 refill would comfortably last 1 exam and recently there was some offer too. So got a refill for 20 instead of 25 and for buying a pen itself got a glue stick free. :P :P


That is a steal price. 

I am juggling between rorito and pilot. Get more ideas with rorito. But pilot is smooth as wine  and I keep returning to it. :-/

chamomile,MichaelScarnand3 otherslike this
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Koi indian scientists and their contribution notes bnaya hai toh kindly share

editn: havent checked other papers but GS3 open test is 90% repeat from MGP cohort10. disappointed

nerdslayer,
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Hello peeps, one recent discovery I'd like to share.
So, I wanted to try out a new pen and ditch V5(no specific reason, bas ainvayi). I tried the trimax after a long time and it seems so better. The ink colour is brighter, and I believe they have trimmed the grip a bit, making it easier to hold. So if any of you guys are looking for a pen, do try trimax.
Note- Not the rorito maxtron, but reynolds trimax. 

Have the same feel few days ago started trimax again after v5 ( same no reason ) and find it very good 

Part of team Trimax since class eleventh!
Never felt any issues with that. Also, I roughly calculated how long it lasts as per my handwriting and mock test's sheets. It came out to be around 82 pages per refill.
So 1 refill would comfortably last 1 exam and recently there was some offer too. So got a refill for 20 instead of 25 and for buying a pen itself got a glue stick free. :P :P


That is a steal price. 

I am juggling between rorito and pilot. Get more ideas with rorito. But pilot is smooth as wine  and I keep returning to it. :-/

arey aap log pen pe itna load mat lo…Kanishak kataria ne ₹10 ke pen se top kiya tha exam…he posted about it on instagram. Sometimes speed and flow of information  is a function of revision and internalising the concepts more than pen or anything else. (Or at least it is the case with me :P ) 


MikeWozniak,Singhkritiand2 otherslike this
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prashant kishor has a very intriguing personality..he will be a very successful politician in the future. 

KingSlayer23,sstarrrand1 otherslike this
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@D503 yes I am facing the same problem...please do share if u get that.....


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Hello peeps, one recent discovery I'd like to share.
So, I wanted to try out a new pen and ditch V5(no specific reason, bas ainvayi). I tried the trimax after a long time and it seems so better. The ink colour is brighter, and I believe they have trimmed the grip a bit, making it easier to hold. So if any of you guys are looking for a pen, do try trimax.
Note- Not the rorito maxtron, but reynolds trimax. 

Have the same feel few days ago started trimax again after v5 ( same no reason ) and find it very good 

Part of team Trimax since class eleventh!
Never felt any issues with that. Also, I roughly calculated how long it lasts as per my handwriting and mock test's sheets. It came out to be around 82 pages per refill.
So 1 refill would comfortably last 1 exam and recently there was some offer too. So got a refill for 20 instead of 25 and for buying a pen itself got a glue stick free. :P :P


That is a steal price. 

I am juggling between rorito and pilot. Get more ideas with rorito. But pilot is smooth as wine  and I keep returning to it. :-/

That's an interesting dilemma.
Is there any way to insert pilot's refill into rorito? :P


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friends aap log mein se kisi k paas forum k open test k solution wali pdf h to please dedo mujhe 
Tk17,
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Does anybody have a collection of covid related statistics for India? Unemployment, migrant crisis and the likes? Kindly share if you do.. thanks!!
TheSousChef,BurtMacklin_FBIand2 otherslike this
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2014 Gwalior, I was on the podium round of CBSE Heritage Quiz. There was a guy who I had earlier met at the pool. At the pool he talked about NDA. When the quizmaster asked us our future plans, he said with such certainty that he wants to join the army. Went to NDA SSB idk how many times. Got rejected, everytime. Went to NCC for just joining the army. Sat in every CDS exam. Even AFCAT. Rejected. I don't even remember the count. More than 10-12 times. Even got a job in between, but quit. A common friend knew him and we sometimes talked about how he should maybe switch paths. He too thought of CAT and even CSE. But won't stop preparing for SSB. His father was no longer supporting him since he had taken far too many attempts. Age was also not on his side and the fact that he was a multiple repeater. And today, when final results came, this time the boy got into IMA (he was okay with even OTA) with a good rank. All those years of perseverance finally paid off. I can't even imagine how he must be feeling. Finally being where he always wanted to be. And that's my personal perseverance lesson. And a reminder to keep hustling. 
GaryVee,Marigoldand27 otherslike this
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Scribbled this last week.

Kaam 25 Hain 

This is that time when instead of feeling a sense of excitement, I feel dread. Dread of all that is pending. There is a current affair stack. Revision of static is pending. Sociology is a bottomless jar of thinkers and ideas. There is the need to be average and the need to shine.

Oh you need 50 % only.The journey to get 50 % has never been this difficult. But yet we push. Today Socio, tomorrow current, the day after essay. And then we hustle. There is no end and yet there is the date. So the end is certain. How it ends is in my hands. Maybe, somewhat, yes a little.

No a lot. Yes, a lot. So I got to change the outcome. Onwards and upwards.


Title Courtesy: 

GaryVee,sbhatiand2 otherslike this
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Which section are you guys attempting first, 10 Markers or 15 Markers?
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Are you guys expecting different kind of paper this time like more than 20 questions or change in marks alloted to each question? 

Since UPSC is aware of coaching test series industry 😬

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