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[Results] Prelims 2020 Over - Gearing for 2021

Because of the corona virus issue? If it does not happen then worst affected will be people whose interview is stuck, around 600-700 such people I think are yet to appear for their interview.


@neyawn sir and others, what is your take?

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@Soul Im not refuting anything u said infact tolerance is the best thing that could be followed in a country like India. But the reality is different . I was saying English would be a good official language because to put end to language politics that has its root in pre independence era. Its like this many southern people don't want Hindi to be as default taken as official language as they see hindi as alien language , but English not so much. 

Thats why to have an acceptable solution i suggested English. Also take the case on TN  , the urban rural divide is very less when it comes to English. Im not saying everyone speaks fluent English . But even in rural ares the education system / society has taken English to all the people to a great extent. English is not the language of elite (as it  is changing in the states like TN atleast). So better solution will be to promote a neutral language which is English (as it nullifies arguments such as language imposition). And hindi heartlads such as UP has started introducing English from nursery schools in government schools.


My suggestion of English is mainly due to its acceptable to all of India as in all regions of India (weather people know it or not because ). If Hindi is to be promoted there will be sustained opposition from many southern states , Eastern states too to an extent...etc .  For the sake of national integration we should come to a acceptable language that does not lead to Secessionist tendencies.

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Okay this may not be of much use, but i got info from a high level employee of Indian Railways that trains not to be functional till 30 September at least, obv except those 200+ spl trains. 

Any info obv might change as govt may change the decision accordingly, but for now this is true. Wonder even if they run trains from 1oct, how will everyone ensure reservation in 2 days, general wala dibba not plying. 🤔🤔

Maybe upsc wants candidates to do "chaiya chaiya" on the roof of the train. Also will boost immunity.

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@Thanos_ yeah that looks to be true but anyway they have gone ahead with NDA exam in which about 4 lakhs students appear across the country. I wonder if they (upsc) didn't think about the restricted mobility now, why would they think about it later? And definitely not once they conduct NDA exam successfully..


GaryVee,Katy_Singh
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@Tyler Durden i have no idea how thw candidates will reach centres for NDA exam. Some were complaining that their home town is in Bihar & the centre was in Chandigarh. Maybe the spl trains ought to ferry them.


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@Thanos_ special trains are doing good jobs. I have travelled to hometown and returned to delhi on Rakshabandhan. Trains are running without any delay, even reached destination 45 min before scheduled time. 
One of one my flatmate came back to delhi form Bihar in train.
but need reserved ticket, that is available easily than earlier times because less people are travelling than earlier times.
For NEET JEE, NTA said 98 % are allotted their first choice of center. 

I think we have our biases to see things selectively.

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@yummy see they are definitely doing a good job. I am not blaming for that. But for upsc civils many were not allotted centres. I personally know many ppl who couldn't change centres. 
I think you haven't seen the crowd in UP Bihar when upsc conducts exams. Many poor people sleep at railway stations, give the exam and go back the same day. And not only poor in economic sense, many lower middle class candidates do the same. Plus upsc didn't inc the no. Of districts unlike jee neet where centres were inc 5-10 times. Plus jee is in slots spread over many days. Neet also has 150 districts while upsc has 72. So those trains will not do a good job then on 3rd or 2nd oct. Many ppl complained how they had to travel during floods and covid without public transport for COMEDK And also those 200 trains is nothing compared to the 7000 regular passenger trains during pre covid times. If you count all there were 12000 odd trains. The hinterland is not covered. Major capital cities and primate cities are not a problem here like Delhi to some similar big town. 
Plus why do you think so many big shots and majority of students are in favour of postponing jee n neet if transport or situation is so normal.  Even youtubers & recently S. swamy, Manish Sisodia joined the bandwagon. 

But my friend these debates are now useless, trains or no trains upsc is on 4th oct. & Since our time is precious let's not escalate this into a debate further. You are free to comment. I must go now.



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@yummy see they are definitely doing a good job. I am not blaming for that. But for upsc civils many were not allotted centres. I personally know many ppl who couldn't change centres. 
I think you haven't seen the crowd in UP Bihar when upsc conducts exams. Many poor people sleep at railway stations, give the exam and go back the same day. And not only poor in economic sense, many lower middle class candidates do the same. Plus upsc didn't inc the no. Of districts unlike jee neet where centres were inc 5-10 times. Plus jee is in slots spread over many days. Neet also has 150 districts while upsc has 72. So those trains will not do a good job then on 3rd or 2nd oct. Many ppl complained how they had to travel during floods and covid without public transport for COMEDK And also those 200 trains is nothing compared to the 7000 regular passenger trains during pre covid times. If you count all there were 12000 odd trains. The hinterland is not covered. Major capital cities and primate cities are not a problem here like Delhi to some similar big town. 
Plus why do you think so many big shots and majority of students are in favour of postponing jee n neet if transport or situation is so normal.  Even youtubers & recently S. swamy, Manish Sisodia joined the bandwagon. 

But my friend these debates are now useless, trains or no trains upsc is on 4th oct. & Since our time is precious let's not escalate this into a debate further. You are free to comment. I must go now.



In every exam, serious candidate are only 10-20%,rest are for different purposes..... These politicians goes with majority only.... Exp was of SSC exam where they were asking for cancellation as majority of failed candidates asked the same...... Same case is here....... Candidates preparing seriously are less and finally only 700-800 odd candidates will clear the exam....thats why u  see lakhs of tweets in the name of postponement.... 

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@Bawra man well it doesn't matter now. There are 40 days, as i said earlier our exam is on 4th oct. So no point placing the facts that too we have no data for. It is hard to tell how many serious ones want postponement and how many don't. This is just a stereotype. Untill you don't qualify this exam ..  society ki nazro mai you are a non serious aspirant.

Padh lo bhai/bhen log....exam is coming. 


SergioRamos,Katy_Singh
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@Bawra man well it doesn't matter now. There are 40 days, as i said earlier our exam is on 4th oct. So no point placing the facts that too we have no data for. It is hard to tell how many serious ones want postponement and how many don't. Untill you don't qualify this exam ..  society ki nazro mai you are a non serious aspirant.

Padh lo bhai/bhen log....exam is coming. 


Yes..... Exactly.... Exam is on 4th and preparing it well is the only option now

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Yes..... Exactly.... Exam is on 4th and preparing it well is the only option now

Cool brother....all the best for 4th n 8th!

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Yaar kuchh observation hai..aise hi time pass..(i dont comment much on threads though)..

1.anybody here on forum talking about postponement of prelims is being branded as non serious aspirant

2.A poll on telegram of supposedly “serious candidates“ wants the exam to be held on 4th oct.

With all due respect bhai log, postponing the exam is the right thing to do for now. The entire logic would converge to this. I am not talking about the political aspect of it, let the government take care of it. My entire concern is with regard to “ we the aspirants of upsc”. They are two:

1. By what logic do the supposedly “serious candidates” want prelims on 4th oct

2. why are those declared as “non serious” upon talking about exam postponement when by all logic it is the only sane thing to do.

Is it because “ exam hokr rahenge” has become the majority opinion so we are all aligning our own opinion accordingly? Shouldnt there be enough space for counter opinions esp when it is logical as well. At least for the sake of forum leave alone democracy 🤓🤓

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Why the govt cant make exam centers in each and every district of india ...! Simple solution to all problems ..


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Guys, one Question, does fiscal consolidation entail curbing current account deficit also?
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@vikkyanthro28607 bhai the government is yet  to make a Jan Aushadhi centre in every district I wonder if they would take the pain or they really can provide an exam centre in every district 😃😃

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@Khamoshkrantikari  kya fayda aise "vikas" ka , development ka , digital india ka ...when u cant provide exam center in each district headquarter ...


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 I have not cleared mains once (i am not a serious aspirant) also I have cleared prelims continuously (So i am serious aspirant by the logic of people branding people as serious and non serious😂)  for the past 4 times .I could have cleared prelims on may 31st itself(well im confident enough inspite of uncertainty of upsc).. I want postponement as it is the right thing to do to have a level playing field for all aspirants of all socio economic background.


I Am  studying seriously for oct 4 , I have even reached the saturation point of revising  again and again and again. But just because ive reached a saturation point of revising im not selfish enough to demand exam at the time of covid just because im prepared . 

Just have a wider perspective and empathy on the less fortunate. It Is a prerequisite not only for a good aspirant , rather a good human being too. 


peace ✌️😎

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@Khamoshkrantikari True, if you want to take exam on 4th October, fine, but at least not mock people by saying they are not serious if they are asking for postponement. 

It is like an insult to the people who are not lucky as us to remain unaffected by coronavirus. 

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do you think if jee, neet are deferred(chances of which are very less) , it will have a bearing on upsc prelims?
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do you think if jee, neet are deferred(chances of which are very less) , it will have a bearing on upsc prelims?

Visham Paristhitiyon me kuch bhi ho sakta hai bhai. 🤣

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