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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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I can’t really understand what is the exact reason behind the people asking for postponement. Is it health issue, travel restrictions or they did not prepared the subject? 😐

According to Socrates, all knowledge is within man and can be extracted through appropriate questioning.

So, let me ask you this - what do you think should be the reason in this era of pandemic?

What crossover episode is this, where Ronald Weasley of all people, is quoting Socrates! :D

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This all issue has been transformed into the political one and now it's opposition vs government issue rather than public interests. If government do postpone exams then opposition would claim credit for it which obviously government don't want to happen. It will be like bowing down to opposition pressure rather than public one. Government should have postponed the exams earlier so it would have avoided the politicisation of the issue. By looking at the track record of this government, it hardly had paid any heed to public opinion. NDA exams scheduled for 6-7 September are also not postponed. 

no strategy would have worked with this government..there are lot of vested interests involved in it. also this government has become too egoistic, and this will be its undoing. i mean not even acknowledging the people who voted them to power is arrogance on a different level. 2019 thumping mandate has gotten into their heads.

Look at the way horse trading of MLAs has happened in the last 2-3 years. Junta Ka verdict, election mandate, they don't give a shit about anything..just desperate for power.

Ayushi7,
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@God Nice. So life is the reason. 👍🏻


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@kohliwag Yes my friend , we can say many things equality as there are more disadvantaged people so that postpone , also people who want the exam might also say i have prepared enough so i want to give the exam.... etc . Every argument has its own merit in its own way. 

Life itself is fragile. Life is like driving a car we all know the dangers of road, we can meet with an accident anytime that doesn't mean we stop life.
But Life during pandemic is like driving straight into a pile-up of cars in a highway , where knowingly we go in full speed that will definitely have high fatality . So the best thing is to slow down so that we can drive safely and reach the destination at the end. 

peace ✌️😎


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Godsaid

@kohliwag Yes my friend , we can say many things equality as there are more disadvantaged people so that postpone , also people who want the exam might also say i have prepared enough so i want to give the exam.... etc . Every argument has its own merit in its own way. 

Life itself is fragile. Life is life driving a car we call know the dangers of road we can meet with a accident anytime that doesn't mean we stop life. But Life during pandemic is like driving straight into a pile-up of cars in a highway , knowingly we go in full speed that will definitely have high fatality . So the best thing is to slow down so that we can drive safely and reach the destination at the end. 

peace ✌️😎


Excellent analogy!

Prashant65,
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I can’t really understand what is the exact reason behind the people asking for postponement. Is it health issue, travel restrictions or they did not prepared the subject? 😐

According to Socrates, all knowledge is within man and can be extracted through appropriate questioning.

So, let me ask you this - what do you think should be the reason in this era of pandemic?

What crossover episode is this, where Ronald Weasley of all people, is quoting Socrates! :D

Ron Weasley has taken some philosophical guidance from Dumbledore!

Villanelle,
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Godsaid

@kohliwag Yes my friend , we can say many things equality as there are more disadvantaged people so that postpone , also people who want the exam might also say i have prepared enough so i want to give the exam.... etc . Every argument has its own merit in its own way. 

Life itself is fragile. Life is life driving a car we call know the dangers of road we can meet with a accident anytime that doesn't mean we stop life. But Life during pandemic is like driving straight into a pile-up of cars in a highway , knowingly we go in full speed that will definitely have high fatality . So the best thing is to slow down so that we can drive safely and reach the destination at the end. 

peace ✌️😎


Excellent analogy!

Peace ✌️😎

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Bhai neet or jee ki age kitni hoti h or hm ias aspirants ki age kitni hoti h avg 26 to 32. Tmlog yar neet jee wale se khud ko compare krhe ho wo parrents pr depend h unke pass pura life pda h agr wo 2 saal baith v gae tovi kuch ni jyga unka. Exam conduct hona ni hona bad ki bt hai pr jaise ye group me neet jee exm ki bt krhe tmsb aisa lgta hai jaise kisi bachoo ke forum me hu..
kohliwag,Aparigraha
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@kohliwag there are a thousand reasons for both sides to conduct and not to conduct. Preservation of Life is paramount. 
This is how loved ones say their final good bye. It might be me , you , our father , mother , sister ...etc.  


If we attended exam , we should be ready to go through this . Its not fear mongering rather it is the reality.

Prepared , not prepared , serious , non serious , covid warrior ... etc.  debate is not about exam , rather it is about preservation of life of each and every aspirant/citizen of India.

Vaise mai bada sakht launda hu magar yeh twitter wali video dekhne ke baad kuch Sahi sa Nahi Lag raha.

Kya dikha diya@God bhai :/

mahi2501,
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@TheNotorious i don't understand Hindi ✌️


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DISCLAIMER: JUST MY THOUGHTS. 
So, there is a person with the handle Krantikaari here. He said prelims will be on 4 oct. Many others also said, here and on other platforms. It was all fun when we all were treating him as insider, offering him pizzas and everything, I thought it is plain humor.
But I see he is being made out to be anUPSC INSIDERhere. I mean, come on people, Let us keep bhakti only while studying bhakti movement no. Whatever he/she has said till now on various queries is pretty layman stuff, anybody with a sane mind would say. So yeah, treat him as a friend, buddy, good guy, but not a UPSC GURU.
MARKET ME BAHOT HAIN!
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@kohliwag there are a thousand reasons for both sides to conduct and not to conduct. Preservation of Life is paramount. 
This is how loved ones say their final good bye. It might be me , you , our father , mother , sister ...etc.  


If we attended exam , we should be ready to go through this . Its not fear mongering rather it is the reality.

Prepared , not prepared , serious , non serious , covid warrior ... etc.  debate is not about exam , rather it is about preservation of life of each and every aspirant/citizen of India.

Vaise mai bada sakht launda hu magar yeh twitter wali video dekhne ke baad kuch Sahi sa Nahi Lag raha.

Kya dikha diya@God bhai :/

Thanks for the translation in PM brother. 

I just showed you the reality . People are detached from reality that's the problem , talk about case positivity , statistics ...etc. Every number in the covid casualties dash board is a person , It is a dad , mom , sister , brother ...etc It might be us too . That is the reality . People are not numbers so can't be treated like one. Before talking about numbers just think if one of those numbers is. your loved one or you. This will put the pandemic in perspective. Every life matters and every single life sacrificed in the name of some abstract concepts such as common good , economic growth...etc is justifiable at any cost. 


CIVILIZATION started with human beings giving value too each other's life , Lets not be apathetic towards fellow humans and go back to being savages.


peace ✌️😎

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Godsaid

Godsaid

@kohliwag there are a thousand reasons for both sides to conduct and not to conduct. Preservation of Life is paramount. 
This is how loved ones say their final good bye. It might be me , you , our father , mother , sister ...etc.  


If we attended exam , we should be ready to go through this . Its not fear mongering rather it is the reality.

Prepared , not prepared , serious , non serious , covid warrior ... etc.  debate is not about exam , rather it is about preservation of life of each and every aspirant/citizen of India.

Vaise mai bada sakht launda hu magar yeh twitter wali video dekhne ke baad kuch Sahi sa Nahi Lag raha.

Kya dikha diya@God bhai :/

Thanks for the translation in PM brother. 

I just showed you the reality . People are detached from reality that's the problem , talk about case positivity , statistics ...etc. Every number in the covid casualties dash board is a person , It is a dad , mom , sister , brother ...etc It might be us too . That is the reality . People are not numbers so can't be treated like one. Before talking about numbers just think if one of those numbers is. your loved one or you. This will put the pandemic in perspective. Every life matters and every single life sacrificed in the name of some abstract concepts such as common good , economic growth...etc is justifiable at any cost. 


CIVILIZATION started with human beings giving value too each other's life , Lets not be apathetic towards fellow humans and go back to being savages.


peace ✌️😎

You’re welcome brother.


One thing I would like to admit is that till now I haven’t taken this virus too seriously I mean I don’t fear this virus that much despite of knowing what havoc it has created and is still creating. A reason may be that I haven’t come across or known any person who has been Covid positive or has lost a dear one due to it so I wasn’t aware of the experience that one goes through when something like this(infection/death) happens. 

I do not have  any kind of media source like WhatsApp group, twitter account or YouTube recommendations via which I could have received videos such as those where family members of a person who lost her life due to Covid were mourning except the twitter link that you shared here. It was a bit uncomfortable for me post seeing that video. 

The worst thing after all this is the dilemma that follows. It is like should I be scared of this virus and stay at home only or should I learn to live with this virus, go out and try to live a pre-covid life as much as possible  as it is said “come whatever may”. 


P.S. it was not Hindi. It was Hinglish. :p

Prashant65,
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@SergioRamos  in addition to all the adjectives used by you for Kraantikari guy, observe one more thing of his. 

Never for once has he posted on his own or tried to create a flutter for the sake of it. It has only been in response to someone else's tag. 

No one is doing any Bhakti or making anyone God. We are just a bunch of anonymous names, accompanying each other in this arduous journey. Let's try and learn to be humble and appreciative of each other's contributions. 


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Godsaid

Godsaid

@kohliwag there are a thousand reasons for both sides to conduct and not to conduct. Preservation of Life is paramount. 
This is how loved ones say their final good bye. It might be me , you , our father , mother , sister ...etc.  


If we attended exam , we should be ready to go through this . Its not fear mongering rather it is the reality.

Prepared , not prepared , serious , non serious , covid warrior ... etc.  debate is not about exam , rather it is about preservation of life of each and every aspirant/citizen of India.

Vaise mai bada sakht launda hu magar yeh twitter wali video dekhne ke baad kuch Sahi sa Nahi Lag raha.

Kya dikha diya@God bhai :/

Thanks for the translation in PM brother. 

I just showed you the reality . People are detached from reality that's the problem , talk about case positivity , statistics ...etc. Every number in the covid casualties dash board is a person , It is a dad , mom , sister , brother ...etc It might be us too . That is the reality . People are not numbers so can't be treated like one. Before talking about numbers just think if one of those numbers is. your loved one or you. This will put the pandemic in perspective. Every life matters and every single life sacrificed in the name of some abstract concepts such as common good , economic growth...etc is justifiable at any cost. 


CIVILIZATION started with human beings giving value too each other's life , Lets not be apathetic towards fellow humans and go back to being savages.


peace ✌️😎

You’re welcome brother.


One thing I would like to admit is that till now I haven’t taken this virus too seriously I mean I don’t fear this virus that much despite of knowing what havoc it has created and is still creating. A reason may be that I haven’t come across or known any person who has been Covid positive or has lost a dear one due to it so I wasn’t aware of the experience that one goes through when something like this(infection/death) happens. 

I do not have  any kind of media source like WhatsApp group, twitter account or YouTube recommendations via which I could have received videos such as those where family members of a person who lost her life due to Covid were mourning except the twitter link that you shared here. It was a bit uncomfortable for me post seeing that video. 

The worst thing after all this is the dilemma that follows. It is like should I be scared of this virus and stay at home only or should I learn to live with this virus, go out and try to live a pre-covid life as much as possible  as it is said “come whatever may”. 


P.S. it was not Hindi. It was Hinglish. :p

Yes my friend its hard to perceive that reality with our exposure to the experience of such reality.


That being said


Well Life should not be in pause. As what is life  ? It is whatever we define it to be . So lets define a new normal that keeps us safe to an extent and follow it.


The problem is all the talk about new normal , but the government is thinking slap masks on the face of the citizenry and follow the old normal. This is flawed a new normal should be deviced .


For example wrt UPSC:(if they are hell bent on conducting exams)

New normal for CSE could be:

¥ Centers in every district.(then center should have been initiated)

¥ Special busses for upsc aspirants as state transportation in many states is not good.

¥ Conduct exam in large semi auditoriums or well ventilated semi open tents.

¥ Separate halls for covid positive , a symptomatic patients.

¥ Positive discrimination against Covid warrior , as special reservation for the year (if they choose to write this time) .

¥ Compensatory attempt to everyone from 1st attempter to last attempter. As this has affected everyone.

¥Single session exam .

.... etc 


Even these suggestions are not perfect as there many other issues too. But new normal should be designed and followed if we want to have some sence on normalcy. 


peace ✌️😎



LeoMessi,Mariposa27
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Godsaid

Godsaid

Godsaid

@kohliwag there are a thousand reasons for both sides to conduct and not to conduct. Preservation of Life is paramount. 
This is how loved ones say their final good bye. It might be me , you , our father , mother , sister ...etc.  


If we attended exam , we should be ready to go through this . Its not fear mongering rather it is the reality.

Prepared , not prepared , serious , non serious , covid warrior ... etc.  debate is not about exam , rather it is about preservation of life of each and every aspirant/citizen of India.

Vaise mai bada sakht launda hu magar yeh twitter wali video dekhne ke baad kuch Sahi sa Nahi Lag raha.

Kya dikha diya@God bhai :/

Thanks for the translation in PM brother. 

I just showed you the reality . People are detached from reality that's the problem , talk about case positivity , statistics ...etc. Every number in the covid casualties dash board is a person , It is a dad , mom , sister , brother ...etc It might be us too . That is the reality . People are not numbers so can't be treated like one. Before talking about numbers just think if one of those numbers is. your loved one or you. This will put the pandemic in perspective. Every life matters and every single life sacrificed in the name of some abstract concepts such as common good , economic growth...etc is justifiable at any cost. 


CIVILIZATION started with human beings giving value too each other's life , Lets not be apathetic towards fellow humans and go back to being savages.


peace ✌️😎

You’re welcome brother.


One thing I would like to admit is that till now I haven’t taken this virus too seriously I mean I don’t fear this virus that much despite of knowing what havoc it has created and is still creating. A reason may be that I haven’t come across or known any person who has been Covid positive or has lost a dear one due to it so I wasn’t aware of the experience that one goes through when something like this(infection/death) happens. 

I do not have  any kind of media source like WhatsApp group, twitter account or YouTube recommendations via which I could have received videos such as those where family members of a person who lost her life due to Covid were mourning except the twitter link that you shared here. It was a bit uncomfortable for me post seeing that video. 

The worst thing after all this is the dilemma that follows. It is like should I be scared of this virus and stay at home only or should I learn to live with this virus, go out and try to live a pre-covid life as much as possible  as it is said “come whatever may”. 


P.S. it was not Hindi. It was Hinglish. :p

Yes my friend its hard to perceive that reality with our exposure to the experience of such reality.


That being said


Well Life should not be in pause. As what is life  ? It is whatever we define it to be . So lets define a new normal that keeps us safe to an extent and follow it.


The problem is all the talk about new normal , but the government is thinking slap masks on the face of the citizenry and follow the old normal. This is flawed a new normal should be deviced .


For example wrt UPSC:(if they are hell bent on conducting exams)

New normal for CSE could be:

¥ Centers in every district.(then center should have been initiated)

¥ Special busses for upsc aspirants as state transportation in many states is not good.

¥ Conduct exam in large semi auditoriums or well ventilated semi open tents.

¥ Separate halls for covid positive , a symptomatic patients.

¥ Positive discrimination against Covid warrior , as special reservation for the year (if they choose to write this time) .

¥ Compensatory attempt to everyone from 1st attempter to last attempter. As this has affected everyone.

¥Single session exam .

.... etc 


Even these suggestions are not perfect as there many other issues too. But new normal should be designed and followed if we want to have some sence on normalcy. 


peace ✌️😎



Should not use Yuan symbol as a bullet sign. We are in pursuit of boycotting China haha! :p

Nalanda,Prashant65
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@TheNotorious haha 😂


TheNotorious,
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any open mock test apart from vision and insights????
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