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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?

This is the official Thread for discussion of Prelims Postponement, Please do not create new threads for the same.

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To all the aspirants concerned, things are bad, they may turn worse, but they will surely turn worst if we worry about things which are not in our control. The exam is too close to have such nervous breakdowns. Calm down, everything will go about just fine, and if it won't, you are able enough to make it fine. Believe in yourself. Greatness like inside you. :)
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@Howzthejosh there are conflicting news on age relaxation for those going over age limit . Could you shed some light on that ?


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@Howzthejosh there are conflicting news on age relaxation for those going over age limit . Could you shed some light on that ?


No one knows till Feb 10 (2021 notification)

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How was the nda paper 2020 in the level of difficulty?

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Wake Me Up When September Ends.

Signing off.


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@Howzthejosh there are conflicting news on age relaxation for those going over age limit . Could you shed some light on that ?


No one knows till Feb 10 (2021 notification)

Oh, thats pretty late. I thought expeditiously would mean a notification earlier than that. 

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@Howzthejosh where's this post from ? Handle ?


BD,
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Is there any other "feel good test" like Pragyaan 4 and Forum Sim X? Please suggest me!
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Is there any other "feel good test" like Pragyaan 4 and Forum Sim X? Please suggest me!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17MHO4Zf-dqfKIlcGtULxLNX_WmL0bSnq?usp=sharing

From a local institute. Any FLT will do. Pretty easy. 

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Padhne ka mann ni kar raha! :(
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The anxiety is very common. There will be feeling that there is too much to cover. 

Cleared last Prelims by marks higher than Forest's cutoff. My last 8-10 mocks have scores above 110, in and that includes scores in 140s, 150s. (No boasting about marks)

But what I do feel is same as others. Not able to eat properly, thinking that if there was more time. 


Reality is, in this journey the time is always less. 

So chin up. Leave the baggage behind. Expect the unexpected in the paper. 

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I have been having nightmares for the last two days that On exam day I woke up at 9:30 am,and I missed the paper,..:confused:

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What are you guys planning to read in next 3 days? 
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What are you guys planning to read in next 3 days? 

sabkuch padna chatha hoo

laxmikanth ke panne firse palatna chatha hoo

spectrum kitab me firse ek baar khona chatha hoo

environment ke tropical evergreen forest me fir se jaana chatha hoo

lekin ab man nhi hai,kaun firse vo fundametal rights wala chapter pade,right to life and personal liberty(A21) padte padte khudki life kahan jarhi nhi samaj aarha

india ke bahar kabhi gaya nhi hoon,lekin dunia bhar ki locations yaad karta fir raha hoon 

ab man nhi hai,sabkuch padna chatha hoo lekin ab man nhi hai.


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@HarveySpectre I'll be going through a handbook about how to read 10000 pages in 36hours


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I have cleared prelims 4 times so far and this is my last attempt.

But never I found myself mentally unprepared for prelims like this year. I really don't Know what I did so far. 

Corona + isolation from past 5 months especially during lockdown and unlock period 1 from march to beginning of July as I live alone(i ate processed food during these months to sustain myself) + no library + last attempt pressure totally messed me up.

In past five months I haven't gone out anywhere except to get milk or to get tea/sutta.

Imagine facing heat of last attempt and fear that if I get infected then everything will be ruined along with my attempt.

Yes, I have to blame myself for not able to fully cope up with the change but man there is seriously a limit to what someone can handle. SC did gave me hope but it added layer of confusion on already too much stressed mind that too just few days before exam.

If UPSC didn't notify about this relaxation before this year prelims then It will be big middle finger to all those people who have their last attempt this year. 


System and rules exist for human sake and not that humans exist because of system and rules.

Even our constitution comes up with amendment provision so that it can be modified as per time and circumstances but a recruitment exam can't be merged next year or postponed until situation becomes more healthy because we have some laid down rules to follow lol 

Making system and rules too rigid just defeat it's purpose.

Anyway, just taking out my frustration early morning lol 

Time to study 😑😑



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I have cleared prelims 4 times so far and this is my last attempt.

But never I found myself mentally unprepared for prelims like this year. I really don't Know what I did so far. 

Corona + isolation from past 5 months especially during lockdown and unlock period 1 from march to beginning of July as I live alone(i ate processed food during these months to sustain myself) + no library + last attempt pressure totally messed me up.

In past five months I haven't gone out anywhere except to get milk or to get tea/sutta.

Imagine facing heat of last attempt and fear that if I get infected then everything will be ruined along with my attempt.

Yes, I have to blame myself for not able to fully cope up with the change but man there is seriously a limit to what someone can handle. SC did gave me hope but it added layer of confusion on already too much stressed mind that too just few days before exam.

If UPSC didn't notify about this relaxation before this year prelims then It will be big middle finger to all those people who have their last attempt this year. 


System and rules exist for human sake and not that humans exist because of system and rules.

Even our constitution comes up with amendment provision so that it can be modified as per time and circumstances but a recruitment exam can't be merged next year or postponed until situation becomes more healthy because we have some laid down rules to follow lol 

Making system and rules too rigid just defeat it's purpose.

Anyway, just taking out my frustration early morning lol 

Time to study 😑😑



Same here brother.

Moreover I don't understand if a person misses this attempt, her/his attempt won't be counted waise bhi (and can appear next year if the age limit is not breached), but many of us are having this compulsory last attempt due to age limit. So we have to appear- no choice."chahe 7 samundar bhi kyu na paar karna ho".There is confusion everywhere. Also there is no official statement by UPSC. So compulsory last attempters  do not have the choice to skip I think. Hardly 3 days left. Whatever decision will be taken I think will do justice to everyone.  

Don't know whether they will provide extra attempt to those who are appearing and have reached the age limit this year-? or only to those who are skipping. 

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TW: Anxiety, Depression

Foreword: Oops, its long again. Can't seem to shut up.

Hello friend! October is here!

I've been waking up with a curious sense of anticipation and optimism the past few days. It wasn't so long ago when I was on a downward spiral that seemed to engulf me more and more every time I thought I had hit rock bottom. The funny thing about rock bottom, I've realised, is that you can never know when you've hit it.

I was two years out of my job, watching all of my peers and juniors get new jobs, get promoted, go abroad for PG, you get the gist. Contrast that with where I was, trying to do the same thing day in day out, searching for motivation, when I had absolutely nothing to show for my efforts. Whenever people asked me what I was doing in life, I noticed how my family would always tell them how I resigned from a fancy job to do what I was doing. The extended family treated me with such sympathy, always pretending to understand when I told them that I was close before, and that I'm still making progress. My mask was on so firmly, so much so that I never thought it could slip. Until one day, it did. I broke down; clung on to my mother so tight and cried as if for a breath of life again.

 My preparation isn't perfect, but things have been looking up for me the past few months. There was no magical moment when my life turned around. That shit doesn't happen. It has taken me a considerable amount of time, and is still a work in progress. It's been about mending relationships with the people I so deeply love, including myself, picking up habits which I've always wanted to, and about getting closer to myself. For me, getting closer to myself meant being good to the things I wanted to do in life. It meant letting go of my own exalted ideas about my own ability, it meant detaching myself from whatever I've been in the past. It meant doing the things I had to do even when I was not motivated to do them. It meant not looking for a new place to begin, but finding a way to acknowledge the hole I dug myself into and climbing out of it. It's been about writing to you all about this. Irrespective of my success in this examination, that has been the toughest thing I've had to do. This exam doesn't scare me anymore. 

Facing your demons does not mean conquering the mountain you want to conquer. It means facing your inner fears that handicap you from giving yourself a chance. With this exam, your best chance is to do things that give yourself a chance. 

Ending this with my favourite quote from my favourite show:
"“What if changing the world was just about being here, by showing up no matter how many times we get told we don’t belong, by staying true even when we’re shamed into being false, by believing in ourselves even when we’re told we’re too different? And if we all held on to that, if we refuse to budge and fall in line, if we stood our ground for long enough, just maybe… The world can’t help but change around us.”

As always, the music:


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