@Rashmirathi you read pt cover to cover?
No , i use a technique that i call index technique i.e will glance through the index page and will try to recollect what 3-4 things i know about that topic and then just once see why it was in news . Else if i find some totally new topic i just glance through it to check what’s important
can anyone suggest as to when and how should i revise the notes that i've made from my mocks (sfg + flts), because they're more than a 150 pages
@Steph_Curry share your wisdom here
@RashmirathiPlease provide your inputs regarding - What is your method of revision for prelims and how should one prepare government schemes and mapping?
Your inputs will be really helpful.
For revision wrt Prelims-i try to revise it from standard sources like laxmikant ,spectrum etc ,I have highlighted the important facts and points so i just go through them ( also i am in later attempts so i have done these sources multiple times over the course of my preparation) and just glance through pages vertically i.e not reading every line ,also i open the index of every chapter and try to recollect what all i know and what i am forgetting and then just open that part to read . Also i priortise subject like this - Polity ,Economy,Environment,Science and Tech ,Modern history and in last i do history (ancient,medieval,art and culture) and IR part
Second wrt Govt schemes - I don’t prepare them separately according to me not worth the investment of time and return,also not easy to mug up so much facts given in compilations (again disclaimer-it may not be the best strategy)
Third wrt mapping- i did it extensively in my first attempt i.e went through world map and indian map and there important physical features .Now i just pick up atlas and on that try to mark places in news and why they were in news
can anyone suggest as to when and how should i revise the notes that i've made from my mocks (sfg + flts), because they're more than a 150 pages
You can divide these notes into smaller parts like 30 pagers i.e 5 notebooks and can revise them on alternate 3-5 days and mention the date when you revised the notebook and try to revise then 5/6 times ( as with every revision you will able to revise them in lesser time) - it’s something@Steph_Curry used to do and he was master in this thing
@RashmirathiPlease provide your inputs regarding - What is your method of revision for prelims and how should one prepare government schemes and mapping?
Your inputs will be really helpful.
Will request@Steph_Curry @AzadHindFauz to share there thoughts as they will be the best person to guide more on this
Hello everyone
How to deal with days where we are unable to focus, distracted and eventually waste 80% of the day? Especially with prelims just a month away..
Try to keep yourself away from the distractions be it social media and anything that you think is ,try to skim through pages even if you are not able to study but keep turning them ,do go for a walk in evening post dinner and plan your every day one day ahead .At last remember that you are not going to have every day as productive as you think but what matters is how you perform on your worst days also and remember you have to keep going as everything will workout in last 😊
Hello everyone
How to deal with days where we are unable to focus, distracted and eventually waste 80% of the day? Especially with prelims just a month away..
If you think you can’t study try to solve tests as it will help you both in revision and giving reality check if you don’t perform good triggering the immediate emotional response of picking up the book
@Rashmirathi what diffrence last month before prelims can make?Last year I cleared gs cutoff by 2 marks.(Failed csat by 5 marks)Do people clear pre with just one last month prep if they clear gs cutoff last year by 2 marks?I have studied in last few months but still these bogus questions comes..And answer from aspirants like you means a lot.
Yaar if someone has cleared prelims multiple times before he or she can do that in one month as they have that past confidence that helps a lot .Also regarding importance of last month preparation-its very crucial it can make or break your chances so plz try to study as much as you can if you get bored by static pick up current affairs if you get bored by them solve some test ,csat ,pyq but keep studying.Take it like this that you have to study only one month for prelims then never again
Also you are on right track as far as I remember from your marks in tests ,just keep up the momentum and keep going
Also remember these lines by Shiv Mangal Suman Ji
गति प्रबल पैरों में भरी
फिर क्यों रहूं दर दर खडा
जब आज मेरे सामने
है रास्ता इतना पडा
जब तक न मंजिल पा सकूँ,
तब तक मुझे न विराम है,
चलना हमारा काम है।
#RukanaNahiHai
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Abhyaas yesterday.never gave such paper before where i had no idea sometimes 15 questions in a row.somehow scoring more that last one but its only luck.
Continue today with economics or revise old things.
There is no correlation of abhyaas with actual upsc prelims,so just take it as a exam which helps you to deal with fear by facing such irrelevant questions and stimulating of your brain to think very diversely and at last remain clam despite being such vague questions such that you don’t mess out with easier ones who most of people will be knowing
