what should i do? if i start prelims prep fully then i think after prelims my situation would be same as previous mains and i would be stuck in prelims-mains cycle without having relevant notes on mains topic along with value addition, and less answer writing practice. but if i concentrate on mains improvement i am afraid whether i would be able to clear prelims with adequate difference so that i am not in 2 minds after prelims. the uncertainty in prelims is a big confidence killer even if you have qualified it earlier
prelims me lag jao.
mains me jinka hua h unko bhi nai malum kaise hua h
unless you are very sure on what to improvise in mains, wasting crucial prelims time is suicide
I haven’t made any mains specific notes for Gs as yet
does anyone know how to go about this
I can’t just pick up a newspaper and start making notes. I used to do that long back and those notes are redundant and not holistic.
I was able to answer questions and all of them
that’s the reason I’m unable to know why notes are imp.
What am I missing here.
Also if notes are to be made , when is the time?!
I haven’t made any mains specific notes for Gs as yet
does anyone know how to go about this
I can’t just pick up a newspaper and start making notes. I used to do that long back and those notes are redundant and not holistic.
I was able to answer questions and all of them
that’s the reason I’m unable to know why notes are imp.
What am I missing here.
Also if notes are to be made , when is the time?!
Hi dost, for GS notes, i recommend onlyias prahaar, i also did it only for this mains post prelims, i figured making gs specific mains notes is helpful exercise. We should be having crisp and relevant point topic wise ready in mind.
We can write anyway otherwise as well, but that is ‘creative writing’ what forum calls it and i have done twice earlier. Time to make notes - i am very uncertain. I did it post prelims 2021. Took considerable time but not very much disappointing exercise.
thanks bhai
mera kya h kuch bhi streamline nai h
notes hain nai abhi sirf prelims ka kar rha hu uske baad ho gaya toh mains me is baar mocks zaada dunga is baar 10-12 die the kam hain ye
apne aap muje lag rha h cheeje line me aajayengi
@Hayagreeva Bhai.... if one wrote more than prescribed limit (e.g. 150 and 250 words)... then he/she will be penalized in Mains ? Please answer
isme rank 13 ka yeh kehna h ki sare questions me word limit exceed kardo
5 marks katenge lekin overall zaada milega
this is for optional
@Capedcrusader1 what for GS?
i dont know bro
something tells me he would have gone ahead with this strategy in gs too
This time, There is a gap of 102 days between prelims and mains. If we cancel out 10-12 days worth of not studying due to various reasons(taking extreme end) , we have a solid 3 month study gap for mains.
Marks aren't out yet, but, if a person is less than 25-30 marks away from the cutoff this time, can he/she get a bump of around 100 marks in those 3 months if studied diligently?
i think time management is the key. waste it on useless material and its over. also one needs to know beforehand as to what one will do in the future based on atleast realizing if not working on the weaknesses now.
@SergioRamos I do not know exactly what this bias is called ?? But you are assuming yourself to be perfect and diligent student(like meena of kota factory between prelims and mains) . It will backfire , itna drastic change is not possible
bhai is logic se toh nikal chuka ye exam
Since everyone is sharing their ordeal I'll share mine too.
Graduated in 2016, cleared CAT, got into IIM Lucknow. I wanted to prepare for civils and MBA was not catching up with me so dropped out of it in 2017 and started preparing for UPSC in 2017 from home. Joined an online test series prepared for the whole year diligently. Then came the exam and I fell ill. I was prepared but in the exam hall, I realised my speed was slow because in an online test we do not fill bubbles and I could only attempt 75 odd questions. Missed pre by 4 marks. I was devastated. Could not touch books for months. Came in 2019 and I messed it up again. I knew I need to change the whole approach to this exam so I shifted to Delhi. My CA was lacking so joined Dipin sir's CA classes. Cleared 2020 prelims. Joined vision test series for GS and they'd take 30-35 days for test review. Could only write 3 tests. Mains went average. Missed the cutoff by 15 marks. I left 80 marks worth of questions.
I started again keeping in mind all the issues I had, cleared 2021 prelims, joined 2 test series for mains so that I could write more tests, one at the forum and one at another place. Wrote enough tests. The exam went extremely well. I could feel the positive changes in paper completion and approach. I was very confident of clearing this mains so I started preparing for the interview. Then to the result and my roll no. was missing from the pdf. I've never been this broken. It feels like the result came yesterday. This wound is going to take a long time to recover. Utterly devastated, broken, and humbled.
Totally clueless. I've got no idea what went wrong. I did everything that was asked for.
My family is really supportive and I've never applied for any other exam except CAPF in 2018 and cleared it. Did not appear for the interview for I want only AIS.
Now, I lay alone in my room in Delhi hoping to fade into my bed by some miracle.
2018 : even I cleared pre + mains of capf
failed in pet
Since everyone is sharing their ordeal I'll share mine too.
Graduated in 2016, cleared CAT, got into IIM Lucknow. I wanted to prepare for civils and MBA was not catching up with me so dropped out of it in 2017 and started preparing for UPSC in 2017 from home. Joined an online test series prepared for the whole year diligently. Then came the exam and I fell ill. I was prepared but in the exam hall, I realised my speed was slow because in an online test we do not fill bubbles and I could only attempt 75 odd questions. Missed pre by 4 marks. I was devastated. Could not touch books for months. Came in 2019 and I messed it up again. I knew I need to change the whole approach to this exam so I shifted to Delhi. My CA was lacking so joined Dipin sir's CA classes. Cleared 2020 prelims. Joined vision test series for GS and they'd take 30-35 days for test review. Could only write 3 tests. Mains went average. Missed the cutoff by 15 marks. I left 80 marks worth of questions.
I started again keeping in mind all the issues I had, cleared 2021 prelims, joined 2 test series for mains so that I could write more tests, one at the forum and one at another place. Wrote enough tests. The exam went extremely well. I could feel the positive changes in paper completion and approach. I was very confident of clearing this mains so I started preparing for the interview. Then to the result and my roll no. was missing from the pdf. I've never been this broken. It feels like the result came yesterday. This wound is going to take a long time to recover. Utterly devastated, broken, and humbled.
Totally clueless. I've got no idea what went wrong. I did everything that was asked for.
My family is really supportive and I've never applied for any other exam except CAPF in 2018 and cleared it. Did not appear for the interview for I want only AIS.
Now, I lay alone in my room in Delhi hoping to fade into my bed by some miracle.
If it’s any practical comfort, next cycle is really really short. You won’t have time to feel much unless you wander into that emotional bin.
If it’s any more comfort, 1800-700 are returning back for prelims. More actually. You have a golden window.
Comforting words have little meaning. You are possibly best placed to clear the exam right about now. Giving up will cause a pain much excruciating. That’s what I think and just forget everything and do my thing.
@Capedcrusader1 Well said.
Thank you
