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SFG 2022 - Level 2 | Program Starts 14th March 2022

SFG 2022 - Level 2 | Program Starts 14th March 2022

5th March Update:


Dear Students,

The Entrance Test-2 of SFG 2022 Level-2 will be conducted on its scheduled time at 11 AM on 6th March 2022. The students who are going to attempt the 2nd Entrance Test should follow below instructions:

PleaseClick Hereto get updates regarding Timing, centre locations and instructions.


22nd Feb. Update:


Dear Students,


We are writing to inform you that the results of SFG 2022 - Level 2 Entrance Test 1 has been announced and also shared to candidates respective mail id’s.


To see the rank list of Offline candidates, pleaseClick Here.

To see the rank list of Online candidates, pleaseClick Here.


Payment link (First Month) for students selected in SFG (Select Focus Group) - Rs. 1700 + GST (18%) per month:https://go.forumias.com/83


Payment link (First Month) for students selected in RLG (Reserve List Group) - Rs. 2300 + GST (18%) per month:https://go.forumias.com/84


Note: Before proceeding the fee payment for 1st month of SFG please select the mode how you want to continue SFG. It can be either Online or Offline. It will not be changed once you pay your fee by selecting the mode.


The deadline for accepting the fees is 5th March 2022 by 5 PM, after that fees will not be accepted.


For any support, you can email us at helpdesk@forumias.academy




21st Feb. Update:

Dear Students,


2nd Entrance Test of SFG 2022 Level-2 will be conducted on 6th March. 2022 at 11 AM. The registrations for the 2nd Entrance Test are open from 21st Feb. 2022 and lastly you can apply by 4th March 2022, 5 PM, after that registrations will be closed.

Click Hereto register for the 2nd Entrance Examination.

The students who couldn't appear in 1st Entrance Test of 20th Feb. 2022, may appear for the 2nd entrance test of 6th March 2022 by emailing at farej@flaviant.com

Dear Students,  

February is here and we are hardly120 days away from Prelims 2022 schedule for 5thJune 2022. Now is the time to shift focus from Mains Examination completely and ramp up your Prelims Preparation, especially for aspirantsto whomPrelims has proved to be a stumbling block.  

 

With Prelims 2021, the Commission has stood up to its reputation to be dynamic, challenging, and ever-evolving. This year we have seen the continuation of conceptual questions derived from a rich balance of static and current affairs, there has also been a return of pre-2013 format with assertion/reasoning basedquestions, questions on personality, and major sports events etc. 

 

Validating our performance with more than 2000+ selections in 2021 through our SFG Test series, we are hereby announcing SFG LEVEL 2 for the 4th year of one of our most innovative programs for successfully cracking the Prelims Examination. 

 

The Select Focus Group test series has been designed exactly to the demand of the Prelims examination. In Level 2 we will focus on: 

  1. Developing theart of solving prelimsquestionshelping consolidate and revise knowledge base.  
  2. Complete chapter wise coveragefrom recommended and advanced textbooks.  
  3. Focus ondeveloping analytical acumenthrough interlinked and multi - dimensional questions. 
  4. Focussing onpattern and difficultywhich is similar to UPSC prelims paper.  
  5. We will becoveringcomprehensivelyboth static and current affairsportion for Prelims 2022. 
  6. 5 Previous Year Questionswillbe covered in each test, to accustom the students towards the type of questions asked by UPSC. 
  7. We will coveringcomplete CSAT portionover 8 – 10 tests.  



Important Dates and Updates:  

Registration for Entrance Exam Starts: 1stFebruary 2022 | 8 PM. Click here to register  

Registration for Entrance Exam Ends: 18thFebruary 2022 | 5 PM  

Hall Ticket and Exam Instructions: 19thFebruary 2022 | 5 PM 

Entrance Test: 20thFebruary 2022 | 11 AM  

SFG Program Starts:7thMarch 2022 | 7 AM

Updated date of SFG Level-2 commencement: 14th March 2022 | 7 AM

*If you have any clash with any other exam, you will get an opportunity to write the second entrance exam.

*SFG is available in both Online mode and Offline mode at Hyderabad, Patna, and New Delhi.

* ForumIAS CGP 2022 students are mandatorily required to register for the entrance test.




SFG – How it works 

  • Select Focus Group (SFG) is a small group of students who are selected by ForumIAS every year for coaching them to clear the UPSC Prelims Examination.
  • Every single candidate selected and retained consistently in the group with Top ranks has cleared the Prelims examination in the past.  
  • 100 Students will be selected for the Select Focus Group, through the SFG Entrance Test, who will be required to report at 7AM every day 6 days a week to write an hour-long test based on a pre-planned syllabus, followed by a discussion on the same.
  • Candidates who are unable to make it to the SFG, will be maintained in a Reserve List, who can also write the tests. Candidates who couldn’t clear the cutoff and are unable to make it into both SFG and RLG can register for the 2nd Entrance Test. 
  • Tests are conducted daily and results are provided within 8 hours of the test with Name and Rank list for candidates to evaluate their daily performance. On the basis of ranks, about 50% of bottom-performing students from SFG are migrated to the reserve list on a weekly basis, and an equal number of students from reserve list (RLG) are moved into SFG.  
  • The decision of the management in this regard is final and not subject to dispute. Please note that this migration is done not keeping in mind the overall merit list but moving away bottom 50% from SFG and picking up an equal number of people from RLG. 
  • Thus those who may be getting more than RLG students, but are bottom 50 in SFG will be moved to RLG.  
  • Every month, the bottom 20% or so non-performing students are eliminated from the program to maintain the quality of competition.  
  • All candidates writing the CSE 2022 are eligible to apply for the entrance test.  
  • This year we introduce some changes as to how we conduct the SFG exam. Please note that changes that we bring are always in response to the examination pattern, the student feedback, and our own learning with respect to how to best enable a serious candidate to clear the exam.   

    Application Procedure  

    • The program will commence from 7th March 2022, admission to which will be entrance-based. The Entrance Test will be conducted on 20thFebruary 2022 in both online and offline mode. The results of the Entrance Test will be announced by 22ndFebruary 2022.  

    • Admission to the SFG and RLG are based on the rank of the candidate in the merit list of the SFG Entrance Test. Students can apply for the program by registering for the Entrance Test by paying a fee of Rs. 500+ GST. Candidates can register by visitinggo.forumias.com/sgfL2. The candidate must appear for the entrance test on the designated date and time, subsequent to which he/she will be admitted to the Select Group or the Reserve List.   

    • 100 students will be selected for SFG - 50 from online mode and 50 from students who gave the test in offline mode in Delhi and Patnacenter. The remaining students will be selected for RLG. Students can switch from online to the offline mode or vice versa before attempting the first test. The ranklist of online and offline students will be published separately. 

    • The candidate must pay the program fee as per the group he/she is allocated.   

     

    Note:   Admissions to the SFG / RLG Group will only be on the basis of the merit position of the candidate in the entrance test.   

     

    No admission will be granted to the candidate without appearing for the Entrance Test.    


    Click Hereto register for entrance examination.  





















                                          Sakshi2409,Oshoand16 otherslike this
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                                          @farejul I'm unable to see my marks for today's test in the academy and in the rank list too. I wrote it offline in Hyderabad

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                                          @farejul I'm unable to see my marks for today's test in the academy and in the rank list too. I wrote it offline in Hyderabad

                                          It will be published Today by 11 pm



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                                          Dear Students,

                                          Due to issue in OMR sheets, the results for below mentioned students are withheld. The same will be declared tomorrow by 8 PM.

                                          • PTS-2022 ALL INDIA SIMULATOR TEST 0 Offline Ranklist:- CLICK HERE
                                          • PTS-2022 ALL INDIA SIMULATOR TEST 0 Consolidated Ranklist: CLICK HERE
                                          • WITHHELD STUDENT LIST:-CLICK HERE
                                          • If you are not able to find your result in above-attached documents or found discrepancies in your result please reach out to Mr. Farejul at farej@flaviant.com or call at 9311740914
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                                          At time I feel like@Wings_Of_Fire in reverse. 🙃

                                          BNA1991,ThePrince
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                                          Some lessons I knew exist but didn't learn & today's test was a reminder:

                                          1. No question is an easy question.

                                          2. Read every option carefully n completely, there's nothing to get excited even if you've read the topic 100 times.

                                          Foucault1,Knowledge without discriminationand2 otherslike this
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                                          @farejulSir, I subscribed to the PTS 2022. Can I write the simulator tests offline?

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                                          @farejulSir, I subscribed to the PTS 2022. Can I write the simulator tests offline?

                                          Which your centre?

                                          4.3k views

                                          @farejulSir, I subscribed to the PTS 2022. Can I write the simulator tests offline?

                                          Which your centre?

                                          Hyderabad sir


                                          4.5k views

                                          @farejulSir, I subscribed to the PTS 2022. Can I write the simulator tests offline?

                                          Which your centre?

                                          Hyderabad sir


                                          Yes, you can write the test offline mode

                                          BNA1991,
                                          4.3k views

                                          @SFGTeam @Sfg @farejul 


                                           in today's CSAT paper, Q23, all the three statements should follow. But  there is no such option given in the paper. Please recheck. 

                                          Do notice that it's X<=Z and not X

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                                          Oshosaid

                                          @SFGTeam @Sfg @farejul 


                                           in today's CSAT paper, Q23, all the three statements should follow. But  there is no such option given in the paper. Please recheck. 

                                          Do notice that it's X<=Z and not X

                                          • Application SFG Level 2- 2022 Doubtful questions/ Report an Error– ClickHere
                                          Osho,
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                                          In a fix ! Whether to continue with SFG or not?

                                          I get up at 6 & get into study table by 9 post SFG test (no analysis done). Outputs  are fairly well but still is it worth giving almost 4 hrs(1 hr analysis) to it when we are in last month of the cycle? 

                                          Also If I do it online then certainly will be able to save some time but I absolutely hate screen in the morning! 

                                          @Neyawn or any senior player who has managed to balance please suggest way forward. 


                                          Just_relentless,ArpitaTand1 otherslike this
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                                          @SFGTeam 

                                          Q 18. stetement 2

                                          it says 'periodical change'.

                                          Is it periodical? 

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                                          @SFGTeam 

                                          Q 33. statement 1

                                          It says 'direct' result.

                                          The exogenic forces : wind, river, etc affect which are result of sun's heat. How is this 'direct' then?

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                                          @Lawstice  I'm neither a senior player nor@Neyawn . But I have an opinion for your query. I feel your anxiety is misplaced. According to me the time spent(4 hrs) for SFG is worth the bucks. Cause the "opportunity cost" of not writing SFG is:
                                          1. No periodic evaluation and hence no accountability 
                                          2. Lack of direction and pondering what to study and what not to.
                                          3. No external motivation and that extra push factor 
                                          4. Not completing the syllabus within time.

                                          BTW this is my most efficient utilisation of the 4 hrs of the day.

                                          And there are many other "positive externalities" which are subjective and cannot be accounted. 
                                          Hence for me if SFG was extended by 1 more month till the last day before prelims I will be happy to enroll.
                                          Hope it helps. Cheers.


                                          Just_relentless,June_Osborneand4 otherslike this
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                                          @Lawstice  I'm neither a senior player nor@Neyawn . But I have an opinion for your query. I feel your anxiety is misplaced. According to me the time spent(4 hrs) for SFG is worth the bucks. Cause the "opportunity cost" of not writing SFG is:
                                          1. No periodic evaluation and hence no accountability 
                                          2. Lack of direction and pondering what to study and what not to.
                                          3. No external motivation and that extra push factor 
                                          4. Not completing the syllabus within time.

                                          BTW this is my most efficient utilisation of the 4 hrs of the day.

                                          And there are many other "positive externalities" which are subjective and cannot be accounted. 
                                          Hence for me if SFG was extended by 1 more month till the last day before prelims I will be happy to enroll.
                                          Hope it helps. Cheers.


                                          Though I had made my mind to continue with it  still your comment helped me getting more clarity. 

                                          - A lot is going on in life other than exam so evaluation n accountability become essential. 

                                          Thanks :)

                                          Just_relentless,June_Osborneand4 otherslike this
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                                          Today's test was a bit surprising. There were questions on Indian human and economic geography which as per the primary and secondary source list should have been tested on April 18. The detailed study plan for SFG level 2 stated that April 14 would test on climate/atmosphere, but its 'syllabus' column listed industries and sectors of economy as well.

                                          So, should we look at the syllabus or the indicative source list for further preparation? 
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                                          Revised the geography syllabus many times. And I still managed to get the question about seasons on earth wrong!!:joy:

                                          Abeeshake,Headspace
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