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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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                                          Someone else's marksheet / scores / solutions have been put up on my portal for Test2. Whom am I supposed to contact?

                                          9.2k views

                                          Someone else's marksheet / scores / solutions have been put up on my portal for Test2. Whom am I supposed to contact?

                                          Kindly drop a mail to farej@flaviant.com

                                          9k views

                                          @farejulCan't see my score today Sir. I just dropped in an email to farej@flaviant.com

                                          (Kindly also check the spam sir, because last time I was told that my emails were going into the spam)

                                          8.1k views
                                          @BNA1991 your score?
                                          I always check your score😁


                                          7.4k views
                                          @BNA1991 your score?
                                          I always check your score😁


                                          haha

                                          73.33


                                          7.8k views

                                          What is this knack of prelims that everyone mentions? Can someome please elaborate a strategy of Prelims that works for them everytime? I have not cleared prelims till now..missed last prelims by 5-6 marks. I only want to focus on revising entire syllabus 4-5 times and do previous year questions. I can't do good guesswork in questions  i don't have an exact answer for.

                                          Some insights from@Neyawn 

                                          D7,JARVIS2
                                          7.7k views
                                          @MM how many times you revised last time?
                                          Just doing survey... Guide@Neyawn sir hi kar sakte


                                          7.3k views
                                          @Najdorf  i revised 3 times. Some repetitive topics from subject eg tribal uprisings, peasant movements, national parks, wetlands, summits, ancient and medieval terminologies etc...things which are static ..i revised it more than 3 times. 

                                          But my guesswork is still poor, i am not able to recall exact points of book and hence my guessworks go wrong...
                                          7.6k views
                                          @MM your score from different keys last time?


                                          7.2k views
                                          @Najdorf 85 from forumias


                                          7.4k views
                                          One question to people who were part of sfg last year or before
                                          .. How many people approx qualify pre from sfg?approx figure?
                                          7k views

                                          MMsaid

                                          What is this knack of prelims that everyone mentions? Can someome please elaborate a strategy of Prelims that works for them everytime? I have not cleared prelims till now..missed last prelims by 5-6 marks. I only want to focus on revising entire syllabus 4-5 times and do previous year questions. I can't do good guesswork in questions  i don't have an exact answer for.

                                          Some insights from@Neyawn 

                                          But the paper is such that only 30 questions are something you 100% know. The next 40-50 questions is some intelligent guesswork. You cant be sure with your answers for at least 30-40 questions, no matter how intelligent you are. The Knack lies in practicing previous years papers.

                                          Foucault1,TheDarkKnightand4 otherslike this
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                                          @Neyawn@farejulSir, in the discussion video sir was saying if you have any doubts ask in the chat. Where is that Chat? Where should I ask questions?

                                          Tina1997,
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                                          Kemp ridley is shown as the smallest sea turtle in the world. Olive ridley is 2nd

                                          Kemp's Ridley Turtle | NOAA Fisheries

                                          BNA1991,H_Bhardwaj
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                                          Kemp ridley is shown as the smallest sea turtle in the world. Olive ridley is 2nd

                                          Kemp's Ridley Turtle | NOAA Fisheries

                                          Yeah I raised this issue in the Google form!!!


                                          lord_voldemort,
                                          6.2k views
                                          @lord_voldemort yes! but WWF website says it is. So i think forum went with that.


                                          lord_voldemort,
                                          5.6k views
                                          @lord_voldemort yes! but WWF website says it is. So i think forum went with that.


                                          Yeah I expected Forum to pick this link and say that Olive ridley is the smallest.
                                          But does that solve the problem? I mentioned two websites which clearly mention about both Kemp and Olive Ridley and clearly say that Kemp is the smallest.
                                          WWF-India is Indian specific and we dont find Kemp here, and so they mentioned only about Olive Ridley and said they are the smallest.
                                          NOAA is not a chillar website, NOAA is a US Govt backed agency, so it is authentic certainly... It is giving the sizes of both Kemp and Olive Ridley. 
                                          The problem is not one question or 2 marks in SFG, but what if this same question is asked in the UPSC?
                                          This is where we expect the faculty to give us confidence. I dont think Merely mentioning another website to support the answer mentioned in the key is the right way. It's the same as what I did right? I gave a website to back my claims and FOrum has given a website to back their claims. But what is the right answer? And how to tackle such questions if UPSC asks them is what we need!!!




                                          Tina1997,lord_voldemortand2 otherslike this
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                                          @BNA1991 upsc will pick some other 3rd source 😆


                                          5.2k views
                                          @lord_voldemort yes! but WWF website says it is. So i think forum went with that.


                                          Yeah I expected Forum to pick this link and say that Olive ridley is the smallest.
                                          But does that solve the problem? I mentioned two websites which clearly mention about both Kemp and Olive Ridley and clearly say that Kemp is the smallest.
                                          WWF-India is Indian specific and we dont find Kemp here, and so they mentioned only about Olive Ridley and said they are the smallest.
                                          NOAA is not a chillar website, NOAA is a US Govt backed agency, so it is authentic certainly... It is giving the sizes of both Kemp and Olive Ridley. 
                                          The problem is not one question or 2 marks in SFG, but what if this same question is asked in the UPSC?
                                          This is where we expect the faculty to give us confidence. I dont think Merely mentioning another website to support the answer mentioned in the key is the right way. It's the same as what I did right? I gave a website to back my claims and FOrum has given a website to back their claims. But what is the right answer? And how to tackle such questions if UPSC asks them is what we need!!!




                                          +1

                                          The explanation in corrigendum doesn't solve the confusion that rose on account of this. And the main concern is most definitely about what to do if it is asked in the actual exam. 

                                          BNA1991,Truthseeker9and1 otherslike this
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                                          Dear Students,

                                          Results for SFG 2022 - Level 2 has been declared, please check if you are selected for Select Focus Group (SFG) or Reserve List Group (RLG).

                                          Ranklist for Week 1-

                                          Offline:-Click Here

                                          Online:-Click Here

                                          Note: In case of any issue in the result, you can drop a mail at farej@flaviant.com.

                                          Muffin,
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