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Thread to Clarify Doubts, Seek Guidance from 2021 Batch Civil Servants

Could you all give your opinions on whether Vision's VAM is necessary besides mains 365? I am studying them because they have covered each syllabus topic holistically, but they run into 100s of pages for each syllabus line. 



Eg. 1. Should I gather general points On SFG or also 1 page each on SFG BANK LINKAGE PROG?

2. FOR women, each institution and its purpose they have covered in detail.  Does mentioning NCW in one line fine or should these institutions and older schemes be studied in detail too?

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Wondering how I will ever revise them
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Did you use Insights, etc daily? Did it help? Is newspaper + DIPIN SIR'S classes+ good revision of vision monthly sufficient in tackling PRELIMS? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S *CRUCIAL*?




Secondly, your opinion on making diagrams in GS 2, 3. Saumya Sharma didn't draw any, scored 496 in GS CSE 17...is putting in extra effort necessary? Also, fill all pages or stick to word limit? 

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Please 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏  clarify these doubts:

1.FOR Art and Culture, what helps in answering/guessing: Singhania/CCRT/NIOS/VAJI BOOK if one has read TN, FINE ARTS NCERT, OLD NCERT

2. BEST ROI Source for Agriculture and Environment 

3. S&T from where? Vision monthly sufficient? TH's Sunday S&T, IE explained helpful?

For Mains,

1. MGP+Dipin Sir's classes enough or should static part needs to be done from any coaching material like VAM, ONLY IAS?


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@GaneshGaitonde thank you! I found only Ethics and post modern latest ones..rest are all last mains, some parts can be used still...hopefully new ones will come out soon


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