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Which is the best pen for UPSC Mains?

Uniball Air Micro(fully waterproof and has a very good grip). I have tried many other pens of uniball, pilot, linc, cello, 2rs pens etc., but this is the best.

previous favourites : pilot v5 without cartridge (not waterproof), linc pentonic ball(ink smudges on paper, thin), cello pinpoint ball (ink smudges on paper a bit, when you use the new piece initially for 1-2 pages it gives a weird grip and handwriting)

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Luffysaid

@dalpha bhai do they not leak on sheet and can be seen on other side ?? Have you written with them on mains sheet ?? 
Also they are kind of slow


Which pen are you talking about out of all the names I mentioned? 

I've not written mains till now so, no idea about mains sheet. But, I've the notebook of mains type of pages which I bought from market. So if you want to know about that then I can try writing in that notebook and let you know.

About being slow, I don't think any of these are slow but, i can't be sure because i have had a fine handwriting speed since school days.

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Luffysaid

@dalpha uniball air micro .. optional paper 2 and ethics ki sheet is thodi different from others . Pen can leak on other side or leave dark impression  . Make a note


okay bhai thanks a lot. didn't know about that. i'll look for other options as well then.

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NWSsaid

@indianhuman Hauser Tech5, Trimax & Uniball Eye micro are completely water-proof. Pilot v5/v7 is not 100% water-proof but does not fade too much in case of accidental water spillage; so that is not a concern at all. All these pens are really good and there is very minute difference among them. Write 1-2 tests with each pen and choose the one which suits you more.

have you tried uniball air micro in mains ? bcz here somebody told me that it can leak on other side or have dark impression on mains answer sheet. 

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NWSsaid

@dalpha  I had tried all these rollerball pens in test-series and settled for Hauser Tech 5. So i have used only hauser tech 5 in Mains.

okay. thank you :)

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