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Regards
NEXT IAS

I’ll be at Tagore house around 3 pm. You can come and discuss any doubt.

So tomorrow is the exam day. By now, many people must have told you to stay calm, relax, don’t panic, and all that.

But honestly, when the real battle begins, you probably won’t even remember those lines — and you don’t need to.

Be aggressive. Be relentless. Fight for every mark till the very last minute available in the exam hall.

This is not the time to hold back. This is the time to trust your preparation, stay fully engaged, and keep pushing till the end.

All the best.

I’ll be at Tagore house around 12:30 PM

Dear Students,
 
Prelims is over, now start your Mathematics Optional preparation. Every student should not follow the same plan because every student is at a different level of preparation.
 
Category 1: Students Already Scoring 270+
If you already have good command over the subject and have scored 270+ earlier, your target is to regain the same level of sharpness and expertise.
You should focus on:
·       writing more tests,
·       improving speed and accuracy,
·       reducing silly mistakes,
·       restoring command over standard questions,
·       and, if time permits, pushing your boundaries by preparing a few obscure topics and difficult question patterns.
Your goal is to reproduce your best performance in the examination hall.
 
Category 2: Students Scoring Around 230–270
If you are scoring in this range, it clearly means that either you lack conceptual clarity in some topics or you have completely left a few areas.
For you, blindly solving questions will not help. Under exam pressure, you may get stuck midway, commit mistakes, and lose confidence.
You need a balanced approach:
·       revise theory properly,
·       strengthen weak concepts,
·       solve standard questions,
·       and write tests regularly.
Give equal importance to theory and test practice. With proper correction, students in this category can easily push their score above 270.
 
Category 3: Students Who Fear Physics
Some students have unnecessary fear of physics topics. These students need confidence more than anything else.
Most routine problems in physics can be solved if you have the courage to work on instinct. The questions are usually based on feel, approach, and a few standard laws or principles. You have already studied most of them. Now apply them with confidence.
Paper I physics topics and fluid dynamics can be prepared to a good level. The only slightly difficult area is motion involving two bodies, but very few students solve such questions comfortably, and this is not even UPSC’s favourite area.
So do not panic. Become strong in the remaining areas of the syllabus and compensate intelligently.
 
Category 4: Students with Incomplete Syllabus
If you have not completed the syllabus and have left more than three topics in each paper, then realistically, scoring above 250 will be very difficult.
Even reaching this range will require strong strategic planning.
You cannot prepare randomly now. You must:
·       prioritise topics carefully,
·       identify high-return areas,
·       avoid wasting time on low-yield portions,
·       and consult someone who understands Mathematics Optional deeply.
General advice will not work for you. You need a personalised strategy.
 
Common Advice for All Students
·       Target 100% accuracy. Use the calculator even for simple addition and multiplication.
·       Attempt at least 6 tests in a time-bound manner.
·       Prepare and memorise a few standard problems from fluid dynamics and moment of inertia.
·       Practise how to choose the best three questions out of the remaining six questions.
·       Consult me or any experienced teacher before leaving any topic completely.
·       Revise from your own notes and short notes.
·       ROI in Mathematics Optional is always higher than ROI in GS, but you also need above-average marks in all GS papers. Balance wisely.
·       Do not overestimate yourself. Honestly identify your weaknesses and seek proper help.
 
Best Wishes,
Avinash (@avi_iitr)

https://www.nextias.com/classroom-courses/optional-foundation-mathematics


Those who want to join advance course can go to this link.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DWunB1Jq0eufLgfkvf2Z0waGJwbsZCdy?usp=sharing


Plz go through these copies.

Sample Recall Sheet! For this year, recall sheets have also been prepared. These documents provide a detailed listing of all topics and subtopics at the micro-level. They are highly beneficial for efficiently revising the entire syllabus.

From tomorrow, we begin the Advance Course.

Many students have been asking how they should proceed. My advice is simple: keep things straightforward.

I need just 2.5 hours of your day. Set aside this time from your daily schedule and commit to it consistently. Prepare from whatever notes or material you already have.

My objective is to give you an edge, greater clarity, sharper understanding, and the ability to handle difficult concepts and challenging problems with confidence.

Throughout the course, I will help correct your thought process, develop faster and more effective thinking, and show you how to approach problems under examination pressure. If you engage sincerely, you will enjoy the process.

For many of you, this will also be an opportunity to see how serious aspirants and toppers actually prepare, and what the real level of competition is. It may break the comfort zone that many online and Telegram/YouTube-dependent students unknowingly live in.

The earlier you realise where you truly stand, the better prepared you will be for the upcoming attempt.

The program has three components:

Lectures/Theory
Problem Sheets
Recall Sheets

Trust the process, stay consistent, and let the course do its job.

So, let’s begin.

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