Minutes of yesterday's online meet:

1. Discussed history syllabus through frame work analysis and shared some PYQ solutions (PDF on the telegram group)


2. Things that worked for me in IFoS Mains 2022

- Wall paint hypothesis: Focus on all subjects equally

- Read limited, brainstorm more(PDF of some brainstorming sessions on the telegram group)

- Presentation matters: Drew diagrams, maintained neatness, used multicolored pens, all while maintaining relevance.

-Never say never attitude


3. Live evaluation of answers.


4. Discussion on queries participants

Planning to launch an essay writing course soon.

Details at https://t.me/answerwritingneil

Read through pinned messages!

Essay Course Enrollment Begins

Essay Module by UPSC&You

Namaskar, I'm Neil.

I've written 3 CSE Mains, 1 IFoS Mains, and 1 HCS Mains(Result Awaited).

I've gotten the interview call for both CSE and IFoS in 2022.

In essay, I've scored 137(2019) and 133(2021) in my past attempts.

I've launched a course on Essay that I'm certain will add tremendous value to your preparation.

Deliverables

-3 Theory classes
-2 Activity based group sessions
-3 Single Essay Evaluation
-One-One performance review call towards the end to track progress.

Check out the short video, Brochure and the link to the orientation class.

Orientation Video: https://youtu.be/kzf336HnSZg

Telegram Channel: https://t.me/UPSCneil

The course now has a total of 6/7 videos to ensure comprehensive coverage of all tools.

First couple of videos uploaded. People who have enrolled, login to youtube with your registered ID and start watching.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFrAJkEb21AyHP5UgvBGdvrzp7ydewUIv

All 6 videos in the course uploaded.

Description box has all the material that had to be shared.

Note: I mistakenly say in the 6th video that it is the second last video thinking that I have to analyse 17PDFs.

I later realise that those 17 essays are distributed over 11PDFs and not 17.

6th video is indeed the final and concluding video of the series.

Happy learning!

Also a lot of people have been enquiring about wanting just the course without the evaluation as they're already enrolled in a different test series.

Feel free to send such enquiries to @helpdeskupsc and they will help you at the earliest.

For students enrolled in Essay course, I would encourage you to schedule your Activity classes after you watch the videos atleast thrice so that you internalise the methodology and approach. Feel free to leave your honest feedback of the classes at @helpdeskupsc. Happy learning!

Result update:


Cleared HCS Mains, got my third Interview call for the year.

I think this group was the missing ingredient from my life until now.

Ofcourse, there are still no guarantees of a fulfilling end, but this just makes me believe more and more in the process.

In their tryst to erode the advantage hitherto enjoyed by science optionals, HCS made such a difficult paper, but I did what I could without panicking.

Prepped Hindi in 3 days, was not satisfied ofc, but didn't let perfection be the enemy for sufficing.

Then there was the GS exam with 6 pages of space given for 14markers, as opposed to 2pages for 6 markers.

The takeaway for me stays the same.

Stick to basics and back yourself like crazy, both outside and inside the examination hall.

Keep grinding guys, we'll meet soon over the weekend

I was getting asked a lot of times, how to effectively read newspapers. Here it is.

https://youtu.be/wHLOguvUYdc

18thJan2023 IE Analysed.

https://youtu.be/gnCmy0aj5ns

19thJan2023 IE+TH Analysed.

https://youtu.be/-lrYtIqqvso

20thJan2023 IE+TH Analysed.

https://youtu.be/0duJRg1awaI

Feel free to take out 5 mins and fill this form. The responses are anonymous, so you can honestly provide feedback and suggestions to help us improve the initiatives even more!

https://forms.gle/LqZMbPFQiwA2kcgz8

Happy learning.

A lot of people of late have been requesting me to design a Mentorship based course but as already discussed, a full fledged course on those lines would be difficult to design at a cost which is both tenable to your pocket and respectable to the opportunity cost of my time.

Here's what I've been able to come up with.

You can book a one to one mentorship call with me where you can discuss your issues and we'll design tailor made solutions for you.

The call would be time bound so that I can cater to as many people as possible while also respecting my other responsibilities.

Process:

1. Make the payment at UPI ID 19940709

2. Share the queries/assistance you want to discuss and the payment screenshot at @helpdeskupsc.

3. You'll be given a timeslot by the ID, and we'll sync up at the mutually agreed time.

4. The call would be strictly time bound as slots would be lined up one after the other.

Options and Paywall Modalities:

1. 15minute slot: ₹499
2. 30minute slot:  ₹899

Also at the backend, after taking the suggestions from the feedback form, I'll be designing a Prelims course that I'm certain would add tremendous value to your prep.

Will share the details about that soon!

Tc

21stJan2023 IE+TH Analysed.

https://youtu.be/jPVdtzWlADQ

22ndJan2023 IE+TH Analysed.

https://youtu.be/Uxkvb2dq_3s

Answer writing modules updated:

IR: (https://t.me/answerwritingneil/654)

Ethics: (https://t.me/answerwritingneil/656)

Essay: (https://t.me/answerwritingneil/658)

Check them out!