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!

23rdJan2023 IE+TH Analysed

https://youtu.be/3I5rcCibN78

INDEX POST-1

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About Me:

HCS Officer(2021)

Work ex in Mobile Computing domain.

UPSC Journey: 5+yrs in the cycle, 3 CSE Mains, 1 IFoS Mains, 1 HCS Mains!

Recent results:

Missed UPSC final list by 13 marks(2022):
https://t.me/Neil_You/418

Missed IFoS final list 4 marks(2022):
https://t.me/Neil_You/540

Optional: Physics

Interview Transcripts:

HCS:
https://t.me/Neil_You/179
https://t.me/Neil_You/185


CSE:
https://t.me/Neil_You/195
https://t.me/Neil_You/196

IFoS:
https://t.me/Neil_You/446
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Groups/Channels to Join:

"I want to receive updates about your work":
https://t.me/Neil_You

"I want to find a UPSC community of like minded students and a forum for asking queries":
https://t.me/UPSCneil

"I want to find a community of like minded people for Life in General, entailing discussions on Mental Health, Productivity and the likes":
https://t.me/LIFE_neil

"I want to find a HCS community of like minded students and a forum for asking queries":
https://t.me/HCSneil

"I want to find a Physics community of like minded students and a forum for asking queries":
https://t.me/PHYSICSneil

"I want to be updated about your YouTube videos":
https://youtube.com/@UPSCneil


Utilise respective groups for their dedicated purpose only.

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Videos:

a) Prelims 2022 Analysis:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFrAJkEb21AxhiGOclOAaJn_vUOqsfecv

b) CSAT 2021 Analysis:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFrAJkEb21AxiYQ93At6xVBEYdgN0v-zo

c) Newspaper Analysis:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFrAJkEb21AyId__AjqW3DpTniTMHJ_u

d) Internal Security Analysis:
https://youtu.be/RVzUUKHl_pA

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Sherlocking Modules:(reach out to @helpdeskupsc for any queries/enquiries)

Prelims:
https://t.me/Neil_You/471

Mains:
https://t.me/Neil_You/488

Mentorship Call:
https://t.me/Neil_You/159

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INDEX POST-2
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Shared documents:
Essays I wrote:
https://t.me/answerwritingneil/166

Consolidated Mains PYQs(2013-22)
https://t.me/UPSCneil/89
Internal Security Syllabus+PYQs
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1029
Forestry sample notes and answers
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1479
History+ IFoS_GS
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1481
History frameworks and PYQs
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1483
GS1 Mock Test
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1487
GS4 Mock Test
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1488
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1493
2021 Prelims Solutions
https://t.me/UPSCneil/68
2020 Prelims Solutions
https://t.me/UPSCneil/61
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Social contract with Me:

https://t.me/UPSCneil/2
https://t.me/UPSCneil/65
https://t.me/UPSCneil/74
https://t.me/UPSCneil/83
https://t.me/UPSCneil/94
https://t.me/UPSCneil/101
https://t.me/UPSCneil/294
https://t.me/UPSCneil/464
https://t.me/UPSCneil/923
https://t.me/UPSCneil/927
https://t.me/UPSCneil/975
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1151
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1171
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1267
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1513
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1834
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1949
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2090
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Testimonials:
https://t.me/UPSCneil/316
https://t.me/UPSCneil/371
https://t.me/UPSCneil/403
https://t.me/UPSCneil/411
https://t.me/UPSCneil/689
https://t.me/UPSCneil/972
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1022
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1045
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1169
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1242
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1448
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1745
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Results update
https://t.me/UPSCneil/580
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1206
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2012
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INDEX POST-3

Must read posts/FAQs:
(https://t.me/UPSCneil/246)

Answer Writing:
https://t.me/answerwritingneil/2
https://t.me/UPSCneil/451
https://t.me/UPSCneil/453

Good topper's copies list:
https://t.me/answerwritingneil/4

Essay Primer:
https://t.me/answerwritingneil/157

Pre prep- how long and opinion on mocks?
https://t.me/UPSCneil/205
https://t.me/UPSCneil/298
https://t.me/UPSCneil/373
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1769
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1809
https://t.me/UPSCneil/6

Take on value addition
https://t.me/UPSCneil/239

Tackling unconventional questions
https://t.me/UPSCneil/244
https://t.me/UPSCneil/248

Prepping Econ
https://t.me/UPSCneil/299
https://t.me/UPSCneil/300

Ignoring the obscure
https://t.me/UPSCneil/305

What is Sherlocking?
https://t.me/UPSCneil/314

Ethics related queries
https://t.me/UPSCneil/441
https://t.me/UPSCneil/457
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1847

Personal Motivation
https://t.me/UPSCneil/461
https://t.me/UPSCneil/473

Trust the process
https://t.me/UPSCneil/517

When you face setbacks
https://t.me/UPSCneil/611
https://t.me/UPSCneil/613
https://t.me/UPSCneil/645

Mains specific
https://t.me/UPSCneil/825
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1021
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1462
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1489
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1812
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1813

Answer Writing Structuring
https://t.me/UPSCneil/844
https://t.me/UPSCneil/904
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1865

Take on current affairs
https://t.me/UPSCneil/868

Read the index before asking a query
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1083

IRMS inclusion, any change in Prelims?
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1121

How to study material/notes?
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1161

Sharing restructions
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1251

Reading bills for Polity
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1464

What worked for me in IFoS Mains
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1506

History-Ancient+Mediaeval+A&C source
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1546

Reading Lucent for History
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1551

More Sherlocking insights
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1772

Intro and Conclusion: AW
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1832

Tackling Policy related Mains Questions
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1833

Which species to read about
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1858

GS2:RoPA Source
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1950

For people seeking Mentorship
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1951
https://t.me/UPSCneil/159

Prelims PYQ Analysis-Yearwise or Subjectwise?
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1976

Why Reasonable Restrictions on the group
https://t.me/UPSCneil/1999

Prelims PYQs exhaustive analysis worth it?
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2000

Modern history prep
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2002
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2003

ARC for Ethics
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2006

GS1: Society source
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2041

Clearing the exam in the first attempt
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2047

Optional-Physics performance over attempts
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2055

World History Sources
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2070

Increasing productivity if unable to study
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2184

General note on elimination heuristics
https://t.me/Neil_You/5

Detailed 2020 Prelims analysis
https://t.me/Neil_You/11

Notemaking from newspaper
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2088

For absolute beginners
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2093

How much optional to prep before Pre?
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2107
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2124

Note on notemaking
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2110

Measuring Prelims readiness
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2125

Mains PYQs Analysis for how many years?
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2152

Number of hours to study?
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2153

Utility of PYQs of CAPF/CDS for CSE!
https://t.me/UPSCneil/2174

24thJan2023 IE+TH Analysed

https://youtu.be/j1xmOwSFXHA

For people who were in two minds about appearing this year, don't be.

Kindly appear this year as nobody knows when this trend of 1100+ seats might disappear.

For context, I fought for a pool of 700-800 seats in my first 4 attempts.

More the seats, lesser the uncertainty.

Will come with a definite plan for you by next week.

HCS Interview Transcript:

Date/session - 4th Feb/Morning
Board - Sh Rajendra Kumar
Name - Neelkanth
Grad -  Instrumentation & Control(ICE) Engg
Hobbies - Walking, Online Virtual Football Competition
Duration - 30ish minutes
District/outsider - Outsider

When I entered, total 6 members, including HPSC chairman, Board Chair, 4 members(Diverse panel with a member from Punjab, one from South India and a lady member). HPSC Chairman left after 2 questions.

Chairman - Introduce without giving specifics

M1- 

- Role of ICE in power plants
- What Instrumentation failures lead to industrial disasters
- Elaborate on work profile
- How did you get into mobile computing without ECE
- Performance in UPSC until now?

M2- 

- What processes will you follow to ensure safety norms in an industry
- Engg background in admin relevance
- How do you mentor students without having cleared the exam?

M3- 

- How will you handle the issue of poverty?
- Why are you suggesting a complicated solution( I approached the first question multidimensionally)
- So if someone has electricity but not energy cylinders, are they still poor?( I spoke about taking care of clean energy poverty too in the previous response)
- Should that poverty alleviation approach be driven by government or society itself?
- Isn't your assertion about empowerment needing handholding an oxymoron?(I spoke about Poverty requiring a holistic empowerment with initial handholding previously)
- What is Conflict of interest
- Give illustrations
- Solution to CoI
- Is Mentoring students not a CoI?
- So if everyone's conscience is clear, no CoI ever?(I used conscience as a reason in my retort to the previous question)
- Sustainable development?
- Name some SDGs.

M4(Lady Member)

- Gurugram vs Nuh development diff why?
- Gurugram issues
- Elaborate on Gurugram's electricity issues
- Nuh's major issues
- Why healthcare deficit in Nuh
- How to handle Anaemia, Malnutrition in Nuh
- Does sanitation have any role
- Role of Handwash day

Chairman

- Year of Grad
- Hobbies?
- Why play virtual tournament and not actual football matches?
- Define Balanced and unbalanced growth.
- Wishes for the UPSC Interview
- What is Ganga called once it enters Bangladesh

-Your Interview is over, you may leave

HCS Final Update:

Assistant Employment Officer it is!

HCS 2021 Final Result Update and Interview Video Transcript detailing the entire process.

https://youtu.be/96bM_1xojcY

As discussed, I've decided to postpone the Ethics course until after Prelims and would work on releasing the Prelims course soon.

I would help you solve all Qns from 2011-2021.

We would have two components.

1. Subject wise basic source crash course that would focus on Qns that needed your basic reading and I'll help you memorise and apply that knowledge.

2. Master Sherlocking series that would focus on Questions that needed only application of heuristics.

You would also have the option to purchase Modular courses, i.e. Only History/Geo/S&T etc PYQ discussion. Or the entire crash course. Or just the Sherlocking course focussing on heuristics. Or the entire module at once.

It's a big project and I want to maintain the highest quality as always. So I'll start releasing videos from March first/second week and should be done by April Mid/End.

Approximate pricing: Have to decide the price in such a way that I respect your pocket but at the same time, it's respectful to my time and intellectual investment. It'll be sub 10k for the entire package for sure, even lesser if I can get economies to scale. Individual crash courses would be around 1k each, Sherlocking would be around 2.5k-3k.

Kindly participate in the poll below so that I get a preliminary idea about the intent of interest.

Admissions in the Essay Course have been officially closed. I'll hopefully open the admissions again after Prelims.

Guys, I would be unavailable for next 2 weeks now. If you have any pending evaluations or activity classes, schedule them or put a gentle reminder on the @helpdeskupsc ID after 7th March. Thanks for cooperation.

Can't help but share. Amazing Mock Experience and learnt a lot.

Customary photo, because why not!

This exam is fiercely uncertain so I won't get my hopes too high but ig your love and wishes have been turning the tide in my favour so far.

Done with my interview.

Went much better than I could have expected.

I hope it doesn't flatter to deceive, which even if it does, won't meddle with my headspace because I played my part well.