Your name far below the vacancy cutoff in the merit list? That failed campus interview when everyone else got placed? Being left behind alone after friends moved away for their first jobs?

What felt like the end was actually a redirection.

🛤️ Sometimes what looks like a setback is life clearing distractions from your path to civil services.

That “lost” placement gave you the push to pursue your real calling. Those friends moving on removed the peer pressure to settle for less.

Your biggest disappointments became your biggest motivations.

💫 Trust the detours. They weren’t punishments, they were preparations for something greater.

@UPSCneil

When frustration hits after a failed mock test, pause. When you want to quit after reading a confusing Government scheme, breathe.

That angry reaction could destroy months of progress in one moment.

🔥 Your emotional control today shapes your civil service career tomorrow.

Every time you choose patience over panic, discipline over drama — you’re training the future administrator in you.

The nation needs officers who think before they react, not those who let emotions drive decisions.

⚖️ Master your mind first. Everything else follows.

@UPSCneil

Hey Sherlockers!

Watch conversation with All India Radio (AIR) where all important doubts about UPSC journey are addressed in detail-

https://youtu.be/RZ8Y-3YV-AY?si=pj2mkQyN1dwibsM5

You can move to Delhi for coaching, join the best test series, buy all the expensive books.

But if you still carry the same self-doubt, the same fear of failure, the same “I’m not smart enough” story — nothing changes.

🧠 The real transformation isn’t external. It’s internal.

Heal that voice that says you’re not IAS material. Challenge the belief that says others are more deserving.

Your biggest enemy isn’t the syllabus. It’s the limiting thoughts you carry about yourself.

💫 Change your inner narrative first. The outer results will follow.

@UPSCneil

🪔 Happy Diwali 🪔
As diyas glow in every home and fireworks light up the sky, may this festival remind us that even the smallest spark can brighten the darkest night. Let your hope, effort, and kindness be the light that guides you forward and inspires those around you.

✨ Diwali is not just about lights outside, but the glow we nurture within. ✨

@UPSCneil

Half of UPSC is fought outside the exam hall, in the stories you whisper to yourself at 2 AM.
If your story is “I can’t,” you’ve lost before the test begins.

Change the script.
Tell yourself you’re capable, resilient, unbreakable.

That story has no limits.

@UPSCneil

It’s okay if no one sees your growth right now.
UPSC prep often feels like being buried; alone, unseen, in the dark.

But seeds don’t panic in the soil.
They gather strength, quietly building roots.

This hidden season isn’t your end.
It’s your power-building season.

@UPSCneil

That failed prelims attempt from 2024? That time you wasted on the wrong optional? Those months you spent doubting yourself after a bad mock test?

Stop letting yesterday’s mistakes dictate today’s efforts.

🔥 Your past failures are not fortune tellers. They don’t get to write your future story.

Every morning, you get a fresh chance to rewrite your destiny. Don’t let old wounds infect new opportunities.

Today is not yesterday. This attempt is not the last one.

Break free from your own prison.

@UPSCneil

5th Sherlocking Offline Community Meet Notice

All of you are cordially invited to the Fifth Offline Community Meet.

We will be meeting at Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya - https://maps.app.goo.gl/vMVdVRG2BYGASdGD9

Post 6PM, you are free to explore adjoining areas at your own leisure!

Last Offline Meet - https://t.me/Neil_You/2557

National Museum:
https://youtube.com/shorts/nO3Hu3Cass0?si=ZDDcuebytVBWk_4Z

Lodhi Gardens:
https://youtube.com/shorts/EwvUG9JfJwU?si=THKoJgLbo5DQdOIR

Your blood carries proof that survival is your inheritance.

Every ancestor before you endured famine, war, plague, and chaos and still, you stand here with a pen, a dream, and a chance.

UPSC is not the hardest test your lineage has faced.

Act like you carry 3.8 billion years of undefeated history.

@UPSCneil

You’re walking away from the comfort of your old life. No more endless social media. No more “I’ll study tomorrow.”

You’re leaving behind the person who made excuses, who procrastinated, who feared failure.

🚶‍♂️ This journey demands sacrifice. Late-night parties become early morning studies. Casual friendships fade as your focus sharpens.

It’s lonely sometimes. It’s uncomfortable always.

But on the other side of this discomfort? Your IAS dreams are waiting.

✨ Walk away from who you were to become who you’re meant to be.

@UPSCneil

📢 Onboarding & Course Doubt Session | 25th Oct, 8:30 PM Sharp

Students looking to enroll in Sherlocking Modules can join the session to get their course and enrollment queries addressed. ✨ A small appreciation gesture awaits those attending with an intent to enroll.

Additionally, enrolled students having any module-related queries may also join for clarity and support.

🔗 Join here: meet.google.com/vcw-nwkp-qxy

Team Unlock IAS

While others scroll through reels, you’re reading The Hindu. While others binge-watch series, you’re solving PYQs.

It’s not about being naturally brilliant. It’s about choosing discipline over distraction.

⏰ The hours you spend with NCERT while others waste time on social media? That’s your competitive edge.

Your “boring” Saturday night with Current Affairs is someone else’s “I wish I had studied more.”

🎯 Success isn’t about having more talent. It’s about using your time like it matters.

Because it does.

@UPSCneil

UPSC prep can feel like a storm — mocks shaking your confidence, deadlines spinning around you, doubts hitting from every side.

But even hurricanes have a center of calm.

Find yours.

In stillness, you’ll see clearly. In clarity, you’ll fight stronger.

@UPSCneil

Right now, it feels endless. The syllabus, the pressure, the uncertainty.

But imagine this: Years from now, as an IAS officer serving the nation, you’ll remember these sleepless nights, these tough revisions, these moments of doubt.

✨ And you’ll whisper a quiet “thank you” to the version of you who refused to quit.

The struggle you’re in today is building the strength you’ll need tomorrow.

Keep going. Your future self is counting on it.

@UPSCneil

Some days you’ll cry over a mock test score. Some days you’ll feel like quitting after reading one page of Indian Express.

And that’s completely normal.

💔 UPSC prep isn’t Instagram-worthy every day. It’s messy, frustrating, and sometimes soul-crushing.

You don’t need to be motivated 24/7. You just need to show up on the days when motivation is nowhere to be found.

🌱 Progress isn’t always pretty. But it’s always worth it.

Feel the feelings. Then get back to your books.

@UPSCneil

Every failed prelims attempt carved resilience into your soul. Every sleepless night of preparation built your mental strength. Every moment of doubt you pushed through proved your warrior spirit.

🗡️ The battles you’ve fought in silence have forged you into someone stronger than you realize.

Those struggles weren’t wasted time — they were training for the fight ahead.

When UPSC tests your limits, you’ll remember: you’ve survived worse, you’ve endured longer, you’ve risen before.

💪 Your scars are your superpowers. Your pain became your strength.

@UPSCneil

"150 years of inspiration from the man who united India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel."

His message still echoes: Strength lies in unity.
Let’s stand together: as learners, as dreamers, as doers.

@UPSCneil

5th Sherlocking Offline Community Meet Notice

All of you are cordially invited to the Fifth Offline Community Meet.

We will be meeting at Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya - https://maps.app.goo.gl/vMVdVRG2BYGASdGD9

Post 6PM, you are free to explore adjoining areas at your own leisure!

Last Offline Meet - https://t.me/Neil_You/2557

National Museum:
https://youtube.com/shorts/nO3Hu3Cass0?si=ZDDcuebytVBWk_4Z

Lodhi Gardens:
https://youtube.com/shorts/EwvUG9JfJwU?si=THKoJgLbo5DQdOIR

This moment isn’t just about cricket, it’s a mirror of life itself.

At times, life’s “win predictor” seems against you - circumstances stacked 72% in favor of failure, and only 28% in your favor. The odds, logic, even people around you might say it’s already over. But just like this match, life isn’t played on numbers - it’s played on heart, persistence, and faith.

The scoreboard may not always tell your story, but your refusal to give up does.

Because in both cricket and life - it’s never over till it’s over.


@UPSCneil

The mocks you avoid, the subjects you postpone, the doubts you bury —
that’s your cave.

And inside it lies the breakthrough you’ve been chasing.
Fear isn’t a stop sign in this journey.

It’s a compass pointing straight to your treasure.

@UPSCneil