No more studying the same way and expecting a different result.

Change your strategy, change your habits —
because growth begins where comfort ends.


@UPSCneil

Every morning you wake up to the same books, the same uncertainty, the same self-doubt.
But remember this what you do today won’t just decide an exam; it’ll echo through every version of your future self.

Every hour of discipline, every night you didn’t quit, every silent fight you won, it all adds up to a story that will echo long after the results are forgotten.

This journey isn’t about one attempt.
It’s about the kind of person you’re becoming through it.

@UPSCneil

It’s okay to break down after a bad mock, a tough Prelims, or a rough study day.
Feeling hurt doesn’t make you weak — it means you care.

Cry, breathe, reset. Then rise again.


@UPSCneil

Best wishes to all students.

Sir will take a session soon to plan the way forward.

@UPSCneil

Not next attempt.
Not after you “cover basics again.”
Not when the environment is perfect, or when anxiety finally goes away.

It’s what you do right now, in this messy, imperfect, half-tired state, that decides everything.

Every page revised, every mock reviewed, every small comeback compounds into something massive.
The future isn’t waiting for your perfect mood. It’s being written by what you’re doing this hour.

@UPSCneil

Launching the much anticipated Sherlocking IGP, which will help unclutter the Interview prep like never before.

We need to ensure we prep for Interview in the best way, without compromising the continued prep for Mains and Pre.

Students of our Sherlocking IGPs have scored tremendously well and made best use of the guidance in the last 2 years.


CSE 2024 Interview scores
Zinnia:206, Isha: 195, Tanishi: 193, Anshul: 190, Ankita: 187 and many more!

CSE 2023 Interview scores
Balaji: 202, Rupal: 201, Wardah: 198, Shaurya: 195 and many more!


Enrolment Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkFxKejrnpsSiRI04TUcenVRrRTMOX-3b16dNIVB9U8A4_ig/viewform

One time Token Fee: 499/-

We’ve decided to keep the batch size very small to ensure the best personalised attention.

Once you enrol, send the request to @helpdeskupsc to get added to the relevant telegram channel.

Maybe you didn’t plan to be here. Maybe you just wanted to “give it a shot” one attempt, one year.
But look where that road led you to your limits, your patience, your real self.

Sometimes destiny doesn’t come with a plan. It sneaks up on you disguised as a detour.
You thought you were running away from pressure, but you were running into purpose.

Life has a strange way of dragging you exactly where you’re meant to be, even if you go kicking and screaming.

@UPSCneil

Right now feels impossible. The syllabus feels endless. The competition feels crushing. The doubt feels suffocating.

This is your darkest hour.

🌅 But darkness doesn’t last. Dawn is coming and it will change everything.

That result you’ve been chasing. That version of yourself you’re becoming. That life of service and purpose you’re building.

It’s all waiting on the other side of this struggle.

When the night is darkest, the sunrise is closest. Hold on just a little longer.

Your breakthrough is coming.

@UPSCneil

Hope is passive. Transformation is active.

🔥 You don’t rise from failure by wishing for better days. You rise by destroying everything holding you back.

The old excuses? Burn them. The self-doubt? Burn it. The toxic habits, the limiting beliefs, the comfortable mediocrity? All of it, into the fire.

Your comeback isn’t about gentle recovery. It’s about ruthless reinvention.

Let the failures consume the weak version of you. From those ashes, forge someone unstoppable.

This is your rebirth. Make it count.

@UPSCneil

Let’s meet today at 9ishPM here on @UPSCneil.

All students welcome, whether you unfortunately missed out in the IW call, or targeting next attempt or even ones who got the call.

If there are queries you want to leave in advance, feel free to do that on @UPSCneil.

Best wishes to IFoS appearing students meanwhile!

Videos for Mains you MUST watch:

Mains Sherlocking Demo
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFrAJkEb21Ay0YF3NaeRwwWsXNjLSlR51&si=zOHwuXhlu47fz1ka

DAW Orientation
https://youtu.be/W5_chFbPKD8

GS1 2025 Analysis:
https://youtu.be/jypkuiuEQJ8

GS2 2025 Analysis:
https://youtu.be/L_8iKICxWpc

GS3 2025 Analysis:
https://youtu.be/tjPGFVknvWw

Strategy for Mains moving forward
https://youtu.be/9hiv_yxlsjs

2024 GS1 through Mains Sherlocking
https://youtu.be/fNLTXoXPI30

PYQ Mapping from IFoS GK
https://youtu.be/5YtBL5sn7y0

Drawing Map in 15seconds
https://youtu.be/exm9Ka36sdc

Sherlocking through GS1, 2023(How you would feel after the Mains Module)
https://youtu.be/IKUPCbcUF9w?si=wsrRvM_cLj4SfSY4

Sherlocking Essay 2023 Analysis(How you would feel after Essay Module)
https://youtu.be/s8IFs-xjScU?si=N6QTAx9Ybzok2Vtu

Mains as an Optimisation problem
https://youtu.be/ekMA8qMzj2Y?si=lvjp4P2p0R2K-tNO

Mains Strategy Video(will also serve as Demo Video for Sherlocking Mains)
https://youtu.be/9yxBaFAOa-w?si=LgQRONyZlMZw_pjx

Analysing Newspaper
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFrAJkEb21AyId_4_AjqW3DpTniTMHJ_u&si=8P-ueceGTMFND6JP

Bonus Fun Video
https://youtu.be/MQjH4G6XrGU

Sir’s DKT videos
https://t.me/Neil_You/1855

For any module related queries, feel free to ping us at @helpdeskupsc.

From inside the crowd, solitude looks scary.

From the path of growth, solitude feels sacred.

In UPSC and life, choosing your own direction may feel lonely -
but that’s also where freedom, clarity, and strength live.

@UPSCneil

Sometimes the breakthrough isn’t learning more —
it’s unlearning what’s holding you back.
Flexible minds win — in UPSC, and everywhere.

@UPSCneil

You have a unique story. A perspective only you carry. A journey no one else can replicate.

Yet you’re copying someone else’s strategy, mimicking their optional, following their timeline.

💎 The world doesn’t need another clone. It needs your authentic contribution.

Your struggles shaped your empathy. Your background gives you insights others lack. Your unconventional path is your competitive edge.

Don’t waste your originality trying to fit someone else’s mold.

The IAS needs diverse voices, not duplicates. Be unapologetically yourself.

That’s your power.

@UPSCneil

Every day is a reset button — in UPSC and in life.

Yesterday's mock, mood, mistakes — don’t carry them forward.

Show up again, with cleaner intention and lighter mind. Progress is built one fresh morning at a time.

@UPSCneil

They said UPSC is impossible for someone from your background. They said three attempts are too many. They said your optional is too risky, your preparation too late, your dream too big.

Good. Let them say it.

🔥 ‘Impossible’ is just a challenge waiting for someone brave enough to accept it.

Every IAS officer was once told it couldn’t be done. Every topper faced the same doubts. Every success story started with someone refusing to believe in ‘impossible.’

You’re not here to play it safe. You’re here to rewrite the rules.

Make ‘impossible’ your mission. Then make it your story.

@UPSCneil

Sherlocking Interview Guidance Program - https://youtube.com/shorts/uDYRe25PM-Y

Launched the program recently - it will help unclutter the Interview prep like never before.

We need to ensure we prep for Interview in the best way, without compromising the continued prep for Mains and Pre.

Students of our Sherlocking IGPs have scored tremendously well and made best use of the guidance in the last 2 years.

CSE 2024 Interview scores
Zinnia:206, Isha: 195, Tanishi: 193, Anshul: 190, Ankita: 187 and many more!

CSE 2023 Interview scores
Balaji: 202, Rupal: 201, Wardah: 198, Shaurya: 195 and many more!


Enrolment Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkFxKejrnpsSiRI04TUcenVRrRTMOX-3b16dNIVB9U8A4_ig/viewform

One time Token Fee: 499/-

We’ve decided to keep the batch size very small to ensure the best personalised attention.

Once you enrol, send the request to @helpdeskupsc to get added to the relevant telegram channel.

There comes a point in this journey when you stop fearing failure because you’ve already tasted it.
You’ve missed attempts, lost routines, drifted from friends, maybe even forgot who you were before all this.

But strangely, that’s when you become unstoppable.
When you’ve lost the version of yourself that needed validation, comparison, and comfort; you finally study not to prove, but to rise.

Once you’ve lost everything fake, you’re free to build everything real.

@UPSCneil

All enrolled Sherlockers must have received the link for the Super Sherlocking Meet, scheduled for Saturday, 22nd November at 11.30 AM. The meeting link is available in the app's chat section.

“Three attempts are enough.” Break that limit. “My background isn’t right for IAS.” Shatter that ceiling. “I’m too old to start now.” Destroy that barrier.

💥 Every belief about what you can’t do exists only until someone proves it wrong.

The impossible rank. The uncrackable optional. The insurmountable syllabus. They’re all just records waiting for you to break them.

Your limits aren’t real. They’re just stories you haven’t challenged yet.

Stop respecting boundaries that were never meant for you. This is your time to break through.

@UPSCneil

You’ll lose focus. You’ll miss deadlines. You’ll take a break that accidentally becomes a month.
And then, guilt will whisper that you’ve “lost it.”

But listen, losing rhythm isn’t losing destiny.
You’re not behind. You’re rebuilding.
Every stumble is just proof that you’re still walking.

Just because you paused doesn’t mean you quit.
You’re still in the story. Keep turning the page.

@UPSCneil