Neil & You! (UPSC & Beyond)
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Neil, HCS 2021(Rank 93)

Founder UnlockIAS, devised the Art of ‘Sherlocking’.

Coached students successfully in UPSC, UPPCS, RAS, HCS, BPSC, OPSC, TNPSC & other state PCS exams, IFoS, ICAS, LEO, CAPF.

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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!
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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.
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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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:
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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.
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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.

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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.
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“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.

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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.

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Stop postponing joy till results day.

Build it in your discipline, your routines, your progress.

Happiness isn’t a reward - it's a practice.


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The ones who stay composed after failing prelims twice. The ones who remain steady when everyone doubts them. The ones who keep faith through the endless waiting.

They’re not calm because life was easy. They’re calm because they survived the chaos.

Your inner peace wasn’t gifted, it was forged in fire.

Every storm you weathered built the unshakeable strength inside you. The panic attacks you conquered. The breakdowns you recovered from. The nights you cried but showed up the next morning anyway.

That peace? That’s your superpower. That’s what will carry you through the exam hall, the interview, the uncertainty.

Trust what you’ve built through struggle.

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The Constitution did not just give India a system of governance; it gave India direction, identity, and purpose.

As serious aspirants and future officers, your journey is not just about clearing an exam, it is about earning the trust of ‘We the People’.
And that trust rests on how deeply you understand the values behind every article and not just the articles themselves.

India’s progress is not an accident. It is the result of constitutional morality, visionary leadership, and a citizenry that believed in democratic ideals.

Today, the real tribute is not in celebration,
but in preservation.
Not in speeches, but in service.

May we continue to strengthen this legacy,
and ensure that the next 75 years are built on justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity; not just in words, but in action.

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Sometimes the only thing between you and a rank is the courage to believe you can actually get one.

Stop shrinking. Grow into your capability.

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Nothing around you is fixed.

Not society, not the exam, not destiny.

They were designed by people no smarter than you —
and can be redefined by you.


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You’ll never “feel” ready — not for UPSC, not for life.

Readiness isn’t an emotion, it’s a decision you make in silence.

Start the mock. Write the first answer. Take the attempt. Courage comes after you begin, not before.


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You don’t need to announce your comeback. You don’t need to prove yourself to doubters. You don’t need applause for showing up daily.

Real strength is silent preparation while others sleep. Focused revision while others scroll. Consistent effort without seeking validation.

🎯 The ones making noise are insecure. The ones in silence are dangerous.

When results arrive, your work will speak louder than any declaration ever could.

Stop talking about what you’ll do. Let your name in the final list do the talking.

Move in silence. Strike with results.

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UPSC is the art of moving forward without guarantees.

You won’t always feel certain — but you must still turn the page, take the mock, write the answer, show up again.

Faith > certainty.


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