Gareeb ki ek pehchan or hai, usko kuda kachra vali baten exam se pehle samjh aati hai, or kaam ki genuine baten exam ke baad!!!

Sab bhashan-baazi se samjh jayege toh galatiyan kon karega?

Top secret to pass prelims 🤫

50 marks current affairs ✅
30 marks tricks ✅
20 marks mapping ✅
10 marks terms diagrams ✅
Static padhne ki jarurat hi nahi ❌

Exam se Pehle tumko vpata hota niklega ki nahi. Sab ko pta hota hai. Wo mindset hi banao ki bc mera to nikal hi raha. Cutoff 10 jaaye 100 jaaye ya 1000.

God helps only those who help themselves. Bahut saare log exam likhne se Pehle hi exam se bahar honge aur wo yahi last ke 4 5 din me hota. Tumhare saath bhi huwa hoga Pehle kabhi ya to pre me ya mains me ya interview me, but yes.

It's not your job to judge your level of prep. There's a constitutional commission, heralded as a bulwark of merit, called UPSC, established for it. Let them do their job. Let them set whatever paper they want to. Let them make whatever keys they can come up with. Our job is clear, trust the process! Trust ourselves! Trust our efforts!

There's an ocean of opportunity in front of you. It's yours, you are at its shore, it's just a matter of moment and courage to be able to successfully touch the waters. Don't fear, don't falter, never doubt, I am with you, we are with you, go ahead and just do it!

However great machines are deployed in the production factory, whether domestic or imported, if the electricity is not there, machines cannot operate. Period.

Or yahan baat factory, machines or electricity ki nahi ho rhi thi!!!

Checklist for Prelims 2026

A. ESSENTIALS
1. Admit card (2 copies)
2. Original Id card (as mentioned)
3. Black ball point pen (min 2)
4. 2 Passport size photos(if your photo is not clear)
5. Breathable loose clothes (pajama type, cap, hanky, light color etc)
6. Entry at 9:00am, 2:00pm

B. Other Things
1. Watch (analog)
2. Bedsheet for rest (csat break)
3. Carry pouch (for stationary)
4. Medicines, ORS if needed.

C. Crisis Time
(when things go very nasty)
1. 7-8 Deep Breathing (Oxygen flow to brain)
2. Sip Water
3. System Reboot (close eyes, head down etc) for 2 minutes
4. Jab mere jaise bhagwan se nhi ho raha, toh kisi se nhi ho raha!!!

Good Luck
NFU

https://youtu.be/JvcarN_A-nw
14 min video on mindset and temperament, I used to carry after final results and just before prelims.

Biologically, we are built in such a way that our body always maintains sufficient "Reserve energy" for any unforeseen situation.

Take proper sleep for 2 days now. And maintain/conserve your reserve energy balance. Kya pta 23 ko neend ayegi ache se ya nhi.

So, even if you don't get enough sleep on the 23rd, you are able to utilise the reserve. Now it's a game of conservation of energy and confidence.
GN

Gareeb ki ek pehchan ye bhi hai, vo ghabrahat ke time, jo cheezen out of control hai, unhe control karne ki koshish mein laga rehta hai.

Or jo cheezen uske control me hoti h, unhe kharab kar leta hai!!!

Ho sake toh time nikal kar
Sort Out Your Logistics

1. Kaise aana jana karoge, konsa route loge, kahan baithoge 3hr break me, Kahan shade milegi, Kahan lunch karoge jakar, Kahan se snacks drinks ka jugaad hoga, vehicles konsa rakhoge, bag Kahan jama karna, kya khaoge piyoge break mein, etc etc

2. Biometric ka natak h iss baar. 9 bje entry band hai. Toh try to reach by 8 or max 8:15am

Veterans ko kuch farak nhi padta isse, unka roz ka kaam hai. But Beginners jarur bechain ho jate hai ye sab se.

Exam success depends upon 3 factors.
1. Academic prowess
2. Nerve or Temperament management
3. Luck

3rd is never under our control.
1st has now gone out of control.
Only 2nd can be controlled now.

The irony is, students are doing the exact opposite, trying to control 1 and 3 right now, and ignoring 2.

Stay Safe
GN

Toh fir tyar ho?
Eee saab toh saala hoga hi hoga ✅

Gareeb ki ek pehchan ye bhi hai, vo paper ko dekh kar easy or tough judge karne lagta hai, or fir easy paper dekh kar excite or tough paper dekh kar fearful ho jata hai.

Bhul jata hai, excitement and fear dono "Aatapi Vatapi, 2 दैत्य bhai" हैं
Dono se na toh dosti achi, na hi dushmani

Agar ab kuch karni hi hai toh,
PYQ Rewiring karlo and develop a strong conviction over your method of solving them.

2 din ke liye, aisa koi kaam mat karo, jisse ya to Confidence ya Energy kam hota ho.

Agar padhne se confidence intact rehta h toh vo karo, agar masti karne se rehta toh ho karo, agar movie series se rehta toh vo.

Basically, try to conserve these 2.
Also, focus on nerve management now, and not academics/luck.

Gareeb ki ek pehchan ye bhi hai, (s)he is victim of "Missing Tile Syndrome", which is fuelled by termites (who dump random content/facts in last week which is impossible to remember like amac literature).

Cutoff 50 hai, gareeb 99 tiles laga chuka, fir bhi usse 1 remaining tile ki chinta rehti hai, all thanks to termites.

Vo bhul jata hai, 1 tile jo missing h usse selection toh nhi rukega, magar 99 tile jo lag chuki hai, anxiety temperament mismanagement ke karan, agar vo breakdown ho gyi, toh toh pakka rukega ✅

Trust your yourself
Trust your preparation level
Trust your preparation plan
Have faith on your execution
Embrace the surprise
Build the nerves of steel
Navigate the turbulence and streamline your mains ticket.

God knows how hard you have worked for it. (S)He will take care of it.Things are yours.You have earned it.

Go and capture it.
Good Luck
NFU

Told this, prelims ka natural characteristic hai uneasy unpredictable cheezen throw karna. You have to just accept this surprise initially.

Uske baad toh paper un logo ne hi banaya hai, jo hamesa banate hai. Toh vahi "footprints" bhi chhod diye, jinko mein "examiners limitation" batata hu hamesa.

Dimag shant or nerve management kiya hota toh, ye footprints and limitations dikh jate, jaise ki har saal dikhte the mujhe "exam hall" mein or abhi bhi dikh rhe.

Ek major change hai bas, iss baar 2023 jaise random topics par questions hai, and easy padhne vale questions bahut kam dikh rhe.

Toh finally, "Theory of Limitations" and "Nerve Management" hi kaam aayi hai, jaisa ki har saal aati hai.

Do tarah ke log jo gareeb the, vo aage bhi "Gareebi Trap" main hi rhege
1. Jinko lagta hai, aise paper ke liye padhai karni padti hai ✅
2. Jo dusro ko sunn kar blind tukke marke aate hai, without theory, without hierarchy, without confirmation and without backtesting ✅

Bhagwaan inko gareebi se nikalne ki shaktiyaan pradaan kare.
2 minute ka मोन rakh lete hai 😞

Paper kitna bhi tough tha ya easy tha. 10-12 hazaar log toh fir bhi mains likhege hi.

So, it's not about how much you are scoring. It's about your relative rank. It's about "how poor" you are scoring.