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Officers IAS Academy prediction misses by only one mark.

Posted on 4th June 2018 (RA Israel Jebasingh)

Friends, General studies paper was a bit unconventional. We took a sample of few students who wrote last year and got qualified to write Mains. In the sample, some got Group A services like IRS.

Invariably for everyone, their marks have come down between 15 to 20 marks this year when compared to last year. (Say a person who scored 120 marks last year is getting only 100 to 105 marks this year).

The vacancies are around 200 less when compared to last year and the intake for mains can be less. So we have taken that also into consideration. Last year General category cut off was 105 marks.

Considering the unconventional nature and vacancies less by 200 this year, Cut off for General Category this year is expected to be 95 marks( plus or minus 2 marks). Cut off for OBC / SC/ ST and PH candidates can be deduced based on General Category.

Regards,
R.A.Israel Jebasingh,
Director,
Officers IAS Academy.

Mr V Sivasubramanian IRS (‘Mani’) is an IIT Kanpur and IIM Bangalore alumnus with rich administrative and managerial experience of three decades in government, government agencies as well as in the private sector.
He served for over two decades as an IRS officer holding both executive charges as well as being in policy making in Government of India including the making of 13 Union Budgets.
As an alumnus of IIM it is apt for him to teach the Management optional to the students of Officers IAS Academy. With his expertise in public finance, Mr Sivasubramanian also teach Budget, Public Finance and Investment Models of the General Studies areas.

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Dear friends, I had the opportunity to interact with a top doctor recently and I asked him for some tips for aspirants to keep good health in the month or so before the exam.

This is the summary of what he said -

1. Sleep for 7-8 hours. The common mistake most exam-takers do is, to be able to study more and cram more information they tend to compromise on sleep. This will give you the satisfaction of doing your best. But with inadequate sleep, what you read will not form a strong imprint on your mind. There will be very little absorption. Recollection too will be very poor. So it is very important to sleep for 7-8 hours everyday.

2. Avoid sugary foods like sweets, chocolates and soft drinks one month before the exam. Sugary foods will give you a temporary high, but your energy levels will fall quickly, making you feel tired for the rest of the day. So to maintain peak mental performance, avoid sugary foods. Whenever you feel like having sweets, you can have a banana or some other fruit.

3. Brain foods. Almonds, walnuts and groundnuts are very good for the brain. But don’t consume too much. Less than a hand-full maximum.

4. Try to add some variety of spinach or some other green leafy vegetable to your diet.

5. Have 3-5 litres of water a day. Hydration will keep you fresh.

6. Spend half an hour a day on some light exercise. A short walk or yoga or cycling. Nothing too strenous.

Israel Jebasingh
Director, Officers IAS Academy

Disclaimer -

Kindly note that the content here is not intended to be professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard any professional medical advice.

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