Prelims 2024: Why you SHOULDN'T worry about cut offs and what you should be doing instead

https://youtu.be/dP7XnbOhxI0?si=BKXR9BMG7mxvqO1F

(Skip to 00:50 s to save your time- I wasn't aware they would be inserting ads in the starting. Please note that any ad in the video is not in my control sadly and there were no monetary transactions involved)

#upscmains #mentalhealth

Content enrichment

Prof. Alok Sagar - quote as an example

1. Look up his work on Google

2. Spend 5 mins to mentally brainstorm how you would use his example:

A. Which papers would you use his example in?
B. What kinds of questions (what topics) could you include his example in

(See comments for answers)

#upscmains #contentenrichment #GS4 #ethics

Mains 2024 session with Dr. Neha Rajput (AIR 51)

FAQ: Is it possible to clear Mains if you are starting Mains Prep after Prelims 2024

Many of you were asking me this question in our live sessions and I used to share how my friend Dr. Neha Rajput would be the best person to guide you in this.

Let's meet Dr. Neha on 5th of July, 9 pm in a live guidance session.

Send us all your questions related to the FAQ mentioned IN THE COMMENTS OF THIS POST ONLY so that I can track them better

1. Keep them related to THIS FAQ only please- we'll be doing more sessions on other FAQs don't worry
2. Students who are giving 2024- mention this so we can be more sensitive to your valuable time

Link to join Livestream at 9 pm today
https://t.me/drneharajput_ias?livestream
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-Chandarprabha Sharma AIR 289

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Mains guidance with Khushhali (AIR 61)

My friend and fellow Rankholder Khushhali is doing a session on Mains at 6 pm today

We used to prep together and Khushhali so I'm sure her session will be very helpful for my community members

Join her session here

https://t.me/khushhali_solanki61?livestream=29d090bfcf3fc1d69f

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GEOGRAPHY OPTIONAL AT 9 pm today

Guidance session by my friends Siddharth Srivastava (AIR 118) & Suramya Sharma (AIR 281)

Link: https://t.me/sid_randheer?livestream

#GeographyOptional #UPSCMains

Dr. Neha Rajput's Session on how to clear Mains 2024 in 78 days

Send us your queries in comments section of the post that is linked here --> https://t.me/chandarprabha289upsc/268
Please send them here only so we can ensure we don't miss your doubt

Link to join Livestream at 9 pm today

https://t.me/drneharajput_ias?livestream

#upscmains #upscstrategy

Public Administration students

I am doing a Pub Ad guidance session tomorrow (6th July, 11 am) with Abhishiekh Saxena sir of GS Score

We were thinking of what our student community needs the most at this moment--> so we have decided to discuss the following:

What you can do in the next 20 days to maximise your score in Public Administration.

This will also help you break your inertia with your optional since you know that our performance in Optional is vital to our rank in UPSC.

Register here:
https://iasscore.in/workshop-registration/648

Please pre-register so that you get the link otherwise we have seen that students are unable to join

#upscmains #upscstrategy #publicadministration #pubad

VIDEO RECORDING of the session with Dr. Neha Rajput (AIR 51)

If you are feeling overwhelmed and feel like you won't be able to prep Mains in the remaining days--> this video is for you

I have time stamped each section for you. Please skip to the sections that are more important to you (SAVE your time)

https://youtu.be/Xy8rzm3eOAo?si=RTsJHUkvPXn5FfeD

There is hope, don't worry. You cleared Prelims so it's not like you are starting from scratch! 😊✨

Grateful that Dr. Neha gave us her valuable time and guidance 😊✨🙌

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ESSAY FAQ

INTERPRETING TOPICS, where to find more topics, brainstorming

1. Build the skill of interpreting topics, ensuring that you understand them well- especially the philosophical topics
2. Practice brainstorming so that you are able to brainstorm in 15-20 mins for each topic during the actual exam (you can pick up the attached file daily whenever you need a break from other studies and.simply brainstorm the topics- you can take 10-15 mins for this practice).
3. Check if you interpreted the topic wrong (this is mostly the reason why you might end up getting less than 100 in essay)

I'm sending you a file which has Essay topics. Use this for brainstorming .

Make sure you have done the same for PYQ essay topics too

The above was the advice my mentors Qazi Muhazib and Sachin Arora sir had given me when we were writing mains 2023 (MMP)


Use the file below👇🏼-- it is a compilation of topics- practice brainstorming using this (AFTER YOU HAVE seen PYQs)


#essay #upscmains

MAINS 2024 FAQ: should you do Mains 365?

You can, it could help you with 2 things:
1. Content enrichment with current examples
2. Linking with static (see the boxes they give for eg. In Polity they will mention case laws/ articles etc)
3. You can also see diagrams/ graphs etc esp in Econ

There's also OnlyIAS documents which combine static and mains for each subject

Do either ONE and Not BOTH

If your notes for mains are already ready with current and static integration and content enrichment, you can skip such compilations

Whatever you do keep one thing in mind:

Don't compromise writing those answers/ mocks for simply reading and reading endlessly.

Mains is a game of answer WRITING and FINISHING THAT PAPER IN 3 HOURS.

#mains #upscmains #contentenrichment

Essay and ethics: repurpose your content


A LOT OF YOUR ETHICS CONTENT CAN BE REPURPOSED FOR ESSAY TOO, so be very alert and mindful about how your ethics notes and content can be used for essay

Brainstorm this actively- especially my 2024 mains community members.

2025 STUDENTS
You can even ALIGN your ethics and essay preparation

(For eg. I used to write my ethics examples and have another column on how I would use it for essay too)

#essay #upscmains

Essay Anecdote: content enrichment

Do read V Kamakoti sir's anecdote from his article in 2023

1. How will you use the quote by Dr. Abdul Kalam Ji he mentions? How will you use V Kamakoti's own anecdote?
2. Is there another GS paper you can quote this in? For which sub-topic?

#essay #mains #upscmains #contentenrichment