UPSC CSE prep with Toppers
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A group managed by this year's UPSC toppers. Providing impartial and neutral advice to all CSE aspirants to help them understand the exam process. Suggestions welcome. Mail at connectwithrish@gmail.com
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This is available only in New Delhi through a national level entrance test. They provide free coaching + residential facilities. Interested students can apply and gte the benefits
There's one more Zakat foundation for Muslim aspirants. Many of friends in service have benefited.
Friends writing their mains, few last minute tips.

1. Essay - Create the structure of both essays first and then write. What people, especially first timers do is that they overthink in the first essay and underperform the second. Give equal time

2. GS - Attempt each and every question. Don't miss any. Start from the 11th question and complete the 15 markers first. Then 1 to 10th. Have a digital watch with you such that you've the trace of every second. Because every second counts in Mains. Leaving any page empty is a sin and crime.

3. Ethics - do the case studies first. Think well and give a PRACTICAL solution. Don't be too idealistic.

4. Isolate yourself from the rest of the world. I know most of you would have stopped using any social media. Continue with that.
General tips

1. Reach the exam centre before an hour.

2. Have a very healthy but light breakfast. Prefer oats or corn flakes. Also carry chocolates. They'll help you to beat the hunger even in between the exam.

3. Carry some juice but don't drink water before the exam much. You may be forced to use washroom which may take away precious few mins. So limit your liquid intake.

4. Don't discuss your answers with anyone. Just go there, write the exam and come back.

5. Carry extra pens. I used trimax for the exam. It gave a good physical appeal in the paper.

6. Have a very limited lunch. Heavy lunch may put you in a lazy mode.

7. Check the weather reports, especially people in chennai and South India. It's raining. Be careful.

8. When you see the question paper you'll find 2-3 googly questions on which you won't have much idea. Don't panic. Take few minutes to think out of a very Generalistic answer. Don't write anything stupid or blunder. Just a general answer. For example - last year there was a question on chaitanya mahaprabhu of Bhakti movement. Though I had absolutely no idea about Chaitanya, yet I could fill 3 pages writing a general answer.

9. Don't do anything stupid in the paper like revealing your identity anywhere. You'll be penalised. This year I saw people getting penalised upto 25 marks and losing their selection. So don't act stupid.

10. Be ready to face anything in the exam hall. There'll be loudspeakers blazing, traffic sounds etc. Be prepared mentally. You can't give an excuse that there was too much noise or my bench was shaky or there was no electricity. Most of you ppl will be writing exams in govt schools and within city limits. So face it.

11. If your school is in a remote part of the city or somewhere not well connected then go today to have a look at it. Tomorrow you won't feel lost or panic.


Finally, this day, for which you've been waiting for long has arrived finally. Give the best and let God be with you.
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Hi all.
For those who write mains next year,

Pls do have a look on mains questions as mandatory.

Start writing minimum 5 questions daily from the GS -2019 paper.
U can write or even prepare with facts and drawings.
But don't procrastinate .

I feel that this will give you more confidence.

Use ur sundays for essay.
Try to write all 8 essays before December.

This is the time you can focus on content enrichment of your mains answers.
Whether it is ethics, Gs, optional or essay this is the time.
If you people are ready
You can send to our mail I'd
We will correct n send feedback
Once in a week.
You all know that in LBSNAA too schedules are tight.

dharmisree@gmail.com
You can send your answers.
Once this mains questions are over , we will focus on daily answer writing along with prelims.
We will form groups if possible.
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Rishab can u please correct this 👆
It is in hindi.
So better if u do the needful
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Another example for importance of reading hindu, yesterday there was a question about Visvesaraya and today morning we're having answer for that. One can argue it came one day delayed, but I'm sure some other article would've come in the last one year. So I strongly recommend to read widely apart from coaching notes to write quality answers in mains.
Sir Visvesvaraya was also trending during elections due to political reasons #allrouundawarness is imperative
As I share a lot of my ideas and thoughts with the aspirants, I feel I should share this too.

Have you ever thought that you've been disadvantaged? Ever thought that God hasn't been particularly kind with you? Or you think why is this happening only with me?

I think many of us ask the above questions. Most of the time we think why is it only happening to us. Or we feel that for the amount of hardwork I'm putting in, why I'm not getting the desired results?

I'd wish to introduce you to the group 'We are one'. This is a group of alumni of 'Amar Jyoti Foundation'.

AJF is a school for students with special needs. On Wednesday we had a session at LBSNAA to sensitise us about persons with disabilities. Shouldn't say that. Persons who are differently abled.

So what did the troupe did?

How many of us can dance bhartanatyam? A few I believe. How many of us can dance bhartanatyam on a wheel chair? I can understand that you're thinking is it even possible? Even I had the same question until I saw the troupe doing Bhartanatyam on wheel chair.

We all love music right? A good tune makes us dance. What if you're hearing impaired? Can you still dance? But 'We are One' showed they can. There were girls danced for bhartanatyam and we all thought they're just like us. Only later we came to know that they're persons with hearing challenges. And they danced, and danced so well. I was just mesmerised.

Think, they can't hear music but they made sure every step there's an absolute coordination.


Finally, they emphasized on few points

1. We don't want mercy, we are hungry for more opportunities

2. Disability is just a state of mind

3. Everyone has some kind of disability. Few can see them and few cannot.

And the highlight of the event was when the differently abled people did Thang Tha. A manipuri martial art. Just hats off to their guts and practice.

To excel at such a level I know they'd have put hours and hours of hardwork.

See them on YouTube or Facebook. They'll surely inspire you to work harder.