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| 1 | Akshat Kaushal, Rank 55 |
| 2 | Some Quotes: (Few are given below, rest I covered from G Subbarao ethics book) |
| 3 | Einstein- |
| 4 | Buddha |
| 5 | Martin Luther |
| 6 | test series (2) |
| 7 | few mock interviews |
| 8 | optimistic. |
| 9 | Optional Sociology |
| 10 | DETAILS about my strategy and advice to aspirants |
| 11 | what I covered |
| 12 | read |
| 13 | memorised |
| 14 | Tusharanshu Paper 1 notes |
| 15 | Paper 1 |
| 16 | for Paper 2 |
| 17 | You may refer to some of my answer copies here (test series that I wrote at nice IAS). |
| 18 | All the best to you dear aspirants!! |
| 19 | I sincerely hope that one of you turns out to be the topper next year and then will pen down his/her strategy to help others. |
| 20 | My daily time table |
| 21 | Magazines |
| 22 | RSTV/LSTV |
| 23 | Books for specific topics like disaster management or Governance or science and technology (I keep getting such queries) |
| 24 | Pen/Pencil |
| 25 | Daily schedule (daily multiple subjects or one topic at a time) |
| 26 | Did you read Yojna Kurukshetra magajines etc? |
| 27 | No, I did not. Relied on online current affairs only from insightsonindia.com |
| 28 | Did you make notes of current affairs for Pre? |
| 29 | No, I relied on monthly compilations provided by magazines |
| 30 | Did you make current affairs notes for mains? |
| 31 | Yes, I did make short notes for mains- soft copy notes (especially relevant for Paper 2 and Paper 3 of GS). Copied from online sources or wrote the gist of a topic in my own words in word doc. It came handy for revision. |
| 32 | How did you revise current affairs of previous 12 months for mains? |
| 33 | I kind of did not focus much on it. Relied more on latest current affairs (ie during 3-4 months of period between pre and mains) but still almost all got covered bcoz curent affairs run in continuity for several months altogether (eg collegium issue or say disability bill etc and also because I revised the topicwise compilations dedicated for pre provided by insightsonindia.com. |
| 34 | How to start preparation? |
| 35 | One can start with NCERTs and standard books (like Laxminkant, Spectrum etc). Read a book, then solve MCQs based on that, that will help you in getting the correct approach on how to study a book, which facts to focus on, what definition to memorise and so on. Then take second reading of that book. This time, you will better understand the approach to study (as you have gone through the MCQs based on that) |
| 36 | When to start reading current affairs? |
| 37 | Ideally, covering current affairs starting from one year before preliminary exam is a must. |
| 38 | When to start answer writing practice? |
| 39 | After coverig NCERTs and standard books, (and studying current affairs for a while say 2-3 months) you would have built a good knowledge base. So, one can target completing NCERTs and standard books say in 3 months and then start answer writing practice. |
| 40 | Where to do answer writing practice? |
| 41 | You can join a mains test series of some coaching inst**ute (they are available free of cost online as well..if financial constraints are there in joining test series) or you can practice “Secure” initiative of insightsonindia (as I did) |
| 42 | When to start ans writing for Sociology optional and how to go about it? |
| 43 | Start answer writing once you complete your syllabus. If you are taking coaching, then inst**ute itself will be takinf some tests of yours. If no coaching, then finish one topic and then solve past years’ Qs from that (No need to write the ans but just see whether you are able to mentally frame answers to all these Qs or not). As far as full fledged test series is concerned, that can be done after pre (eg I did) |
| 44 | Reading current affairs online is sufficient? |
| 45 | Well, in my case, I only relied on online current affairs and that too from only one website (insightsonindia). I did not read any newspaper (for pre and mains, at the time of interview preparation, I started reading Indian Express..only one newspaper) |
| 46 | Current affairs are different on different websites, how to manage from multiple websites? |
| 47 | Yes, there will be little differences but trust one website only. They will cover a particular thing sooner or later. Focus on only one source. If you are still uncertain, what you can do is- go for test series of 2 websites say insights and vision both. This would suffice (PS- I had done only one website and also test series of only one website) |
| 48 | How to keep oneself motivated and focused while studying for such long hours daily? |
| 49 | Just think of the time when you had taken the decision to leave everything else and start preparing. Remember those sentiments, those ideals that drove you to preparation and start preparation in full swing. Just remember that your compet**ion is with those students who are preparing full day and sweating it out more than you. You have to work harder than them to stay in compet**ion. Further, you can rely on things like motivational quotes, spiritual thoughts, some ideal who you admire and keep them in front of you always to keep u inspired. I used to think that this is the last time when I am studying these books…in future, I would not have to do that. I would think that the more I slog now, more is the possibility of a better future. Also, I would try to look upto those people who were in more miserable condition that myself and then think that I must work hard since God has been really kind to me, So I must show my grat**ude to Him by doing my best under current circ***stances. |
| 50 | We have a tendency to forget what we read. So, what to do? |
| 51 | It happens with everyone. Multiple revisions is the only solution. |
| 52 | How to devise the time table that how much time to devote to each book? |
| 53 | Work backwards…see that you have to revise everything at least 4-5 times before pre or befor e mains. So, accordingly see that in a month or so, everything has to be revised once. This way futher, work ou thow much time to give to each book. Also, bear in mind that time for successive revisions should come down. (Eg Geography 11th n 12th ki total 4 books karne ke liye, initially 2 days each book but in later stages…all 4 should get completed in 2 days total) |
| 54 | Did you watch youtube videos for GS topics? |
| 55 | No, I did not (except for a few rare time)s. Generally, relied on written content only. |
| 56 | Did you watch youtube videos for Sociology? |
| 57 | None, at all |
| 58 | Did you practicesociology answer writing online? |
| 59 | For few days (7-8 days), I tried following others’ answers of sociology on insightsonindia sociology group (online Disqus platform) but could not sustain it..found it time consuming and then left it |
| 60 | Which medium to choose- Hindi or English? |
| 61 | Availability of material in Hindi medium is little tough, So, if possible go for English medium (Also, if writing English is not a prob, only speaking Eng is prob then understand that you can give interview in Hindi even if you have written mains in English). BUT if you face difficulty in understanding English, in that case seek guidance from Hindi Medium toppers and DO go for preparation in Hindi Medium. |
| 62 | Doubt regarding NCERT of sociology- Do we need to cover them? |
| 63 | In my opinion, no need to cover them. They do not cover anything relevant in requird detail. |
| 64 | Which books to refer for Disaster management, Science & Tech, Security etc? |
| 65 | I did not read any specific book and relied on current affairs only. Some topics which were still left and which I could not understand eg “Resource Mobilisation”- I would google and read from websites like GS Score which give relevant UPSC specific content in short |
| 66 | Can I refer Tusharanshu notes as the base material for my sociology preparation? |
| 67 | One should keep Upendra or Mahapatra or any other teacher’s cla***room notes as the basic material and then use Tusharanshu notes for supplementing them. Coz Tusharanshu notes are very detailed and they somewhere lack continuity since they are a compilation from many sources. It would become difficult to understand from them directly especially when one has not taken any coaching. |
| 68 | What did I study on Insights website? |
| 69 | On a DAILY basis- Current affairs, editorial, daily MCQs………………………………. |
| 70 | Occasionally – RSTV videos, AIR summary and mindmaps (Mindmaps for those topics only which I found new) |
| 71 | SECURE initiative- Followed for 4-5 months, wrote answers from Aug 16 to Jan 17 daily and then appeared for Pre of 2017, During the period from pre to mains (ie Jul 17 to Oct 17), I would occasionally read (and not write) those questions which I found interesting or important or new. |
| 72 | Is insights current affairs sufficient? |
| 73 | Well, I followed insights only and no other website (Did not do Vision PT 365 or IAS baba or Forum IAS etc) |
| 74 | only |
| 75 | BUT |
| 76 | Current Affairs for Pre |
| 77 | Current Affairs for Mains |
| 78 | My Excel Notes |
| 79 | For those who are not able to view above word doc***ents, here is their PDF version. |
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| 7 | ab concept samajh aa chuka tha |
| 8 | All the best to you dear aspirants!! |
| 9 | I sincerely hope that one of you turns out to be the topper next year and then will pen down his/her strategy to help others. |
| 10 | Did you read Yojna Kurukshetra magajines etc? |
| 11 | No, I did not. Relied on online current affairs only from insightsonindia.com |
| 12 | Did you make notes of current affairs for Pre? |
| 13 | No, I relied on monthly compilations provided by magazines |
| 14 | Did you make current affairs notes for mains? |
| 15 | Yes, I did make short notes for mains- soft copy notes (especially relevant for Paper 2 and Paper 3 of GS). Copied from online sources or wrote the gist of a topic in my own words in word doc. It came handy for revision. |
| 16 | How did you revise current affairs of previous 12 months for mains? |
| 17 | I kind of did not focus much on it. Relied more on latest current affairs (ie during 3-4 months of period between pre and mains) but still almost all got covered bcoz curent affairs run in continuity for several months altogether (eg collegium issue or say disability bill etc and also because I revised the topicwise compilations dedicated for pre provided by insightsonindia.com. |
| 18 | How to start preparation? |
| 19 | One can start with NCERTs and standard books (like Laxminkant, Spectrum etc). Read a book, then solve MCQs based on that, that will help you in getting the correct approach on how to study a book, which facts to focus on, what definition to memorise and so on. Then take second reading of that book. This time, you will better understand the approach to study (as you have gone through the MCQs based on that) |
| 20 | When to start reading current affairs? |
| 21 | Ideally, covering current affairs starting from one year before preliminary exam is a must. |
| 22 | When to start answer writing practice? |
| 23 | After coverig NCERTs and standard books, (and studying current affairs for a while say 2-3 months) you would have built a good knowledge base. So, one can target completing NCERTs and standard books say in 3 months and then start answer writing practice. |
| 24 | Where to do answer writing practice? |
| 25 | You can join a mains test series of some coaching inst**ute (they are available free of cost online as well..if financial constraints are there in joining test series) or you can practice “Secure” initiative of insightsonindia (as I did) |
| 26 | When to start ans writing for Sociology optional and how to go about it? |
| 27 | Start answer writing once you complete your syllabus. If you are taking coaching, then inst**ute itself will be takinf some tests of yours. If no coaching, then finish one topic and then solve past years’ Qs from that (No need to write the ans but just see whether you are able to mentally frame answers to all these Qs or not). As far as full fledged test series is concerned, that can be done after pre (eg I did) |
| 28 | Reading current affairs online is sufficient? |
| 29 | Well, in my case, I only relied on online current affairs and that too from only one website (insightsonindia). I did not read any newspaper (for pre and mains, at the time of interview preparation, I started reading Indian Express..only one newspaper) |
| 30 | Current affairs are different on different websites, how to manage from multiple websites? |
| 31 | Yes, there will be little differences but trust one website only. They will cover a particular thing sooner or later. Focus on only one source. If you are still uncertain, what you can do is- go for test series of 2 websites say insights and vision both. This would suffice (PS- I had done only one website and also test series of only one website) |
| 32 | How to keep oneself motivated and focused while studying for such long hours daily? |
| 33 | Just think of the time when you had taken the decision to leave everything else and start preparing. Remember those sentiments, those ideals that drove you to preparation and start preparation in full swing. Just remember that your compet**ion is with those students who are preparing full day and sweating it out more than you. You have to work harder than them to stay in compet**ion. Further, you can rely on things like motivational quotes, spiritual thoughts, some ideal who you admire and keep them in front of you always to keep u inspired. I used to think that this is the last time when I am studying these books…in future, I would not have to do that. I would think that the more I slog now, more is the possibility of a better future. Also, I would try to look upto those people who were in more miserable condition that myself and then think that I must work hard since God has been really kind to me, So I must show my grat**ude to Him by doing my best under current circ***stances. |
| 34 | We have a tendency to forget what we read. So, what to do? |
| 35 | It happens with everyone. Multiple revisions is the only solution. |
| 36 | How to devise the time table that how much time to devote to each book? |
| 37 | Work backwards…see that you have to revise everything at least 4-5 times before pre or befor e mains. So, accordingly see that in a month or so, everything has to be revised once. This way futher, work ou thow much time to give to each book. Also, bear in mind that time for successive revisions should come down. (Eg Geography 11th n 12th ki total 4 books karne ke liye, initially 2 days each book but in later stages…all 4 should get completed in 2 days total) |
| 38 | Did you watch youtube videos for GS topics? |
| 39 | No, I did not (except for a few rare time)s. Generally, relied on written content only. |
| 40 | Did you watch youtube videos for Sociology? |
| 41 | None, at all |
| 42 | Did you practicesociology answer writing online? |
| 43 | For few days (7-8 days), I tried following others’ answers of sociology on insightsonindia sociology group (online Disqus platform) but could not sustain it..found it time consuming and then left it |
| 44 | Which medium to choose- Hindi or English? |
| 45 | Availability of material in Hindi medium is little tough, So, if possible go for English medium (Also, if writing English is not a prob, only speaking Eng is prob then understand that you can give interview in Hindi even if you have written mains in English). BUT if you face difficulty in understanding English, in that case seek guidance from Hindi Medium toppers and DO go for preparation in Hindi Medium. |
| 46 | Doubt regarding NCERT of sociology- Do we need to cover them? |
| 47 | In my opinion, no need to cover them. They do not cover anything relevant in requird detail. |
| 48 | Which books to refer for Disaster management, Science & Tech, Security etc? |
| 49 | I did not read any specific book and relied on current affairs only. Some topics which were still left and which I could not understand eg “Resource Mobilisation”- I would google and read from websites like GS Score which give relevant UPSC specific content in short |
| 50 | Can I refer Tusharanshu notes as the base material for my sociology preparation? |
| 51 | One should keep Upendra or Mahapatra or any other teacher’s cla***room notes as the basic material and then use Tusharanshu notes for supplementing them. Coz Tusharanshu notes are very detailed and they somewhere lack continuity since they are a compilation from many sources. It would become difficult to understand from them directly especially when one has not taken any coaching. |
| 52 | What did I study on Insights website? |
| 53 | On a DAILY basis- Current affairs, editorial, daily MCQs………………………………. |
| 54 | Occasionally – RSTV videos, AIR summary and mindmaps (Mindmaps for those topics only which I found new) |
| 55 | SECURE initiative- Followed for 4-5 months, wrote answers from Aug 16 to Jan 17 daily and then appeared for Pre of 2017, During the period from pre to mains (ie Jul 17 to Oct 17), I would occasionally read (and not write) those questions which I found interesting or important or new. |
| 56 | Is insights current affairs sufficient? |
| 57 | Well, I followed insights only and no other website (Did not do Vision PT 365 or IAS baba or Forum IAS etc) |
| 58 | only |
| 59 | For those who are not able to view above word doc***ents, here is their PDF version. |
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