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The Mains Examination 2015 is scheduled on 18th December. That would be about 100 odd days
from now. Today. This moment itself.
Folks, the time for celebrating How-Awesome-My-Prelims-Went and I am scoring 120+ by CLKey is over. Or the mourning period over scoring only 77 in Gen category should also end. Get up
and no matter how you feel, show up.
The next 100 odd days are going to be the most crucial days in the yet lived part of your Civil
Services Preparation. Because no matter how much you have studied before, how much
you scored last year, and no matter how much Synergy test series says you will score the truth is
you wont unless you have a rock solid plan.
And you will have to make that plan for yourself. Why would you need this article then?
This post will tell you the biggest mistakes that you should NOT make under any circumstance it
doesnt matter if you have scored rank in 280s in CSE 2014 or you have just started off and this
was your first Prelims. Well show you how to make that plan for yourself.
This year is a totally new game, and new winners will emerge, some will rise and shine, and
some old players will fall into the oblivion. The truth is you have to run fast, and catch up with all
those who are ahead of you, and then a little faster, so that you can move ahead.
In the popular movie, Life in a Metro, the ambitious protagonist, when questioned by his boss, as
to why he was in such a hurry to succeed, the protagonist says Sir, yeh Race hai, koi Morning
Walk thode hi. ( This is a race, not a morning walk.)
You have signed up for Indias most competitive examination, not the Unit Test of your
engineering college , where you can make it even if you start late at midnight just a day before.
Here is the basic plan you ought to follow, if you would like to have a good shot at Interview 2015
the sign that tells you that you did well in Mains 2015.
Covering GS Paper 3
The GS paper 3 has five kinds of Topics
1) Economic Development
2) Technology
3) Environment
4) Disaster Management
5) Security Issues
Out of these for 1) You will need to do the Economic Survey + Hindu Newspaper (or compilation)
well.
For 2) Be ready for two kinds of questions in technology:
Public Health which is the most asked Question category in UPSC since times immemorial.
Question could be on Ebola, Tuberculosis (MDR-TB, TDR-TB angles) and other related
issues.
Technology that is of or is capable of mass application. In last two years questions have been
on (Digital Signature used by IT department, 3D Printer which was a big news etc.
)Include rural technology also under this.
For 3) Environment , current notes + last ten years papers will suffice.
For 4) Do it from any standard source, and prepare questions on Nepal, Uttarakhand and any
other tragedies that have happened or may happen between today and December 18. Please note
that when you study Disaster management, do not restrict yourself to Natural Disasters alone, but
also retain focus on man-made disasters , which expand the scope of this part of the syllabus 10x. A
careful reading of the Hindu will keep you prepared for this.
Additional Gyan
There are three things about time that you should know and appreciate:1. Time is more precious than money. Because you can always earn more money, but you can
never earn more time
2. Everyone has an equal amount of it. Everyone.
3. You will again have 24 hours when you wake up again tomorrow. You cannot waste
tomorrows 24 hours today in advance. You can only waste todays time. So the choice of
redeeming yourself is always there
Cheers
Relat ed
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Nemty
thanks man.
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Roberto Lengdon
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Navjivan Kumar
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SINCE YOU HAVE LIVED WITH TOPPERS CAN U PLEASE TELL HOW THERE LIFE WAS HOW THEY
TACKLED TOUGH TIME OR THEY WERE NEVER DOWN,WERE THEY NORMAL GUYS LIKE US, IT
WILL HELP PUSH US UP.
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adtorvin
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Thanks for sharing such valuable info! You have provided the missing link for post Prelims and Start
preparing for Mains. The well needed push..
For Gen. Studies 3, you havent mentioned any guideline or source for topic 5- Security Issues. Pls throw
some light if possible!
Cheers!
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