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I've spent 5 years of my life on the UPSC journey.
These were my results:
• 6 Attempts
• 4 Mains
• 2 Interviews
• 2 Selections (653 in CSE 2017; R-List in CSE 2018)
= A thread on 10 lessons that I learnt in the process =
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I've given 6 attempts at UPSC CSE
I've failed prelims twice, failed Mains twice and I've cleared the exam twice.
10 things I wish I knew in my first attempt:
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Simple mantra for UPSC success
Early to bed early to rise, read things well then test and revise.
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List of important SC cases sorted by topic.
Use these in your GS2 and GS3 Mains answers.
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During my UPSC journey, I’ve given a ton of mock interviews.
This year I conducted them for the first time.
8 ideas that will have an outsized impact on the UPSC personality test🧵
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In my 6 year UPSC journey, I read the syllabus books more than 10 times.
But I also read a lot of other books because I liked reading.
A list of non-syllabus books which will help with UPSC prep as well (with 2 line summaries) 🧵
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Simple mantra for UPSC success
Early to bed early to rise, read things well then test and revise.
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No one cleared UPSC CSE with spoon feeding.
Do the work, or be ready to face disappointment.
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10 Judgements that changed India
That you can quote in your Mains answers
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UPSC prep is overhyped in India.
As with anything overhyped there are a lot of myths attached to it.
🧵of top myths related to UPSC prep
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You can't clear UPSC merely by sitting and staring at youtube videos.
- Rabindranath Tagore on UPSC prep
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People want to IAS/IPS Officers but can't choose between Spectrum and Bipin Chandra for history.
Learn to take a stand, that's where it all starts.
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Golden rule for UPSC preparation
Early to bed early to rise, read things well then test and revise.
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Prelims is a high risk paper.
10 lakh people apply and 10,000 qualify. Balancing your efforts with rewards (marks) is crucial.
Subjects you should focus on based on 3 years of PYQs 🧵
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I’ve given 6 attempts at UPSC CSE. I’ve been selected twice.
And over the past two years, I’ve mentored more than 50 Rankers in this exam.
So if I had to start my preparation over from scratch, this is the advice that I would give to the first attempter me.
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I failed my first two prelims.
That was the first serious setback that I had to deal with in life.
I had worked hard for IIT, IIM and been successful there. But failing UPSC Prelims, twice in row, was hard.
In those moments, the self doubt was brutal.
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Good friends, good books and a lot of stress; this is the UPSC life.
- Mark Twain on UPSC prep
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In my 6 attempts at UPSC CSE, I failed prelims twice, then I failed mains, then got AIR 653, then made it to the reserve list, and then failed mains again.
I have failed. A LOT.
But those failures will only define me if I let them.
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Important committees and their recommendations.
Use them in your mains answers in GS2 and GS3.
(Organised as per syllabus)
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Here you go.
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Donot pray for an easy paper, pray for the ability to clear a difficult one.
- Bruce Lee on UPSC prep
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During UPSC prep always keep the 80/20 rule in mind.
Focus on completing polity, economy, environment before you worry about art & culture/ancient and medieval.
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Sometimes I'm just amazed the despite the 100s of institutes and 1000s of test series, UPSC still asks you questions that haven't been asked before.
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Reading & re-reading books is an inefficient way to study.
There are smarter and more efficient ways to study.
Here's how YOU can study like UPSC CSE toppers.
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During UPSC prep, most toppers have common ideas in their strategies.
But most people who fail also have some things in common
A 🧵 of most common mistakes people make
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The biggest problem with UPSC prep is the self doubt.
No matter where you come from, after a while you begin to wonder whether you can do this. That doubt about clearing an exam with <1% odds then begins to affect your self esteem.
Don't let it. You're more than this exam.
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With UPSC prep it's much more important to be consistent than to be perfect.
Meaning, you don't have to study 10 hours everyday.
But you have to study, everyday.
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In the first year of UPSCprep's journey, we've enabled 24 selections.
Looking forward to helping 100+ for CSE2022.
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In my UPSC CSE attempts where I was selected, I had above average marks in the interview.
My scores:
• CSE 2017 - 173
• CSE 2018 - 187
Things that worked for me 🧵
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Preparing for UPSC CSE?
Just watching Youtube videos won't cut it.
You NEED TO READ the books.
Till you don't, you won't clear it.
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You only improve at UPSC prep by doing it.
Not be learning about how to do it.
Stop the knowledge gathering and sit down with a book.
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If you don't make your own notes, someone else will hire you to create a monthly magazine.
- Dhirubhai Ambani on UPSC prep
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With UPSC Prep people try to save hours and end up wasting years.
Do the work, there is no shortcut.
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Given the new types of options in Prelims, apparently UPSC is also watching a lot of those elimination tricks videos.
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How to improve your UPSC Mains answers
A step by step playbook (with examples)
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Do you need coaching to clear UPSC CSE?
NO. Everything you need to clear this exam is available online for FREE.
So why do people pay ₹1,50,000 for coaching? 🧵
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Got my copy of the Economic Survey.
There's Amazon's packaging and then there's sarkari packaging.
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NCERTs form the base for your UPSC prep.
But making short notes of NCERTs is a WASTE of time.
Why do I say that? 🧵
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When you start UPSC Prep it's easier to follow the crowd.
But you get selected when you find what works for YOU.
Learn to pay attention to yourself.
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What I've noticed about UPSC Civil Services Exam
Everyone wants advice, no one wants to do the work.
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I'm mentoring a few aspirants for UPSC CSE 2021 Mains.
While evaluating papers I found some common themes affecting performance.
Here are the 6 most common mistakes that aspirants make during answer writing 🧵
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1st Feb 2021: 5 followers.
5th Feb 2022: 50,000 followers.
Twitter has been a wild journey.
Thank you all for the attention!
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With UPSC prep, if you're not having fun while preparing you're not going to make it.
Question to ask yourself: how can I make the process enjoyable?
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Detailed booklist for the UPSC Civil Services Exam
Books are organised in 3 levels.
Beginner, intermediate and advanced.
Start with your level.
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People want to become IAS/IPS Officers but can't decided between Spectrum and Bipin Chandra for history.
Learn to take a stand.
That's what it's all about.
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Started 2021 with 4 followers.
Now at 40k!
Thank you all for the attention!
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Notification for UPSC CSE2022 out now.
Best of luck for all applying!
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Simple mantra for UPSC success
Early to bed early to rise, read things well then test and revise.
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Reminder to those who didn't clear Mains 2021
Failing in an exam doesn't make you a failure in life.
Life is bigger than UPSC prep.
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You can prepare for UPSC CSE from:
• Home
• Delhi
• College
• anywhere else you want to
The only thing stopping you is you.
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For Prelims 2023
Take risks in these areas:
• Polity
• Economy
• Geography
• S&T
DON'T take risks in these areas:
• Environment
• A/M History
Assuming you have the basics clear.
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The supreme art of UPSC prep is to clear CSAT without studying.
- Sun Tzu on UPSC prep
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Tell me you're a UPSC aspirant without telling me you're an aspirant.
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99% of people appearing for UPSC CSE fail.
Working hard is good, but you must also work in the right direction.
Like a wise man once said, "Ferrari leke Delhi se Kanpur jaoge, to kitna bhi tez chal lo, Bombay nhi aaega."
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Arise, awake and stop not till revision is complete.
- Swami Vivekananda on UPSCprep
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Avoid these mistakes for Prelims 2022:
• Not giving tests
• Not reviewing tests
• Only reading test solutions
• Doing too many subjects in a day
Simple formula for success: read, test, revise and repeat.
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1. You will fail, get used to it.
Statistically speaking, most of the people appearing for this exam will fail.
But at the same time:
• You will understand what hard work means.
• You will develop grit and perseverance.
• You will learn to pick yourself up after failures.
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You won't clear UPSC merely by sitting and staring at youtube videos.
- Rabindranath Tagore on UPSC prep
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In life and prep, consistency is the key to success.
But at times, consistency breaks.
6 Things you can do to re-build your consistency 🧵
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Success in Prelims is not final, failure in Mains is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
- Winston Churchill on UPSC prep
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Registering for UPSC CSE 2022?
Made a mistake in the form? Don't worry.
Just fill the form again.
UPSC will only consider the last form that you fill.
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Learn to be alone without being lonely.
It will solve a lot of your problems in life and prep.
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During my UPSC journey, I thought giving mock interview was hard.
Turns out taking them is harder still.
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With UPSC preparation
People try to save hours and end up wasting years.
Don't look for shortcuts, there are none.
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Patience is a key skill, in UPSC prep and in life.
If you can master patience, you will end up wherever you wish to go.
Too bad we're all impatient beings in a world of rush.
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Why do you want to join civil services?
A simple question during the UPSC Interview.
Yet most candidates have a hard time answering it.
Here's a 3-part framework to make it easier 🧵
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4. The skills you build on the UPSC journey will help you no matter where you go.
You’ve developed:
• Patience
• Grit
• A Learning Process
• A fire to GROW
• A vision to make a positive impact on the world.
Those are valuable qualities.
Now learn to sell them.
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For those asking
Yes, you can prepare for UPSC CSE from:
• Home
• Delhi
• College
• anywhere else you want to
The only thing stopping you, is you.
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Early to bed early to rise, read things well then test and revise.
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Early to bed early to rise, read things well then test and revise.
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2. Focus on keeping yourself healthy.
Your physical health determines your mental and emotional well being. Those in turn determine your output while studying for UPSC or for any other project in general.
Build your health for long term success.
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while preparing for UPSC gives you courage.
- Lao Tzu on UPSC prep
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Remember, no one found success by working just when they were in the mood for it.
You find success when you work despite your mood, not because of it.
Get working.
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Want to build consistency in your UPSC prep?
You're in luck.
6 ideas to help your build your consistency (like a UPSC topper):
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People want to be IAS/IPS Officers but can't choose between Spectrum and Bipin Chandra for history.
Take a stand, that's where it all starts.
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Energy drops
Motivation fades
Attraction dies
If you can still execute, you will be unstoppable.
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Success in Prelims is not final, failure in Mains is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
- Winston Churchill on UPSC prep
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Russia-Ukraine conflict from a UPSC perspective.
Is it important for UPSC prep?
Yes, but not in the way that you think.
So what's important here for UPSC CSE 🧵
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3. Don’t take yourself too seriously.
Learn to enjoy the process and don’t focus too much on the result. This will make it easier for you to study and not stress too much in case you fail.
Plus when you do get selected, you head won’t blow up like a balloon. Stay grounded.
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List of high value topics for UPSC Prelims 2021
General Studies paper 1 specific.
The 20% topics that have 80% impact.
= Thread =
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Success is stumbling from Prelims to Prelims with no loss of enthusiasm.
- Winston Churchill on UPSC prep
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6. UPSC Prep is a mini course in dealing with life itself.
It teaches you about:
• Role of chance in life's endeavours.
• Big dreams must be followed by big actions.
• Most people are all talk no action
• Don't trust people blindly
These are important first principles.
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Stop asking UPSC toppers which pens they used.
Start writing and you'll find what you need.
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You may be a night owl but the exam will happen at 9:30 AM regardless.
Set your sleep cycle straight before the exam.
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Since school, Sundays have always felt like rest days.
I had followed this routine during UPSC prep days too.
Don't be in a rush, take a day off to rest and recover. This is a long and slow journey.
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If you think you'll stop studying once you clear UPSC CSE, all I can say is you're going to be disappointed.
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