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 Vaibhav Rawat AIR 25 PSIR strategy This is my take on PSIR optional paper.  Basic material is provided by Shubhra Mam class notes. I did not join her classroom course. Instead I ordered her notes from the Flavido website. Second source is politicsforindia.com website. They have rearranged those same notes and perhaps added a little content. These are enough to write good answers. First step is to develop a good understanding of all the topics. By good understanding we mean, to be able to critically analyze what great philosophers or other commentators have said. We should be able to correlate different thinkers who have talked on similar topics. Looking at topper's answer sheets from the test series could be helpful. Note down how they have interlinked different parts of the notes in their answer. Second step is to learn how to write good answers. Hands down Shubhra Mam is the best teacher in this regard. I joined crash course cum test series at SRIAS after prelim exam. Give ...

Vaibhav Rawat AIR 25 UPSC CSE 2020 Optional - PSIR I will share my notes and experience of UPSC CSE here, for now. This post is addressed to all the repeaters.  "What changes did I make this year?" "What made my score jump from 70 to 97 in GS3 and 111 to 121 in GS4?" "Why I scored only 122 in IR vs 143 in 2019?" I have shared my perspective on these questions in the session at InsightsIAS. Link of the video is pinned.  Here, I will try to give more clarity over what I have discussed in the video.  This was my assessment after the main exam and before the interview call came - Essay 130-140 GS1 105-110 GS2 95-100 GS3 90-95 GS4 110-115 PS 130-140 IR 140-150 | optional score ~ 280 After the final results came, my assessment became this - Essay ~ 140 GS1 ~110 GS2 ~100 GS3 ~ 95 GS4 ~ 115 PS ~ 140 IR ~ 150-160 | Optional score ~ 300 PT ~ 190 To my disbelief the score was only 122 in IR. I don't think I can ever agree to this assessment. Never mind.  In GS1 I...