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IAS (With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts)  I…….(name)…….. pledge that I will neither keep my mind dirty nor I allow anyone to make my mind dirty and distract. I will keep my mind and thought clean and free from garbage and maintain it throughout the year. I will also keep our computer, mobile, and tablet clean and distraction free. I will encourage and motivate people for meditation. I also pledge that I will strictly observe "clear my mind" meditation with the sound of silence before and after using of internet. I also pledge that I will save every second of time and secure my tomorrow. I will motivate people to save time. I also pledge that to keep my room clean I will plant positive thoughts in my mind and motivate others to do so. I will effectively implement “Daily Routine”. I will encourage 5 other persons to take this pledge which I am taking today. I am confident that every step I take towards this journey will help me to become an IAS. 

It is a bulky book with lots of facts. I too grappled with this question. Then with the help of a kind college senior who got into IPS that year, I figured out this way. Read the book once in its entirety. Don't worry about remembering anything, but take a curious look at it. Use google and spend time exploring this world. Should take 3-5 days. Once done, start again. The first few chapters on environmental science are essential. Understand and remember every concept. Chapters on agricultural science and international cooperation are also important. Try to understand and remember them. Then comes the problem of how to remember so many flora and fauna species? There scientific names do not make much sense right? (Atleast to ignorants like me). In which schedule are they placed according to WPA or CITES? Which all species are found in any particular climate type? What to do with all those big tables? We can't remember them so no point in wasting time and energy into the effort. I...

Quality of the content - second to none. But more focused on giving value added material that is to be used either in introduction or conclusion. Coverage - They cover issues in depth which leads to some areas left uncovered. So if you are taking the course, make sure that you also refer to atleast one current affairs magazine to cover the gaps. Cost benefit ratio - It does take significant amount of your time. The amount of gain depends upon your own level of preparation. If you have good basic notes and understanding of various issues of national importance then you will be able to better appreciate the lecture. If you are still covering the syllabus and lack consolidated notes then you might find it difficult to comprehensively cover everything. In that case, I would rather prefer reading specially designed compilations that provide basic knowledge about current events that happened (except for Vision - information overload :) ) Forum's course will give you value added materi...