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Hi, This is Navdeep Aggarwal CSE 21 Rank 150 Sociology marks :286(161+125)  I m interested in sharing my strategy for working professionals... I m from Indian forest service 17 batch and have given this attempt after a gap of 5 years... It is an attempt to guide aspirants who have limited time to prepare ... How I cracked UPSC CSE with the rank of 150 after a gap of 5 years with a full time job , and with the responsibility of family and a child In 2016, I cleared the Indian Forest Service exam with AIR 21 and joined the 2017 batch.I finished my training and was posted at my home cadre Punjab.After working in Pathankot as Deputy DFO for a year and a half , I was posted as Regional Manager in Punjab State Forest Developmemt Corporation. Meanwhile I got married and  I also have a daughter who is 20 months old now. In Pathankot , I got the opportunity to work as a nodal officer for migrant movement in Shramik trains . After having seen the work of administration and police closel...

Tanushree Meena AIR 120 UPSC CSE 2021 My basic strategy was 1. I have to finish the papers on time. 2. I have to answer all the questions. 3. I need to write In a good handwriting. 4. I need to make significant value addition through maps, diagrams, facts, figures and examples in all my answers to make them stand out. 5. I need to have a clarity of thought and expression so that my answer sheet reflects my personality and thinking, the way my mental processing works.  This was the last Ethics test that I gave, 5th cycle of full length tests. I gave it almost a few days before Mains which was a little risky but it worked in my favour, since the score was a big confidence booster for me. For essay I had made separate notes containing examples; quotations and famous personalities etc. I used them also for Ethics and Governance and vice a versa.  Final essay paper had both philosophical topics I was a little taken aback but since I had a flair for writing I could write decent essa...

Decoding the Directive Words to Clear UPSC Exam  What is a Directive Word? Directive words/Task words are the words or phrases which tell you what to do. The foremost step to write an answer is that knowing the nature or in-depth meaning of these directive words. Reading and understanding the question with heartsease is very important to dismantle the taboos. Imbibe the essence of the directive words and dismantle the question. Brainstorm, plan to organize and start writing. Knowing the Directive Words and Understanding the Question There are lots of task words that tell you what to do. Some of them are ‘Critically evaluate, Discuss, Evaluate, Elucidate, Justify, Analyze, Do you agree etc. Unpacking the directive words enables us to write flawlessly. Analyze Analyze is digging deeper than examine but into every aspect of the question. It is very necessary to dismantle the questions into parts and explain. One has to demonstrate how principles, theory or ideas works, apply theory to...

Dr Anshu Priya AIR 16 UPSC CSE 2021  Hello gyes! This is Dr. Anshu priya with AIR 16. We had today our prelims paper and as usual UPSC continues to surprise . Few points to be kept in mind for future aspirants. 1.newspapers are very imp for preparation .u all should read Indian express (explained page)and the Hindu daily. 2.follow one current affairs magazine (it will help you if not in prelims at least in mains) 3.i used to read newspapers digitaly and took screenshots of most imp articles and revised that before prelims. 4.go through PYQ of last 8 years and bring out the most common themes asked by UPSC in each subject.fo eg-flora and fauna in environment ,Ashokan inscriptions ,Jainism and buddhism. I will give you all the themes that I had segregated for prelims. I think they must be around 40 in number. And for those of you who might have given prelims 1.keep aside your prelims paper.even though you may not clear it this year,it doesn't matter. 2.start with mains.when you holis...

Utkarsh Dwivedi AIR-5 UPSC CSE 2021  Optional - Political Science and International Relations (314 Marks)  SOME TIPS YOU CAN USE IN MAINS ANSWER WRITING An aspirant should focus on three organs of answer while writing answers in mains i.e Intro Body and Conclusion A good intro can fetch you maximum marks.  One should write the soul of answer in introduction so that an invigilator can have a rough idea about the student’s perecption Here an example could be cited. A question related to solar energy in mains exam can be started by “ Pure Secure and Sure” that were used by PM Modi while inaugurating largest solar power plant of Asia. One should always adopt innovative methods in writing intro to an answer There are several standadrd ways of introduction while writing answers define, start with fact data, and write gist in comprehensive manner A new way of writing intro could be connecting current affairs in intro The locus and focus approach is another manner of writing intr...

Sunil Kumar Dhanwanta AIR-22 UPSC CSE 2021 Essay Writing Format Class Notes 4 You  उच्चतम शिक्षा वो नहीं जो हमें सिर्फ जानकारी देती है बल्कि वह है जो हमारे जीवन को सभी चराचर जगत के साथ समन्वित करती है ।                                -  रविन्द्रनाथ टैगोर The highest education is that which does not merely gives us information but makes your life in harmony with all existence. “न चोरहार्यं न च राजहार्यं न भ्रातृभाज्यं न च भारकारि। व्यये कृते वर्धते एव नित्यं विद्याधनं सर्वधनप्रधानम् ।। ” (अर्थात न चोर चुरा ले पाए, न राजा हरण कर पाए, इसका न भार हो, और न भाईयों में बँट पाए, खर्च करने पर सदा, ये बढता ही जाये ,ऐसे विद्या धन का मोल कोई कैसे कर पाए ।)  भारतीय परंपरा में विद्या धन को सर्वश्रेष्ठ माना गया है और व्यक्ति के सर्वांगीण विकास के लिए इसको आधारभूत तत्त्व के रूप में स्वीकार किया जाता है । मनुष्य आदिकाल से अपना जीवनयापन कर रहा है लेकिन जिस एक चीज जिसने उसके जीवन को नया अर्थ दिया वह है- शिक्षा ।...

Sunil Kumar Dhanwanta AIR-22 UPSC CSE 2021 Essay Writing Format Class Notes 4 You .  Subject- समस्याओं का सामना करना ही सही अर्थ में जीवन का सार है । ( Essence of life is facing the difficulties ) संबोधन ................................................. समस्याएँ प्रत्येक व्यक्ति के जीवन का स्वाभाविक अंग है हालाँकि समस्याओं की प्रकृति और तीव्रता अलग-अलग हो सकती है | स्वामी विवेकानंद ने कहा था-“जब आपके सामने समस्या न आए तो आप सुनिश्चित हो सकते हो कि आप गलत मार्ग पर चल रहे हो |” किसी भी सामान्य व्यक्ति के जीवन में समस्याएँ निश्चित रूप से आती हैं| लेकिन उन् समस्याओं के प्रति आपका दृष्टिकोण कैसा है उससे आपके जीवन की दशा और दिशा तय होती है | प्रथम श्रेणी में वो लोग आते है जो यह चाहते है कि उनके जीवन में कोई समस्या आए ही नहीं जबकि दूसरी श्रेणी के अंतर्गत वो लोग शामिल होते है जो समस्या को जीवन का अंग मानकर उनका साहस और कठोर मेहनत से सामना करते है | आलसी जीवन अस्वाभाविक और नकारात्मक किस्म का है क्योंकि जीवन में कुछ प्राप्त करने के लिए जीवन की कटु चुनौतियों से टकराकर ही रास्ता निकालना पड़ता...