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UPSC Prelims 2020 Postponed: How to Reorient Strategy?

Due to the extraordinary Corona situation, UPSC Prelims 2020 exams have been postponed. In this regard many aspirants have asked me, how to reorient or change their preparation strategy. The answer will be different for different level of preparations. So I will explain it one by one below. Just note that whenever I say ‘Finish …

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UPSC 2020 Prelims Revision Program

I failed Prelims in 1st Attempt: This is What I did Next to Clear UPSC

The UPSC CSE 2017 Results have been published a couple of weeks ago. Once again, we have new stories of successes and struggles and new heroes (gender neutral sense) for the IAS aspirants to look up to and to emulate. But beyond this euphoria, attention and achievement lie a large number of dejected aspirants who …

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GS Paper 2 strategy

How to score high in GS Paper 2: Strategy Revealed by Tanai Sultania (Score 108)

Hello everyone, I am Tanai Sultania, AIR 63, Civil Services Exam 2016. In my previous article, I had discussed in detail about sociology optional and also uploaded my test copies. In this article, I will be discussing my detailed strategy; resources and most importantly, answer writing for Mains-General Studies Paper 2. This is one paper …

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GS Paper 2 strategy

Sociology Optional (Score 293): Booklist, Strategy, Answer Copies by Tanai Sultania (AIR 63)

Hello everyone, I am Tanai Sultania, AIR 63, UPSC CSE 2016. My optional was sociology and I am sharing my detailed booklist, additional points and inputs on answer writing along with some of my test series copies. Sociology has become one of the favorite subject of aspirants due to its content, applications in other papers …

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Himadree Kaushik, AIR 304, CSE 2016

3 Things You Must Do to Succeed in UPSC Civil Services: Himadree Kaushik (AIR 304, CSE 2016)

I would like to clarify at the outset that this article does not address the content of preparation but the motivation aspect of this exam. I feel there are many people who have written extensively on what to study and how to prepare. They have done an excellent job of it. So I would not …

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How I Aced IAS Interview: Strategy and Transcript by Somesh Upadhyay (Score 195)

UPSC Interview is one of the most misunderstood part of the whole exam process. It also has its own mythical legends among the people in general, which we can see from this, this and this stupid articles. In my opinion, the Interview is the least stressful part of the entire grind that is CSE. I …

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