Psychology of preparation

1. First of all, you need to have a mindset about your current job. It should be treated as a temporary phenomenon in your life. Assume that it is just a job, it is not something where you want to spend your entire life. Your passion and that burning desire for civil services should be … Read more

Hello friends, I hope your mains preparation is going good. I am writing this post to help you out if you ever found yourself in a depressed situation or feeling completely lost out in this long journey. This is Sumit Kumar Rai, AIR 54 this year. I failed in CSE 4 times at different stages … Read more

“Nahi hua” I said these words to my mother on the evening of 27th April 2018 with a sad face and a sunk heart. I can see even the deeper sadness in her eyes. It was my 4th attempt, 2nd interview and I was not in the list, again. I have seen failures earlier also, … Read more

All these hacks have been suggested keeping working profesionals in mind. Strategy hacks: You have to plan your studies in seconds and minutes and not in hours. Utilize morning hours more compared to evening hours as the job stress and job fatigue factors are reduced in morning. Have a good peer group, preferably on telegram. … Read more

I was going through forumias pages. There was a thread by a fellow aspirant named “ENDGAME. Whatever it Takes!!!”. He has described his attempts and how he is determined to give his best this year. Reading through his write up, I felt a deja vu. We do different things, seek motivation from different sources, persons … Read more

I answered following set of questions for a magazine. This will cover a lot many questions on my upsc journey. Questionnaire Civil Services Examination 2018 Medium of writing Exam………..English…….. Medium for Interview…………..English…….. 1. Why career in civil service: I come from a rural background and had seen problems of people from vary close quarters. I had seen … Read more

I got AIR 54 in CSE 2018, result of which was declared on 5th April 2019. In previous two attempts I missed final selection by few marks and major reason for failure was poor/below avg marks in interview. In CSE 2018, I got 182 in interview. IMO, following needs to be done for PT: Mocks … Read more

In this short article, I am detailing to-the-points strategy for aspirants. Complete NCERT Do basic books like Laxmikanth, Spectrum etc Do mocks Plan your GS & Optional along with pre. But closer to prelims day, your focus should be solely on prelims Post prelims join a test series. Be regular with respect to answer writing. … Read more

I have been asked this questions hundreds of time. I qualified UPSC Civil services exam while working in an oil and gas company. I gave 5 attempts at UPSC, all while working. I will share my experiences and insights to help all working professionals in their journey of UPSC. 1. First of all, you need … Read more

“Nahi hua” I said these words to my mother on the evening of 27th April 2018 with a sad face and a sunk heart. I could even see the deeper sadness in her eyes. It was my 4th attempt, 2nd interview and I was not in the list, again. I have seen failures earlier also, … Read more