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I've spent 5 years of my life on the UPSC journey.
These were my results:
• 6 Attempts
• 4 Mains
• 2 Interviews
• 2 Selections (653 in CSE 2017; R-List in CSE 2018)
= A thread on 10 lessons that I learnt in the process =
Abhijeet
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Abhijeet
@abhiwhy
Building @UPSCprepIAS • Nurturing rankers in UPSC CSE • Past: Cleared UPSC CSE twice • Life is a work in progress •
Not in service.
Joined April 2020
- I've given 6 attempts at UPSC CSE I've failed prelims twice, failed Mains twice and I've cleared the exam twice. 10 things I wish I knew in my first attempt:
- Simple mantra for UPSC success Early to bed early to rise, read things well then test and revise.
- You'll never crack UPSC unless... You're a genius You're studying 12 hour/day You go underground for 2 years I didn't do any of those things and I was still able to clear UPSC CSE 2 times. 8 facts about UPSC preparation. 🧵
- List of important SC cases sorted by topic. Use these in your GS2 and GS3 Mains answers.
- During my UPSC journey, I’ve given a ton of mock interviews. This year I conducted them for the first time. 8 ideas that will have an outsized impact on the UPSC personality test🧵
- In my 6 year UPSC journey, I read the syllabus books more than 10 times. But I also read a lot of other books because I liked reading. A list of non-syllabus books which will help with UPSC prep as well (with 2 line summaries) 🧵
- Simple mantra for UPSC success Early to bed early to rise, read things well then test and revise.
- No one cleared UPSC CSE with spoon feeding. Do the work, or be ready to face disappointment.
- 10 Judgements that changed India That you can quote in your Mains answers
- No one cleared UPSC CSE with spoon feeding. Do the work.
- Golden rule for UPSC preparation Early to bed early to rise, read things well then test and revise.
- UPSC prep is overhyped in India. As with anything overhyped there are a lot of myths attached to it. 🧵of top myths related to UPSC prep
- People want to IAS/IPS Officers but can't choose between Spectrum and Bipin Chandra for history. Learn to take a stand, that's where it all starts.