Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Gs2
Gs3
Investment models.
Gs4
This was my 1st Mains and my 3rd attempt. I could not clear Pre in my first two attempts.
Suggestions:
Covering Mains static syllabus: Go word by word. Cover each aspect of the
syllabus. Prepare some content for all of them. Do not dig too deep. I used vision
IAS content for most of them available in PDF form on xaam.in .
Newspaper reading is a must. Civil Services preparation begins and ends with
newspaper reading. Do not ignore this.
Vision IAS Current Affairs booklets supplement newspapers. Do not go
around reading every other current affairs booklets available out there.
Time Management: Devote time for Optionals and General Studies after
guaging your strengths and weaknesses in them. Herd mentality would take you
nowhere. Focus slightly more on optionals though.
Answer writing and Test Series: This is one aspect which bogs down most
aspirants. Let me first tell you what I did. I enrolled in Vision IAS test series and
wrote 8 Full Length Tests in the last month before Mains. As regards Essays, I
wrote 6–8 essays on my own and got them evaluated by friends. I also read few
answer booklets of toppers of GS and Essays online.
How much to write? Focus more on revision and memorising keywords than
on writing. Out of four GS Papers, I would advise to write maximum answers for
Ethics (GS IV) and least for GS I.
When should one do answer writing? More answer writing towards the
end of month before Mains certainly helped me and should help others too.
Amount of writing practice: It depends on person to person. One knows the
best where one stands. So act wisely.
Answer writing approach: Intro (2 lines)-Body (in bullets)- Conclusion (1 or
2 line). Attempt as many questions as you can. Write the ones you know best first
and move to the next. Try writing neat.
Subheadings in the body of an answer makes the life of an examiner easy and
is a rewarding exercise. (Take for instance this answer of mine.)
Centre for Mains: Depending upon availability, go to your home town to write
Mains. In Delhi, centres are usually too far. Delhi seems okay for Pre but makes
life difficult during Mains.
Pen: Try Pilot V5 Pen. It worked for me. Handwriting looks neat and boosts
speed.
Meditate: To get self belief. To recall points faster.