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With this year's UPSC CSE Prelims only 26 days away, the most important issue on which we need to focus on how to Re-organize ourselves for the day. While getting organized to deliver in the optimum way itself is a challenge, the task of Re-organizing due to the unprecedented COVID-19 Pandemic is a Herculean one.
Although, it may be blessing in disguise for those who started late for this year's examination, However, on the other side there is every chance that Aspirants will need to fight it out in a scenario where the Average Knowledge Level is higher. These 3 months have created a Knowledge Bubble among UPSC aspirants this year.
I am just going to try to elaborate on different challenges and opportunities in this inflated market and most importantly how can we tackle it even in this last lap.
Well, with 130+ days of an unplanned tranche of time may have two possible implications on the aspirants. In one hand it will form a ‘Knowledge Bubble’. This, apparently, is not as dangerous as some of the Bubbles we have come across on the backdrop of different economic crises.However, inefficient use of this excess resource in the form of 'TIME', may well prove to be a fatal distraction.
The problem is to detect the consequences and take preventive steps in order to minimize our fatalities. Let us analyze the situation.
If we consider UPSC CSE as a battleground, there are roughly 3 categories of aspirants in Prelims.
The most likely victims of this problem are likely the aspirants belong to the categories 2 and 3. If not already started, the Advanced and Intermediate player need to study in a camp mode for at least for the next 14 days. Go through everything you have prepared for the whole year. Forget that there is Mains, at least for the time being.
Basic Steps to follow:
Set the target in such a way that it improves you by 15-20 questions at least during these days. This is going to contribute up to 40 marks, which may put you in the North Side of the Danger Zone.
Year |
Cut off Marks for |
Number of Students (Approximately 13 times |
Vacancies Declared |
2019 |
98 |
11845 |
896 |
2018 |
98 |
10419 |
782 |
2017 |
105.34 |
13300 |
980 |
2016 |
116 |
15382 |
1079 |
2015 |
107.34 |
15008 |
1129 |
FYA(Five year’s avg) |
104.36 |
|
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UPSC CSE-2020 has 796 vacancies declared as per Official Notification this year. So we can expect around 14000 aspirants are going to get selected for the UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam this year. Therefore brace yourselves for a much tougher battle this time around.
We all are well acquainted with the jugglery of UPSC. As far as the Preliminary Examination is concerned, we are totally dependent on them. So the keyword is, while there is an inflation in Knowledge, the UPSC like a true regulator, is highly likely to take all possible steps to curb down the inflation as it was during 2016.
There are some cheat codes regarding how to attempt questions, answers for which we are not 100% sure. First, if you already haven’t tried the techniques successfully in mock tests, don’t even think this at this stage.
Even though you have successfully applied this technique, I would like to warn you against the application of those techniques, especially in this year’s Preliminary Examination.
This year, it may well go down to the UPSC’s trickery at its best along with the Knowledge Inflation at its peak, which may leave a very minute margin for error. So my suggestion is unless you are attempting below 40 questions, Don’t Try your luck and intuition.
The Advanced and Intermediate category aspirants must focus on 14+4+1 Model (14 days of Catching Up, 4 days of Mock test Revise and 1-day reserve and 7 days of keeping the level intact).
The novice ones, must not be disheartened. They should follow the 14+4+1 Model, along with an approach to improve by each passing day. One thing we must not undermine here is that all these 3 months have done to you is nothing but reducing your time for next year’s preparation.
It is expected that the overall average for the Expert ones will be inflated. They have nothing to tackle but their own complacency or any unfortunate event beyond their control. I don’t think these categories of students need any suggestions as far as Prelims is concerned.
I am going to try to put more minute analysis, regarding each subject’s preparation keeping in mind the Preliminary examination for this year.
For now, let’s buckle up and start the first minute of your next 26 days. It is time to think like “Now or Never”.
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