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As the mains is less than a month away, a few reminders:

1. 20-25 days are still a lot when used efficiently. So keep going and do not loose faith.

2. Language papers you should never ignore. Try solving last year’s paper to assess your level of preparation. Can add reading ‘your selected language’ newspaper. 

3. Shift your focus now on giving full length GS and optional papers. Analyse if you are able to finish paper on time, presentation , meeting the demand of the question.

4. If you are someone like me who did not have short notes all made,this is the time to summarise everything. Make concise notes that you can lookup on the last day.

5. Last but not the least, if you are feeling stressed talk to your friends and family. Your mental well being is just as important.

mains strategy for last month as the mains is less than a month away, a few reminders:

1. 20-25 days are still a lot when used efficiently. so keep going and do not loose faith.

2. language papers you should never ignore. try solving last year’s paper to assess your level of preparation. can add reading ‘your selected language’ newspaper. 

3. shift your focus now on giving full length gs and optional papers. analyse if you are able to finish paper on time, presentation , meeting the demand of the question.

4. if you are someone like me who did not have short notes all made,this is the time to summarise everything. make concise notes that you can lookup on the last day.

5. last but not the least, if you are feeling stressed talk to your friends and family. your mental well being is just as important.      rajput neha uddhavsingh strategy upsc

Mains strategy for last month

I usually kept accountability of how much I am able to follow my timetable, it’s always good to measure your progress… there are many apps online and it can be a good tool too. 
This is was the YPT app that one of the people from the group had suggested.

how to account for your timetable i usually kept accountability of how much i am able to follow my timetable, it’s always good to measure your progress… there are many apps online and it can be a good tool too. 
this is was the ypt app that one of the people from the group had suggested.  rajput neha uddhavsingh topic-discussion upsc

How to Account for your timetable

Throughout my journey, I had self doubts, there are so many people out there smarter than me who prepare and dont get through, was this the correct decision? But then every time especially during Mains I told myself, there are so many new things to learn and hence I kept trying to focus on the process. 

No one knows what the future holds for them, but the only thing you gotta do is give your best! To all those who are writing mains this year, its one of the most hectic and overwhelming phases, you might feel that ,” How will I finish this ocean like syllabus?”, feeling guilty for having taken breaks in between…. But trust the process, if you feel like that you didnt finish your goal, thats okay 
RESTART the next day! And keep this going till your papers

inspiration throughout my journey, i had self doubts, there are so many people out there smarter than me who prepare and dont get through, was this the correct decision? but then every time especially during mains i told myself, there are so many new things to learn and hence i kept trying to focus on the process. 

no one knows what the future holds for them, but the only thing you gotta do is give your best! to all those who are writing mains this year, its one of the most hectic and overwhelming phases, you might feel that ,” how will i finish this ocean like syllabus?”, feeling guilty for having taken breaks in between…. but trust the process, if you feel like that you didnt finish your goal, thats okay 
restart the next day! and keep this going till your papers    rajput neha uddhavsingh topic-discussion upsc

Inspiration

YouTube (https://youtu.be/Xy8rzm3eOAo?si=RTsJHUkvPXn5FfeD)
Can you clear Mains 2024 if you are starting prep after Prelims '24? ft. Dr. Neha Rajput-AIR 51
FAQ: Is it possible to clear Mains if you are starting Mains Prep after Prelims 2024?

Many of you were asking me this question in our Telegram live sessions and I used to share how my dearest friend Dr. Neha Rajput would be the best person to guide you in this. 

In this session Dr. Neha & I have addressed all the pain points of the students who might be starting mains preparation only after Prelims 2024 results. 

I am timestamping the entire 3+ hr long video so that you can skip to the parts most urgently needed by you and you can save your time! (You don't need to watch the whole session- please use your precious time wisely)

00:00 Intro, objective & Dr. Neha's UPSC journey
04:00 Is it important to go to Delhi for Mains at this stage (answer is no :)
6:30 Mindset- how to fight FOMO for Mains 2024
7:50 Free mentorship that helped Dr. Neha & me in 2023 Mains
9:00 Timeline & Plan for Mains 2024
12:50 Daily/weekly plans
17:25 GS 1 Resources
24:40 Diagrams for GS 1
29:57 GS 2 Resources
38:00 GS 3 Resources
45:00 Essay & GS 4 (Ethics)
1:00:00 Time management
1:00:03 When to start answer writing? How to do it? IMPORTANT!
1:10:20 Syllabus Completion vs Answer writing DILEMMA (IMPORTANT)
1:11:00 PYQs (important)
1:14:40 How to self-evaluate your answers (See Dr. Neha's answer copy live)
1:25:00 How many test-series to write?
1:27:50 Content enrichment QUICK resources
1:36:00 Haven't made topic wise notes- what can I do?
1:45:00 Anthropology Optional prep
1:49:00 tips for 2025 students
1:50:00 Advice for 2026 students
1:58:00 Students Open QnA (You can skip this) 

All the best! You got this!

VIDEO RECORDING of the session with Dr. Neha Rajput (AIR 51)

If you are feeling overwhelmed and feel like you won't be able to prep Mains in the remaining days--> this video is for you 

I have time stamped each section for you. Please skip to the sections that are more important to you (SAVE your time)

https://youtu.be/Xy8rzm3eOAo?si=RTsJHUkvPXn5FfeD

There is hope, don't worry. You cleared Prelims so it's not like you are starting from scratch! 😊✨

Grateful that Dr. Neha gave us her valuable time and guidance 😊✨🙌

#upscmains #upscstrategy #mentalhealth

can you clear mains  if you are starting prep after prelims ? youtube (https://youtu.be/xy8rzm3eoao?si=rtsjhukvpxn5ffed)
can you clear mains 2024 if you are starting prep after prelims '24? ft. dr. neha rajput-air 51
faq: is it possible to clear mains if you are starting mains prep after prelims 2024?

many of you were asking me this question in our telegram live sessions and i used to share how my dearest friend dr. neha rajput would be the best person to guide you in this. 

in this session dr. neha & i have addressed all the pain points of the students who might be starting mains preparation only after prelims 2024 results. 

i am timestamping the entire 3+ hr long video so that you can skip to the parts most urgently needed by you and you can save your time! (you don't need to watch the whole session- please use your precious time wisely)

00:00 intro, objective & dr. neha's upsc journey
04:00 is it important to go to delhi for mains at this stage (answer is no :)
6:30 mindset- how to fight fomo for mains 2024
7:50 free mentorship that helped dr. neha & me in 2023 mains
9:00 timeline & plan for mains 2024
12:50 daily/weekly plans
17:25 gs 1 resources
24:40 diagrams for gs 1
29:57 gs 2 resources
38:00 gs 3 resources
45:00 essay & gs 4 (ethics)
1:00:00 time management
1:00:03 when to start answer writing? how to do it? important!
1:10:20 syllabus completion vs answer writing dilemma (important)
1:11:00 pyqs (important)
1:14:40 how to self-evaluate your answers (see dr. neha's answer copy live)
1:25:00 how many test-series to write?
1:27:50 content enrichment quick resources
1:36:00 haven't made topic wise notes- what can i do?
1:45:00 anthropology optional prep
1:49:00 tips for 2025 students
1:50:00 advice for 2026 students
1:58:00 students open qna (you can skip this) 

all the best! you got this!

video recording of the session with dr. neha rajput (air 51)

if you are feeling overwhelmed and feel like you won't be able to prep mains in the remaining days--> this video is for you 

i have time stamped each section for you. please skip to the sections that are more important to you (save your time)

https://youtu.be/xy8rzm3eoao?si=rtsjhukvpxn5ffed

there is hope, don't worry. you cleared prelims so it's not like you are starting from scratch! 😊✨

grateful that dr. neha gave us her valuable time and guidance 😊✨🙌

#upscmains #upscstrategy #mentalhealth      rajput neha uddhavsingh topic-discussion upsc

Can you clear Mains  if you are starting prep after Prelims ?

85 Days Mains Planner.pdf

It was Satyam sir’s plan which I had used in 2023, this is his this years calender🙏🏻 Its an extremely detailed plan hope it helps like it proved very important for me.

Can modify according to your baseline of preparation.

mains guidance session it was satyam sir’s plan which i had used in 2023, this is his this years calender🙏🏻 its an extremely detailed plan hope it helps like it proved very important for me.

can modify according to your baseline of preparation.         rajput neha uddhavsingh strategy upsc

Mains Guidance Session

GS strategy.pdf

This PDF is just an example of how note making can be done in GS

note making this pdf is just an example of how note making can be done in gs     rajput neha uddhavsingh topic-discussion upsc

Note Making

How to better follow schedule:

1. Make a realistic plan: If you do not give enough time for rest or breaks it hampers the next day. 8-10 extremely productive hours everyday was my goal.

2. Do not waste time after getting up, try to keep the gap between getting up and sitting to study minimum. I used to sit within 30 mins. Well begun is half done. 

3. Small wins will push you more to follow the schedule. It’s a positive feedback cycle. So initial push is essential. 

4. Before you go to bed, plan your next day. This sets your mind of what exactly to do as soon as you get up.

5. Time your breaks as well. If you are supposed to take a break of half an hour try not to extend it. You will not realise and 10 more mins becomes 1 hour.

how to better follow schedule: how to better follow schedule:

1. make a realistic plan: if you do not give enough time for rest or breaks it hampers the next day. 8-10 extremely productive hours everyday was my goal.

2. do not waste time after getting up, try to keep the gap between getting up and sitting to study minimum. i used to sit within 30 mins. well begun is half done. 

3. small wins will push you more to follow the schedule. it’s a positive feedback cycle. so initial push is essential. 

4. before you go to bed, plan your next day. this sets your mind of what exactly to do as soon as you get up.

5. time your breaks as well. if you are supposed to take a break of half an hour try not to extend it. you will not realise and 10 more mins becomes 1 hour.      rajput neha uddhavsingh topic-discussion upsc

How to better follow schedule:

In the last few months,I have had days where I felt that I did not do enough or studied only for a few hours and then when you stress about it more, it probably spoils your entire day. 

There are a few things that I did on such days when I felt like doing nothing-

1. Read something that feels quite interesting. IR or mapping. Solve CSAT. Give a test. Usually on such days, do something that requires you to actively do something than just passively reading.
2. Take a walk with some good music, set your perspective wider, you still got at-least a few more hours of that day.
3. There is this video of Gaurav sir, Junaid sir and Roman sir on youtube which had just come out and that video was quite the one that used to keep me going. Anything that gives you some amount of feel good. Could be anything. 

Its essential to know that everyday you might not give your 100% but then on some its a little less and on some days a little more. So keep going.

motivation and strategy for last few days in the last few months,i have had days where i felt that i did not do enough or studied only for a few hours and then when you stress about it more, it probably spoils your entire day. 

there are a few things that i did on such days when i felt like doing nothing-

1. read something that feels quite interesting. ir or mapping. solve csat. give a test. usually on such days, do something that requires you to actively do something than just passively reading.
2. take a walk with some good music, set your perspective wider, you still got at-least a few more hours of that day.
3. there is this video of gaurav sir, junaid sir and roman sir on youtube which had just come out and that video was quite the one that used to keep me going. anything that gives you some amount of feel good. could be anything. 

its essential to know that everyday you might not give your 100% but then on some its a little less and on some days a little more. so keep going.    rajput neha uddhavsingh topic-discussion upsc

Motivation and Strategy for last few days

Revision strategy for prelims:

1. Static whatever books you have used, go through the important topics first, for subjects like Polity economy and environment, read almost everything in static. Baaki can go theme wise more.

2. After having read a static topic, finish your current affairs related to that through compilation or notes.

3. Time given to every subject based on high yielding topics given more time, also more weightage to more weightage subjects.

4. If you have sufficiently read these things, I had done 2 rounds of revision such way and then also read some extra content from the papers that I had solved and mistakes that I had made. Everytime the revision time should go down, if you did your first revision of a subject in 6 days by 3rd round should be done in 2 days.
 
5. Timetable do from the last date, put more volatile topics on the last day that need last minute revision, topics like polity economics that you will be able to attempt even after having read 1 week before the main D-day.

P.S- I genuinely think that these things some of these I adopted from videos and some were based on my previous exams experiences. Hence are a little difficult to summarise.

revision strategy for prelims: revision strategy for prelims:

1. static whatever books you have used, go through the important topics first, for subjects like polity economy and environment, read almost everything in static. baaki can go theme wise more.

2. after having read a static topic, finish your current affairs related to that through compilation or notes.

3. time given to every subject based on high yielding topics given more time, also more weightage to more weightage subjects.

4. if you have sufficiently read these things, i had done 2 rounds of revision such way and then also read some extra content from the papers that i had solved and mistakes that i had made. everytime the revision time should go down, if you did your first revision of a subject in 6 days by 3rd round should be done in 2 days.
 
5. timetable do from the last date, put more volatile topics on the last day that need last minute revision, topics like polity economics that you will be able to attempt even after having read 1 week before the main d-day.

p.s- i genuinely think that these things some of these i adopted from videos and some were based on my previous exams experiences. hence are a little difficult to summarise.        rajput neha uddhavsingh strategy upsc

Revision strategy for prelims:

https://youtu.be/d47yi6k7e8w?si=Sxvs6i1eiVu2UPbL


Sharing this here if it helps anyone

P.S - Please do not take the thumbnail too seriously😂😂 I do believe that there are many factors other than my own strategy, mindset and hard work that contribute to the success in my first attempt….But if any of my points do help will be glad.

dr neha rajput - topper's talk https://youtu.be/d47yi6k7e8w?si=sxvs6i1eivu2upbl


sharing this here if it helps anyone

p.s - please do not take the thumbnail too seriously😂😂 i do believe that there are many factors other than my own strategy, mindset and hard work that contribute to the success in my first attempt….but if any of my points do help will be glad.          rajput neha uddhavsingh topic-discussion upsc

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