UPSC Test Series.

Bit on Test Series.

1. Prelims-

Koi bhi ache nhi hote..no one match upsc..

Still I find Forum and SPIPA somewhat better...

Focus on PYQs

2. Mains (GS)-

I did Forum's MGP.

Found in satisfactory.

Helps in preparation of certain important topic.

(But the quality of model answers last year was not very good).

Also gave Vision for 4 years..

Its Okayish..

Vision ke CA magazine se zada poochte hai..(not a good thing).

Took Lukmaan's Ethics series back in 2021...kuch khass farak nhi pada tha 😅

Conclusion - We have to understand our mistakes khud se..and then work on them.

Mock ke marks zada matter nhi karte..

Checking aspirants he krte hai..

3. Sociology.

Gave Triumph (2020), Vision (2021-2023), Level Up(2021-2022) and Reliable and Valid(2024)

Level Up and Vision are good.

BUT-

4. Daily time bound answer writing of 5-6 PYQ with my dedicated peer group helped the most..

No test series can be close to that..

Wrote GS answers to 50-55 days straight btw Pre and Mains last time.

Also.

BEST Thing for mains improvement are topper copies.

Read them with open mind and try to find out "why" they are getting more marks?

It can be content quality, use of keywords, Presentation and Structuring, Point multiplication, Value addition etc.

I followed copies of Shruti Sharma Maam and Aditya Srivastav Sir.

They helped a Lot.