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

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)

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 😊✨🙌

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