Is there any doubt that UPSC Prelims is the toughest stage? It is the great filter that weeds out the not-so-serious candidates but at times many serious ones too.
Candidates need to hammer on the importance of logical thinking, develop an exam hall-specific mindset, and the art of intelligent guessing with good preparation as essential ingredients to crack the prelims exam for quite some time.
Santosh sir here in this video gives explains why you should start preparing for UPSC 2023 right now. He touches upon five variables/factors that a student must consider at this moment: The Time factor, Priorities, Efforts, Guidance/Mentorship, and the most important of all- Right approach. Watch the video below.
What he talks about in this video:
A. 10+10+10 questions rule
B. Balancing and using Knowledge vs Logic in attempting questions
C. 4 types of questions and different types of logic
D. Quantifying mistakes
How to bounce back from failure in Prelims
While there could be many reasons for failing in Prelims like insufficient syllabus coverage, mocks or test series not attempted, no proper planning, lack of conceptual understanding, etc but the major one is lack of guidance, preparation analysis, and course correction at regular intervals.
To tackle all these Santosh sir, the mentor in chief for the CD Prelims program talks about 7 steps to smashing IAS Prelims
- Revising and covering syllabus through small measurable targets
- Make Short and smart notes of most important and relevant keywords/topics
- Attempting and analyzing past year UPSC Prelims papers (2000- 2022)
- Attempt Test: Logical approach
- Analysis of the Mistakes: Fewer mistakes > Higher score through FCA/E approach
- Revision of the topics where you made mistakes
- Analysis of the test, revision and discussion with Santosh sir
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You are 8 times more likely to clear Prelims 2023 with Santosh sir’s mentorship
You are 8 times more likely to clear Prelims 2023 with Santosh sir’s mentorship under the Smash Prelims program
About Santosh Gupta sir
Santosh Gupta sir has scored above 140 twice in UPSC prelims and always 120 plus in all 6 attempts. He wrote all 6 mains and appeared for Interviews 3 times. He has qualified UPSC EPFO and BPSC 56-59th also. He has been teaching and mentoring UPSC aspirants for the last 5 years.
Success Stories by the students of Santosh sir
From failing twice-thrice to clearing Prelims 2022
