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Understanding Essay Writing in the UPSC Civil Services Exam September 17, 2018
The reasons for including Essay writing in Civil services examination is to check whether the aspirant can write reports, as a Bureaucrat has to write a lot of reports. Essay carries a huge proportion in the overall exam scheme. Basic calculation about the contribution to the score in UPSC says ...
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SOCIOLOGY AS AN OPTIONAL September 12, 2018
How to choose an optional subject from the list of optional subjects given in UPSC CSE notification?
- First shortlist two to three subjects as per your interest
- Review past years question paper
- Check for yourself which subject you are able to understand without much difficulty
What is Sociology?

It is a systematic and scientific study ...
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The Practising Mind by Thomas Sterner August 28, 2018
The Practicing Mind : Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life

by Thomas M. Sterner

Why should you as a civil services aspirant read this ?

Most of us have felt performance anxiety at some point in our preparation. Whether it is completing the syllabus or finishing a question paper within 3 hours. ...
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Why 12 week plans are better than 12 month plans ? August 5, 2018
Thomas Edison once said “If we did things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”

But why is it that we always fall short ? Why do we not end up living to our full potential ? And how different would our lives be if we lived to ...
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UPSC Mains : Knowledge to Marks Conversion July 22, 2018
“The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat” This should be your moto while preparing for the Main Examination.

In preparation for the Main Exam, it is extremely important to recognize that “good knowledge” does not automatically translate itself into “good answers”.

Here are some tips to effectively ...
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UPSC Mains : How to Approach the Essay Paper July 19, 2018
Looking at the trend in Essay topics over the last 25 years, one can identify 7 broad areas under which most of them would fall, with a little bit of over-lap. I would identify them as the following
1. Economy and socio-economic development
2. Democracy and Good Governance
3. Societal Issues : primarily women-centric ones
4. Quotations that ...
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UPSC Mains – Should you attempt a question that you know nothing about ? July 19, 2018
There is a popular fad that even if there is nothing that you know about a question, it is best to at least make a guess and attempt it. The virtue in such an approach being : a half mark here and there can eventually add up to an aggregate which can ...
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Guide to Answer Writing Practice for UPSC Mains July 17, 2018

“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.” This is true about writing practice as much as it is about combat. But before deciding how often you should write or when to start writing, it is essential to understand why it is important to write and ...
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Why Multi-tasking is a Myth? July 17, 2018
This blog post is about how “doing it all” at the same time gets nothing done.

Before you read this, take a minute to grasp this. How many tabs are open on your browser right now? How many books on different subjects are in front of you? How many WhatsApp threads ...
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How to study like a UPSC Topper June 28, 2018
Do you often find yourself stuck with just one book for far too long or taking perhaps 4 hours to finish The Hindu Newspaper? Here are some tips to make your preparation – effective, efficient and as result-focused as a topper’s.
1. Divide your goal into micro goals
Even mothers employ this ...
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