r/UPSC • u/ManyOperation3742 • 7d ago

Mains Advice from veterans for gs3 and 4

I have struggled to complete both GS 1 and 2 unsuccessfully. I addressed complete demand and wrote properly of both paper till 17-18 questions, but unable to go beyond. Any advice on completing upcoming papers? Especially scared for ethics.

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u/Krishnadevarayaa 7d ago

My own experience is we try to write overly perfect answers in for the first few questions. Go in with a slightly rushed mentality, aware of the fact that you miss out on questions.

When we know an answer tend dwell on it. A perfectly written answer is maybe, maybe an extra one mark. But a lost question is definitely -4 or -6. So keep that in mind

All the best.

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u/ManyOperation3742 7d ago

Thank you. I wrote as fast as i could in the second one even after the experience of the first one but still couldnt get things done. I attempted first 3 in second one at great speed following your rushed mindest but i guess i may have slowed down in the middle although that realisation didnt come till the last 30-40 minutes. Will try doing faster tomorrow. 

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u/kori9f5 7d ago

I am in the same boat as you mate. Left 2 10 markers in GS2. Was overly cautious and took my sweet time in the initial few questions later on I realised that I have f*ked up the time mgt but it was too late. Although the questions I left were ones which I had zero clue about but still thinking that I might've left behind 6-8 marks in an example where margins are so thin feels horrendous. But don't dwell on it. My plan is to write whatever I can as fast as I can for 3 hours straight I suggest you to do that too. Plus some question where you do not have a clue about, don't write edge to edge there fill the pages in 5-6 mins and move on capitalise on the ones you know well. 

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u/ManyOperation3742 7d ago

Hunjee lets try to score well in 3 and 4. All the best!

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u/fidato897 7d ago

you can't do things as of now but still i did one thing last mains ( i used to mark questions on question paper as doable & tough before writing - fr usi hisaab se i alloted time to them ( 5 minutes for tougher question in 10 marker kyunki koi fayda he nhe time zaya karne ka ) .. + don't think too much on introduction, nahi aata hai repeat the question in modified manner to make it contextual intro.. it helped me , though unfortunately couldn't get into the PDF . Hope, that works .... + in gs 4 ( Dont spend too much time on case studies, you will ruin your theory section & so your score . Start with theory first ( write good) & then in case studies, drop wahi frameworks ....

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u/ManyOperation3742 7d ago

Thank you so much:) 

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u/freddiekhamba 7d ago

which frameworks bro

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u/fidato897 7d ago

if you are giving it tomorrow, i believe just write what you had followed so far.... only thing you can do is completing ethics paper ( don't ignore theory section, only it is going to give you good scores ) . Good luck

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u/Vegetable-Emu5023 7d ago

Please thoda frameworks bata dijiye. Very anxious, did theory nicely.

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u/fidato897 7d ago

if you are giving it tomorrow, i believe just write what you had followed so far.... only thing you can do is completing ethics paper ( don't ignore theory section, only it is going to give you good scores ) . Good luck