Between 2021-23, we connected with over 15,000+ IAS aspirants via our Samanvaya (1 on 1 mentoring) outreach program.

With an average call time of ~40 minutes, we spent ~3.84 lakh minutes (~6,400 hours) understanding you and your preparation strategies.

The major issue that most aspirants faced was with the right strategy, practical timetable, time management issues, and the lack of a Guide, who could help you sail through the mountainous task of being a part of the coveted list of Rankers.

But the “market” is flooded with all types of free content, there is a plethora of content for each subject and topic, endless test series, and infinite sources. Still, why is it that an aspirant keeps waiting for his first Prelims – till the time he focuses only on Prelims, clears it in 4th attempt only to realize that the Mains prep wasn’t enough – flunks it, and again enters the cycle? He has to live with the solace of having given at least 1 Mains.

Here’s the truth – As a UPSC aspirant, you live in a world populated with infinite sources churning out countless content themes endlessly, adding only short-term value to your preparation, if at all. Giving you false hope that your preparation is moving forward. All this is in the name of FREE preparation content. We chose not to play that game.

Instead, we focus only on highly specific PYQ based themes every week. We believe in content and programs that are original, taking immense research to meet the UPSC level trained by faculties and led by Mentors. This is exactly what is required to clear this Exam.

Our motto is clear – we believe Mentorship is a specialization – the personalization that you need to be on the right track.

Each individual is different, as can be seen from the toppers this year. While Benjo (AIR 59, rigorous follower of Civilsdaily Current Affairs) was a trained “Answer Thinker”, Animesh (AIR 2, our UAP Mentorship Student) found content in seeing his test scores – the desire which pushed him to write 50+ Samachar Manthan Tests as a part of UAP.

We need to identify what’s different about you – and then carve you a path. This is why Mentorship is essential. Once you have a clearly laid out path, you need defined checkposts where your progress can be tracked. A near-perfect certain strategy is what you need to clear this exam in the first attempt. Animesh could do it being a working professional (first attempt), you can do it too.

Connect with us 1:1 and identify what’s different in you.

Fill up this Mentorship Form (Free for the next 24 hours) to connect with our mentors.

Reserve your Seat for Offline Seminar with IAS Benjo

If you’re thinking without writing, you only think you’re thinking.

Dear students,

Benjo P Jose, AIR 59 will be talking about Answer Thinking. You heard it right. Not Answer Writing. But Answer Thinking.

It is only once in a while that you get to hear something this innovative that can have a tremendous impact on your preparation.

We cannot stress the importance of 1:1 interaction with Rankers. Even after the session, the discussion stretches to over 1 hour where students end up sharing where they are stuck and getting a fresh perspective from the horses mouth.

See you at Civilsdaily HQ. 1LGF Apsara Arcade.

PS: Please bring your notes so you can study in the unlikely event that there is a delay. We generally start on time.

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UPSC Prelims – Use ‘Troika’ of Knowledge + Logic + Common Sense by Dr. Shri Krushna (IAS, UPSC 2023)

Join FREE Webinar on 10th May, 7:00 pm

First 200 will get free mentorship session

The UPSC Prelims is a tough filter designed to weed out the unprepared.

The only way to sail through these times is by keeping calm.

“That’s all that people keep telling me – to keep calm! It’s easier said than done, for in the Last Open Mock, I scored only 60 marks. I have drained myself!”

Stay calm—it’s your secret weapon. Learn proven techniques to score high and prep for Mains with no stress. There is no need to read more sources, go through multiple mocks, or take a 15-Day Revision Challenge.

We just want you to look deeply into the analysis of the UPSC Prelims 2023 Paper.

Dr. Shri Krushna, IAS, UPSC 2023 this year, has to share some ways he used to score comfortably above the cut-off.

Look at the remark in his Question Paper.

Waggle Dance, like most aspirants, was unknown to Shri. However, he focused on the word “kin”, which meant those who lived in groups.

Through just observation, we know that only honeybees among these options are the ones who live in kins.

Similarly, look at the following question and its remarks:

UPSC isn’t expecting you to know such trivial details. All you have to do is keep calm and read these questions carefully.

In the above question, “making a tool” can be done only by an intelligent being; hence, Shri Krushna chose the closest relative to humans—the Orangutan.

So, let’s get to the crux of it—standard resources and mocks can’t make you feel prepared anymore. Every ranker who qualifies for prelims painstakingly crafts a process for it. And now, it’s your turn.

Civilsdaily Prelims Webinars allow you to access the real work from those who have done it before.

We are bringing you a WEBINAR on the 10th of May at 7 PM, during which Dr. Shri Krushna, IAS 2023, will go through the questions in the UPSC Prelims 2023 Paper and show you how he used common sense, knowledge, and logic to clear the exam with a very safe margin.

It’s time to rewrite your success story — will you seize the opportunity?

REGISTER FOR IAS SHRIKRUSHNA’S WEBINAR

Why attend this webinar?

• Get an Edge: Learn how to get those 15-20 questions correct with logic.
• D-Day Simplified: No need to use a lot of strategies, just master the one shared in the Webinar.
• PDF Analysis – Done by Dr. Shri Krushna (Scanned Copy of his test paper with analysis done by him) Direct to your email after the Webinar is over.

Registration is FREE but MANDATORY!

Attend this Webinar if

1. If you have been giving Prelims for the past 1-2 years and NOT CONFIDENT with your Prelims Preparation.
2. If you are BEGINNER & want to have an edge of analyzing PYQs
3. PDF Analysis – Done by Dr. Shri Krushna (Scanned Copy of his test paper with analysis done by him) Direct to your email after the Webinar is over

The Webinar will be followed by Dominate Prelims Open Mock Test 2.0 on 11th May, Saturday in both Online/Offline Mode.

Timings:

GS 1 – 9:30-11:30 AM

CSAT – 2:30-4:30 PM

Discussion – 4:45 – 6 PM

Attempt the Test HERE

Open Test Date – 11th May (Saturday)

Test Timings

• GS 1 – 9:30 – 11:30 AM
• CSAT – 2:30 – 4:30 PM
• DISCUSSION – 4:45 – 6:00 PM

Both Online Mode and Offline Mode (Delhi ORN Centre and Pune Centre)

Our open tests have the highest hit ratios because we follow 2 simple principles, 5 categories, and 80 themes.

1. 4 categories of questions

The actual UPSC prelims paper can be said to follow broadly 5 categories – 1.⁠ ⁠Core, 2.⁠ ⁠Non-core, 3.⁠ ⁠Logical, 4.⁠ ⁠Ultra-hard (Skippable). We are aligning very closely with this distribution. 

1.⁠ ⁠Core: These questions are from core sources like standard books, monthly magazines, and Atomic Notes. You are expected to answer ALL of these questions correctly.

[2023] Consider the following organizations/ bodies in India:

1.⁠ ⁠The National Commission for Backward Classes

2.  The National Human Rights Commission

3.  The National Law Commissions

4.  The National Consumer Disputes Redressal CommissionHow many of the above are constitutional bodies?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) Only three

(d) All four

2.⁠ ⁠Non-core: These questions are 1 level above what is present in core sources. E.g. Political Parties during the freedom movement, Ancient Medieval terms, and terms around Buddhism Jainism.  

[2023] Consider the following statements:

1.⁠ ⁠India has more arable area than China.

2.⁠ ⁠The proportion of irrigated area is more in India as compared to China.

3.⁠ ⁠The average productivity per hectare in Indian agriculture is higher than that in China.

How many of the above statements are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c)  All three

(d) None

3.⁠ ⁠Logical: Not solvable by knowledge alone but through logical approach. 

[2023] Consider the following statements:

1.⁠ ⁠Some mushrooms have medicinal properties.

2.⁠ ⁠Some mushrooms have psychoactive properties

3.⁠ ⁠Some mushrooms have insecticidal properties

4.⁠ ⁠Some mushrooms have bioluminescent properties.

How many of the above statements are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) Only three

(d) All four

4.⁠ ⁠Ultra-hard (Skippable): Needs to be skipped (if attempted by student, it’s a case of over-attempt. Because knowing what not to attempt is as important as knowing what to attempt. 

[2023] Consider the following fauna:

1.⁠ ⁠Lion-tailed Macaque

2.⁠ ⁠Malabar Civet

3.⁠ ⁠Sambar Deer

How many of the above are generally nocturnal or most active after sunset?

(a)  Only one

(b) Only two

(c)  All three

(d) None

2. 80 most repeated UPSC themes 

We are being very precise. We won’t ask you a broad question on Species. 

When it comes to high-profile species like tigers, elephants, and other critically endangered species, UPSC is asking for conservation efforts or behavioural patterns. We will ask you something similar. We are this detail-oriented. 

This is true for all subjects. For instance, in Economics, detailed questions on inflation, bonds, differentiated banks, etc. are more difficult. 

We have 80 detailed themes and our questions will be framed on similar lines. 

[CSP2017]Q. The term ‘M-STrIPES’ is sometimes seen in the news in the context of

(a)Captive breeding of Wild Fauna

(b)Maintenance of Tiger Reserves

(c)Indigenous Satellite Navigation System

(d)Security of National Highways

[CSP2020]Q. Among the following Tiger Reserves, which one has the largest area under “Critical Tiger Habitat”?

(a) Corbett

(b) Ranthambore

(c) Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam

(d) Sunderbans

[CSP2021]Q. With reference to Indian elephants, consider the following statements:

1.The leader of an elephant group is a female.

2.The maximum gestation period can be 22 months.

3.An elephant can normally go on calving till the age of 40 years only.

4.Among the States in India, the highest elephant population is in Kerala.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 4 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 3 and 4 only

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Learn the art of Mastering framework in the Ethics (GS 4) Paper. We are sharing the EXACT FRAMEWORK used by Animesh (AIR 2, UAP Student of Civilsdaily) in his Mocks.

Join FREE Webinar on 5th May, 7:00 pm

First 100 will get free mentorship session

We recently shot a Raw & Real Episode with Animesh, and we talked about how he was a below average scorer in the Interview.

But how can a below average scorer top the UPSC Exam with AIR 2? Closely analyzing his marks will tell you that he had performed SO WELL in his Mains – he had made his rank INTERVIEW PROOF.

That’s right. Even if Animesh scored 25 marks less than what he scored in the interview, he would still be Rank 11. That’s the power of an effective Mains.

But we will talk specifically about his Ethics Paper today. Animesh scored a whooping 134 marks in Ethics, one of the highest marks in the HISTORY of the Ethics Paper. Was he the most ethical person among the ~3000 odd people who wrote Mains last year?

We see students talking about how ethical they are in real life, but they aren’t getting enough marks in the paper.

The reason is simple. You don’t have to KNOW that you are ethical. You have to SHOW the examiner that you draw these principles from something concrete.

Your Ethics should be based upon theories of thinkers that you have read, or real life examples that you see in REAL world (NOT ANECDOTES which are majorly forced examples), the reading that you do daily in the newspaper, the way you THINK like a THINKER.

Analyzing Animesh’s Answer Copies with Civilsdaily, we draw some insights:

1. Unlike other aspirants writing generic answers, Animesh exactly addresses the implicit and explicit demands of the question.

2. Each part of the question is addressed – benefit of a proper structure.

3. Enriched Content – Use of cliche examples (Quoting Gandhi, Kalam in all questions related to visionary leadership) is minimal. Instead, prominent usage of REAL EXAMPLES (Quoting Suo-moto cognizance of Supreme Court in Manipur – definitely a differentiator)

4. Quoting diagrams where required – No SUPERFICIAL LANGUAGE-BASED Answers, instead KNOWLEDGE-BASED quoting of thinkers, philosophies.

5. Writing like an OFFICER – not like the crowd who wants to sound “ETHICAL”.

This is not something we are explaining just out of our finite minds. Look at some of his answers:

Look at how he wrote a definition of Conflict of Interest. Clear and crisp. Exactly conveys the definition – leaves NO SCOPE for the examiner to deduct marks.

Similarly, look at his usage of thinkers in almost all his answers:

Starting the definition of values by Quoting how Radhakamal Mukherjee defined it.

Quoting John Rawl’s Differential Principles

Similarly, the usage of Diagrams and its correlation with his marks is EVIDENT.

Diagram 1 – Showing Government’s Role in delivery of social justice.

Diagram 2 – Explaining Role of Education through History and quoting examples (Now that’s a NEXT LEVEL of value addition!)

LET’S KNOW THIS.

Competition is FIERCE now. You MIGHT think you have a decent framework, you are quoting examples, you are quoting thinkers – but there is someone out there who is taking the competition to the NEXT LEVEL.

• Quoting the MOST REAL & RELEVANT Examples which are the real differentiators
• Using diagrams and quoting examples within the diagrams (NEXT LEVEL ENRICHMENT)
• Most of all – having a THEME SPECIFIC FRAMEWORK (You don’t have to come up with a definition in the exam hall – know it beforehand!)

These ideas aren’t inherent. It can be built within. For how Animesh started with his first answer copy, we see a marked difference in how he improved over the time. We made sure he reached a level that competing with him would be a horse race – you lose a step, and it’s all over.

We intend to do the same thing with you guys. Shubham Sir (Senior Mentor, Civilsdaily – Mentored more than 500 rankers) will explain to you in great detail on a Strategy to Score 120+ Marks in Ethics. 

This is a NO-NONSENSE STRATEGY and we’ll be delving deep into Animesh’s (AIR 2) Answer Copies, so you definitely don’t want to miss out on this.

Join us in our Webinar, where we take insights from Animesh’s (AIR 2) Ethics Answer Copies, and devise a strategy to score 120+ in Ethics Paper with an effective framework.

Register for Shubham Sir’s Webinar

Specific Outcomes of the Workshop

1. At the end of the workshop, you will know the difference between a Generic Answer & a Well-laid structured answer.

2. Content Enrichment – Learning the art of quotes, examples which are REAL DIFFERENTIATORS.

4. Theme Specific Framework – Example (Corporate Governance, Emotional Intelligence, Aptitude vs Attitude – Having ready made points)

5. Presentations Aspect – Use of diagrams & interlinking with specific examples. 

6. Structuring of Case Studies, dimension coverage and linking points to theories.

8. Writing like an OFFICER – not just an aspirant!

Registration is FREE but MANDATORY!

Attend this Webinar if

1. If you are struggling with below average marks in your Ethics Paper.
2. If you are desperate to get a rank next year and make your prep Interview Proof.
3. You think you are Ethical, but don’t know how to Write an Ethics Answer.

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