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CivilsDaily’s personalized and student-centric approach, due to its proven effectiveness and extraordinary result in the previous UPSC CSE exams, is attracting a lot of eyeballs. Every day we are flooded with hundreds of mentorship requests.

Still, many aspirants lack clarity on what UPSC Mentorship actually stands for. They have a lot of doubts and queries about it. The Indian Express invited us to bring clarity on Mentorship for UPSC and Zeeshan Hashmi, senior UPSC Mentor at CivilsDaily gave an interview to the newspaper. Below are given excerpts from the interview. You can read the full interview here.

What is Personal Mentorship for UPSC CSE?

Interviewer: “Zeeshan, a new trend is being noticed that UPSC aspirants are opting for ‘personal mentors’ to crack their Civil services exams. What is ‘Personal Mentorship’?“

Mentorship is a gradual process that takes the preparation level of each student into consideration. The core philosophy in a mentorship program is that ‘every student is a distinct batch’. Each aspirant has his or her own strengths and weakness and stands at different levels of preparation.

Taking all those into consideration, a mentorship program devises a proper strategy and plan tailor-made for a particular candidate.

In simple terms, the mentorship process is like a Google map, that suggests one of the best possible routes reach the destination depending on the position of the user.

Similarly, a mentor guides an aspirant to the best possible route to attain success depending on his level of preparedness, strengths, and weaknesses. etc.

Which one are you?

Every student is a batch

Core philosophy of CD Mentorship

How is mentorship different from teaching?

Interviewer: If a UPSC mentor is providing guidance to an aspirant, how he or she is different from a teacher/instructor?

Students sometimes are confused between a teacher and a mentor. A teacher teaches topics, concepts, and ideas from the syllabus, textbooks or from some established scholarly works.

A mentor is someone who guides an aspirant based on his own experience, learning, and insights. He has walked that path either as a senior aspirant or a selected candidate.

Students should know that a mentor’s job is not to teach and complete the syllabus of static subjects. That is a job of a teacher. However, a mentor guides an aspirant by suggesting the best strategies that will suit the aspirant and cater to his or her problem. That strategy is not one size suit all approach.

Parameters to choose a mentor?

Interviewer: There are many coaching institutes providing mentorship programs. What parameters should an aspirant look into while choosing a mentor?

Zeeshan sir answered that the two general parameters an aspirant should look at while deciding a mentor are:

1. Statistics: How many students got selected through a mentor’s specific personalized mentorship program?
2. Human element: This involves building up trust. One way to find out the trust factor is through webinars/videos which are available for free. During these webinars, a mentor answers many doubts and queries. If any aspirant as a viewer finds that a similar doubt, resonating with his or her is addressed, trust is developed.
3. It is after these two factors, aspirants should approach a mentor, interact and select the program as per his or her requirements.

Is it true that mentorship also involves counselling?

It is true to some extent. many times a mentor receives calls from aspirants who have emotional outbursts and they are apprehensive of their preparedness. We must understand that UPSC aspirants come from diverse backgrounds and the preparation can take more than a few years. It can be frustrating. A mentor should be prepared to empathize with the anxieties of an aspirant and provide him or her with practical insights.

Let me take the example of my former student Soham Mandhare who was suffering from stress and anxiety attacks and was advised by the doctors to quit the exam. But he decided to approach a personalized mentorship program and benefited from it. Sohum Mandhare, finally secured AIR 267 in UPSC-CSE 2021.

However, a mentor should be careful and advise an aspirant to consult a qualified doctor when the situation of a candidate is serious and needs medical help.

Which combination is more favorable for aspirants- coaching guidance + Mentorship or self-study + Mentorship?

Depends upon where the student stands in his preparation.

Coaching guidance + Mentorship: freshers find it important. It gives aspirants an apt environment, peer group preparation, etc.

Self-study + Mentorship: Beneficial for aspirants who have financial constraints, housewives and professionals, selected candidates who want to improve ranks, and those who can not leave their homes due to personal circumstances.

Tools and Strategies used by UPSC Mentors

What are some of the tools used by a mentor which make the mentorship more personalized or most tailor-made for individual aspirants?

1. Customized Timetable: Depending on how much time an aspirant can devote to the preparation due to the personal or professional conditions of an individual, a mentor helps to prepare a personalized timetable.
2. Regular micro tests: Addressing personal apprehensions regarding the preparedness for exams, micro-tests a regular basis are designed, evaluated, and discussed. It involves going deep and understanding the thought process behind the candidates’ answers.
3. Calls on demand: Listening patiently to aspirants’ queries and doubts, one on one, is an important element of the mentorship program.

“Never take any results as a barometer for your success. Take results sportingly. only then one will be able to improvise and perform better in the next opportunity or attempt”.

Zeeshan Hashmi

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It is not that UPSC-CSE preparation can not be done by self-study. Yet, a mentor is required at various tiers of this exam, whether an aspirant is going to regular coaching or not. 

For the last 4 years, the most challenging exam of our country has been witnessing an inspirational transition in preparation strategy. ‘Personal Mentorship Program (PMP) is becoming increasingly popular among UPSC-CSE aspirants.

Why do IAS aspirants prefer a mentor? The simple answer is that only an IAS mentor can understand the anxieties of a candidate. And he remains prepared to empathize and provides practical insights.

Senior IAS CD mentor/faculty Zeeshan Hashmi sir’s core philosophy ‘every student is a distinct batch’ has gained currency in Indian Express.

Read his exceptional interview:

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All the aspirants now are all aware of the benefits that come with mentorship. In fact, some of the wretchedly failure-sufferers have changed their lives by clearing UPSC. To demonstrate such impact India’s top branded news giants repeatedly echoed ‘Civilsdaily’s One Branded Mentorship Program’

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Civilsdaily’s Mentorship is clearly one brand which sets us apart

Civilsdaily mentorship toolkit helps you in 6 key components of your UPSC-CSE preparation

1. Direction– Civilsdaily’s mentors are highly qualified, with at least one year of mentorship experience and two UPSC CSE Interviews under their belts. They are well-versed in the many stages of preparation. These mentors will assist you in developing both a comprehensive and micro schedule. They’ll put together a weekly programme for you, complete with mentorship calls. This schedule will be created based on a thorough examination of the importance of subjects as well as the interconnection of topics to make it easier for students to grasp the material.
2. Discipline– The student will be held accountable to the mentor since he or she will be required to complete a weekly target set by the mentor.
3. Consistency– Students can retain consistency in their preparation by having their mentor monitor them constantly and giving them regular tests. Furthermore, rational scheduling aids pupils in adopting an integrated approach to preparation..
4. Value addition– Mentors also assist students with their questions and resources. Students become perplexed as to which resources to follow due to the abundance of content available on the market. Mentors can assist you in locating and referring to the most appropriate materials. This aids students in consolidating their resources and avoiding content overload. Mentors will also offer video assistance. Remember- the mantra to clear UPSC is MINIMUM RESOURCES, MAXIMUM REVISIONS.
5. Evaluation– The UAP/foundation curriculum also contains a prelims and mains test series, as well as weekly 10 mains questions from Samachar Manthan (SM). Your mentor will go through each test with you and help you figure out your strengths and shortcomings. So, if you devote yourself to this programme, you will receive one-on-one assistance for more than 40 mains tests (including SM) and more than 30 prelims tests. Furthermore, each test will be examined twice by professional evaluators, with a mentor evaluating the results later.
6. Motivation– When you’re feeling down or don’t feel like studying, you can reach out to your mentor, have a conversation, get motivated, and restart your studies. Mentor-recommended relaxation techniques can assist you in learning more effectively.

How does Samanvaya Mentorship work? Introducing 3 layers of mentorship: Get IAS or UPSC ranker as your mentor

1. 1st step starts with this Samanvaya call: Once you fill in the form, we get on a 30-40 minute call with you to understand your prep level, working/ study constraints, and current strategies and create a step-by-step plan for the next week, next month and so on.

2. You are directed and given access to relevant resources and invite-only platform, Habitat where you can ask your daily doubts, discuss your test-prep questions and have real-time, live sessions on news and op-eds, and find your optional groups.

3. The third and the most personalized tier is the 1 on 1 mentor allotment who stays with you through the course of your UPSC preparation – always-on chat and on scheduled calls to help you assess, evaluate, and chart the next milestone of your IAS 2023-23 journey.

We will also connect you to a UPSC ranker or IAS, who will mentor you in this journey.

Layer 1: You will be assigned a dedicated in-house mentor who will keep track of our progress from start till your final interview.

Layer 2: Sajal Singh sir and the team will be constantly with you through various programs like Samachar Manthan, Prelims, Essay, etc.

Layer 3: A UPSC IAS ranker (one who has cleared this exam) will be supervising your progress as your super mentor.

Guys, as wealth without work, is a greater sin, knowledge without practice is an unacceptable folly. To attain success, polishing your thought is a must and to catch up with the hands of the clock, practice and practice are the only things that matter the most to an IAS aspirant. 

After receiving feedback from almost 500+ of our successful UPSC candidates, Civilsdaily can claim that 85% of the questions in UPSC Mains were already asked in our previous MEP tests. And this was the only strong reason that the success rate of our MEP program has been featured in famous newspapers. 

“UPSC level questions, detailed evaluation, and in-depth discussion of tests (question by question) improved my score.”

AIR 28, Mourya Bharadwaj UPSC 2021

“Impressed by the efforts put in to improve my answer writing, structured phone calls. Grateful for personal guidance.”

Karishma Nair, AIR 14, UPSC 2020

85% of 2021 GS 2 Mains Questions Are From Civilsdaily Smash Mains & Samachar Manthan Test Series!!|| All 2022 & 2023 UPSC Aspirants, Can You Answer these Questions? || Paper Got Released, Check Details Over Here|| Fill the Samanvaya Free 1-on-1 Call for UPSC Guidance

To satisfy the high demand, we are fully prepared now to launch MEP 2nd batch on the 17th of September, 2022

Table of Content:

• What is MEP 2023?
• How MEP is needed for your IAS dream
• Program Inclusion Details
• About Mentor

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What is MEP 2023?

Mains essential Program (MEP) 2023 is your solution to practicing Mains Answer writing. Don’t procrastinate answer writing, developing a skill does not happen magically after you clear prelims.

Mains Essential Program 2023 is a Mentor guided comprehensive and intensive program for GS Mains papers. The focus is on making students understand the requirement of Mains Question, its elements, using information, and imparting answer writing skills for that.

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How MEP is needed for your IAS dream:

Your knowledge is tested through your answers: If you have not learned the art to articulate your thoughts on paper, then that’s a disaster waiting to happen. Studying and writing answers is a symbiotic relationship and one reinforces the other.

• Helps you retain concepts, facts, and figures.
• Learning the trick to formulate the structure of the answer.
• Helps to revise things and learn new things not covered by conventional books.
• Improves your writing speed, and handwriting.

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Know-How Our Mains Test Program Stands Apart?

1. Personalised Mentorship to correct you at each step

We believe in personalized individual attention. A one-to-one discussion with your Mentor will not only highlight your weaknesses but will also help in tracking your improvements over the subsequent tests. It will also ensure consistency, continuity, and progressive improvement.

Students usually get swayed by only seeing the theme of the question. The question is not about electoral bonds only. Many aspirants write everything they know about electoral bonds. You need to first mention how it will cleanse India’s electoral system. After that, link it with democracy. How it violates key features of democracy like transparency, accountability, and a level playing field. Writing only Pros and Cons will not fetch you marks.

Just schedule a call with our mentor to clear all your doubts and queries.

2. Quality standards of questions in our test series

Our Test series questions have consistently proven to be similar to UPSC standards.

Here’s the proof

60% of 2021 GS 1 Mains Questions Are From Civilsdaily Mains Test Series!!|| All 2022 & 2023 UPSC Aspirants, Can You Answer these Questions? || Paper Got Released, Check Details Over Here|| Fill the Samanvaya Free 1-on-1 Call for UPSC Guidance

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Program Inclusion Details:

• 12 Sectional tests: The whole syllabus will be divided into portions like history, economics, and geography. The test will be spread over 8 months. This will ensure that your basic static preparation happens continuously alongside your mains answer writing program. Killing two birds with one stone!
• 12 Full-length tests: After the prelims, it is time to go full gear.

• Personalized discussion: You doubt why you are scoring less or how you can improve your score for the next paper. No worries! Just schedule a call with our mentor to clear all your doubts and queries.
• Civilsdaily’s handholding: You will be provided membership to Mains 2023 club on Habitat. There you can put up your doubts and queries. Also can be used to interact with peers on strategies to improve your mains writing. You can also contact mentors like Sajal sir, Sukanya ma’am, Sudhanshu sir and Poornima Ma’am. They all have interview-level experience, so utilize their experience to your benefit.
• Civilsdaily magazine: Your current affairs will be covered with access to our 1-year subscription. (June 2022 to May 2023)

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Our Philosophy behind MEP 2023

1. Question Formulation

It happens under a team of experienced Civilsdaily faculty. Questions framed are from the most important UPSC relevant themes and papers are based on the latest pattern of UPSC.

Our questions specifically state:

• Whether they are straightforward or thought-provoking/analytical.
• Whether they have subparts.
• Why this question – similar to previous year’s questions, the importance of the theme, etc.

CD Innovation – Red-green highlight – to let you know about the necessary and innovative points.

2. One-to-One Discussion

We believe in personalized individual attention. This is the biggest reason why you should join our TS. Students can schedule a call within 2 days of receiving their checked copies.

A one-to-one discussion with your Mentor will not only highlight your weaknesses but will also help in tracking your improvements over the subsequent tests. It will also ensure consistency, continuity, and progressive improvement.

3. Answer Checking

Our evaluation focuses on multiple dimensions and parameters like structure, flow, presentation, contextuality, relevance to question, analytical excellence, and cross-domain inter-linkages than simply on superficial, memory-based lapses.

Evaluated answer copy – 1 (Click to download)

Evaluated answer copy – 2 (Click to download)

4. Model Answers

More than just simply providing information, our model answers cover all the aspects of a question and provide enriching points to the student. They also include:

• For ‘thought-provoking/analytical’ type of questions, we’ll provide the best way to approach them.
• Alternate introductions
• Subheadings and categorization to enhance readability and answer structure.
• Colour coding for main arguments, reports, data, scholars, etc.
  OTB – Out-of-the-box points for additional marks

5. Civilsdaily’s Handholding

You’ll be assigned to a special group on Civilsdaily’s Habitat, there you can interact with different mentors like Sajal Sir, Sukanya ma’am, Ajay Sir, Sudhanshu sir, and others.

Civilsdaily’s Habitat – Desktop and Mobile view

6. Value-added material

Current affairs magazines – Civilsdaily’s Magazines are the best in terms of comprehensive coverage, superb design, and high readability.

Listicles and other relevant study material – Supplementary content provided will help cover multiple related questions.

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About Mentor:

Sukanya Rana:

Sukanya ma’am has firsthand experience of 4 mains and 2 interviews of UPSC. In 2019, she scored 140 in ethics. She has also appeared in the State PCS interview. Before she worked as a Probationary officer in Canara bank. Now at Civilsdaily, she heads the Mains program and is engaged in a core team of Civilsdaily.

As per need, we will also involve our Civilsdaily core mentors like Swatantra sir, Parth sir, etc.

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This is what our students have to say…

From Quora’s answer. (Read the full answer here)

Watch the LIVE here by AIR 12, Yasharth Shekhar

So, Yasharth Shekhar, AIR 12 ranker will be LIVE on Saturday for a 1-1 session. He will be taking your questions and will personally resolve each one of your doubts. So, put up your question for Yasharth Shekhar below and set up a reminder for 5 pm coming Saturday.

What is Yasharth Shekhar going to discuss!

• Understanding the expectations
• Planning and Strategizing
• Learning
• Analyzing
• Execution
• How to pluck loopholes
• How to write ‘Rule of answers’ what the question demands
• And many other untold secrets that only a topper can explain

So, whether you’re a Working Junta or a full-time college fresher, preparing for IAS 2023/24 & made up your mind, a topper’s session can help you strategize and decipher the IAS exam and design a timetable that fits right in your hectic schedule. Besides he can help you pick the right books and craft a practical & personal strategy.

1-1 Live Session Details:

Date: 25th June (Saturday)

Time: 5 pm

About Yasharth Shekhar

A graduate in Economics from St. Stephen’s, Yasharth Shekhar secured AIR 12 in his third attempt. His optional was Geography. He wants to use his knowledge in developing better infrastructure for the country.

With Mains season here let’s turn up the heat. Register for CivilsDaily’s Mega Bootcamp: 18-19th June 2022. Mains Answer Writing, Ethics, Essay, and more. Details below.

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In this Bootcamp, we’ll be having total 4 sessions on

1. From mediocre to UPSC worthy structure: Answer Writing with a clear mandate on improving the Structure of your answers. – Sukanya Rana and UPSC Rankers
2. How to tackle Ethics case studies by solving handpicked case studies LIVE in the session. – Sukanya Rana and UPSC Rankers
3. Selecting and writing Philosophical essays. – Zeeshan Hashmi
4. LIVE writing and strategy by UPSC 2021 Rankers

Register for the Bootcamp and we will email you the link for the Telegram group and other Mains resources.

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We’ll be having at least 2 Topper’s sessions where they will discuss their strategies and share their resources with you.

We talked to 8000+ aspirants in the last year and their answers will surprise you. Also, read about Mourya and Soham’s consistency that rewarded them.

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Just 5 more minutes..

Inconsistency in UPSC preparation is like getting up at 5 am. A night before you set up your alarm. The motivation to get up is high at this point. But in the morning, when the alarm rings, we swipe it to the right with a thought “IN 5 MINUTES…FOR SURE!!”. This snooze cycle usually continues for some time till we realize it is 8 am. Already a bad start to the day! To add to it, you will spend the whole day repenting for not being able to get up early, instead of focusing on the time you have. The same goes for UPSC preparation. You set your targets but one slight glitch and your whole preparation go off track. Till the time you yourself realize this mismanagement, it is a bit too late. Anxiety builds up, and performance levels fall. You are not able to achieve even 10% OF YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL on the D-day.

WE ASKED 8000+ STUDENTS ONE SIMPLE QUESTION

“WHAT IS THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE THAT YOU ARE FACING IN YOUR UPSC PREPARATION?”

YOU WILL BE ASTOUNDED THAT ONE ANSWER WAS COMMON IN REPLIES – INCONSISTENCY.

Many of the aspirants are Consistently Inconsistent. This means they go through these highs and lows in their preparation. They are able to study for days, week but they hit a sudden gap in preparation. Then, they find it very hard to come back. The good news is that we have the solution.

Our philosophy behind MENTORSHIP is to get you out of this Snooze cycle. This ensures that you are the BEST VERSION of yourself in this journey. If you are under the impression that mentorship is weekly calls you attend, then you are mistaken, my friend. Trust us, your mentor will be your ‘FRIEND, PHILOSOPHER, AND GUIDE’.

How Mentorship can fight inconsistency in preparation?

TO EACH THEIR OWN

Every aspirant is different. Their strengths and weaknesses are different. Their time availability is also different. Identifying this is important so you don’t end up making unrealistic targets and lose momentum.

Your mentor will make sure you start slow but remain consistent to build your confidence. Making your schedule structured based on our experience of working with 2500+ students is our first priority. 

When you see yourself grow, it becomes easier to motivate yourself to push boundaries. Tracking your progress can happen in many ways like mentorship calls or chat sessions or regular tests. The idea is to ensure that you don’t go off track in your preparation, and even if you do, we have your back.

Constant guidance is important to bring consistency to your UPSC preparation. Guidance is not about clearing your doubts or asking you to study when you don’t. It is also about the evolution of your preparation. This is where you and your mentor work as a team. A constant effort to PLAN AND BUILD UP YOUR ABILITY to learn in a faster and more efficient way.

The biggest hurdle in achieving your highest level of consistency is the emotional part. Every now and then, you. surround yourself with negative thoughts, you feel scared and depressed. Instead of resolving these emotional issues, you avoid them as it seems like a waste of your precious time. You have to understand that ignoring emotional troubles does not solve them. What your doing is building an emotional time bomb that may burst a week before your mains or prelims! This is where your MENTOR AS A FRIEND comes in. All our mentors have been through this journey. We understand your fears and anxieties. So, TALK IT OUT.

Don’t let inconsistency keep you away from your dreams.

Fill up the SAMANVAYA form given below. Let us know your problems and we will find a solution to them, just like our students say “TOGETHER WE CAN AND WE WILL”.

Mourya Bhardwaj and Soham Mandhare

Both Mourya and Soham faced repeated failures in UPSC exams. While Mourya had a family and job going on was difficult. Soham faced anxiety attacks due to the hardships and struggle, his doctor advised quitting.

But it was sheer dedication and determination that kept them consistent in the grind.

Both of them were CivilsDaily’s mentorship students (under Sajal sir) and they vouch for the guidance and mentorship provided during this time to keep them on their toes, consistent, and always on track no matter what happens.

What’s your excuse? Rural background, language barrier, anxiety attacks, repeated failures – Nothing could stop Soham Mandhare- CivilsDaily’s mentorship student & UPSC 2021 ranker| Download his answer copies, resources

Fill up the Samanvaya and we will get on a call to deal with your preparation issues.

We talked to 8000+ aspirants in the last year and their answers will surprise you. Also, read about Mourya and Soham’s consistency that rewarded them.

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Just 5 more minutes..

Inconsistency in UPSC preparation is like getting up at 5 am. A night before you set up your alarm. The motivation to get up is high at this point. But in the morning, when the alarm rings, we swipe it to the right with a thought “IN 5 MINUTES…FOR SURE!!”. This snooze cycle usually continues for some time till we realize it is 8 am. Already a bad start to the day! To add to it, you will spend the whole day repenting for not being able to get up early, instead of focusing on the time you have. The same goes for UPSC preparation. You set your targets but one slight glitch and your whole preparation go off track. Till the time you yourself realize this mismanagement, it is a bit too late. Anxiety builds up, and performance levels fall. You are not able to achieve even 10% OF YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL on the D-day.

WE ASKED 8000+ STUDENTS ONE SIMPLE QUESTION

“WHAT IS THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE THAT YOU ARE FACING IN YOUR UPSC PREPARATION?”

YOU WILL BE ASTOUNDED THAT ONE ANSWER WAS COMMON IN REPLIES – INCONSISTENCY.

Many of the aspirants are Consistently Inconsistent. This means they go through these highs and lows in their preparation. They are able to study for days, week but they hit a sudden gap in preparation. Then, they find it very hard to come back. The good news is that we have the solution.

Our philosophy behind MENTORSHIP is to get you out of this Snooze cycle. This ensures that you are the BEST VERSION of yourself in this journey. If you are under the impression that mentorship is weekly calls you attend, then you are mistaken, my friend. Trust us, your mentor will be your ‘FRIEND, PHILOSOPHER, AND GUIDE’.

How Mentorship can fight inconsistency in preparation?

TO EACH THEIR OWN

Every aspirant is different. Their strengths and weaknesses are different. Their time availability is also different. Identifying this is important so you don’t end up making unrealistic targets and lose momentum.

Your mentor will make sure you start slow but remain consistent to build your confidence. Making your schedule structured based on our experience of working with 2500+ students is our first priority. 

When you see yourself grow, it becomes easier to motivate yourself to push boundaries. Tracking your progress can happen in many ways like mentorship calls or chat sessions or regular tests. The idea is to ensure that you don’t go off track in your preparation, and even if you do, we have your back.

Constant guidance is important to bring consistency to your UPSC preparation. Guidance is not about clearing your doubts or asking you to study when you don’t. It is also about the evolution of your preparation. This is where you and your mentor work as a team. A constant effort to PLAN AND BUILD UP YOUR ABILITY to learn in a faster and more efficient way.

The biggest hurdle in achieving your highest level of consistency is the emotional part. Every now and then, you. surround yourself with negative thoughts, you feel scared and depressed. Instead of resolving these emotional issues, you avoid them as it seems like a waste of your precious time. You have to understand that ignoring emotional troubles does not solve them. What your doing is building an emotional time bomb that may burst a week before your mains or prelims! This is where your MENTOR AS A FRIEND comes in. All our mentors have been through this journey. We understand your fears and anxieties. So, TALK IT OUT.

Don’t let inconsistency keep you away from your dreams.

Fill up the SAMANVAYA form given below. Let us know your problems and we will find a solution to them, just like our students say “TOGETHER WE CAN AND WE WILL”.

Mourya Bhardwaj and Soham Mandhare

Both Mourya and Soham faced repeated failures in UPSC exams. While Mourya had a family and job going on was difficult. Soham faced anxiety attacks due to the hardships and struggle, his doctor advised quitting.

But it was sheer dedication and determination that kept them consistent in the grind.

Both of them were CivilsDaily’s mentorship students (under Sajal sir) and they vouch for the guidance and mentorship provided during this time to keep them on their toes, consistent, and always on track no matter what happens.

What’s your excuse? Rural background, language barrier, anxiety attacks, repeated failures – Nothing could stop Soham Mandhare- CivilsDaily’s mentorship student & UPSC 2021 ranker| Download his answer copies, resources

Fill up the Samanvaya and we will get on a call to deal with your preparation issues.

Guys! UPSC Prelims 2022 GS Paper 1 is just over now.

Sharing with you the GS Paper 1 and the answer keys. Click here for the answer key.

Also, a LIVE analysis and 1-1 doubt session will be taken up by our team. We will answer and resolve all your doubts.

UPSC Prelims 2022 Paper 1 is the GS Paper while UPSC Prelims 2022 Paper 2 is the CSAT exam.

Answer key: Set A

Dear Aspirants,

Finally, the D-Day is here!

One year’s hard work of burning mid-night oil, revising those lengthy books like Laxmikant, making short notes, and updating your current affairs on daily basis.

It is said that UPSC Prelims is just a screening test to weed out the not-so-serious aspirants. Yet it can be brutal when your whole year’s hard work and dedication, is judged in just 120 minutes!

Some of you might be stressed and, some panicky. AND IT’S OKAY!

This post is simply a REMINDER to you guys that YOU ARE A FIGHTER.

You have been fighting for your dream every single day up till now, slogging through days and nights. Tomorrow is just one small battle you have to win to get closer to your dream. So, don’t let the last-minute jitter get the worst of you.

We, at Civilsdaily, want to wish you all the best for tomorrow. We will stand by you in your journey no matter what. There are certain things that we would want to share:

1. One step at a time – One question at one time: Tackle one question at a time, don’t get hung up on what you know or don’t know.
2. Do not think of results or cut-offs while still in the exam hall: Let’s take care of that. In 2 days, we will let you know all this information.
3. Self-control is strength and Calmness is power: Keep your thought process clear and don’t get tempted to mark answers just for the sake of attempting 90 questions.
4. Believe in yourself and the process: You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.
5. Stay focussed: Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. It is time you utilise the best of your hard work.

Don’t consider this as Last minute “Gyan ki Baat”. This is just us wishing the best for you.

All the best guys for tomorrow!

Do read Sajal sir’s 4 step solving strategy.

https://www.civilsdaily.com/sajal-sirs-4-step-solving-strategy-and-essential-tips-for-upsc-prelims-2022-candidates-as-published-in-the-indian-express/

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