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  • How to Maintain perfect EMOTIONAL HEALTH while preparing for UPSC exam?|| It takes only 1 attempt to crack UPSC-CSE if you fine-tune your preparation now!|| Fill Samanvaya Free 1-on-1 Mentorship for UPSC 2022-23

    How to Maintain perfect EMOTIONAL HEALTH while preparing for UPSC exam?|| It takes only 1 attempt to crack UPSC-CSE if you fine-tune your preparation now!|| Fill Samanvaya Free 1-on-1 Mentorship for UPSC 2022-23

    Fill Samanvaya form to discuss and resolve your UPSC IAS preparation issues, doubts, and insecurities with us.

    Finding success in the UPSC journey requires every aspirant to identify their “weak” areas and rectify them.

    I think my number of revisions of the syllabus is still less.

    Why are my marks stagnant in the mock test? Do I need a new book?

    Should I change the optional subject?

    At any given point during preparation days, these questions cross every aspirant’s mind. While it is important to have the right technique aka “smart study” strategy for this examination but is that enough?

    MENTAL HEALTH as an issue has always carried a sense of stigma in Indian society. So, why should the stress and anxiety associated with UPSC preparation be treated any differently!

    Even if you are one of those courageous extroverts who speak about these mental challenges, you always have that one friend who sends you a motivational quote to get you over your MOOD SWINGS with some extra advice to memorize the quote as it can be helpful for GS 4 and essay.

    Honestly, sometimes you need more than a motivational quote. In our interaction with some 1000+ students, even the smallest act of acknowledging an aspirant’s anxiety and stress can go a long way in maintaining the right frame of mind during preparation.

    GAIN THE RIGHT CONFIDENCE TO HANDLE BOTH SUCCESS AND FAILURE

    Emotional Stability is crucial to remain sane during this preparation and also to enjoy the whole process. The first step towards a balanced approach is to identify that as a human having lows and highs is pretty much normal. If you are not able to finish the decided target, then it is alright to feel bad and push yourself a little extra for the next day. What you need to avoid is “unhealthy behaviour”. For example, putting yourself under so much pressure that your performance starts to deteriorate or belittling yourself that it starts to affect your confidence.

    We are not here to diagnose any clinical conditions. But as former aspirants and gaining years of experience through mentorship, we are a big advocate of people’s interaction for healthy minds.

    Sometimes, in this preparation, all you need is a person to hear you out and understand you. And unfortunately, some of us are not able to find that one person in our family or friends. There is no shame in asking for emotional help. It helps if you have a person who can listen to your worries and reduce some of your pressure. Talking to your mentor can make you feel supported in the toughest times. The worst part of silo preparation is that aspirants tend to create the idea that all these emotional upheavals are exclusive to them. Trust us this is not true!

    Why Mentorship helps you double your efforts in half the time?

    A holistic UPSC preparation includes the right technique to complete your syllabus, revisions and mock test and a healthy mindset.

    Reach out to us if you feel like nothing is going right in your preparation. Talk to our mentors about your emotional worries, and remove the burden of anxieties from your preparation.

    This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is hall-of-fame.jpg

    Lack of direction in your UPSC IAS preparation, an absence of a well-defined strategy and inability to make required necessary changes either due to lack of guidance or awareness are the biggest killers of your LBSNAA dream.

    Therefore, it is essential for you to get your approach rectified and tuned as per the demands of UPSC. If you feel lost in UPSC preparation and have been gripped by negativity, self-doubt, and demotivation, this is for you.

    Fill the Samanvaya form for a free on-call mentorship session. We’ll call you within 24 hours.

    How to prepare for upsc 2021? Strategy for upsc 2021?
Answer writing for 2020
Abhishek Saraf rank 8 Civilsdaily
    Abhishek has benefited from Civilsdaily’s approach, so did 70+ candidates who cleared UPSC IAS 2019

    The Perfect exam cracking pattern

    Integrate them in your preparation. We’ll tell you how to do it
    It’s about how ‘you’ should be doing it instead of how someone else did it. That is the ‘elephant in the room’.

    Our 3 tier mentoring:

    1. First step starts with this Samanvaya call: Once you fill in the form, our senior mentors will have a 1-to-1 detailed discussion (on-callbased on which we create a step by step plan for next week, next month and so on.

    2. You are given access to our invite-only chat platform, Habitat where you can connect with mentors, 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.

    How to prepare for upsc 2021? Strategy for upsc 2021?
Answer writing for 2020
    Daily target monitoring.

    3. The third and the most personalized tier is the dedicated 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 2022/2023 journey.

    Daily target monitoring on Habitat

    Who are you?

    1. Working Junta? If you are preparing for IAS 2022-23 and working simultaneously, we can help you strategize and decipher the IAS exam and design a timetable that fits right in your hectic schedule.
    2. First-time prep? If you are in the last year of college or thinking of dropping a year and preparing for IAS 2022-23 full time, we’ll help you pick the right books and craft a practical & personal strategy.
    3. Have appeared before? and weren’t successful. We’ll help you identify your mistakes, rectify them for the necessary course correction. Let this be your final and successful attempt.

    You just have to take 5 minutes out and fill this form: Samanvaya For IAS 2022-23

    Talk to senior mentors from Civilsdaily: Fill Samanvaya form for IAS 2022 and IAS 2023. Once done, we will call you within 24 hours or so.

    Fill up the following details in Samanvaya form given below to schedule a free one-on-one mentorship session with senior mentors from Civilsdaily. We’ll call you within 24 hours.

    Don’t forget to check your email after form submission to download your free Tikdam e-book and Civilsdaily’s IAS starter material.

  • [Sansad TV] Perspective: Boosting Health Infra

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    Context

    • As the pandemic continues to wage on, people have started prioritising their health over most things.
    • This pandemic, especially during the Delta wave, exposed several gaps in the healthcare system and infrastructure.

    Why discuss this?

    • Current health infrastructure in India paints a dismal picture of the healthcare delivery system in the country.
    • Public health experts believe that India is ill-equipped to handle such emergencies.
    • It is not prepared to tackle health epidemics, particularly given its urban congestion.

    Healthcare in India: A Background

    • The Indian Constitution has incorporated the responsibility of the state in ensuring basic nutrition, basic standard of living, public health, protection of workers, special provisions for disabled persons, and other health standards, which were described under Articles 39, 41, 42, and 47 in the DPSP.
    • Article 21 of the Constitution of India provides for the right to life and personal liberty and is a fundamental right.
    • Public Health comes under the state list.
    • India’s expenditure on healthcare has shot up substantially in the past few years; it is still very low in comparison to the peer nations (at approx. 1.28% of GDP).

    All-time Paradoxes of Indian Healthcare

    (1) Healthcare is a fundamental right, but it is not fundamentally right in India

    • The Supreme Court has held healthcare to be a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution.
    • The expenditure on healthcare is one of the lowest in the world, lower than nations with similar economic growth rates.
    • Though our economy has grown robustly post-liberalization, investment in healthcare has consistently hovered around 1% of the GDP.

    (2) Sector attracts investments, but delivery remains contentious

    • India’s healthcare sector has attracted a steady stream of investments, albeit at the higher end of the value chain — the secondary & tertiary care.
    • Lack of penetration, inflated billing, opaqueness in diagnosis, and poor quality of service has ensured that most Indians get treated below the standards prescribed by the WHO.

    (3) Among the cheapest in the world, yet unaffordable for most locally:

    • Healthcare in India is cheap. For example: Compared to India, the cost of a knee replacement treatment is over twenty times more in the US and double in Malaysia.
    • Yet India has one of the world’s highest rates of out-of-pocket spending in healthcare.
    • There are millions in India who cannot afford these procedures in their own country.

    (4) Less than one doctor for 1,000 patients, but medical tourism booms:

    • India treated 3.6 lakh foreign patients in 2016 and the country’s medical tourism market is expected to grow to $7-8 billion by 2020.
    • The doctor-patient ratio in India is less than the WHO-prescribed limit of 1:1000.
    • There is a dearth of medical schools and clinicians.
    • Most hospitals in India are overburdened, understaffed, and ill-equipped.

     (5) Stark divergence in healthcare outcomes within the country

    • Healthcare being a state subject, the healthcare outcomes have remained divergent based on the quality of the state administration.
    • While North India is the most populated part of India, it has one of the most undeserved healthcare infrastructures in the country.

    History shows us that “blame” has been a standard human response during pandemics.

    These are some issues that surfaced during this pandemic ………..

    • Poor Infrastructure: This is well revealed through indicators like hospital beds per 1,000 people.
    • Fewer doctors per thousand: The WHO mandates that the doctor to population ratio should be 1:1,000, while India had a 1:1,404 ratio as of February 2020.
    • Denial of healthcare: Private hospitals are reportedly denying treatments to the poor. Cases of overcharging patients are also being reported in private hospitals.
    • Underutilization: Despite private hospitals accounting for 62 percent of the total hospital beds as well as ICU beds and almost 56 percent of the ventilators, they are handling only around 10 percent of the workload.
    • Negligence for mental healthcare: Mental health problems are already a major contributor to the burden of illness in India which usually gets unnoticed.

    Need of the hour: A tectonic overhaul

    • Universal health coverage: Access to healthcare in India is not equitable—the rich and the middle class would survive the COVID-19 or any other crisis but not the poor.
    • Increasing healthcare professionals in numbers: India has handled the COVID-19 pandemic exceptionally well. However, India is in dire need of more medical staff and amenities.
    • Revamping medical education: If the government wants to stay successful in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, it needs to rapidly build medical institutions and increase the number of doctors.
    • Cross-subsidization of health-care: How the poor managed without, or even with, any government insurance scheme is a big question. They can make up for the loss by cross-subsidizing treatments of patients with premium insurance policies.
    • Looping-in private players: For too long, India has allowed the private health sector to grow, with little regulation. Time is ripe to loop in private players and promote the industrialization of health-sector.

    Recent initiatives

    • PLI scheme: In view of these challenges, the government announced various policies like PLI scheme for domestic manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
    • National Digital Health Mission: It also announced the National Digital Health Mission.
    • Budgetary allocation: In the Union Budget for the financial year 2021-22, an amount of Rs. 2,23,846 Crore was allocated This comes to about 6.43% of total Budget provision.

    Way forward

    • India’s healthcare system is too small for such a large population.
    • There seems to be a long battle ahead. The public healthcare system cannot be improved overnight. 
    • The country needs all hands on deck during and after this crisis—both public and private sectors must work together and deliver universal health coverage for all citizens.
    • Ultimately, the onus of governance always rests with the government, which needs to set standards, invest resources, ensure quality, and strategically purchase services from the private sector, as needed.
  • How to Maintain perfect EMOTIONAL HEALTH while preparing for UPSC exam?|| It takes only 1 attempt to crack UPSC-CSE if you fine-tune your preparation now!|| Fill Samanvaya Free 1-on-1 Mentorship for UPSC 2022-23

    How to Maintain perfect EMOTIONAL HEALTH while preparing for UPSC exam?|| It takes only 1 attempt to crack UPSC-CSE if you fine-tune your preparation now!|| Fill Samanvaya Free 1-on-1 Mentorship for UPSC 2022-23

    Fill Samanvaya form to discuss and resolve your UPSC IAS preparation issues, doubts, and insecurities with us.

    Finding success in the UPSC journey requires every aspirant to identify their “weak” areas and rectify them.

    I think my number of revisions of the syllabus is still less.

    Why are my marks stagnant in the mock test? Do I need a new book?

    Should I change the optional subject?

    At any given point during preparation days, these questions cross every aspirant’s mind. While it is important to have the right technique aka “smart study” strategy for this examination but is that enough?

    MENTAL HEALTH as an issue has always carried a sense of stigma in Indian society. So, why should the stress and anxiety associated with UPSC preparation be treated any differently!

    Even if you are one of those courageous extroverts who speak about these mental challenges, you always have that one friend who sends you a motivational quote to get you over your MOOD SWINGS with some extra advice to memorize the quote as it can be helpful for GS 4 and essay.

    Honestly, sometimes you need more than a motivational quote. In our interaction with some 1000+ students, even the smallest act of acknowledging an aspirant’s anxiety and stress can go a long way in maintaining the right frame of mind during preparation.

    GAIN THE RIGHT CONFIDENCE TO HANDLE BOTH SUCCESS AND FAILURE

    Emotional Stability is crucial to remain sane during this preparation and also to enjoy the whole process. The first step towards a balanced approach is to identify that as a human having lows and highs is pretty much normal. If you are not able to finish the decided target, then it is alright to feel bad and push yourself a little extra for the next day. What you need to avoid is “unhealthy behaviour”. For example, putting yourself under so much pressure that your performance starts to deteriorate or belittling yourself that it starts to affect your confidence.

    We are not here to diagnose any clinical conditions. But as former aspirants and gaining years of experience through mentorship, we are a big advocate of people’s interaction for healthy minds.

    Sometimes, in this preparation, all you need is a person to hear you out and understand you. And unfortunately, some of us are not able to find that one person in our family or friends. There is no shame in asking for emotional help. It helps if you have a person who can listen to your worries and reduce some of your pressure. Talking to your mentor can make you feel supported in the toughest times. The worst part of silo preparation is that aspirants tend to create the idea that all these emotional upheavals are exclusive to them. Trust us this is not true!

    Why Mentorship helps you double your efforts in half the time?

    A holistic UPSC preparation includes the right technique to complete your syllabus, revisions and mock test and a healthy mindset.

    Reach out to us if you feel like nothing is going right in your preparation. Talk to our mentors about your emotional worries, and remove the burden of anxieties from your preparation.

    This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is hall-of-fame.jpg

    Lack of direction in your UPSC IAS preparation, an absence of a well-defined strategy and inability to make required necessary changes either due to lack of guidance or awareness are the biggest killers of your LBSNAA dream.

    Therefore, it is essential for you to get your approach rectified and tuned as per the demands of UPSC. If you feel lost in UPSC preparation and have been gripped by negativity, self-doubt, and demotivation, this is for you.

    Fill the Samanvaya form for a free on-call mentorship session. We’ll call you within 24 hours.

    How to prepare for upsc 2021? Strategy for upsc 2021?
Answer writing for 2020
Abhishek Saraf rank 8 Civilsdaily
    Abhishek has benefited from Civilsdaily’s approach, so did 70+ candidates who cleared UPSC IAS 2019

    The Perfect exam cracking pattern

    Integrate them in your preparation. We’ll tell you how to do it
    It’s about how ‘you’ should be doing it instead of how someone else did it. That is the ‘elephant in the room’.

    Our 3 tier mentoring:

    1. First step starts with this Samanvaya call: Once you fill in the form, our senior mentors will have a 1-to-1 detailed discussion (on-callbased on which we create a step by step plan for next week, next month and so on.

    2. You are given access to our invite-only chat platform, Habitat where you can connect with mentors, 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.

    How to prepare for upsc 2021? Strategy for upsc 2021?
Answer writing for 2020
    Daily target monitoring.

    3. The third and the most personalized tier is the dedicated 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 2022/2023 journey.

    Daily target monitoring on Habitat

    Who are you?

    1. Working Junta? If you are preparing for IAS 2022-23 and working simultaneously, we can help you strategize and decipher the IAS exam and design a timetable that fits right in your hectic schedule.
    2. First-time prep? If you are in the last year of college or thinking of dropping a year and preparing for IAS 2022-23 full time, we’ll help you pick the right books and craft a practical & personal strategy.
    3. Have appeared before? and weren’t successful. We’ll help you identify your mistakes, rectify them for the necessary course correction. Let this be your final and successful attempt.

    You just have to take 5 minutes out and fill this form: Samanvaya For IAS 2022-23

    Talk to senior mentors from Civilsdaily: Fill Samanvaya form for IAS 2022 and IAS 2023. Once done, we will call you within 24 hours or so.

    Fill up the following details in Samanvaya form given below to schedule a free one-on-one mentorship session with senior mentors from Civilsdaily. We’ll call you within 24 hours.

    Don’t forget to check your email after form submission to download your free Tikdam e-book and Civilsdaily’s IAS starter material.

  • How to Multitask Efficiently as a UPSC Aspirant|| It takes only 1 attempt to crack UPSC-CSE if you fine-tune your preparation now!|| Callback in 24 Hrs, Fill Free 1-on-1 Personalised Mentorship  for UPSC 2022-23

    How to Multitask Efficiently as a UPSC Aspirant|| It takes only 1 attempt to crack UPSC-CSE if you fine-tune your preparation now!|| Callback in 24 Hrs, Fill Free 1-on-1 Personalised Mentorship for UPSC 2022-23

    Fill Samanvaya form to discuss and resolve your UPSC IAS preparation issues, doubts, and insecurities with us.

    Finding success in the UPSC journey requires every aspirant to identify their “weak” areas and rectify them.

    I think my number of revisions of the syllabus is still less.

    Why are my marks stagnant in the mock test? Do I need a new book?

    Should I change the optional subject?

    At any given point during preparation days, these questions cross every aspirant’s mind. While it is important to have the right technique aka “smart study” strategy for this examination but is that enough?

    MENTAL HEALTH as an issue has always carried a sense of stigma in Indian society. So, why should the stress and anxiety associated with UPSC preparation be treated any differently!

    Even if you are one of those courageous extroverts who speak about these mental challenges, you always have that one friend who sends you a motivational quote to get you over your MOOD SWINGS with some extra advice to memorize the quote as it can be helpful for GS 4 and essay.

    Honestly, sometimes you need more than a motivational quote. In our interaction with some 1000+ students, even the smallest act of acknowledging an aspirant’s anxiety and stress can go a long way in maintaining the right frame of mind during preparation.

    GAIN THE RIGHT CONFIDENCE TO HANDLE BOTH SUCCESS AND FAILURE

    Emotional Stability is crucial to remain sane during this preparation and also to enjoy the whole process. The first step towards a balanced approach is to identify that as a human having lows and highs is pretty much normal. If you are not able to finish the decided target, then it is alright to feel bad and push yourself a little extra for the next day. What you need to avoid is “unhealthy behaviour”. For example, putting yourself under so much pressure that your performance starts to deteriorate or belittling yourself that it starts to affect your confidence.

    We are not here to diagnose any clinical conditions. But as former aspirants and gaining years of experience through mentorship, we are a big advocate of people’s interaction for healthy minds.

    Sometimes, in this preparation, all you need is a person to hear you out and understand you. And unfortunately, some of us are not able to find that one person in our family or friends. There is no shame in asking for emotional help. It helps if you have a person who can listen to your worries and reduce some of your pressure. Talking to your mentor can make you feel supported in the toughest times. The worst part of silo preparation is that aspirants tend to create the idea that all these emotional upheavals are exclusive to them. Trust us this is not true!

    Why Mentorship helps you double your efforts in half the time?

    A holistic UPSC preparation includes the right technique to complete your syllabus, revisions and mock test and a healthy mindset.

    Reach out to us if you feel like nothing is going right in your preparation. Talk to our mentors about your emotional worries, and remove the burden of anxieties from your preparation.

    This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is hall-of-fame.jpg

    Lack of direction in your UPSC IAS preparation, an absence of a well-defined strategy and inability to make required necessary changes either due to lack of guidance or awareness are the biggest killers of your LBSNAA dream.

    Therefore, it is essential for you to get your approach rectified and tuned as per the demands of UPSC. If you feel lost in UPSC preparation and have been gripped by negativity, self-doubt, and demotivation, this is for you.

    Fill the Samanvaya form for a free on-call mentorship session. We’ll call you within 24 hours.

    How to prepare for upsc 2021? Strategy for upsc 2021?
Answer writing for 2020
Abhishek Saraf rank 8 Civilsdaily
    Abhishek has benefited from Civilsdaily’s approach, so did 70+ candidates who cleared UPSC IAS 2019

    The Perfect exam cracking pattern

    Integrate them in your preparation. We’ll tell you how to do it
    It’s about how ‘you’ should be doing it instead of how someone else did it. That is the ‘elephant in the room’.

    Our 3 tier mentoring:

    1. First step starts with this Samanvaya call: Once you fill in the form, our senior mentors will have a 1-to-1 detailed discussion (on-callbased on which we create a step by step plan for next week, next month and so on.

    2. You are given access to our invite-only chat platform, Habitat where you can connect with mentors, 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.

    How to prepare for upsc 2021? Strategy for upsc 2021?
Answer writing for 2020
    Daily target monitoring.

    3. The third and the most personalized tier is the dedicated 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 2022/2023 journey.

    Daily target monitoring on Habitat

    Who are you?

    1. Working Junta? If you are preparing for IAS 2022-23 and working simultaneously, we can help you strategize and decipher the IAS exam and design a timetable that fits right in your hectic schedule.
    2. First-time prep? If you are in the last year of college or thinking of dropping a year and preparing for IAS 2022-23 full time, we’ll help you pick the right books and craft a practical & personal strategy.
    3. Have appeared before? and weren’t successful. We’ll help you identify your mistakes, rectify them for the necessary course correction. Let this be your final and successful attempt.

    You just have to take 5 minutes out and fill this form: Samanvaya For IAS 2022-23

    Talk to senior mentors from Civilsdaily: Fill Samanvaya form for IAS 2022 and IAS 2023. Once done, we will call you within 24 hours or so.

    Fill up the following details in Samanvaya form given below to schedule a free one-on-one mentorship session with senior mentors from Civilsdaily. We’ll call you within 24 hours.

    Don’t forget to check your email after form submission to download your free Tikdam e-book and Civilsdaily’s IAS starter material.

  • Batch -II OF SMASH PRELIMS 2022 FROM February 15||Qualify UPSC-CSE Prelims 2022 with Santosh Sir who scored 145+ in Prelims 6 Times ||1-1 Mentorship Driven Program,Over 100 Prelims tests, Weekly Value Added Notes, 1.5 years of Current affairs coverage through Live Classes & Strategy Calls|| Classes + FLT & Subject-Wise Test Series TIMETABLE with SAMPLES INSIDE

    Batch -II OF SMASH PRELIMS 2022 FROM February 15||Qualify UPSC-CSE Prelims 2022 with Santosh Sir who scored 145+ in Prelims 6 Times ||1-1 Mentorship Driven Program,Over 100 Prelims tests, Weekly Value Added Notes, 1.5 years of Current affairs coverage through Live Classes & Strategy Calls|| Classes + FLT & Subject-Wise Test Series TIMETABLE with SAMPLES INSIDE

    Smash Prelims Program is back after a thumping success in Prelims 2021. Out of 25 students Santosh sir has mentored, 15 have cleared prelims this time. Our students were kind enough to take time out of their hectic Mains preparation and let us know how Santosh sir’s mentorship benefitted them in the exams. We wish them all the very best for the upcoming Mains exam from 7th January onwards!

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    Why Your Focus for Next 5 Months Must be About Scoring Above Cut-Off Marks in UPSC-CSE Prelims? Isn’t the last 1 Month Enough for This?

    Every year, the competition for UPSC-CSE is increasing while vacancies are decreasing drastically. This year there are only 712 vacancies as against 2019 which had 927 vacancies. However, atleast 10 lakh students will attempt the prelims exam. This is why right now, it’s important to start having an Olympic Athlete mindset. You need to daily focus on scoring above the cut-off marks in your test series.

    Civilsdaily Student and 2019 UPSC-CSE AIR 8 Topper Abhishek Saraf had practiced nearly 6000+ MCQs under us to clear prelims!

    What makes prelims tough? It’s because the paper is unpredictable. If this year, science questions are a breeze then the next year you will have to answer advanced concept-based questions. Unlike Mains, Prelims has negative markings.

    Toppers like Pranav Vijayvergiya (AIR 65) and Swati Sharma (AIR 17) have found Prelims to be tougher than Mains. In fact, Pranav failed to clear Prelims thrice. But, in his fourth attempt he took Civilsdaily mentorship and cleared Prelims, Mains and Interview in one shot!

    Are you feeling low that you are unable to get the required cut-off marks in your test series. Worry not, for about 65% of the UPSC toppers have said that they scored below cut-off marks till December. But by June, they were able to boost their marks to get through the prelims hurdle. It’s time to be like them now.

    One has to be good at elimination methods to choose the right option amongst two similar ones. Our Smash Prelims Program started as a pilot project last year with an aim to introduce step-wise improvement in our chosen 25 aspirants. Over a period of 2 months, Santhosh sir inculcated confidence in aspirants who were either newbies or gave too many attempts. This year, we achieved a remarkable 60% success ratio. Next year, we have set our eyes on 100%. Yes, we are ambitious and aspirational just like any other UPSC aspirant.

    Why is Mentorship Required for UPSC-CSE Prelims in Every Step – From Test Series, to Study Materials, Classes to Doubt Resolution?

    If you are appearing for UPSC-CSE 2022 exams, you might have completed your entire prelims and mains syllabus right now. So what are your main priorities right now? To succeed in UPSC-CSE Prelims 2022, you have to check all these boxes in terms of preparation

    You need clear strategy for next 150 days.

    You need to revise effectively to remember whole syllabus at the eve of exam.

    You need to practice lots of tests to score accurately, to understand elimination techniques and reduce exam anxiety.

    You need to revise current affair of 1.5 years that you have been studying daily.

    You need a mentor to fill the critical gaps that have been ignoring till now as you had no one to address them for you.

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    Santhosh Sir’s Weekly Zoom Session

    Do you want to have a mentor who conducts and evaluates medium to advanced test series regularly? A mentor explains to you the different kinds of elimination techniques after you have taken a test series. Before attending a test do you want the mentor to discuss with you the study materials required for the test and provide the right notes with integrated current affairs? While studying a subject, you might have umpteen number of questions. Having someone who responds quickly and explains the topics in simple terms saves your time. And, after a test do you want an experienced mentor to discuss the right answers and motivate you? Do you want the mentor to provide you classes on static+dynamic prelims topics? If yes, then this is the right program for you! The registrations are open for all UPSC 2022 aspirants

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    Self Preparation with Mentorship: What do Civilsdaily Students think of Santosh Sir’s Mentorship for UPSC-CSE Prelims?

    Santhosh Sir, Core Civilsdaily Mentor. He has attended Interview Thrice & Cleared Prelims 6/6 times with above 145 marks.

    We asked Santosh sir’s students about their opinion on mentorship — if it was something that saved their time or wasted their time in studies and this is what they had to say:

    Kamini: “If I can say in one word, then Santosh sir’s mentorship is unique. Before I joined his program, I used to score 90 marks in Full Length Test Series. Santhosh sir had done in depth analysis of my test papers and suggested ways to reduce the negatives. Right now I am able to score 100+ in advanced test series of not only Civilsdaily but other institutes. He is always available to clear my doubts and solve my issues on call or phone. No issue is too big enough for Santosh sir. He has always told me after you finish a test series, read the same topics again and take another test series the same day to see if your marks improve. From Santosh sir’s polity and economic survey notes, we got questions in 2021 Prelims. I always feel its better to do self studies with mentorship than join coaching institutes and get spoon fed with information.”

    Sweetie Raj: “I am a banking professional, living with a joint family. Attending coaching classes is out of question because I won’t have time to read the books myself. Santosh sir helps me self-study by providing me mentorship daily. I study daily from 9PM to 3AM. Santosh sir has been available for 1 hour strategy calls even during this time. No other teacher would have wanted me to succeed as much as he wants me to. I can understand concepts by myself and don’t need help in that. I want someone who pushes me to complete the target modules, checks if I did my mains answer writing for the day and analyses the previous year question papers with me. Because of Santosh sir, I understood that its just not enough reading one book but at the same time I dont have to waste time reading many books. He tells me the topic-wise sources to refer. Also he has designed a study plan for me that I can follow every week. Once, I told Santhosh sir I was missing test series discussion classes as it was conducted at 7PM. Immediately, he provided me recorded videos and kept the session at 8.30PM.”

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    Specific Features of Smash Prelims 2022 by Santosh Sir

    Sincere aspirants who are scoring in the range of 80-90 marks must not attend last minute crash courses right now. They should instead focus on self revision, test series practice and guided mentorship to qualify for UPSC Prelims 2022. Here are the features of Prelims Focused Program by Civilsdaily —

    Pillar-1

    PRELIMS TESTS:

    40 Full Length Tests(12 Basic + 6 Advanced + 10 CA tests + 8 Full tests + 4 CSAT).

    In addition to this, in the month of January, we will have 60 sectional tests for practice. This will have 50 questions each. Hence, totally 100 Test Papers (40 FLTs + 60 Sectional Test Papers)

    CHECK OUT THE TEST SERIES PROGRAM ON FEBRUARY 15TH & REGISTER ASAP.

    Pillar-2

    VALUE ADDITIONS NOTES AND CLASSES BY VETERAN CIVILSDAILY MENTORS like SUDHANSHU SIR, SAJAL SIR & SUKANYA MA’AM
    • PolitySudhanshu sir will conduct two sessions covering all the Polity Fundamentals, a session analyzing past year papers, another session on important current affairs related to polity this year and will discuss your test solutions.
    • History: Santosh Gupta sir will conduct a session on Sectoral Developments in Modern History, a session analyzing past year papers, and test discussion.
    • Economy: Sajal sir will conduct sessions on economic surveytrend analysis, discussion of most important economic current affairs, past year paper analysis, and economy final test discussion.
    • Geography: Santosh sir will conduct sessions on the most difficult aspects like Geography MappingEconomic Geography, and Indian Agriculture.
    • Environment: Sukanya Ma’am will cover sessions on Environment innovatively. Key concepts like vegetation and biome, Indian wildlife, conventions and protocols, national parks and sanctuaries, agriculture and sustainable development, and environment current affairs will be covered.
    • Science & Technology: This year’s prelims paper questioned on the basic concepts of science. Keeping this in mind, Santosh Gupta sir will conduct 2 sessions on One basic concept and current affairs of science and technology.

    Other Value Additions

    1. Smash Prelims-2022 Content: 2 years of Current Affairs notes + Videos

    2. Civilsdaily Current Affairs Magazines for 1 year

    3. Civilsdaily compilations of Yojna, Kurukshetra, PRS and RS TV.

    4. Civilsdaily Budget And Economic Survey Summary.

    5. Handouts on key subject-wise static topics to remember the terms and definitions for Prelims 2022.

    Pillar-3

    Santosh Gupta sir’s mentorship program

    1. Introductory mentor call to every aspirant immediately upon commencement of program.

    2.  Weekly zoom strategy session by Santosh sir for doubt clearance and continuous improvement.

    3.  1-1 mentor calls after 3-4 tests by mentor. After every test series, zoom sessions will be conducted by Birendra sir with all members of the batch for test discussion.

    4.  Support from mentors on the Habitat Group.

    5. Frequent sessions with toppers for support and guidance. will have these special features for aspirants.

    6. Mentor will guide on the FCE Approach i.e the Factual and Conceptual Methods of Elimination.

    7. Mentor call as per request and mandatory check up call by mentor once a month.

    Samples From Smash Prelims Program 2021

    Sample 1-on-1 Mentorship for Smash Prelims
    Sample 1-on-1 Test Discussion on Google Meet
    Sample Environment & Biodiversity Test Series
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    Sample classes on CSAT & Topic Wise Analysis
    https://youtu.be/OcGSeXe31ek
    Sample Notes & Handout Material
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    Toppers’ Speak: How Civilsdaily Mentorship Helped Me Clear UPSC?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSwO38weHAA

    About Santosh Gupta Sir

    Santosh sir has scored above 140 twice in UPSC prelims and 120 plus in all 6 attempts. He has written all 6 mains and has appeared for Interviews 3 times. He has qualified UPSC EPFO and BPSC 56-59th also. As the Prelims coordinator at Civilsdaily, he has helped 15 out of 25 students clear the prelims examination this year.

  • 7th February 2022| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement(AWE)

    Topics for Today’s questions:

    GS-1      Role of women and women’s organizations

    GS-2     Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

    GS-3    Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

    GS-4     Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections.

    Question 1)

     

    Q.1 Menstruation has always been surrounded by taboos and myths that exclude women from many aspects of socio-cultural life. Discuss in the context of India. Also, suggest some steps to combat these taboos and myths. (10 Marks)

     

    Question 2)

    Q.2 How retention of healthcare data by healthcare providers can benefit us? Suggest the way forward to ensure privacy-centric data retention policy. (10 Marks)

    Question 3)

    Q.3 Revamped Distribution Sector Reform Scheme (RDSS) has inherited several design issues from its predecessors. What are such issue? What are the opportunities for RDSS? (10 Marks)

    Question 4)  

    Q.4 Explain the concept of Sarvodaya with the help of examples from the lives of prominent personalities. (10 Marks)

     

    HOW TO ATTEMPT ANSWERS IN DAILY ANSWER WRITING ENHANCEMENT(AWE)?

    1. Daily 4 questions from General studies 1, 2, 3, and 4 will be provided to you.

    2. A Mentor’s Comment will be available for all answers. This can be used as a guidance tool but we encourage you to write original answers.

    3. You can write your answer on an A4 sheet and scan/click pictures of the same.

    4.  Upload the scanned answer in the comment section of the same question.

    5. Along with the scanned answer, please share your Razor payment ID, so that paid members are given priority.

    6. If you upload the answer on the same day like the answer of 11th  February is uploaded on 11th February then your answer will be checked within 72 hours. Also, reviews will be in the order of submission- First come first serve basis

    7. If you are writing answers late, for example, 11th February is uploaded on 13th February , then these answers will be evaluated as per the mentor’s schedule.

    8. We encourage you to write answers on the same day. However, if you are uploading an answer late then tag the mentor like @Staff so that the mentor is notified about your answer.

    *In case your answer is not reviewed, reply to your answer saying *NOT CHECKED*. 

    For the philosophy of AWE and payment: 

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    I think my number of revisions of the syllabus is still less.

    Why are my marks stagnant in the mock test? Do I need a new book?

    Should I change the optional subject?

    At any given point during preparation days, these questions cross every aspirant’s mind. While it is important to have the right technique aka “smart study” strategy for this examination but is that enough?

    MENTAL HEALTH as an issue has always carried a sense of stigma in Indian society. So, why should the stress and anxiety associated with UPSC preparation be treated any differently!

    Even if you are one of those courageous extroverts who speak about these mental challenges, you always have that one friend who sends you a motivational quote to get you over your MOOD SWINGS with some extra advice to memorize the quote as it can be helpful for GS 4 and essay.

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    Emotional Stability is crucial to remain sane during this preparation and also to enjoy the whole process. The first step towards a balanced approach is to identify that as a human having lows and highs is pretty much normal. If you are not able to finish the decided target, then it is alright to feel bad and push yourself a little extra for the next day. What you need to avoid is “unhealthy behaviour”. For example, putting yourself under so much pressure that your performance starts to deteriorate or belittling yourself that it starts to affect your confidence.

    We are not here to diagnose any clinical conditions. But as former aspirants and gaining years of experience through mentorship, we are a big advocate of people’s interaction for healthy minds.

    Sometimes, in this preparation, all you need is a person to hear you out and understand you. And unfortunately, some of us are not able to find that one person in our family or friends. There is no shame in asking for emotional help. It helps if you have a person who can listen to your worries and reduce some of your pressure. Talking to your mentor can make you feel supported in the toughest times. The worst part of silo preparation is that aspirants tend to create the idea that all these emotional upheavals are exclusive to them. Trust us this is not true!

    Why Mentorship helps you double your efforts in half the time?

    A holistic UPSC preparation includes the right technique to complete your syllabus, revisions and mock test and a healthy mindset.

    Reach out to us if you feel like nothing is going right in your preparation. Talk to our mentors about your emotional worries, and remove the burden of anxieties from your preparation.

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    Lack of direction in your UPSC IAS preparation, an absence of a well-defined strategy and inability to make required necessary changes either due to lack of guidance or awareness are the biggest killers of your LBSNAA dream.

    Therefore, it is essential for you to get your approach rectified and tuned as per the demands of UPSC. If you feel lost in UPSC preparation and have been gripped by negativity, self-doubt, and demotivation, this is for you.

    Fill the Samanvaya form for a free on-call mentorship session. We’ll call you within 24 hours.

    How to prepare for upsc 2021? Strategy for upsc 2021?
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    Abhishek has benefited from Civilsdaily’s approach, so did 70+ candidates who cleared UPSC IAS 2019

    The Perfect exam cracking pattern

    Integrate them in your preparation. We’ll tell you how to do it
    It’s about how ‘you’ should be doing it instead of how someone else did it. That is the ‘elephant in the room’.

    Our 3 tier mentoring:

    1. First step starts with this Samanvaya call: Once you fill in the form, our senior mentors will have a 1-to-1 detailed discussion (on-callbased on which we create a step by step plan for next week, next month and so on.

    2. You are given access to our invite-only chat platform, Habitat where you can connect with mentors, 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.

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    Daily target monitoring.

    3. The third and the most personalized tier is the dedicated 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 2022/2023 journey.

    Daily target monitoring on Habitat

    Who are you?

    1. Working Junta? If you are preparing for IAS 2022-23 and working simultaneously, we can help you strategize and decipher the IAS exam and design a timetable that fits right in your hectic schedule.
    2. First-time prep? If you are in the last year of college or thinking of dropping a year and preparing for IAS 2022-23 full time, we’ll help you pick the right books and craft a practical & personal strategy.
    3. Have appeared before? and weren’t successful. We’ll help you identify your mistakes, rectify them for the necessary course correction. Let this be your final and successful attempt.

    You just have to take 5 minutes out and fill this form: Samanvaya For IAS 2022-23

    Talk to senior mentors from Civilsdaily: Fill Samanvaya form for IAS 2022 and IAS 2023. Once done, we will call you within 24 hours or so.

    Fill up the following details in Samanvaya form given below to schedule a free one-on-one mentorship session with senior mentors from Civilsdaily. We’ll call you within 24 hours.

    Don’t forget to check your email after form submission to download your free Tikdam e-book and Civilsdaily’s IAS starter material.

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    Every aspirant who decides to be a civil servant has no idea in the beginning how to prepare for the examination. They find the books too lengthy, the test series very advanced and the syllabus vague. Some of us, are fully acquanited with the syllabus only three months into preparation.

    It’s important to create a workable strategy on every aspect of UPSC — from current affairs, prelims, mains, optionals to revision and test series. Missing even one of this will put you many marks behind the UPSC race.

    Open to All, Free Live Q&A Webinar by IPS Officer Rajiv Kumar (West Bengal Cadre)

    You might have consulted umpteen websites on the internet on how to go about your UPSC preparation, but still you are confused as they address only the surface level Do’s and Don’ts.

    For example, every site says read the newspaper. Here comes the question – what to read in the newspaper? What if I miss an important news? Should I make notes of the news everyday? Won’t that be a lot? Then how will I be able to revise?

    Every website says read Laxmikanth for polity. But after reading 2-3 pages of Laxmikanth you realise that you are unable to remember anything! Even as you are reading, the concepts don’t register clearly. What to do now? Go slow and not leave the page till you have memorized all the concepts, or read fast and complete the book in time? Remember you have nine papers in UPSC Mains.

    Similarly, in test series for Prelims is better to only solve previous year question papers? Are previous year questions actually important for prelims exam where the paper pattern and type of questions changes every year?

    Attend the free live webinar conducted by IPS officer Rajiv Kumar sir to understand how he simplified his preparation, eliminated confusions and remained consistent and discplined for one whole year. Rajiv Kumar sir was a student of Civilsdaily Mentor Sajal Sir.

    Key Takeaways of Webinar with Rajiv Kumar IPS

    1. Life as an IPS Officer – is it difficult, exciting and impactful? How did Rajiv’s UPSC preparation help in the training period as an IPS officer?

    2. Duration to crack the exam. How long did it take for Rajiv to crack the toughest exam in the world?

    3. His complete strategy — Timetable, books, online sources and reports, current affairs and how he improved himself on a daily basis.

    4. Understanding the UPSC demand. What kind of test series are useful? What kind of mock test series to avoid?

    5. Avoiding distractions. What did Rajiv do whenever he got distracted from studying?

    6. Additional Bonus: Questions on any topic from History (Ancient, Medieval, Modern and Optional) and Art and Culture is welcome.

    7. The art of multi-tasking. How to improve reading and writing speed without compromising on conceptual clarity?

    Webinar Details

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    Every aspirant who decides to be a civil servant has no idea in the beginning how to prepare for the examination. They find the books too lengthy, the test series very advanced and the syllabus vague. Some of us, are fully acquanited with the syllabus only three months into preparation.

    It’s important to create a workable strategy on every aspect of UPSC — from current affairs, prelims, mains, optionals to revision and test series. Missing even one of this will put you many marks behind the UPSC race.

    Open to All, Free Live Q&A Webinar by IPS Officer Rajiv Kumar (West Bengal Cadre)

    You might have consulted umpteen websites on the internet on how to go about your UPSC preparation, but still you are confused as they address only the surface level Do’s and Don’ts.

    For example, every site says read the newspaper. Here comes the question – what to read in the newspaper? What if I miss an important news? Should I make notes of the news everyday? Won’t that be a lot? Then how will I be able to revise?

    Every website says read Laxmikanth for polity. But after reading 2-3 pages of Laxmikanth you realise that you are unable to remember anything! Even as you are reading, the concepts don’t register clearly. What to do now? Go slow and not leave the page till you have memorized all the concepts, or read fast and complete the book in time? Remember you have nine papers in UPSC Mains.

    Similarly, in test series for Prelims is better to only solve previous year question papers? Are previous year questions actually important for prelims exam where the paper pattern and type of questions changes every year?

    Attend the free live webinar conducted by IPS officer Rajiv Kumar sir to understand how he simplified his preparation, eliminated confusions and remained consistent and discplined for one whole year. Rajiv Kumar sir was a student of Civilsdaily Mentor Sajal Sir.

    Key Takeaways of Webinar with Rajiv Kumar IPS

    1. Life as an IPS Officer – is it difficult, exciting and impactful? How did Rajiv’s UPSC preparation help in the training period as an IPS officer?

    2. Duration to crack the exam. How long did it take for Rajiv to crack the toughest exam in the world?

    3. His complete strategy — Timetable, books, online sources and reports, current affairs and how he improved himself on a daily basis.

    4. Understanding the UPSC demand. What kind of test series are useful? What kind of mock test series to avoid?

    5. Avoiding distractions. What did Rajiv do whenever he got distracted from studying?

    6. Additional Bonus: Questions on any topic from History (Ancient, Medieval, Modern and Optional) and Art and Culture is welcome.

    7. The art of multi-tasking. How to improve reading and writing speed without compromising on conceptual clarity?

    Webinar Details

    A busy IPS Officer like Rajiv Kumar is free only on a Sunday. But he loves to dedicate his Sundays to mentor upcoming civil servants. So join him and give your UPSC preparation a fresh start and direction!

    Date: 6th Febraury, 2022 (Sunday)

    Time: 7PM

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    Every aspirant who decides to be a civil servant has no idea in the beginning how to prepare for the examination. They find the books too lengthy, the test series very advanced and the syllabus vague. Some of us, are fully acquanited with the syllabus only three months into preparation.

    It’s important to create a workable strategy on every aspect of UPSC — from current affairs, prelims, mains, optionals to revision and test series. Missing even one of this will put you many marks behind the UPSC race.

    Open to All, Free Live Q&A Webinar by IPS Officer Rajiv Kumar (West Bengal Cadre)

    You might have consulted umpteen websites on the internet on how to go about your UPSC preparation, but still you are confused as they address only the surface level Do’s and Don’ts.

    For example, every site says read the newspaper. Here comes the question – what to read in the newspaper? What if I miss an important news? Should I make notes of the news everyday? Won’t that be a lot? Then how will I be able to revise?

    Every website says read Laxmikanth for polity. But after reading 2-3 pages of Laxmikanth you realise that you are unable to remember anything! Even as you are reading, the concepts don’t register clearly. What to do now? Go slow and not leave the page till you have memorized all the concepts, or read fast and complete the book in time? Remember you have nine papers in UPSC Mains.

    Similarly, in test series for Prelims is better to only solve previous year question papers? Are previous year questions actually important for prelims exam where the paper pattern and type of questions changes every year?

    Attend the free live webinar conducted by IPS officer Rajiv Kumar sir to understand how he simplified his preparation, eliminated confusions and remained consistent and discplined for one whole year. Rajiv Kumar sir was a student of Civilsdaily Mentor Sajal Sir.

    Key Takeaways of Webinar with Rajiv Kumar IPS

    1. Life as an IPS Officer – is it difficult, exciting and impactful? How did Rajiv’s UPSC preparation help in the training period as an IPS officer?

    2. Duration to crack the exam. How long did it take for Rajiv to crack the toughest exam in the world?

    3. His complete strategy — Timetable, books, online sources and reports, current affairs and how he improved himself on a daily basis.

    4. Understanding the UPSC demand. What kind of test series are useful? What kind of mock test series to avoid?

    5. Avoiding distractions. What did Rajiv do whenever he got distracted from studying?

    6. Additional Bonus: Questions on any topic from History (Ancient, Medieval, Modern and Optional) and Art and Culture is welcome.

    7. The art of multi-tasking. How to improve reading and writing speed without compromising on conceptual clarity?

    Webinar Details

    A busy IPS Officer like Rajiv Kumar is free only on a Sunday. But he loves to dedicate his Sundays to mentor upcoming civil servants. So join him and give your UPSC preparation a fresh start and direction!

    Date: 6th Febraury, 2022 (Sunday)

    Time: 7PM