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  • The More You Sweat & Practice, The Less You Bleed in the Battle|| How to Work Hard for UPSC-CSE without Burning Out?|| Fill Samanvaya, Free 1-on 1 Couselling Session to Share Your Concerns with Mentors

    Writing the UPSC-CSE with 50%, 60%, 70% or even 85% syllabus coverage will not guarantee success for you. If you have only read half the syllabus, then there are aspirants against you who have revised 3X times, meaning they have done 300% preparation for the exam.

    So, ultimately hardwork alone is the factor that can help you clear UPSC-CSE. However, most of us are not used to studying hard for a competitive exam. The last time we have done so was in the 12th board exam. Switching back to the study mode, presents itself many challenges.

    You might have studied for UPSC 16-17 hours for one whole week, only not being able to follow through the next week. You might be experiencing a ‘burn-out’. Burnout is a situation where, you are so overwhelmed with physical and mental exhaustion that you want to give up. For some, it experiences as headaches and backaches and for others it sets in as depression and anxiety.

    Your health is your whole life, while UPSC-CSE is just a stage in your life. If you are not able to enjoy the process of working hard for UPSC-CSE, then it’s time to evaluate how you can simplify the process for yourself.

    Samanvaya Free 1-on-1 counselling session helps you do a SWOT Analysis With Respect to UPSC-CSE

    Knowing yourself is very important to do a year long exam like UPSC-CSE. Why do you want to be an IAS Officer, when you can apply for any other job? Which subjects are your strengths, which are your weaknesses? What part of the syllabus presents as an opportunity to score higher? What are the threats i.e How is your preparation compared to other aspirants?

    There are no one-size-fits all answer to these questions. What might be your strength, would be a weakness for another. If not preparing for CSAT is your threat, then the same need not be applicable for another aspirant. UPSC-CSE appears to be a competition against others, but at it’s core its a competition with yourself. It’s pushing yourself to be better than what you used to be before. Also, these are very important questions that one needs an answer to, not once but many times during their preparation. This week in Samanvaya Free 1-on-1 counselling session we will be helping aspirants with the same.

    What will be Addressed in Your Free 1-on-1 Counselling Session?

    1. How you can align your UPSC-Preparation in available time.

    2. Based on this, when would be the best time for you to attempt UPSC-CSE

    3. Basic to advanced booklist.

    4. What kind of Optional you must choose.

    5. How to prepare for Prelims & Mains in the same day?

    6. Any personal issues you are facing which you would like to share with us.

    7. Giving confidence and motivation boosters.

    8. Areas you should work hard and areas you can work smart.

    How does Samanvaya, Free 1-on-1 Mentorship help you clear UPSC 2023 in one shot?

    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’.

    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. 

    TRACK YOUR PROGRESS – 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 by 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.

    EVOLUTION – A 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.RECEIVE PERSONAL GUIDANCE FOR UPSC (REGISTER HERE)

    TALK IT OUT – 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 it, just like our students say ” TOGETHER WE CAN AND WE WILL”.

    How has Civilsdaily Mentorship, helped Aspirants become Toppers?

    The most difficult challenge faced by EVERY candidate is inconsistency. Be it inconsistency in studies, answer-writing practice, covering the syllabus, or revision, every candidate finds it difficult to cope with. But how do successful candidates manage to FIGHT Inconsistency so consistently?

    In UPSC 2020, Civilsdaily helped 80+ students secure ranks in their exams. In the top 100, every 3rd ranker was a Civilsdaily student.

     A very recent success story would be Vishwa Shah, student of Civilsdaily Mentor, Sukanya Ma’am. Vishwa has cleared the GPSC exam to become the Deputy Superintendent of Police in Gujarat. He has penned a thank-you note yesterday. Heartiest Congratulations to Vishwa!

    One of our other Civilsdaily Student, Shubham Nagargoje cleared the exams in 2020 to become an IPS Officer. Shubham was gracious enough to let us know how he felt about Civilsdaily Samanvaya Guidance under Parth sir.

    To know how all of them cleared the exam with our mentorship, visit the Unherd Podcast.

    Now that results are announced for UPSC 2021 Prelims, out of 15 out of 25 students of Santhosh Gupta sir have been recommended to Mains. One such student, Rahul expresses his gratitude and extends his appreciation.

    Most of our Mentors like Sudhanshu sir, Sajal sir, Santhosh sir, Pravin sir, Parth Verma sir and Sukanya Ma’am were UPSC aspirants themselves and have attended UPSC Mains more than five times and UPSC Interview more than twice. Hence their mentorship is always a blend of the best test series, comprehensive notes and current affairs knowledge.

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    All of them dedicate their time weekly to give 1-on-1 mentorship to every student where they discuss last week’s performance and next week’s approach.

    Be it Telegram, Whatsapp or Habitiat channels, they are always available and clear student’s doubts in a turnaround time of 24 Hours.

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    Why Civilsdaily Mentors are the GPS for Your UPSC-CSE Preparation

    Remember there is always light at the end of the tunnel and if you want to get out of the tunnel you have to follow the direction of the light! Our mentors’ give you direction which is divided into daily modules. All you have to do is study and complete them on time.

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    As every year passes by, we don’t get confident by the previous years’ performance and become laidback. Instead, we become more hungry to convert all our students into toppers.

    How are Current Civilsdaily Students Gearing up for UPSC-CSE 2022?

    Initially, our Civilsdaily student Smriti wasn’t confident about Prelims when she began her preparation. Though she had joined Civilsdaily in 2020, she started studying for UPSC-CSE back in 2019. At that time, Smriti had enrolled in multiple institutes. Though, most of these institutes had promised a personal mentor, she was unable to get in touch with them on a daily basis. Also those mentors never scheduled test-series on a weekly basis. Hence, despite preparing for a year, Smriti had scored only 35 marks out of 200 in her first test series by Civilsdaily.

    She then started writing 20-25 test series over the course of UAP 2021 and in her last test, her scores have drastically improved. She now scores in the range of 130-135 marks in prelims’ and 110+ in mains’ papers.

    In Smriti’s own words she describes her Samanvaya Mentorship Experience to be —

    Our parents provide us financial and emotional support, friends provide us moral support and the right mentor gives you logistic and logical support for UPSC. There are days when I felt I won’t be able to compete against lakhs of aspirants. That’s when my mentor, Ravi sir reminded me of my improvement and encouraged me that I can crack it with the same consistency. We need someone, who tells us we are performing well especially when we cannot see that ourselves. The mentorship at Civilsdaily helped me become mentally stronger as a person. In other institutes, mentors are allotted only for doubt resolution. But at Civilsdaily, I am getting end-to-end mentorship via value added notes, classes, test series and detailed evaluation.”

    Similarly our another Civilsdaily student, Ashish sums up his Samanvaya experience with Civilsdaily mentor, Pravin Sir, “Because of Pravin sir’s support, I am able to understand a topic in lesser time.”

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    This is how Pravin sir evaluates Ashish’s Mains Test Series every week. After every test series evaluation, Pravin sir schedules a 1 hour call to discuss how Ashish can improve his marks and the sources he can refer for key topics.

    It’s Your Turn Get the Free 40 Min Counselling Session By a CD Mentor

    Civilsdaily mentors are so dedicated, consistent and focused for your UPSC goal, that you will eventually become focused into turning your dreams to reality.

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    At the core of Civilsdaily UPSC mentorship, lies the fact that each one of you will have a unique journey while preparing for the exam. Some will get through on the first attempt without much effort while others will take both more time and more effort.

    We want to understand you better to help you optimize your journey so you can focus on the right things and not waste time on the wrong ones. We are asking you to tap into the valuable experiences of mentors who underwent the same grind and realize the pitfalls and understand the shortcuts to make it.

    In the first counselling session, we will understand your weaknesses. We then help you to stick to one plan or strategy throughout your preparation. We will then follow up with you on a daily basis to check if you are right on track.

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  • MEETING LINK INSIDE, REGISTER & JOIN NOW||How to Tackle Static Questions based on Current Affairs in Prelims 2022? || Free Live Webinar by Prelims Topper & UPSC Mentor Santosh Sir who Scored 145+ six times|| Limited Slots, Register Now

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    Civilsdaily Team is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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    Date & Time: Jan 24, 2022 @07:00 p.m. (please login 06:45 PM onwards) India

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    Many experts would like to say that the weightage of Current affairs in prelims has declined since 2018. The truth is far from true. Current Affairs has been revived and is now included in questions from static syllabus topics. This approach has given rise to questions with more analytical dimensions that are thought oriented. 

    You might be reading a question and trying to remember it from a book, when it’s actually from the newspaper! Certain Current affairs questions of the 2021 Prelims have surprised us as well. Let’s try to understand this better with an example:

    Consider the following statements regarding Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’.

    1. The Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ or the Circum-Pacific Belt, is an area along the Pacific Ocean that is characterised by active volcanoes.
    2. About 90 per cent of the world’s earthquakes occur here.
    3. It traces from New Zealand clockwise in an almost circular arc and extends upto western coast of North America.

    This question is from the topic, ‘World Geography’. Also it was in the news this week.

    Free Open to All Webinar to Tackle Current Affairs Questions From Static Topics

    Here’s an exercise for all UPSC 2022 aspirants. Take a look at your syllabus, select a topic. Do you know atleast ten current affairs news related to this topic from the last one year?

    If not, then it’s never too late. You still have 4.5 months left. So take the first big step by registering for this free live webinar by Prelims veteran Santosh sir.

    Santosh sir has cleared prelims 6/6 times and scored 145+ in all of them. In his Smash Prelims 2020 program, 15 out of 25 students cleared the exam to write Mains 2021.

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    Key Takeaways of Free Live Webinar by Santosh Sir — 

    1. How to tackle static questions based on current affairs with accuracy? Elimination Techniques for Prelims that can be used.

    2. Learn 360 degree approach to current affairs. How can you read daily compilation, PIB, newspapers, Yojana and Kurushetra all in 1.5 hours?

    3. Keywords approach to reading newspapers. How to make shorthand notes based on this?

    4. Learn to interlink Static and Current affairs topics. Should reading for current affairs and a chapter in the static book happen at the same time?

    5. How to handle the surprise questions from current affairs? The surprise questions from 2021 prelims exams.

    6. Current affairs trend analysis. What are the topics where most of the current affairs questions come from?

    Webinar Details

    Current affairs is not merely about knowing, but it has become a game of linking and interlinking. Don’t miss the chance to get value addition inputs to score better in the examination! This webinar is absolutely free. All aspirants are welcome to attend.

    Date – 24 January 2022 (Monday)

    Time – 7:00 P.M.

    Limited slots are available. Please register immediately.

  • Starting in 1 Hour, Registration Closing Soon|| How to Tackle Static Questions based on Current Affairs in Prelims 2022? || Free Live Webinar by Prelims Topper & UPSC Mentor Santosh Sir who Scored 145+ six times|| Limited Slots, Register Now

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    Many experts would like to say that the weightage of Current affairs in prelims has declined since 2018. The truth is far from true. Current Affairs has been revived and is now included in questions from static syllabus topics. This approach has given rise to questions with more analytical dimensions that are thought oriented. 

    You might be reading a question and trying to remember it from a book, when it’s actually from the newspaper! Certain Current affairs questions of the 2021 Prelims have surprised us as well. Let’s try to understand this better with an example:

    Consider the following statements regarding Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’.

    1. The Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ or the Circum-Pacific Belt, is an area along the Pacific Ocean that is characterised by active volcanoes.
    2. About 90 per cent of the world’s earthquakes occur here.
    3. It traces from New Zealand clockwise in an almost circular arc and extends upto western coast of North America.

    This question is from the topic, ‘World Geography’. Also it was in the news this week.

    Free Open to All Webinar to Tackle Current Affairs Questions From Static Topics

    Here’s an exercise for all UPSC 2022 aspirants. Take a look at your syllabus, select a topic. Do you know atleast ten current affairs news related to this topic from the last one year?

    If not, then it’s never too late. You still have 4.5 months left. So take the first big step by registering for this free live webinar by Prelims veteran Santosh sir.

    Santosh sir has cleared prelims 6/6 times and scored 145+ in all of them. In his Smash Prelims 2020 program, 15 out of 25 students cleared the exam to write Mains 2021.

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    Key Takeaways of Free Live Webinar by Santosh Sir — 

    1. How to tackle static questions based on current affairs with accuracy? Elimination Techniques for Prelims that can be used.

    2. Learn 360 degree approach to current affairs. How can you read daily compilation, PIB, newspapers, Yojana and Kurushetra all in 1.5 hours?

    3. Keywords approach to reading newspapers. How to make shorthand notes based on this?

    4. Learn to interlink Static and Current affairs topics. Should reading for current affairs and a chapter in the static book happen at the same time?

    5. How to handle the surprise questions from current affairs? The surprise questions from 2021 prelims exams.

    6. Current affairs trend analysis. What are the topics where most of the current affairs questions come from?

    Webinar Details

    Current affairs is not merely about knowing, but it has become a game of linking and interlinking. Don’t miss the chance to get value addition inputs to score better in the examination! This webinar is absolutely free. All aspirants are welcome to attend.

    Date – 24 January 2022 (Monday)

    Time – 7:00 P.M.

    Limited slots are available. Please register immediately.

  • Free Live Webinar @ 7 PM, Registrations Closing in 3 Hrs||How to Tackle Static Questions based on Current Affairs in Prelims 2022? || Free Live Webinar by Prelims Topper & UPSC Mentor Santosh Sir who Scored 145+ six times|| Limited Slots, Register Now

    Free Live Webinar @ 7 PM, Registrations Closing in 3 Hrs||How to Tackle Static Questions based on Current Affairs in Prelims 2022? || Free Live Webinar by Prelims Topper & UPSC Mentor Santosh Sir who Scored 145+ six times|| Limited Slots, Register Now

    Many experts would like to say that the weightage of Current affairs in prelims has declined since 2018. The truth is far from true. Current Affairs has been revived and is now included in questions from static syllabus topics. This approach has given rise to questions with more analytical dimensions that are thought oriented. 

    You might be reading a question and trying to remember it from a book, when it’s actually from the newspaper! Certain Current affairs questions of the 2021 Prelims have surprised us as well. Let’s try to understand this better with an example:

    Consider the following statements regarding Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’.

    1. The Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ or the Circum-Pacific Belt, is an area along the Pacific Ocean that is characterised by active volcanoes.
    2. About 90 per cent of the world’s earthquakes occur here.
    3. It traces from New Zealand clockwise in an almost circular arc and extends upto western coast of North America.

    This question is from the topic, ‘World Geography’. Also it was in the news this week.

    Free Open to All Webinar to Tackle Current Affairs Questions From Static Topics

    Here’s an exercise for all UPSC 2022 aspirants. Take a look at your syllabus, select a topic. Do you know atleast ten current affairs news related to this topic from the last one year?

    If not, then it’s never too late. You still have 4.5 months left. So take the first big step by registering for this free live webinar by Prelims veteran Santosh sir.

    Santosh sir has cleared prelims 6/6 times and scored 145+ in all of them. In his Smash Prelims 2020 program, 15 out of 25 students cleared the exam to write Mains 2021.

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    Key Takeaways of Free Live Webinar by Santosh Sir — 

    1. How to tackle static questions based on current affairs with accuracy? Elimination Techniques for Prelims that can be used.

    2. Learn 360 degree approach to current affairs. How can you read daily compilation, PIB, newspapers, Yojana and Kurushetra all in 1.5 hours?

    3. Keywords approach to reading newspapers. How to make shorthand notes based on this?

    4. Learn to interlink Static and Current affairs topics. Should reading for current affairs and a chapter in the static book happen at the same time?

    5. How to handle the surprise questions from current affairs? The surprise questions from 2021 prelims exams.

    6. Current affairs trend analysis. What are the topics where most of the current affairs questions come from?

    Webinar Details

    Current affairs is not merely about knowing, but it has become a game of linking and interlinking. Don’t miss the chance to get value addition inputs to score better in the examination! This webinar is absolutely free. All aspirants are welcome to attend.

    Date – 24 January 2022 (Monday)

    Time – 7:00 P.M.

    Limited slots are available. Please register immediately.

  • 24th January 2022| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement(AWE)

    Topics for Today’s questions:

    GS-1    Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of art forms, literature and architecture from ancient to modern times.

    GS-2    Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.

    GS-3    Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate; Security challenges and their management in border areas – linkages of organized crime with terrorism.

    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 Evaluate the nature Of the Bhakti literature and its contribution to Indian culture. (10 Marks)

     

    Question 2)

    Q.2 What are the various loopholes in anti-defection provisions that are being exploited frequently? Suggest the way forward.

    Question 3)

    Q.3 What are the various security agencies guarding India’s border? Is India in need of a single security agency adequately equipped, suitably armed and trained in the advanced military to guard our borders? (15 Marks)

    Question 4)  

    Q.4 Besides domain knowledge, a public official needs innovativeness and creativity of a high order as well, while resolving ethical dilemmas. Discuss with suitable examples. (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  October is uploaded on 11th October 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 October is uploaded on 13th October, 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: 

  • Registrations Closing Today @ 7PM|| How to Tackle Static Questions based on Current Affairs in Prelims 2022? || Free Live Webinar by Prelims Topper & UPSC Mentor Santosh Sir who Scored 145+ six times|| Limited Slots, Register Now

    Registrations Closing Today @ 7PM|| How to Tackle Static Questions based on Current Affairs in Prelims 2022? || Free Live Webinar by Prelims Topper & UPSC Mentor Santosh Sir who Scored 145+ six times|| Limited Slots, Register Now

    Many experts would like to say that the weightage of Current affairs in prelims has declined since 2018. The truth is far from true. Current Affairs has been revived and is now included in questions from static syllabus topics. This approach has given rise to questions with more analytical dimensions that are thought oriented. 

    You might be reading a question and trying to remember it from a book, when it’s actually from the newspaper! Certain Current affairs questions of the 2021 Prelims have surprised us as well. Let’s try to understand this better with an example:

    Consider the following statements regarding Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’.

    1. The Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ or the Circum-Pacific Belt, is an area along the Pacific Ocean that is characterised by active volcanoes.
    2. About 90 per cent of the world’s earthquakes occur here.
    3. It traces from New Zealand clockwise in an almost circular arc and extends upto western coast of North America.

    This question is from the topic, ‘World Geography’. Also it was in the news this week.

    Free Open to All Webinar to Tackle Current Affairs Questions From Static Topics

    Here’s an exercise for all UPSC 2022 aspirants. Take a look at your syllabus, select a topic. Do you know atleast ten current affairs news related to this topic from the last one year?

    If not, then it’s never too late. You still have 4.5 months left. So take the first big step by registering for this free live webinar by Prelims veteran Santosh sir.

    Santosh sir has cleared prelims 6/6 times and scored 145+ in all of them. In his Smash Prelims 2020 program, 15 out of 25 students cleared the exam to write Mains 2021.

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    Key Takeaways of Free Live Webinar by Santosh Sir — 

    1. How to tackle static questions based on current affairs with accuracy? Using pre-existing knowledge to find the right option.

    2. Learn 360 degree approach to current affairs. How can you read daily compilation, PIB, newspapers, Yojana and Kurushetra all in 1.5 hours?

    3. Keywords approach to reading newspapers. How to make shorthand notes based on this?

    4. Learn to interlink Static and Current affairs topics. Should reading for current affairs and a chapter in the static book happen at the same time?

    5. How to handle the surprise questions from current affairs? The surprise questions from 2021 prelims exams.

    6. Current affairs trend analysis. What are the topics where most of the current affairs questions come from?

    Webinar Details

    Current affairs is not merely about knowing, but it has become a game of linking and interlinking. Don’t miss the chance to get value addition inputs to score better in the examination! This webinar is absolutely free. All aspirants are welcome to attend.

    Date – 24 January 2022 (Monday)

    Time – 7:00 P.M.

    Limited slots are available. Please register immediately.

  • 80% Success Rate for Smash Mains 2020 Students & 85% of UPSC 2021 Mains Questions Are From Smash Mains 2021 !!|| [50 seats left] 1-on-1 Mentorship provided by Sajal sir (GS Topper 2017)  to get 100 marks above cut off in Mains||  Smash Mains 2022 : New Batch || Invite only program  || Register here

    80% Success Rate for Smash Mains 2020 Students & 85% of UPSC 2021 Mains Questions Are From Smash Mains 2021 !!|| [50 seats left] 1-on-1 Mentorship provided by Sajal sir (GS Topper 2017) to get 100 marks above cut off in Mains|| Smash Mains 2022 : New Batch || Invite only program || Register here

    With over 80% enrolled students in 2020 attending UPSC interviews, Smash Mains 2022 is back. Also, what we have noticed is about 85% of questions in UPSC Mains paper are from Smash Test Series.

    As an aspirant if you have taken many test series, but are unable to score above 100 marks and want to improve your scores before Mains 2022, then this program is for you!

    If coaches of sportspersons have themselves been players, then shouldn’t mentors of UPSC aspirants have cleared UPSC Mains themselves?

    It’s about time you find a Rahul Dravid or a Pullela Gopichand to mentor your Upsc preparation. Just practising test series without knowing the ways to present an answer is not the way to clear Mains. An ideal test series program should have 1-on-1 mentorship and guidance by veterans who have themselves topped the exams!

    Instead of getting demotivated and comparing yourself to other students, get mentorship support like Kunal Aggrawal IRS did when he could only score 75/250 marks in Mains mock tests.

    Why UPSC toppers are convinced that Smash Mains helped them succeed?

    A serving IPS officer, who had written the Mains exam again in 2021 to aim for IAS posting, gave us his feedback of our Smash Mains Test Series

    Read other answers over here.

    How has Smash Mains helped 2021-2022 Aspirants in Preparing for UPSC?

    What do aspirants need in their UPSC preparation journey? They need a senior who will give them moral support and the required logistics to prepare for the tough exam in a simplified manner.

    You can clear the exam only with confidence and consistency. And to achieve both, you require a personalised mentor. Many aspirants feel just attending classes or tests is not beneficial for them. So we tweaked our program to include mentorship both in our tests series and classes. Aspirants feel they can reach out to us anytime with their concerns and we are available to sort them out.

    Message from Sajal Sir

    Dear Students,

    For some of you prelims has never been a challenge for you. You have been missing the mains cut-off with a small margin (repeatedly). This means that there are some fundamental issues with your approach. You might be aware or not about this. But just realization is not enough, you have to work on its execution as well. And bringing that to fruition will be possible through a guided process under a meticulously designed plan.

    Smash mains is a highly personalized and intensive handholding program for the crème-de-la-crème (veterans) amongst UPSC aspirants (the intake is 50 students).

    Note: The Entry is Restricted to those who have appeared in UPSC interview in the past 2 years or have missed the mains cut off by a whisker.

    The focus is on identifying and highlighting the issues with your preparation (information / analysis / utilization). According to your strength and weaknesses, a tailor-made strategy is developed. Under Sajal sir’s strict monitoring, incremental improvements are aimed every day, after every session.

    My marks in UPSC 2017 GS Mains paper were:

    • GS Paper 1 – 132
    • GS Paper 2 – 125
    • GS Paper 3 – 130

    Key Takeways About Smash Mains 2022

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    Every 3rd Ranker in the Top 100 of UPSC 2020 is a Civilsdaily Student.

    Your mentor, Sajal Sir is himself the 2017 topper of GS Mains. He has appeared for interview many times.

    Over 400 students have emerged as toppers under Sajal Sir’s mentorship in the last 7 years.

    Sajal Sir will daily motivate you on our chat-based platform, Habitat and have weekly 1-on-1 discussions with you after every test.

    You don’t have to waste any more time finding the strategy (value added notes, test series or timetable ) for the next 3 months. You will get the guidance for it.

    You will gain access to Civildaily’s Samachar Manthan – For holistic and comprehensive coverage of Current Affairs.

    You will have exclusive membership to Smash Mains club in Habitat.

    One of our other Civilsdaily Student cleared the exams in 2020 to become an IPS Officer. He wrote the 2021 exam again as he aims for an IAS posting. This is what he said about our program

    If you are still not convinced then go through this video by UPSC 2020 AIR 425 topper Divyansh Singh who tells us how Sajal sir helped him develop 1-2 pages notes for every topic.

    Progression of Smash Mains 2022

    After completing the Mains Test series, you will have a one-to-one detailed and in-depth interaction with Sajal sir. Final refinements are done to every answer. Value addition material, as well as pointers, will be provided here. We will work with you to ensure you have enough material for value addition. Our focus will be on providing tips that add the missing X factor to your answers.

    Why is Smash 2022 the best way to prepare for mains?

    Individual attention and approachability are the USPs of this program. Listen to what our Smash Mains 2020 student and topper Pooja Gupta (AIR 42) says about the program.

    Not putting Penguins among the Fowls – You already know how to write an average answer (you’re missing it by a few marks actually). You want to know how to increase your score from 90 to 110-115. The approach followed by other institutes in their Test series is the same for a veteran and a complete newbie and here lies the problem. Without personalized one-to-one interaction with someone like Sajal sir (who has scored these awesome marks), it will be difficult for you to rectify these minute yet very important shortcomings.

    Evaluation is a strength of this program and we put it on a high priority. Sajal sir himself is involved in the process, unlike other institutes where evaluation is outsourced to those who themselves might not have appeared for mains (It’s bizarre). It shouldn’t be based on ‘model answers’ as there are 3-4 ways of approaching an answer. Only a seasoned player will be able to go beyond these model answers and be able to appreciate your approach (If it’s innovative) even if it differs from the model answers provided.

    Test copies get checked in a time-bound manner. The questions, answers and material provided are of the highest quality.

    Always on time and insightful discussions end with a reality check and motivation to perform better in the next test.

    Emphasis on execution and utilization of knowledge – Mains is not only about knowledge but the way you express the relevant knowledge in the most optimum manner.

    Sajal sir’s interventions are highly specific and not generalized. Sitting right in front of you he walks you through each and every question. Always there, he will not let you lose your focus.

    AIR 148 UPSC 2020 topper and our Civilsdaily student, Ponmani explains why answer writing with mentorship is necessary for Mains.

    We deliver what we promise.

    The Batch of Smash Mains Program will start soon.

  • [Sansad TV] Perspective: Regulating Mobile Apps

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    Context

    • Mobile apps have become a significant part of the lives of smartphone users. Almost every person seems to be dependent on them.
    • However there is a huge flipside of this flourishing mobile app environment which has become evident quite often in the recent past in cases like that of Bulli Bai App.
    • These apps were used to target women and communities.

    So how do we deal with such challenges and what are the provisions in the legal framework to tackle such issues.

    Bulli Bai App Controversy: A Backgrounder

    • On New Year’s Day, hundreds of Muslim women in India including journalists, social workers, and other prominent personalities found their images and derogatory content about them on a new app called “Bulli Bai”.
    • The app, created on hosting platform Github, offered an online “auction” of women.
    • It derives its name from the derogatory term used for women of a particular community.

    A critical case of abuse

    • The app is clearly an example of online trolling where the dignity and modesty of a woman is highly downgraded.
    • This has not been the very first time. Earlier, no arrests were ever made showing Police inaction.
    • The authorities were using the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) to obtain information about the creators of such apps from California-based GitHub.

    Why is it a cause of worry?

    • Large user-base: There are about 40 crore internet users and about 25 crore social media users in India.
    • Behavioral impact: Apart from having a huge impact on the life of people, the apps also influence how a person thinks, behaves, or perceives.
    • Lack of regulatory framework: India currently does not have a dedicated legal framework to govern mobile applications.
    • No self regulations: There is no government or self guidelines currently in place in India, regulating the apps.

    Legal provisions against such Crimes

    For making arrests, the police have invoked Sections 153A, 153B, 295A, 354D, 500 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act.

    • Section 153A pertains to the offence of promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony
    • Section 153B relates to imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration
    • Section 295A provides punishment for deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings
    • Section 354D provides that any man who monitors the use by a woman of the internet, email or any other form of electronic communication with malintent, commits the offence of stalking.
    • Section 500 defines the punishment for defamation
    • Section 509 addresses the offence of word, gesture or act intended insulting the modesty of a woman
    • Section 67 of the IT Act lays down the punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form

    What are the other provisions related to cybercrimes?

    • Section 66E of the IT Act prescribes punishment for violation of privacy.
    • IPC sections 354A (sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment) and 354C (voyeurism) of the IPC were introduced along with sections 354B and 354D in 2013.

    Threats posed by such apps

    • Foreign scams: These apps are run by scammers in Pakistan and China.
    • Money laundering: More than 40,000 crore hawala transactions took place in India through the distribution of instant loans.
    • Espionage: Mobile apps which are being operated by India’s hostile countries were also used for espionage.
    • Online betting: There are also gaming and betting apps that are currently being used extensively by mobile users in India.
    • Revenue bypass: PUBG (though a banned) gaming app reportedly raised a profit of 2500 crores functioning in India but did not pay any taxes in India.

    Psycho-social impacts

    • These applications pose challenges such as addiction and induce violent behavior among children.
    • There are also examples of apps being used to promote hate crime and hate speeches as recently seen in the case of the Bulli Bai app.

    Need for Regulations

    • No legal liability on intermediaries: The intermediaries are not liable for any third-party data or communication link hosted or stored on their platforms.
    • Inadequacy of cyber laws: Despite having provisions that address mobile applications, the entire aspect of regulating the affairs of mobile applications has not been defined or adequately dealt with under the Indian cyber laws.
    • Lack of holistic approach: The existing regulations hence do not cover the holistic challenges that are posed by the mobile applications and are to be updated and regulated to tackle the current challenges.

    Way Forward

    • There is a need for a comprehensive umbrella IT Law that needs to be proactive and be reviewed from time to time to check the new challenges posed by the technology.
    • The available laws should be enforced in a stringent manner and strict actions should be taken against any violations.
    • Industry interventions should also be allowed in the implementation of the policies to make them dynamic and compliant with economic interests.
  • Join Nikaalo Prelims, the Free Study Initiative on Telegram || Get Prelims Spotlight Notes, Follow Daily Timetable, Solve Subject-Wise MCQs & Clarify your Doubts with Mentors|| LINK INSIDE

    Dear 2022 UPSC Aspirants,

    Every hour is speeding fast, as you try your best to complete the vast Prelims syllabus. You will be attempting an exam which will test your hardwork of a year in just two hours.

    Now is not the time to slow down and get distracted, make each day count by measuring your outcomes. If one day, you don’t know about the east-flowing and west-flowing rivers of India, by next day you should have them on the tips of your fingers!

    Toppers who have cleared UPSC, have always said that even if they at the outset prepared casually, they streamlined their timetable in the last six months. You need a different approach than what you have been following all these days — an approach that pushes your limits for a very uncertain exam with increasing competition and decreasing vacancies.

    That’s why Civilsdaily has come up with a free new initiative — Nikaalo Prelims in it’s telegram channel.

    What is Nikaalo Prelims

    Nikaalo Prelims is a free initiative of Civilsdaily IAS to help aspirants to streamline their preparation during the peak months of prelims preparation. Our mentors work day and night to ensure that our aspirants get the best out of it.

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    What is covered in Nikaalo Prelims?

    1. Detailed daily time table

    2. Daily sessions on specific topics

    3. Daily mcqs

    4. Notes 

    5. All India open test

    What is new in Nikaalo Prelims 4.0?

    1. This time the program is divided into 3 parts.

    2. Part-A: It will continue till February 28, 2022. Under part A, we will cover the Syllabus along with conceptual understanding and better subject wise clarity. There will be daily MCQ based sessions along with Doubt Clearing Sessions.

    3. Part-B: It will start from March 1, 2022. Part B includes- daily sessions, daily Prelims Intensive spotlights notes, daily MCQs based quiz, All India test, Doubt Sessions.

    4. CSAT: There will be one session dedicated to CSAT.

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  • How to Tackle Static Questions based on Current Affairs in Prelims 2022? || Free Live Webinar by Prelims Topper & UPSC Mentor Santosh Sir who Scored 145+ six times|| Limited Slots, Register Now

    How to Tackle Static Questions based on Current Affairs in Prelims 2022? || Free Live Webinar by Prelims Topper & UPSC Mentor Santosh Sir who Scored 145+ six times|| Limited Slots, Register Now

    Many experts would like to say that the weightage of Current affairs in prelims has declined since 2018. The truth is far from true. Current Affairs has been revived and is now included in questions from static syllabus topics. This approach has given rise to questions with more analytical dimensions that are thought oriented. 

    You might be reading a question and trying to remember it from a book, when it’s actually from the newspaper! Certain Current affairs questions of the 2021 Prelims have surprised us as well. Let’s try to understand this better with an example:

    Consider the following statements regarding Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’.

    1. The Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ or the Circum-Pacific Belt, is an area along the Pacific Ocean that is characterised by active volcanoes.
    2. About 90 per cent of the world’s earthquakes occur here.
    3. It traces from New Zealand clockwise in an almost circular arc and extends upto western coast of North America.

    This question is from the topic, ‘World Geography’. Also it was in the news this week.

    Free Open to All Webinar to Tackle Current Affairs Questions From Static Topics

    Here’s an exercise for all UPSC 2022 aspirants. Take a look at your syllabus, select a topic. Do you know atleast ten current affairs news related to this topic from the last one year?

    If not, then it’s never too late. You still have 4.5 months left. So take the first big step by registering for this free live webinar by Prelims veteran Santosh sir.

    Santosh sir has cleared prelims 6/6 times and scored 145+ in all of them. In his Smash Prelims 2020 program, 15 out of 25 students cleared the exam to write Mains 2021.

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    Key Takeaways of Free Live Webinar by Santosh Sir — 

    1. How to tackle static questions based on current affairs with accuracy? Using pre-existing knowledge to find the right option.

    2. Learn 360 degree approach to current affairs. How can you read daily compilation, PIB, newspapers, Yojana and Kurushetra all in 1.5 hours?

    3. Keywords approach to reading newspapers. How to make shorthand notes based on this?

    4. Learn to interlink Static and Current affairs topics. Should reading for current affairs and a chapter in the static book happen at the same time?

    5. How to handle the surprise questions from current affairs? The surprise questions from 2021 prelims exams.

    6. Current affairs trend analysis. What are the topics where most of the current affairs questions come from?

    Webinar Details

    Current affairs is not merely about knowing, but it has become a game of linking and interlinking. Don’t miss the chance to get value addition inputs to score better in the examination! This webinar is absolutely free. All aspirants are welcome to attend.

    Date – 24 January 2022 (Monday)

    Time – 7:00 P.M.

    Limited slots are available. Please register immediately.