OVERVIEW:
on the whole i gav approx two years.in this period also did internship n job.
i didnt knew even basics about three stages when i started preparation in oct 2007 when i was also doing internship(morning 9-1pm).i did gs n socio from 2-5pm n then gs from 5-7:30. by 8:30 i was dead tired n just used to revise a bit or sleep straight away.
after march i started my self study,focus on gs(which was actually wrong,coz optional had more weightage)gave pre in may n then psycho coaching with june 2008 batch.results came in aug n i didnt qualify.
around oct when psycho coaching ended ,i started with only pre preparation,gav raj pre in jan,haryana pre in april . result of both came before upsc prelims n was positive. i then gav upsc prelims n was sure of qualifying it. so joined test series n essay classes straight away.i also did one month job in this time as it was not much demanding one(was in ENT dept n had no night duties) aug i gav raj n haryana mains n got to know requirement of stamina n value of answer writing.
after result of prelims joined vajiram refresher course for old students.by around oct 12th my prepn was over n satisfactory.on 23 rd mains started .thereafter i joined job in jan(where i was still continuing till june end 2010), did self prepn for intw. in march when mains result came joined vaji ram n sankalp n my intw was in march end itself.
wel,my this part was not the ideal one as not clearing prelims in first attempt spoiled many plans of mine.basically, i feel that be one needs to giv a complete focussed effort of 1 year before exam,esp if both optionals r different from background n atleast 6 months if optional r related to background. exam's level demands much effort,else we may get struck at some stage.wel, its this gist which i learned from my first attempt.
Hello Mam,
ReplyDeleteMany congratulations on your great feat
I am very happy reading yours, Prakash sir’s blog, Anay Sir's blog and feel really inspired.
Because of my keen interest in taking up CSE I have now started with my preparation.
But my academics have been always a big concern.
Class X aggregate 58%
Class XII aggregate 44%
B.E. aggregate 58.6%
If I do good then what are the odds that these lower than average credentials will have an impact on my selection.
As the UPSC web informs:
“The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a record of his career.”
And further they are looking for a well educated youth.
As in many other exams such as CAT they look into overall good profile.
I have the zeal and now have cultivated the integrity.
Kindly guide me through this as I am sometimes demotivated by these facts.