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manishkalonia<manishkalonia85@gmail.com>

WhypeoplefailtoclearPrelims
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Wed,Feb10,2016at8:41PM

TherearelotsofreasonswhypeopledonotclearPrelimsExamination
Maybetheyhavenotreadthebasicbookswellordonotknow
whattoread
Maybetheylackguidance
Maybetheydonotpracticeenough
MaybetheydonotevaluatethemselvesviaaTestSeriesbeforethe
Prelims
OrmaybejoinaTestseries,butneverappearforit,andappearin
theexamafterreadingTestSeriessolutionsexpectingamiracle
tohappen.
YoureaForumIASmember,sothefirsttwodonotapplytoyou.Wehaveample
guidance,listofbasicbooksandquestionstopracticeonForumIASwithso
manythreadsdiscussingMCQs.Forthemoreseriouscandidate,wealsohavea
TestSeries.
Butletsdiscussonthatlastbulletpointforaminute.
Becauseitsanoftenoverlookedmatterandthebiggestpieceofmisguidance
readingtheanswersof3000+questionsfromvarioussourcesanddetailed
solutionsandexpectingtoclearthePrelims.
Itsalsounnecessary.
Herearethingsthatyoushouldkeepinmind
Letusponderfirstoverhowsomepeopleconsistentlyscore110140inGS
Prelimseveryyearintheirsecond,third,fourthattempts.Theystudyforless
than2monthsandwritetheMainseveryyear.
Whatcouldbethepossiblereasons?
Maybetheyareveryintelligent
Maybetheyknowthequestionsbeforehandthereissomefoulplaywith
UPSC
AcycleofPrelims,MainsandInterviewensurestheyalreadyknow
everythingatleastforPre
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Nowletsanalyzethingsonebyone
MaybePrelimsisfortheIntelligent
IntelligencehasnothingtodowithselectioninCivilServices.Thosewhogetin
theIASarefromallsegmentsofeducationalbackground,familybackgrounds
andsocialbackground.
GradeIVemployeestoInvestmentBankersandfancydegreeownersfrom
abroadgetselectedinthisexam.GoldmedalistsandIITunder100rankers
oftenfailtoclearPrelimsitself.SelectedIPSofficersdonotgetthroughPrelims
intheirnextattempt.Sothisisbadexcuse.
Maybetheyknowthequestionsbeforehandthisissomewhattrue
Yes.IfyoupracticeenoughandthebestsourceisUPSCpreviousyears
questionsyouwillgetahintofthesurprisesUPSCwillthrow.If2010wasa
yearofzerocurrentaffairs,2015wasforcurrentaffairsorientedpaper.
2012and2013wereforthelogicalmindconceptsweretested.2014and2015
weremorefactual.
Andpeople,whohavereadthebasicbooks,preparedagainforMainsand
writtenalotoftestpapersdohaveanideaabouthowtoprepare.
Thisknowledgecouldbepassedontoyouifyoustudiedtherightthings,read
therightthingsandjoinedtherighttestseries.Andacteduponbadresults
andimproveduponyourself.
ButwhatisreallythesecrettocrackPrelims
Thesecretisoutthere.Allyouhavetodoislisten
Thereisjustonethingdeveloptheabilitytosolveproblems.Seeprevious
yearspapers,andseewhatisimportant.Ifsomethinghasbeenaskedbeforeit
isimportantandread,reviseanddigestit.
Youknow.Butyoudontapply.
Thatisbecauseallthroughoutyourpreparationyouhavefocusedonreading.
Thefunnythingisyouwillbetestedforrecalling,andsolvingthe
problem,notforreading.Haveyoubeenfocusingonacquiringthewrongskill?
YouwillalwayshavesituationsinUPSCPrelimswhereyouarenotsureofthe
correctoptionsofatleast30questions.Andyourselectiondependson
thosequestions.Donotexpecttoknowthequestionsandtheexactcorrect
optionallthroughout.
Youwillhavetolearnhowtosolveandscoreinquestionswhereyouareunsure
ofthecorrectoption.
LearntoSolveProblems
Thisistheskillyouneedtoacquire.Thisistheskillwewantyouacquirewhen
youjoinourTestSeries.NospoonfeedingplainUPSClikequestionsandall
youneedisreadbasicbooksandenhanceyourknowledgeandproblemsolving
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skillswitheverytest.
Makeusapromise
Thatwhenyouspend2hourswritingatest,youwillspend56hoursmakinga
listoftopicsfromwhichyougottheanswerswrongandstudyingthosetopics.
ThepromiseisifyougetaquestionfromthattopicinafutureForumIAStest
orinUPSCitselfyouwillsolveitcorrectly.Anyquestiononthattopic.That
isallweaskyouof.
ThisisespeciallyimportantifyouarenotabletocrackPrelimsyearafteryear.
Morethan15000peopleclearedPrelimslastyearanditistricky,butcertainly
notimpossible.
WedesignedourTestSeriesaroundthis.
And6070%peoplewhojoinusarethosewhohaveclearedPrelimsbefore.We
wantedtomakesureyoucanaffordthissowepriceditatRs.2400atan
earlybirdpricesothatthoseofyouwhohavetakenanyothertestseriesalso
maybenefitfromit.
Thispriceexpirestoday.Tomorrow,thepricewillbeRs.3500
IncaseyouhaveNOTenrolledyet,hereisyourchance.Wearealsoattaching
theTestPlanandCalendarwithReferenceBooklist.
Letusadmitit.Weareselfish.WewantForumIASmemberstobesuccessful.
Hereistheenrollmentlinkforyou.Onelasttime.
http://forumias.com/portal/testseries/#enroll
ForumIAS.com
Wishingyousuccess,
Always

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