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2020 attempt So, in 2020 I attempted UPSC prelims in October and after one week attempted UPPSC also. I did so because my mother wanted me to do so. I was focusing entirely on UPSC only in my first attempt . However, I also thought of having a backup plan as upsc is always uncertain. UPPSC prelims was 1 week after UPSC prelims and I haven’t studied anything extra apart from upsc preparation.  So, in the one week I had I did following things:  I attempted 4-5 years previous year questions and got accustomed with the nature and pattern of this prelims.  I found that static part is almost same and I can deal it, for dynamic national current affairs are already covered (UPSC preparation) and I can safely leave UP specific questions in exam if they ask such.  I came to know that UPSC ask 100 questions whereas UPPSC ask 150 questions in the same time. However, UPPSC questions are pretty direct and they can be solved in less time. So, time management was not an issue.  During exam I attempted

Hi Guys, My name is  Dwij Goel and I have secured AIR 71 in UPSC CSE 2022 and would be joining IAS soon. I come from a small town named Kharkhauda,near Meerut, U.P.  After finishing my basic education from Meerut, I have done B.Tech in mechanical engineering from NIT- Bhopal. After my graduation in 2019, I worked for a year in Hero MotoCorp limited, Gurgaon as Assistant Manager.   In September 2020, I left my job to prepare full time for upsc. In my first attempt (2020) I cleared prelims but couldn’t clear mains. But, meanwhile I got selected in UPPSC(state services) but I was not satisfied with it so didn’t join.  In 2021, I improved, plugged all loopholes and attempted mains in January 2022 with all my heart. After mains, I also started working on some of my ideas apart from UPSC. Between Mains and interview I Co-founded an EdTech startup with my friend and worked 3-4 months, but eventually it failed due to some flaw in marketing, and it was a setback for me. I got upsc interview cal

GS2(Strategy and sources ) GS2 broadly covers 3 sections namely polity, governance and international relations. Here I would be writing about each in a comprehensive manner.  I would like to mention here that I didn’t take any formal coaching of GS or optional from any institute , if anybody is using my name, report it. However, as upsc demands different kind of value addition and test series, I used them from some of the institutions which I would be clearly mentioning here.  Polity   Sources :  1. M. Laxmikant for basics as it was my only source for prelims as well.  2. Value addition: landmark judgement: only ias booklet  3. Atish Mathur sir specific notes for mains, they are freely available on his telegram channel. Good value addition for mains. 4. Vision IAS mains 365 for dynamic portion. Strategy  :  Q. How to read Laxmikant in less time for mains(after prelims ) I covered basics from Laxmikant to revise all the basic concepts like federalism, centre state relations etc. but fo

  We wake up early when it’s still inky World’s snoozing and snooping   When we run for our purpose, for our living Thee, for belly feeding and I for healing  Thee for wealth and I for health. We are similar, yet so different. Your face smeared but eyes glittered  Searching for the silent stars,  Which also I do, I in sky you on earth Your crimson-yellow scarf secure your scars, my black hood the bars! And We both disappear as the sun appears! Still, street dogs seems not so friendly to you as they are to me,  Probably that’s why you carry a stick which is untold to me.  Thy shoulder carries a big sack, as if bearing the Titan's load,  Thy hands toil in tandem, as mine in the pockets act like nil happened.  We seem similar, yet so different  You walk slow, while I wish to run Yet we have an unspoken conversation Eyes talk, they say Never faithed that, but today I may As we pace the same path together Same yet so different Though, We seek happiness in the thi

  The one you fought or not,   Either you won, or lost.  Twice the battle happens!                              ~ Dwij

  The Alchemist is written by a Brazilion writer 'Paulo Coelho'. (Born in August 1947) In his early stage of life, he wanted to pursue a career in journalism but later on his focus got shifted towards writing. However, he faced a bundle of hardships but with his determination he sailed through the sea and wrote some of the best selling books that have touched hearts of people everywhere.  The protagonist of the book is a young boy named 'Santiago' who chose to be a shepherd rather than being a priest because he was passionate about travelling. He was happy and content with his sheeps until he saw an unusual dream. He went to an old gypsy woman who was oneirocribe. The woman asked the boy to visit the pyramids of Egypt as according to his dream he would find this treasure there. Within a irresolute mind he began his clueless journey of finding the treasure and met few interesting and meaningful people who helped him to change his perspective about life and reach hi

   “ You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.”- Sapiens  Through  Sapiens ,  Yuval Noah Harari  has tried to categorically convince readers that    the evolutionary wisdom considered incredible advantageous to Homo sapiens is not a wholesome story. Homo sapiens, the specie we modern humans belongs to means “wise man”    i.e Homo + sapiens : man which is wise. If you ever had the question, if humans evolved from apes ? Is it true ? Or if we both evolved separately from common ancestors( who used to look alike ape but definitely not like modern apes ). If you have the curiosity to know about evolution of Homo sapiens and advancement of society(as we claim so)  then the book is definitely for you.  Moreover questions like ,We as humans are more civilised but are we more advanced too ? Do happiness we admire is    really a concept ? These questions drive a strong desire to read this book. This book questions the