Towards Civil Services

16 May 2023 17:30

Prelims 2023- Last 10 days Strategy

From Arvind Shah, IAS'21

Join here in 15 minutes (session will not be recorded most likely because of nature of politically incorrect tips)
/channel/TowardsCivilServices?livestream

Towards Civil Services

22 Apr 2023 04:04

Early morning ASK ME ANYTHING session. Do ask your questions here-

/channel/TowardsCivilServicesGroup


Regards
Arvind Shah IAS'21

Towards Civil Services

08 Apr 2023 12:58

We start in two minutes.

Towards Civil Services

04 Mar 2023 01:48

Random Early morning Ask me anything session. Get set go. Lets see how many on this channel are early to wake up.

Regards
Arvind Shah
IAS 2021, MP Cadre

Towards Civil Services

21 Feb 2023 07:33

Meaning if one has chosen for civils only, can now both CSE and Forest be chosen?

Towards Civil Services

02 Feb 2023 06:59

Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS)

The Govt cancelled its previous notification of Dec 2022 regarding recruitment through IRMSE.

IRMS recruitment to continue through CSE and will be open to all graduates.

Towards Civil Services

29 Jan 2023 15:08

Find the recording of Session on Next four Month Prelims Strategy

Towards Civil Services

29 Jan 2023 15:06

Below are the Excel sheets I was quoting in my session.

Towards Civil Services

29 Jan 2023 10:50

Update:
A slight change of plan on session part. I will take the questions asked at /channel/TowardsCivilServicesGroup but there is additional plan as well.


Join me at 6 today to discuss the Strategy for next four months for prelims 2023



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Regards
Arvind Shah IAS 2021

Towards Civil Services

26 Jan 2023 17:35

CSAT tips by Arsh (Admin of the group)

1. Don't bifurcate passage and Quant + Reasoning

2. Give at least 3 to 4 papers of upsc csat ( pyq - 22 - 21 - 20 and so on ). Then try to analyse if u r able to correct passage or which section is ur strength and which one is weak . ( Refer upsc Answer key for csat; don't go for coaching one : 2022 answer key is not available so only refer answer key for quants and reasoning of any coaching institute.

3. Now - See which section of reasoning and quants is weak. It might be Profit n loss, Time and Distance, Blood Relations and so on. Hence refer any one video... Go for Prepp and Ookul they are good. And best part about them is... They make sure u don't use tricks but answer questions on rational aptitude.

4. Now refer any good book for quants if u r struggling a lot. Mere upar mere chote bhai ne rehem kiya hai and He gave me a book of his coaching institute. So aap r s Agarwal ya aisa koi book lo and attempt.

4. In between Don't and plzz don't leave passage.. Daily attempt 2 passage... U can refer upsc passage ( 2014 till now ). Or institute whose passage is at upsc level from my experience is Vision and Insights. Even their quants and reasoning are more or less good. But don't refer Forum ...for csat at least. Their gs paper is awesome.

5. Lastly.... Focus on skill of solving paper. I.e 2:30 pm and make sure u attempt carefully and smartly. Do a lot of practice ( priority :- upsc - vision - insight )

6. And I am from arts background, nevertheless touched maths after 10th. But cleared csat twice so have faith aap bhi kar sakte ho. Just be smart. And read between the lines for passage and rest practice for quants and reasoning.

Regards

Towards Civil Services

17 Jan 2023 15:34

Sorry , I got occupied with something. To compensate, starting telegram session for one hour.
Do join here. /channel/TowardsCivilServices?livestream=2c46874723cd8cead9

Regards

Towards Civil Services

17 Jan 2023 10:45

Will have 'ask me anything' session in evening somewhere around 7 PM. Meanwhile you can ask the questions in the group, I will take them on priority

/channel/TowardsCivilServicesGroup

Regards
Arvind Shah
IAS 21

Towards Civil Services

11 Jan 2023 18:32

Book recommendation - This book is coming from a man I had fortune to know over years and I still consider it a privilege to be able to do so. A man who holds thoughts so complicated that half a time I used to nod without getting it, thoughts so compelling that you have no other choice than to agree to it. 'Agree to it or else you would have to kill me along with my ideas' is his motto. Kidding 😂, still he is known to make present of his ideas felt wherever and whenever he will express. What better way to know what he thinks in his Goddamn beautiful mind than to read राते और चहलकदमियां by a person whom everyone on this channel would know, my roommate, my de facto mentor during preparation days, now IPS of chhatisgarh, Rohit Shah

Buy your copy, because people like him rarely are found these days And rarer is a book from the same.
What he writes in his book you might ask, your guess is as good as mine (except for some poems he showed way back) because I am yet to read it once it reaches to my location on 18th.


But one thing I can say for sure, he will make it worth your time and effort.

Towards Civil Services

24 Dec 2022 08:32

Our Second session on Interview preparation starts today at 4PM. Interested Interview appearing candidates can join the group and discussion session both by sending their admit card to @transcendenced

Agenda - Discussion on hobbies and extracurriculars

Regards
Arvind Shah
IAS 21 Batch

Towards Civil Services

18 Dec 2022 14:14

Our first discussion on interview preparation 2022 starts today in 10 mins. Interested interview appearing candidates can dm at @transcendenced (with Admit card to join) the discussion session.
There will be no agenda of discussion today, open to any question as basic as it can get.

Towards Civil Services

16 May 2023 17:23

At 9:15 PM today, if majority agrees.

Regards

Towards Civil Services

08 Apr 2023 14:25

Here is the final offering from my side for prelims 2021. I know I couldn't fulfil my promise of giving you a video on it, but this document is a close attempt to compensate for it. I have tried it to keep it very simple, very self explanatory. Hopefully there wouldn't be much confusions. It is in no way a Master code to clear prelims. But it contains the soul of everything I know about this prelims exam. Hopefully it helps you in your endeavour.
Kindly pardon me if I am not able to respond to your doubts on this document because I will be rarely active online till prelims.
Best wishes 🙏

Towards Civil Services

08 Apr 2023 12:40

Lets meet at 4:30 to discuss strategy for upcoming prelims of 2023. Join me here /channel/TowardsCivilServices?livestream

And ask your questions on below group - /channel/TowardsCivilServicesGroup


Regards
Arvind Shah IAS'21

Towards Civil Services

04 Mar 2023 01:38

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Towards Civil Services

21 Feb 2023 07:33

Urgent question - is this field editable by any means right now -

Towards Civil Services

01 Feb 2023 06:36

UPSC tips:
Try to watch the budget live so that you can vibe with content. Notice where it gets boos and where it gets claps. Very good for understanding microeconomics.
You can watch it here- https://www.youtube.com/live/0Uhj0ORYwHE?feature=share

Towards Civil Services

29 Jan 2023 15:06

As promised. Below is the Google drive folder containing Excel sheets for each of prelims subject. Not wanting to boast, but these sheets are the reason why I don't face much problem in clearing prelims, be it of UPSC or UPPSC.

Try reading them as starting point. Revise and remember them in next stage. These sheets also act as powerful quizzing tool. An explanatory session on how to quiz with these Excel sheets can be planned in case I get free (no promise).

Huge credit goes to Sakshi, one of the admins of the group in ideation and making of the sheet.

Enjoy :) (Don't play with comments section in the file, they are there for a reason)

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=12CM2VX00pdoH8dyRq_YOVBizXLLvMXT0

Towards Civil Services

29 Jan 2023 13:20

We start in 10 min. Join here for Prelims Strategy for next four years

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Towards Civil Services

28 Jan 2023 18:20

Tips on sleeping (by one of group member) -
So here is my list for how to get better at sleeping:

1) View sunlight by going outside within 30-60 minutes of waking. Do that again in the late afternoon, prior to sunset. If you wake up before the sun is out and you want to be awake, turn on artificial lights and then go outside once the sun rises.

On bright cloudless days: view morning and afternoon sun for 10 min; cloudy days: 20 min; very overcast days 30-60 min. If you live someplace with very minimal light, consider an artificial daytime simulator source.

Don’t wear sunglasses for this practice if you safely can, but contact lenses and eyeglasses are fine.

No, you don’t have to look directly at the sun, and never look at ANY light so bright it is painful to view! That said, you can’t wear a brimmed hat, sunglasses and remain in the shade and expect to “wake up” your circadian clock.
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​2) Wake up at the same time each day and go to sleep when you first start to feel sleepy. Pushing through the sleepy late evening feeling and going to sleep too late (for you) is one reason people wake at 3 am and can’t fall back asleep.

3) Avoid caffeine within 8-10 hours of bedtime. Dr. Matt Walker (sleep expert from UC Berkeley) might even say 12-14 hours. I do fine with caffeine at 2 pm and I go to sleep at ~10-11 pm. Dr. Walker was on the Huberman Lab Podcast and we discussed this in detail.

4) If you have sleep disturbances, insomnia, or anxiety about sleep, try the zero-cost research-supported protocols on the Reveri app (for Apple or Android phones) Do the Reveri sleep self-hypnosis 3x a week at any time of day. It’s only 10-15 min long and will help you rewire your nervous system to be able to relax faster.

5) Avoid viewing bright lights—especially bright overhead lights between 10 pm and 4 am. Here is a simple rule: only use as much artificial lighting as is necessary for you to remain and move about safely at night. Blue blockers can help a bit at night but still dim the lights. Viewing bright lights of all colors are a problem for your circadian system. Candlelight and moonlight are fine. (Shift workers should see the Huberman Lab Podcast on jetlag for offsetting shift work negative effects. Same for jetlagged travelers.)

6) Limit daytime naps to less than 90 min, or don’t nap at all. I love naps as do many of my colleagues. I tend to nap for 30 min most afternoons… maybe 45 min, but never longer.

7) If you wake up in the middle of the night (which, by the way, is normal to do once or so each night) but you can’t fall back asleep, consider doing an NSDR protocol when you wake up. Enter “NSDR” into YouTube and the top 3-4 options have different voices, durations for you to select from. Or simply do a “Yoga Nidra” protocol (enter “yoga nidra” to YouTube; 100s to select.)


Regards

Towards Civil Services

17 Jan 2023 16:40

Please Find the recording to get answers asked in the group. I have tried to answer all the questions asked.

Towards Civil Services

17 Jan 2023 14:27

Be there in 10 mins. Vote if want it to be video session, as per current poll it will be on chat.

Regards

Towards Civil Services

11 Jan 2023 18:32

Buy it here https://www.amazon.in/dp/9392820275/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_2AACMKWZNSQH8YTZNSDT_0

Towards Civil Services

30 Dec 2022 20:41

Philosophy of Worry :

A very generic suggestion to everyone for every part of your life. Your worry about something should be proportional to the possibility of happening that thing.

Example-

1) not clearing prelims- Highest worry because more than 99 percent possibility of not clearing it
2) not clearing mains - very little worry for those who are yet to write mains- because less than 1 percent possibility of you writing mains. And decent worry for those who have cleared in past and will clear this time too- there is about 20 percent possibility of converting mains into interview
3) not clearing interview- there is not problem as such because no one fails in interview. SO those appearing for interview should have little worry. Those writing mains should have very little worry about it. Those who are yet to clear prelims have no right to worry about it.
4) worry about getting equal marks to someone, and who ranks above who- no right to worry as its once in million chance that will happen to you.
5) a person who is not appeared yet, but thinking about LBSNAA— plain stupidity.
6) person worrying about pen not being waterproof- once in million chance of happening as per past record of upsc. So no worry

Overall, you are just like everyone else in front of nature, destiny, god— whatever you say. Any event will happen to you or not, keeping all other facts aside, is more or less about probability— and believe in probability.

Nature holds no grudge against you, nor it holds any love for you. So next time you decide to worry about something- think how much probability is there that event will occur. and how much probability is there that event will occur against or in favour of you. And worry accordingly. Right now here are something of highest probability-
1) not clearing prelims
2) not getting proper sleep and feeling restless/anxious in exam
3) not being able to execute the plan that you made and thinking of next plan that you also will not execute. You will keep making plans and plans, and keep missing targets, and depression will creep in.

So worry about that on highest priority

Regards

Towards Civil Services

18 Dec 2022 16:09

Part of Interview discussion we had. Rest of it was unrecorded.

Towards Civil Services

06 Dec 2022 13:10

As posted earlier. Those who are to appear for interview can join the UPSC interview group. All you have to do is dm your admit card (to ensure spammers don't enter in the group)

Regards
Arvind Shah IAS 2021
Madhya Pradesh