#prelims Confidence is key First of all, it is very common | Shubham Kumar: Strategy and Notes for UPSC(CSE)

#prelims

Confidence is key

First of all, it is very common to feel the examination pressure. Your one or more year of hard work would be judged within 2 hours. The good part is everyone will be facing it and those who have cleared it, have already faced it.

Many toppers have already told time and again that being confident is very important in Prelims.

Importance of being confident-

1) It helps the candidate to improve on intelligent guessing. No one is sure of answer for more than 40-50 questions in real exam. So in rest questions, one has to eliminate wrong positions and guess right options based upon some knowledge or common sense

2) It helps to recall better whatever you have studied in last one year or more.

How to remain confident-

1) Stay away from negative people, those who makes you feel that you have not studied well.

2) Speak to yourself- you have to force your mind to think positive. I used to think like this- ‘If I have studied static and current affairs well and have attempted mock tests, then there is nothing more I could have done. So I have already a decent change to clear this examination.’

3) Don’t make yourself under-confident. Many people have this tendency to make themselves under confident by saying that he/she has not prepared well. Think forward like you are going to clear this prelims and then how you plan to prepare for Mains

Most common mistake an aspirant makes is thinking again and again that he/she has not covered the syllabus well. I can assure you that even if one gets one extra year, he/she won’t be able to finish the syllabus. So think what all you have already covered and what all you can do in remaking days so as to clear the cut off !!

Last few days can be utilise to do the final revision and gain confidence.

More than anything this exam is test of your mental strength. If you have given your blood and sweet to this examination then don’t give up in the final week !!

‘Future belongs to those who conquer their own fear’

All the best for upcoming Prelims

Best wishes