Vasu Jain (AIR 67, CSE 2020 - LAW Optional)

2022-01-23 07:05:05 Hola, Lets have a session tomorrow at 10 AM I will try to get someone (another Officer Trainee) with me to share his/her views. It would be an informal session and talk will not be restricted to only the CSE preparation. Feel free to discuss anything. Open / Comment

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2022-01-22 10:40:48 Hola,

Lets have a session tomorrow at 10 AM

I will try to get someone (another Officer Trainee) with me to share his/her views.

It would be an informal session and talk will not be restricted to only the CSE preparation.

Feel free to discuss anything. Open / Comment

2022-01-22 10:38:09 What do you think? The excerpt os from the autobiography of our 8th CAG, Sh. CG Somiah. Open / Comment

2022-01-19 15:25:30 A Note on Coaching Institutes (I guess much awaited also )

Firstly -- Coachings are not at all absolutely necessary as most of the things are available online and you just need to follow the standard books/resources (you can refer my booklist also).

But still, for the ones who want to know about coachings --

Online vs. Offline -- Generally Offline is preferred but given the Covid times, online is also fine.

1. Vajiram and Ravi -- NOT Recommended as most of the good teachers have moved out of it. Its study material is mostly useless, except Geography by Shiv Arpit sir.
2. Vision IAS -- BEST source for all type of reading material. Its monthly magazine is the best among all. Its value addition material is also quite good.
3. NextIAS -- its the new Vajiram as most the good teachers have moved in here. Best suited for Online coaching.
4. Shankar -- Not recommended
5. Byju -- totally worthless to give any penny to it.
6. Unacademy -- no need to buy any paid course. Its not recommended for CSE. You can refer to some old FREE videos though....but DON'T give any money to it.
7. Telegram Channels -- NONE is recommended. They just flood you with content and confuse you out.
8. Drishti IAS -- good for Hindi Medium. Its free online articles is also good.
9. CivilsDaily -- Its free online articles are good. "Burning Issues" series is good for mains.
10. SunyaIAS -- mixed review. Personally I haven't read.
11. ForumIAS -- decent reviews. No personal experience about their teaching. Test series is fantastic
12. Raus IAS -- NOT Recommended at all. Wastage of money.


Prelims Test Series (NO NEED to buy them. ORN market has all of it and they deliver it at home also)

1. Vision IAS -- complete series + Abhyaas (too good)
2. Forum IAS -- at least the Full Length Tests + Simulator
3. Shankar IAS -- only the Environment sectional tests
4. Raus IAS -- maybe some of full tests

Mains Test Series (Buy 1 and get another friend to buy another and then you can exchange the QCAB so that you can attempt both) Generally I'll recommend to BUY any mains test series only after you qualify the prelims, till then just practise from the freely available papers and the model answers + Toppers' test copies for comparison

1. Vision IAS (Only Full Tests) + Abhyaas Mains (good score is above 95, if you are crossing 100...great!!)
2. Forum IAS (Only Full Tests) + Simulator just before Mains (good score is above 90, they're generally tough on marking...cross 100 is like Godlike)
3. Vision IAS Essay Tests OR Forum IAS -- do any one (5 tests ie. 10 essays) (good score is above 120)
4. Lukmaan IAS for GS IV only (generally liberal marking) (good score is above 105)


PS. All of the above analysis is totally based on my personal opinion and biases. Totally unfiltered. Open / Comment

2022-01-16 09:58:37 Law optional paper 1 Open / Comment

2022-01-14 14:53:11 Hope the JOSH is very High.
All the very Best for tomorrow's exam.

Just a few tips,
1. Decide the questions to attempt in advance.
2. Dont write more than 3 cases in an answer.
3. Try to be innovative in answers.

Cheers, Open / Comment

2022-01-10 21:28:09 Dear all, Hope you are doing good and rejuvenating well. I am sharing my Notes for LAW OPTIONAL PAPER 1 - Constitutional Law + Admin Law + International Law notes. Hope that you find them useful. I have tried to be elaborate and detailed in these notes. Open / Comment

2022-01-10 19:57:30 Hello,

Hope you are all prepared for the optional exam. Utilize these 4 days for the best revision.

Remember 2-3 case laws for each section. Do learn up the section numbers and you are good to go.

As soon as any question comes, you should be able to do the following:
1. Link it to which section the question has been asked from. Know that questions are asked syllabus-wise. While PIL is there is in both the papers, but the approach differs.
2. Recall the case laws and section numbers to that topic.
3. Present your knowledge in a good and informative way. I tried writing citations of the cases as well and sometimes, even wrote the names of the judges. But dont go on remembering judges names and citations now, if you have not done that so far.

All the very best Open / Comment