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STRATEGY (PRELIMS Postponed to 10th Oct 2021)

I am dividing all the UPSC aspirants into two categories:

1. Those who have already cleared prelims in their previous attempts OR those who are appearing for the first time but they have prepared well for prelims and are confident about it —> All such students should focus on Mains for the next two months say till 10th July (while simultaneously giving some time say 2/3 hours to prelims on a daily basis). After 10th July you can again focus completely on prelims for the next three months till 10th Oct 2021.

From today till 10th July (for two months), you can prepare those portions of mains which you have ignored till now or in which you feel there are gap areas ... it can be your optional paper, essay, ethics, social issues, IR, governance or anything in which you feel you have not devoted enough time and you are weak. In this period you can also do answer writing practise on a daily basis which can be a game changer for your mains preparation. So the next two months you should devote to mains..... improving on the gap areas and answer writing. This will be very helpful as you will get less time between prelims results and mains. And final selection is all about mains marks.

2. Those who are appearing for the first time and their syllabus is not complete or they are not confident about prelims —-> All such students should revise again and again their prelims syllabus and write prelims tests. Keep in mind revising again and again and then solving MCQs is the crux to clear prelims.

Strategy for Current Affairs
The prelims exam was supposed to happen on 27th June 2021 and the covid-19 second wave hit our country somewhere in mid April. What I feel is UPSC must have prepared/set the question paper by that time as they have a long process of review and printing and distribution. So, it is my personal opinion that even if the exam is postponed to 10th October, the current affairs you need to focus till 15th April 2021. And this is based on my last year experience. And in worst case if they include current questions from 15th April to 15 August then it can hardly be one or two questions which they may change/add in the already set question paper but I see it as of very less probability. Rest is up to you.

Regards