UPSC and Beyondd with Shubham Ajmera

Thanks everyone who passed and failed to reach out to me! (Many people both sides), but today let’s focus on those who cudnt, here is a write up I had written to myself The Art of Giving Up: When Letting Go is the Right Choice (Speaking from my experience of giving all 6 attempts) not asking you to quit or stay in prep but just think of it this way, especially if like me it was your 6th attempt! Take time before you think anything! In a world that glorifies perseverance, giving up can feel like failure, but sometimes, it's the bravest thing we can do. Learning when to let go is as important as knowing when to fight, and understanding this art can lead to growth, peace, and new beginnings. 🔹Why Sometimes Giving Up is Important 1. Not Every Fight is Worth Winning In "The Gambler" (2014), Mark Wahlberg’s character reflects: "The wise man knows when to walk away from the table." Sometimes, stubbornness keeps us in situations that are not meant for us. Walking away can protect our time, energy, and well-being. 2. Room for Growth and New Beginnings Paulo Coelho writes in The Alchemist: “If what one finds is made of pure matter, it will never spoil. And one can always come back. If what you had found was only a moment of light, like the explosion of a star, you would find nothing on your return.” Giving up on certain paths creates space for new opportunities and the discovery of better, more aligned dreams. 3. Avoiding the Sunk Cost Trap Movies like La La Land show us that love, dreams, and ambitions can change. Both characters realize that clinging to an ideal version of their shared dreams would hold them back from personal fulfillment. The courage to say goodbye is sometimes necessary to let each person grow. 4. Protecting Mental Health In The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck* by Mark Manson, he argues: “The key to a good life is not giving a fck about more; it’s giving a fck about less.” We can’t do everything. Holding on to toxic relationships, dead-end jobs, or unrealistic goals drains our energy and joy. Letting go allows us to focus on what truly matters. 5. Acceptance vs. Resistance As Tyler Durden says in Fight Club, "It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything." Resisting change often prolongs suffering. Embracing loss and endings gives us the freedom to rebuild ourselves on new terms. 🔹How to Know When to Let Go Ask Yourself: Is this worth the emotional and mental cost? 🔹Reflect: Are you holding on out of habit, fear, or ego? 🔹Reframe Giving Up: What if this isn’t giving up but growing out of something? 🔹The Beauty of Giving Up🔹 Sometimes, giving up isn’t defeat but redirection. Like a river that flows around obstacles, life takes unexpected turns. In Japanese culture, there’s a saying: “Let go or be dragged.” When we release our grip on what no longer serves us, we open ourselves to new possibilities. Giving up is not the opposite of trying. It’s choosing which battles are worth fighting and accepting that some dreams, relationships, and paths are best left behind. In the words of Elizabeth Gilbert from Eat, Pray, Love: “You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That’s the only thing you should be trying to control.” Letting go isn't weakness. It's grace. Sometimes, surrender is the most powerful step we can take. (Shubham Ajmera) Keep following: https://t.me/essaysandbeyond

Second Video of the series: Creative Subheadings/Advanced connectors Used 2023 PYQ, 2023 Toppers copies before mains and showed how it could be applied that year itself. This is a form of active learning and Mehnat lagi kafi to use so many toppers copies ki cuts (8 hours for 12 min video) Hope it helps. Link: https://youtu.be/muT5SV_JFVI?si=ny6ccC9wbbDUcnJw

Hi friends, new video uploaded on YouTube, if a question comes on Ramsar site, then it’s maximum probability that it will be from this video! All new sites of last 8 months + amazing facts all done in it! (3 times previously when Ramsar was asked it was based on new sites, so take all my goodwill, this 10 odd minute will give you a question) Video link: https://youtu.be/reRZfbfif4Y?si=8GYglLs_kTZ534nU I assure you if a Ramsar Question comes, it’s highly likely from this video, watch it till end!

👋Hi everyone On all your requests we are thinking to launch Places in news video module🌎 (created by newspaper snippets- got 2 hits last year) In addition to these the programme will have the following and its name will be Prelims last mile⤵️ ✔️Places in news video module (2 hits we got last year in hardly 8 pages of content, videos ensured rattafication) ✔️Entire history timeline Ratta through funny mnemonics (click here to see sample) ✔️ All 3 Abhyas Vision test summaries ( people who have test series summary course will get it, but for others who want just abhyaas can have this) ✔️ Some amazing flashcards (will post some sample soon) ✔️ Some bonus videos as time permits! 📌This programme will be called Prelims last mile (my last Prelims related course, aiming to give you 10-15 marks through this) 😀It will be prized at 499 for first 100!

📣📣The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025.     ✔️The Bill consolidates and modernises India’s nuclear legal framework.     ✔️It enables limited private participation in the nuclear sector under regulatory oversight.     ✔️It strengthens statutory regulation by granting statutory recognition to the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).     ✔️It supports India’s clean-energy transition and the long-term objective of achieving 100 GW nuclear energy capacity by 2047. ⭐️Nuclear Energy Mission :     🔥Announced in Union Budget 2025-26, it allocates ₹20,000 crore to drive design, development, and deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).     ✔️Target: At least five indigenously designed SMRs to be operational by 2033, strengthening India’s clean energy roadmap ✔️Stable Contribution: Nuclear power has consistently accounted for around 3% of total electricity generation, with a share of 3.1% in 2024–25. ✔️Installed Capacity: The present nuclear capacity stands at 8.78 GW. ✔️Planned Expansion: With the indigenous 700 MW and 1000 MW reactors being developed through international cooperation, the capacity is projected to rise to 22.38 GW by 2031–32. Hit ❤️ to appreciate and follow us for more such amazing content on: https://t.me/upscandbeyondd

Struggling to Retain History? This Workbook Approach Changes Everything! Reading history is one thing—remembering it in the exam is another. That’s where most aspirants struggle. Our Workbook Approach solves this by combining active recall with structured learning, making revision effortless. 📖 Why it works? ✅ Engages you actively, not passively like regular notes ✅ Boosts retention through well-designed exercises ✅ Paired with recall sessions, making concepts stick

⭐️⭐️Let's cover a minute yet significant topic today..! # Dahsala System. 🔥Raja Todarmal, who was the finance minister of Akbar came up with progressive system of Taxation known as Dahsala System. ✅As per this system, the land was surveyed and classified into 4 categories on the basis of fertility. ✅1.Polaj land : most fertile, Cultivation every year, tax collection is maximum. ✅2. Parati land: Left fallow for one year to regain fertility. Tax payment is only in the year of Cultivation. ✅3. Cachar land: Left fallow for 2 years to regain fertility. Taxation only in the year of Cultivation. ✅4. Banjar land: Left fallow for 5 or more years to regain fertility. Least amount of tax is collected from this land. Hit ❤️ to appreciate and follow us for more such content on: https://t.me/upscandbeyondd

3 reasons to have it ✔️-It covers all the newspaper articles (authentic source of making questions)! ✔️- 100% many such articles will be missed by PT and hence every year questions on this topic feels like bouncer ✔️- It has covered all possible question making answers like given in PYQ! With adding Google maps for your understanding Last day for discounted price

16YO Abhimanyu Mishra, USA, defeats Gukesh to become the youngest player ever to beat the reigning World Champion! He is World's Youngest GM. P.S. Question was asked on him in Prelims 2025. All such relevant sports news are covered in module.

I am a letter delivered to the right address long after everyone moved out. Nothing is wrong with me. The words are true, the stamp is paid, the handwriting is careful. It is only time that failed. That is the quiet grief of the never found: we are not mistakes. We are correct answers to a question the world has stopped asking. So we lie on the mat behind a locked door, still sealed, still meant for someone.