Devika Priyadersini AIR 95 UPSC CSE 2024

The UPSC marksheet shows that I scored 119 marks in the Essay paper. Essay was the one paper that I was really scared of. But luckily I scored way above my expectations. I wrote close to 20 essays and brainstormed many more during the Mains preparation. I'll share the feedback and marks received for three essay full tests I attended.

Thought to be highly improbable and was advised not to study. Nevertheless, I've kept these tables for my last minute revision for prelims. See the question asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2024... Which of the following statements about 'Exercise Mitra Shakti-2023' are correct? 1. This was a joint military exercise between India and Bangladesh. 2. It commenced in Aundh (Pune). 3. Joint response during counter-terrorism operations was a goal of this operation. 4. Indian Air Force was a part of this exercise. The message I'm trying to convey here is to never completely ignore any part of the syllabus. This mainly concerns 2026 aspirants. Those who are in the last lap of preparation before prelims, kindly ignore this message and focus on areas with high ROI...

Thought to be highly improbable, was advised not to study. But I've kept these tables fro last minute revision before prelims... See one of the questions from UPSC CSE Prelims 2024... Which of the following statements about 'Exercise Mitra Shakti-2023' are correct? 1. This was a joint military exercise between India and Bangladesh. 2. It commenced in Aundh (Pune). 3. Joint response during counter-terrorism operations was a goal of this operation. 4. Indian Air Force was a part of this exercise. Hope I got 2 marks!!! The message I'm trying to convey is to never completely ignore any part of the syllabus. This message is mainly to the 2026 aspirants and the aspirants of 2025 who have prepared comprehensively. Others, please ignore this message and focus on areas with high return of investment....

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This is a table of major saints from history that I made for last minute revision. Hope it will be of use to some of you...

Some women in history...

These are some conflict places in news...

One of the best strategies for CSAT at this last minute is to completely stick to PYQs. Solving PYQs and trying to understand UPSC's language in comprehension questions will definitely be rewarding. Best thing would be to devote at least 1 hour in the 2 pm to 3 pm slot everyday for CSAT. (Time to be devoted depends on your level of preparation and skill to solve CSAT paper)

To learn and solve geography & environment map based questions in UPSC CSE Prelims, this playlist from UnderstandUPSC helped me immensely. It is made in line with PYQs asked by UPSC. Hope most of you are already familiar with this playlist. If not, please take a look. It will definitely ease your preparation. Gratitude to UnderstandUPSC https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt8XsQCfY7X6m8YVIlrl3sq4WMTq0qy7L&si=ukNrQR76IWfYKtH1

This one playlist drastically changed the way I approach the prelims paper. It helped me increase my GS attempts from 80 to 90+. Hope some of you will find it useful. Gratitude to Satyam Jain sir of UnderstandUPSC https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt8XsQCfY7X4dy36qZqx_QR3jnubthDHN&si=l_1-ZgecXSvicqFK

As Prelims is just a month away, the best thing to invest time is in solving PYQs. Hope all of you will be pitching in a significant amount of your time solving PYQs and figuring out the strategy. Same for the CSAT paper.

I'm a BSMS Dual Degree holder from IISER THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. My optional for CSE was Malayalam Literature. I took PCM coaching from iLearn IAS Academy, Kerala in March 2023.

Hi friends. I'm here to share my learnings and understanding of UPSC CSE for the aspirant community. Hope my experience can be of some value in your preparation journey.