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I was using this: https://superkalam.com/upsc-prelims/previous-year-question-paper

Niceee. I was also using this: https://xcrucible.in/auth/signin

There was a similar website which I used a lot this year https://upscpreviousquestiones.com/

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7. PSIR optional 1. Overall Answer Structuring Framework Guidance: The primary challenge was structuring answers subject-wise (introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions). For this, I referred to Mudit Jain Sir’s YouTube breakdowns for each subject prior to starting. This provided a clear roadmap for how to utilize studied content directly within answers. Smart Writing Sessions: I initially tried Shivin Sir’s WriteSmart sessions. During the 5-minute thinking time allotted per question, I drafted my own structures and realized my natural approach closely matched his suggestions. Given the limited preparation time, I chose not to continue the full lecture series and instead focused on content consolidation and value addition. 2. Previous Year Questions (PYQs) Primary Source: I used Civilsdaily’s Smash Mains PDFs, which comprehensively covered solved PYQs from 2018 to 2025. Utilization: The content was heavily enriched with examples. I extracted key points from these PDFs to create my own subject-wise, topic-wise one-pagers, relying exclusively on this source for PYQ preparation. 3. Current Affairs & Question Prediction Approach: Rather than studying current affairs separately, the Civilsdaily PYQ materials provided significant value addition. Trend Analysis & Forecasts: To predict expected themes, I compiled overlapping topic lists released by various coaching institutes, curated topic lists using Claude AI, and thoroughly reviewed the Freshlearners predictive list. Coverage: I prepared the overlapping and frequently highlighted topics in depth and skimmed through the remaining areas to ensure sufficient baseline content to write balanced answers. 4. General Studies Paper Breakdown General Studies 1 (GS-1): I did not use separate, dedicated reference materials for GS-1. I consolidated and revised my existing Prelims knowledge base, tested it through answer writing/test series, and found the output satisfactory. Towards the end, I briefly reviewed the Prahaar subject-wise revision PDFs. General Studies 2 (GS-2): Having Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) as my optional subject eliminated the need for standalone GS-2 static material. I adapted my PSIR notes for GS-2 by removing heavy academic thinkers and retaining the value-added points, case studies, and examples, complementing them with Civilsdaily’s materials. General Studies 3 (GS-3): I relied on Shivin Sir’s full GS-3 course, which I had completed earlier, revising from my concise self-made notes. The notes directly covered multiple examination themes, including financial inclusion in economy, agricultural schemes, mechanization, and agricultural credit. General Studies 4 (GS-4 / Ethics): I studied Mudit Jain Sir’s ethics material, which was comprehensive and effective. However, I did not take adequate mock tests for GS-4, which adversely affected my exam performance. 5. PSIR Optional Mentorship & Evaluation: Shashank Kumar Singh Sir (formerly with Piyush Sir, now running his own test series) was instrumental throughout my preparation. Execution: I wrote all of his test series papers. He personally reviewed both my GS and Essay copies, and his constant guidance and support across phone calls and reviews made a pivotal difference to my prep. 6. Essay Preparation Peer Feedback: I relied on friends to understand essay frameworks, introductions, and flow. AI Assistance: Using the feedback received, I prompted Claude AI to generate a repository of roughly 50–60 categorized anecdotes and examples across multiple recurring themes. Practice: Before writing the final paper, I thoroughly reviewed 8 to 10 sample essays to internalize structural patterns and narrative flow.

6. 1. Forum MGP - joined primarily because eveyone else seemed to be doing it. Model answers are to the point and good, imp ca topics get covered directly in the tests. Evaluation is sub par though. The best option is to source the tests/solution PDFs from the net or market and probably evaluate via ai or model ans. (I used collectorbabu) 2. Freshlens ias/bhartesh bhai’s laser focus magazines for CA - def better than most of the other ca magazines. Crisp, concise and easy to revise multiple times. Was able to use content across papers. That said, regular newspaper reading remains unbeatable any day for both pre and mains. 3. Atish sir’s MCMA- didn’t attend the lecs due to infrequent scheduling. However, the freely available MCN are a goldmine for polity. Used articles, jurisprudence, ca linkages in almost all polity ans with 8-9 minimum points relying entirely on AM sir’s mcn for polity. PS - a purely personal opinion, that once your basics are already covered, what you need is books, newspapers, innumerable revisions, a lot of ans writing practice and above all, a mind and body that is at peace. Buying more and more courses oft just gives us an inner sense of doing something. All the best sabko :))

5. PSIR optional For essay - chakraborty sir in orn He identified a serious flaw in my writing and then i started brainstorming Gs - srijan mains and next ias Next ias checking is pathetic and srijan's quality is great Optional - gave 10 tests( 2 shubhra 2 srijan 6 chakraborty) Shubhra's content is great( my 2025 score was 264 and used her content last year) Chakraborty sir analysis is good Simulators- srjan forum and next Pathi sir's ethics was good for this year's paper. I used it last year to score 107

4. Anthropology optional Courses I took and helped me : 1. Akshitha Baghel's essay mentorship (from Oct - Feb 2025/26) - really helpful in restructuring my essay thought process and content 2. FORUM MGP - Didn't write all but wrote most FLTs and brainstormed. Some of the questions were irrelevant esp in GSIV (too theoriticial). But mostly it helped in writing practice and brainstorming on different questions. 3. Vikas Dhayal MIG - took only for GS4. Was super helpful for me. Albeit I didn't write a few Case study wale questions,  I wrote all his part A mini tests and the full test. The feedback was directed and genuine, they post best answers everyday, used that to pick up diagrams etc 4. Neha Goyal mam's anthro - super helpful in shaping my answers, I used to write unorganized answers with random sub headings. Really helped me to break the question properly and write with relevance to demand of the question asked Some courses I wouldn't suggest : 1. Vishnu IAS test series - Biased questions towards just one set of syllabus and misses some obvious 2. Sosin IAS classes - not helpful, skips a lot of syllabus and doesn't explain in detail

3. Anthropology optional 1. Mains Test Series-- Saarthi Veteran test series - sir gave adequate time for test discussions, took about 40-45 odd minutes for a test. solutions were good albeit ai generated which is across the board now i think, even in next's MTS and forum's MGP I saw indiscriminate use of AI in answers. 2. MAC (Next)-- did for specific subjects like S&T(v helpful), environment, economy 3. Peeyush Sir's ethics answer enrichment- sir isn't available to online students one to one but a topper with was available for 3 test discussions. But sir's tests and answer writing sessions were good irrespective of the lack of personal engagement online. 4. used upscpath for GS, it was useful to an extent, comparing various copies for a particular answer is useful as well as timetaking and often an overkill I felt. but 10/10 in terms of UI and ease of use.

2. Sociology optional bhaiya gs 1 art and culture arpit sir ne ek notes die the modern prahaar or us se khud notes bnae geo rushikehs sir physcial and human prahaar(bkr hai) society- subham sir kai notes se brbaad hua hu is sub mai gs 2 polity mcma bht bdiya rhi baki 3 kie nhi thi thoda bht shubham ajmera bht khrb rha ye part gs 3 kafi shi gya eco kai lie prahaar+ pib+ google upsc coaching website agri - arpit sir notes+pib+ google upsc coaching website sec and disaster - coaching website+pib+toppers notes st and env PT summary gs 4 mudit sir mujhe nhi psnd aya vo kuch explain nhi krte bs read kr jate hai or itne self obsessed hai optional nishat sir crash course paper to pura kia pr depth nhi ai test series nhi ki time nhi tha pyq solution nhi kie unsolved read kr rha tha bs but mcma gs 3 mai pib or gs 1 mai arpit sir ki pdf art and culture or modern mai prahaar must hai write smart ne help ki

1. Sociology optional Forum mgp: Gave 3 sets of FLTs which were helpful in getting acquainted with longer, complex, multi demand questions. The checking was mid, but overall I could find some convergences in the actual exam too like the euthanasia question in gs2 (8/10) saarthi ias mmp for gs3: very similar to the course that were rolled out in the previous years. CA was scanty and the convergences in the actual exam were also v few. Missed out on topics like mission drishti. But would be helpful for someone who is doing their mains prep from scratch (7/10) vision mains 365: usual content which helps you go through imp CA, but it only covered news till april which was a bummer. Also, the document contains superficial points which have to be substantiated with another source (5/10) sleepy classes 2 day yt marathon before optional exam (sociology) : only helpful if you have been their student or you are following their notes. Did help me add 1-2 new perspectives to my actual answers, but the marginal utility was v low as I wasn't their foundation course student. They also missed a major part of p1 like thinkers, but it was a free initiative so can't complain (6/10) question papers from other state psc exams: gave jkpsc mains and could find at least 1 similar question in every mains paper including optional (9/10) for hindi compulsory paper- direct hits in the grammar portion from resources on forum ias blog (10/10)

For essay - chakraborty sir in orn He identified a serious flaw in my writing and then i started brainstorming Gs - srijan mains and next ias Next ias checking is pathetic and srijan's quality is great Optional - gave 10 tests( 2 shubhra 2 srijan 6 chakraborty) Shubhra's content is great( my 2025 score was 264 and used her content last year) Chakraborty sir analysis is good Simulators- srjan forum and next Pathi sir's ethics was good for this year's paper. I used it last year to score 107

7. 1. Overall Answer Structuring Framework Guidance: The primary challenge was structuring answers subject-wise (introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions). For this, I referred to Mudit Jain Sir’s YouTube breakdowns for each subject prior to starting. This provided a clear roadmap for how to utilize studied content directly within answers. Smart Writing Sessions: I initially tried Shivin Sir’s WriteSmart sessions. During the 5-minute thinking time allotted per question, I drafted my own structures and realized my natural approach closely matched his suggestions. Given the limited preparation time, I chose not to continue the full lecture series and instead focused on content consolidation and value addition. 2. Previous Year Questions (PYQs) Primary Source: I used Civilsdaily’s Smash Mains PDFs, which comprehensively covered solved PYQs from 2018 to 2025. Utilization: The content was heavily enriched with examples. I extracted key points from these PDFs to create my own subject-wise, topic-wise one-pagers, relying exclusively on this source for PYQ preparation. 3. Current Affairs & Question Prediction Approach: Rather than studying current affairs separately, the Civilsdaily PYQ materials provided significant value addition. Trend Analysis & Forecasts: To predict expected themes, I compiled overlapping topic lists released by various coaching institutes, curated topic lists using Claude AI, and thoroughly reviewed the Freshlearners predictive list. Coverage: I prepared the overlapping and frequently highlighted topics in depth and skimmed through the remaining areas to ensure sufficient baseline content to write balanced answers. 4. General Studies Paper Breakdown General Studies 1 (GS-1): I did not use separate, dedicated reference materials for GS-1. I consolidated and revised my existing Prelims knowledge base, tested it through answer writing/test series, and found the output satisfactory. Towards the end, I briefly reviewed the Prahaar subject-wise revision PDFs. General Studies 2 (GS-2): Having Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) as my optional subject eliminated the need for standalone GS-2 static material. I adapted my PSIR notes for GS-2 by removing heavy academic thinkers and retaining the value-added points, case studies, and examples, complementing them with Civilsdaily’s materials. General Studies 3 (GS-3): I relied on Shivin Sir’s full GS-3 course, which I had completed earlier, revising from my concise self-made notes. The notes directly covered multiple examination themes, including financial inclusion in economy, agricultural schemes, mechanization, and agricultural credit. General Studies 4 (GS-4 / Ethics): I studied Mudit Jain Sir’s ethics material, which was comprehensive and effective. However, I did not take adequate mock tests for GS-4, which adversely affected my exam performance. 5. PSIR Optional Mentorship & Evaluation: Shashank Kumar Singh Sir (formerly with Piyush Sir, now running his own test series) was instrumental throughout my preparation. Execution: I wrote all of his test series papers. He personally reviewed both my GS and Essay copies, and his constant guidance and support across phone calls and reviews made a pivotal difference to my prep. 6. Essay Preparation Peer Feedback: I relied on friends to understand essay frameworks, introductions, and flow. AI Assistance: Using the feedback received, I prompted Claude AI to generate a repository of roughly 50–60 categorized anecdotes and examples across multiple recurring themes. Practice: Before writing the final paper, I thoroughly reviewed 8 to 10 sample essays to internalize structural patterns and narrative flow.

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