Strategy
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 12:40 PM
Satyam sir orientation
Issues
1. Understanding que demand
2. Writing non generic/unique content-arguments(reasoning-values in case studies)
& examples
3. Peper completion- high reading time- no time to think
4. Limited use std sources- for content in ans to que
Soln
1. Themes & pyqs repeated
2. Prepare content- arg+ex thru pyqs -> use directly in ans
HOW?
1. Std source+ val addn
#Ans writing- brainstorm+ val add+structuring
Source
1. Mudit sir notes
2. Jayant nahta evernote value table
3. Chandrakant bagoria shortnotes
4. Utkarsh ujjwal - keywords, diagrams
Animesh pradhan session
1. Topic wise notes-source + google ethics upsc-> every topic 3 pgs
2. Quotations, ex- jayant nahta- table- replaced some accordingly via chat gpt etc
3. Refer a topper notes-more than enough
4. U don’t require much base content-bit its application, how u write anss
5. Read base notes+ val add-> write/ brainstorrm pyqs
6. Sec a
a. Use GS knowledge
b. But simultaneously try to bring ethics keywords & syll in each pt
c. Western philosophers- school of life- 2-2 lines
d. Someone writing philosophy optional
e. Dimensions-
i. Instt wise analysis-Marriage, society , family , caste, gender politics
religion edu nation international, ;
ii. indvdl, instt/org,historical, judiciary;
iii. Ir- foreign relations, globalization, war, corporates,pressure grps, NGOs
judiciary, digital
iv. Diff theories- utilitarianism , consequentialism, deontology…
f. Readymade easy to use 20 keywords- syadavada, middle path,banality of
evil,sanskritisation of corruption , pro planet people, virtue ethics,golden mean
g. Diagram compilation- vid on how not to memorise diagram but create one in
ans, relevant, help to break monotony
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ans, relevant, help to break monotony
7. quote based
a. Para wise
b. intro- Quotes -relevant quote /Gs wise/ generic
Quotes-memorised 20+, use chat gpt ,
c. Relevant dimensions- indvdl, instt/org,historical, judiciary
d. Contemporary relevance
e. Conc- quote/ val add/philosophical idea
8. #Paper completion- sec a 1st ,sec b next
90( +- 5 min )for each section
9. Case studies- 10 topper copies
- Be practical, but be ethical also
- Diagrams, flowcharts
- intro- gs ..
- Conc- thinker theory
- Time- 14/ 15 min per case study
10. Approaching paper-
a. 4-5 min - read case study
b. Sec a -> sec b
11. Test- civils daily, vision abhyas
12. Topper copy - shruti sharma, garima lohia,ishita kishor,vishakha yadav,
i. In brackets- ex, philosopher's idea
ii. Argument is the main hero- examples supplement
- Everyday 1-
○ How they write
○ Content- val add, ex , diag
13. Ex - bureaucrat ex- good governance awards
14. Use syll
Utkarsh Ujjwal 113
Ex.
B4 exam
Make a list of key words
Revise b4 entering hall
When u get answer/rough sheet- write on it 60 write
down out of 195 by sir
Strike them down as u use them in your answers
WITHIN 1ST 3 MIN
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