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ias prep strategy by shubhra-saxena

naother wonderfull site none the less.but no real answers or noteds is available but frank opinions and it actually inspires confidance.click here to visit the site directly

an extract from the site.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Making notes
This is a very important process. You have millions of books and they seem intimidating at times.
It's always a good idea to make notes.


First, do not ever make notes in your first reading. I would go for notes maybe in 2nd or better in 3rd read.

There are many kind of notes that you can make.

1) If you select certain most important topics in your optionals, eg distt administration, RTI in pub ad, then select the best books for that topic and write all of that on A4 sized sheets. select such 50 60 topics from your optionals by looking at the pattern of paper and make the best notes possible. Initially it seems like a lot of hard work. But it really helps. I made such notes for about 80-90 topics in Pub ad. Remember, you can not afford to leave the rest of the syllabus. because even in the best case scenaro you might get questions outside this list.
So finish your syllabus thoroughly and these notes will work as add ons.

2) Chapter-wise notes- I did this in both psychology and Pub ad.
take an A4 sheet and fold it in between so that it has 2 parts. write synoptical notes just the gist that is relevant to you. write it in condensed form so that it doesnt take much space. Also, use highlighters and red/pink/green pens to highlight imp stuff.

You must be wondering why I a stressing on A4 sheets. They are easy to handle and you can classify the notes whenever you want. You don't have to carry a big notebook at the time of exam.

3) Post-it notes-
Suppose you have GS notes from a coaching class. They are good. But they are huge. Also, you have already spent enough time on optionals notes. So there's a short cut for these notes. Buy Post-it notes, the yellow coloured stickies. When you have studied a topic, just write the +ves, -ves, anything on that post it and stick it onto that page. When you are revising the stuff, just look at the post-its. That will save your time and stick better in head.


Just before the exam, you can just glance at these notes for the last time. Remember you should have done this many times before. But the last revision is the most crucial. Psychology students would understand why. When you write your paper this year, you would understand the significance of this last look you gave your notes.

Also understand that the note making exercise is a tedious one and you might think you are wasting a lot of time. rather you could study from books. but for a single topic you will have to open 4 5 books at a time. That's even more tedious. Plus it will be difficult to retrieve the stuff. Get it all in one place and you are all set.
Posted by Shubhra at 12:05 PM
69 comments:

Tanuja said...

Ma'am a request, can we get your notes ?
That would also save lot of time for us and as we know they are the best ones and far better than any coaching notes . I am not doing any coachings so it would be a great help for me and those who can't afford a coaching . Thanks

tanujakumari100@gmail.com
July 15, 2009 2:21 PM
Shubhra said...

No, my notes can not help you as they might not be relevant for you. you will have to do the requisite hard work for thus exam. Do not shy away from hard work if you wanna clear this exam.
July 15, 2009 2:29 PM
Shubhra said...

I did it all on my own. I didn't have even this guidance that you have in the form of this blog. So go ahead and work hard. there's no short cut to success.
July 15, 2009 2:31 PM
Nuke said...

thanks a lot mam this was enlightng just hope i get the schedule frm you ..i am sorry mam i might seem kinda freaked out but to be frank i am nt a very good planner so if you could just give me a skeleton i would work on it and improvise ..looking for the guidance
July 15, 2009 9:47 PM
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Psychology Mains

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Psychology Mains
Posted on June 9, 2010 by anaydwivedi

Strategy
Before talking about my strategy for psychology, I would like to point out that it was my first optional and I was thorough with the standard books and Pathak sir’s notes. I firmly believe one book should be read five times for the prelims rather than five books once.

For those with psychology as a 2nd optional, gaining an insight into various topics is very important. Do not aim at mugging up names, researches, experiments, jargons, etc. Instead focus on getting an idea about how to link various topics as questions being asked are quite difficult to predict.

First and foremost, do not aim at finishing books. You have to cover the syllabus topic-wise.

Take a printout of the syllabus from the UPSC website and try to cover the topics one by one. I prepared the full syllabus as I felt anything can be asked for a 60 marker. Do not study something thinking that it is for paper 1, etc. Everything you study can be applied anywhere.

I counted the number of topics in the syllabus (x in chapter 1, y in chapter 2, z in chapter 3 and so on. total x+y+z…). I aimed at covering 5 topics everyday. While finding content on a particular topic, I referred standard books, Mukul Pathak sir’s notes and above all the internet.

But once I prepared a given topic, I never picked up the book or notes again to refer what was given. I relied on what I had written on that topic from then on. The strategy should be to revise your notes again and again at least 7-8 times.

I started this exercise in the first week of June and aimed at finishing it by September 1st. But eventually was able to do it by September end.

Before explaining it further, here are the sources:

Books and notes

I have given a list of books. It doesn’t mean I read them from cover to cover. I went as per the topics in the syllabus and tried to find the content in these books and notes.

Books:
1. Morgan and King
2. Baron
3. Ciccarelli
4. Chaplin-Krawiec (try to go through it only when you are confident about the basics)

Notes: Mukul Pathak sir.

Internet:
1. Wikipedia
2. Google search
3. Yahoo search

Books and notes are not enough as 95 % of the people taking up psychology go through these books and Pathak sir’s notes. Therefore, they should be treated as basic information one should know.

The key to scoring in psychology is writing your own examples, diagrams, flowcharts, and key words you can think of and those you may find on the internet.

Example:
Introduction to psychology: Definition and scope.
I would first pick up Morgan & King and find out how it defines psychology. It might say: psychology is the scientific study of human and animal behaviour and its application to human problems.
I would compare it with what Baron says. It might say: psychology is the scientific study of human behaviour and mental processes.

So I now conclude that psychology is the scientific study of human and animal behaviour and mental processes and its application to human problems.
This way all the sources need to be referred to and the comparison also leads to gaining an insight into the developments in psychology over the years.

Strategy (contd)
Once I went through the books and Pathak sir’s notes, I would try to find something about the topic on the net. Since 5 topics have to be finished per day, I did not invest more than 30 mins on a given topic if I already had enough content to write a 60 marker.

If I couldn’t find anything in the books and the content is not enough, then went about searching on the net for about an hour or so. Topics such as gender bias, sports psychology, ROC, etc have been explained very nicely on the internet.

Once I had enough material on a given topic I tried to compress the 700-800 words I had written as follows:
1. Identify the key words from that particular topic and write it in a pocket notebook under that topic.
2. Draw the diagram found in the books/notes/internet and if there’s none, try to think of a diagram. This is to avoid wasting time during the paper thinking of something to draw. Also, pictorial representation is always easier to remember.

Coaching
I did not take any coaching in psychology during all my 3 attempts. The best coaching I can think of is definitely that of Mukul Pathak sir. In fact, I don’t think there is any other person who can be compared to Pathak sir.
I took his guidance for answer-writing during my 3rd attempt and will share with you his inputs.

Answer-writing
It is a key element of scoring marks in the optionals. For the same content, person A might score 30 whereas person B might score 35. The right way of presentation of an answer is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
I totally neglected this aspect at my own peril in my 1st two attempts. Thinking that it was all about knowledge and content rather than presentation, as it was the UPSC exam and not some school test, I did not focus on some key elements of an answer.

1. Underlining: it is very important as the examiner can have a look at all the key words straight away and save effort and time. Always underline with the pen as you write as there isn’t enough time for pencil,etc
2. Key words: they should be written straightaway in the answer and hence no need to think of introduction, body, conclusion, etc during the paper.
3. Diagrams: always try to draw a diagram in every question. Do it freehand and with a pencil. No need to use scale, etc. as there isn’t enough time in the exam. If still running short on time, draw it with the pen. No problem.
Also, try to modify the standard diagram in the book so that it looks different.
4. Graphs/flowcharts: topics such as brainstorming can be explained very effectively through flowcharts. Graphs can be used to explain ROC curves and internet is a good source.
5. Language: Use simple language. Do not show your vocabulary. Whenever using jargons, explain in one line immediately. It has to be assumed that the examiner doesn’t know anything about psychology.

Therefore, writing in the middle of the answer,”…one of the examples of nature vs. nurture debate is LAD. The debate is still unsettled.” Do not assume the examiner knows that LAD is language acquisition device of Chomsky.

6. Examples: never write the standard example given in the book.
7. Answers can be written in points if you have enough content and time and word limit constraints matter.

Use your General Studies knowledge in psychology.

Let us take the case of social learning. Do write that it was a concept most famously put forth by Albert Bandura’s Bobo Doll experiment. But do not use 1 page to explain the experiment. Do it in at most 3 lines. Instead focus on giving your own example:

In India incidents of mob violence have been on the rise. The Gujjar agitation involved people blocking highways and damaging public property in order to force the government to start talks. People all over India observed the issue on TV. When similar but unrelated issue erupted in J&K over the Amarnath issue, similar tactics were applied by certain groups in order to make the government listen to their demands. This chain of events further continued and the Tata Nano Singur controversy was also one of the issues where people resorted to violence. Roads were blocked and tyres were burnt. This is a classic example of social learning.

Remember that once notes have been prepared, the sources should not be referred again. Focus on revising the notes and remembering the diagrams and key words on each and every topic.

Broad perspective
Do not focus on one point. Writing 10 points in 2 lines each is better than writing just 5 points, 4 lines each.
Example: the question asked in 2009 regarding gender differences with respect to substance abuse in India.

Substance abuse:
• It doesn’t mean only opium, heroin, cocaine, LSD, pot, alcohol, etc.
• People addicted to tea and coffee is also substance abuse.
• Elderly taking sleeping pills and aspirin is also substance abuse.
• A hypochondriac depending on excessive medication is substance abuse.
• People in urban areas addicted to soft drinks and energy drinks is an example of substance abuse.
• Not only cigarettes and bidis, but chewing tobacco and pan masala is also substance abuse.

Gender differences:
• This would not only include male and female differences but would also involve further classification into rural and urban areas.

Keeping in mind the above points, an answer can be written for 20 marks.

Sample answers
I wrote few answers and showed them to Pathak sir. I have uploaded 2 of them.

strategy by anaydwivedi

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General Studies – Mains
Posted on June 9, 2010 by anaydwivedi

GS MAINS

The most important aspect of GS (mains) preparation is newspaper-reading. I did read The Times of India earlier, but mere reading is of no use. One has to cut articles and REVISE them before the exam.

I read 3 newspapers this time: The Times of India, The Economic Times and The Hindu.

I spent less than 2 hours reading these newspapers and one should not invest more than that as some other books in GS and also the 2 optionals have to be prepared.

I feel with little practice (10-12 days or so) one can aim at finishing the papers in under 2 hours. If that’s not the case, then certainly articles not relevant for the exam are being read.

Also, do not let the newspapers pile up. It is very difficult to clear a backlog. Instead, try to read newspapers while you are travelling to the class. You need not require a lot of concentration and can use this time to weed out the irrelevant articles and mark the ones to be read. Once back home, you can then read them with better concentration.

I started cutting articles on 18th May, the very next day after the prelims, and classified the articles and placed them in folders titled: National issues, International issues, Economy, Security and Defence, Climate and Misc (S&T, etc). This I continued till 20 days before the mains. In the last 20 days, I REVISED the cuttings in the time I had allotted for newspaper reading earlier.

Times of India: It’s good for current events and the biggest advantage is that more often than not diagrams and figures in tabular form are given. It helps in remembering the facts. There’s no specific page, article, etc to be read. The only criterion is what is relevant for the exam and what is not.

The Economic Times: It has got the best editorial. The articles are mostly written by IAS officers, other Civil Servants, Planning Commission members, NCAER members, etc. The factual knowledge one can gain from reading ET can be used in each and every paper, be it GS, public administration or essay.

The Hindu: I used to read Hindu as it’s the paper of choice of civil services aspirants. I didn’t want to miss out on something which almost every other person taking the exam would know.

Only those articles having factual information should be cut. Articles based on opinion, conjecture, etc have to be avoided.

I used to mark the important lines then and there. Whichever newspaper covered the issue most widely was the one I cut the article from. If some other paper has an extra point, write it on the article you have cut.

If you have to choose between REVISING books and REVISING the newspaper cuttings in the last month before the mains, I would suggest newspaper articles should be your choice. It not only helps you gain knowledge, but also gives you a broad perspective on each issue, helps you in linking events and eventually in improving the quality of your answers.

Books:

Polity: DD Basu’s Constitution of India

History: Bipin Chandra’s India’s struggle for independence

Statistics: Spectrum (small one; 300 or so pages)

Economics: Economic survey (only the boxes; do not delve into figures. Focus on the issue as a whole and the steps to be taken by the government)

Just a perfunctory reading of India Yearbook (Min of I & B). I assume one must have read it before the prelims. If you haven’t, leave it.

Magazines: There was only 1 magazine I read- Civil Services Chronicle. Other magazines I have heard about are- partiyogita darpan, wizard, civil service times, kurukshetra, etc. Keep in mind, only 1 magazine is necessary. Whichever you feel is the best or you are used to reading, go with that.

Internet: I did use internet occasionally for GS. If I came across terms like LLP, QIP, etc in ET or bodies such as OPEC, OASIS countries, etc, I looked up on the net and maintained a word document.

Coaching: I don’t think any coaching is required for GS. If you have read the books properly and have been regular with newspapers, coaching is going to be a waste of time and effort. Coaching classes do nothing but guess what might be asked. Your guess is as good as theirs.

I joined Vajiram and Ravi for GS mains in 2007. It was good at that time since a significant number of questions in the exam could be answered from what was taught in the class. But the changing trend of the exam has made self-study necessary as it’s difficult to predict what is going to be asked.

I didn’t go through any class-notes even once during the 2009 exam as I expected this new trend to continue.

But if you feel you need to join a coaching institute, go for the one where personal attention is provided. Every person’s requirement is different.

Test series: In my opinion, test series are not required for GS. Most of the time should be spent in studying and revising rather than travelling and taking tests.

The only exception to this is if you have been having problems with time management.

Get the paper from your friends who have joined test series and just glance over them and find out if you don’t know the answers. No need to panic if you can’t answer; only 5-10% of what is asked in these papers ends up being asked in the exam.

I glanced through Sriram’s test series question-papers in 2009.

Answer-writing:

1. I wrote answers in points. I had a lot of content as I read newspapers regularly and revised the few books I read and the cuttings.
2. Always underline. Do it with the pen as you write.
3. Write telegraphically when the content is much more than the word limit.
4. I usually exceeded word limit. If 30 words, 50. If 150 words, 200. If 250 words, 300. But I did this only because I was sure I would still complete the paper.
5. Use simple language.
6. Diagrams are not that important for GS. If a diagram comes readily in your mind, e.g. one depicting orographic precipitation, etc then draw it.

Other points:

I attempted around 580-585 marks in the GS papers. First write the answers you are sure about. Thereafter, always try to guess the answers to questions you have some idea about. One can’t be expected to know each and every thing. Just 3-4 marks here and there after intelligent guessing can lead to getting 20 marks more in each paper.

I have been asked on how to prepare for science and tech. I didn’t do anything specific. Just the newspapers. I suggest in addition to newspapers, one should also look up on the net (wikipedia) the nobel prize winners of last 3 years in physics, chemistry and physiology and their researches.

For geography, again nothing specific is required. Questions asked this year such as the one on importance of coastal regions,etc is not geography. It’s current affairs. My answer included points such as india having coastal length of 7516.6 kms, so security vis-a-vis terrorism, china’s string of pearls, diego garcia as economic development is dependent on peaceful and stable conditions.trade:77% by value and 90% by volume through sea. EEZ and minerals. Fisheries. Sustenance of population living along the coastline.marine biosphere reserves. offshore oil fields such as the bombay high. import of LPG from countries such as Qatar through the sea route. Running of underwater fibre optic cables for connectivity, etc…

eg:china’s peaceful rise doctrine: first say wht it means, china says
its rise is peaceful and not confrontational…china 1/6th world
population, shud be heard at multilateral forums such as WTO, G8, UN,
climate talks,etc…also, building economic power for welfare of its citizens,and military power
only as a deterrent,etc but then in reality its not because
1. building military power, star wars(shooting down satellites)
2. border disputes: india, japan, russia
3. dalai lama; any country supports, china goes all out against, eg us, france, germany, eg during olympics
4. WTO; dumping and currency undervaluation
5. proliferation of missile technology,etc to pakistan; string of pearls
6. internal problems: tibet, uighars and problem with chinese taipei
7. cyber-terrorism: hacking by chinese state institutes; google problem,etc
8. ambiguous stand at int’l bodies: india@nsg, india,japan@unsc,etc

There is no need to know about the source of a statement (as in History questions and China’s peaceful rise doctrine, etc). What is required is a holistic answer linking all the related incidents/issues.