Continued #csetopperPROTIP
The best results are produced when you are naturally good at one way of thinking while you consciously work hard to make the other way of thinking part of your routine.
I consider Vikram Grewal(AIR 51, CSE 2018) to be the perfect example of someone with a “Abstract Thinking Mind” working hard to get better at generating more points through notes consolidation. Look at his notes and you’ll understand.
For those with Abstract thinking as their forte can use the following methods to get good at acing this exam:
1. If possible find people to study in groups of 3-4. You must find someone who is more disciplined than you to get you to make those notes needed for Mains in particular.
2. Do brainstorming on Mains questions by placing it in your daily routine. Go through the reverse engineering route, look at a lot of topper and think of points before going through toppers’ answers . Make note of new points that you learned.
3. Make mnemonics for generating points for every broad topic in syllabus. E.g. TIPS for GS-3, TEEP DOST for IR etc.
4. Keep asking Prelims questions to your friends and analyse PYQs to find themes for Prelims and Mains which will repeat.
5. Consciously make a rule that you’ll Make Notes of everything that you read. Note taking will be one habit that will take you far.
For those who are Naturally good at linear thinking need to alter their ways in the following way(while these people have more chances of acing this exam, they tend to work hard without having a sound plan of action creating troubles for them)
Gaurav Budania is an example of a naturally good “Linear Thinking Mind” working hard to channelise his energy and skill properly to ace the exam.
1. Make a detailed schedule for the time that is left and allot time for note taking, answer writing , brainstorming and Prelims preparation(equal importance to everything).
2. Make sure that you don’t overspend time on a particular topic. Make sure that you have answer writing placed in your routine.
3. You may not study in a group but stay in touch with 3-4 people who may be studying on your own to be in touch with the exam process.
4. Solve Prelims Mocks and actively think of questions which may appear in Prelims and Mains exam based on the trends of PYQs.(Predict questions)
5. To tackle the questions in Prelims in particular which will require to connect the abstract dots, sit in a group of 2-3 and ask questions to each other which may appear in the exam. Make notes from Prelims Perspective as well, particularly from the mocks.
The best results are produced when you are naturally good at one way of thinking while you consciously work hard to make the other way of thinking part of your routine.
I consider Vikram Grewal(AIR 51, CSE 2018) to be the perfect example of someone with a “Abstract Thinking Mind” working hard to get better at generating more points through notes consolidation. Look at his notes and you’ll understand.
In one of his interviews he said that he pushed himself to think in the Intro-Body- Conclusion format for every topic of the syllabus.
For those with Abstract thinking as their forte can use the following methods to get good at acing this exam:
1. If possible find people to study in groups of 3-4. You must find someone who is more disciplined than you to get you to make those notes needed for Mains in particular.
2. Do brainstorming on Mains questions by placing it in your daily routine. Go through the reverse engineering route, look at a lot of topper and think of points before going through toppers’ answers . Make note of new points that you learned.
3. Make mnemonics for generating points for every broad topic in syllabus. E.g. TIPS for GS-3, TEEP DOST for IR etc.
4. Keep asking Prelims questions to your friends and analyse PYQs to find themes for Prelims and Mains which will repeat.
5. Consciously make a rule that you’ll Make Notes of everything that you read. Note taking will be one habit that will take you far.
For those who are Naturally good at linear thinking need to alter their ways in the following way(while these people have more chances of acing this exam, they tend to work hard without having a sound plan of action creating troubles for them)
Gaurav Budania is an example of a naturally good “Linear Thinking Mind” working hard to channelise his energy and skill properly to ace the exam.
1. Make a detailed schedule for the time that is left and allot time for note taking, answer writing , brainstorming and Prelims preparation(equal importance to everything).
2. Make sure that you don’t overspend time on a particular topic. Make sure that you have answer writing placed in your routine.
3. You may not study in a group but stay in touch with 3-4 people who may be studying on your own to be in touch with the exam process.
4. Solve Prelims Mocks and actively think of questions which may appear in Prelims and Mains exam based on the trends of PYQs.(Predict questions)
5. To tackle the questions in Prelims in particular which will require to connect the abstract dots, sit in a group of 2-3 and ask questions to each other which may appear in the exam. Make notes from Prelims Perspective as well, particularly from the mocks.