Abhijit Raut's Blog
Click on the link for Video: My speech about UPSC CSE Preparation and Life as an Administrator. Excerpts from Guidance session at Dnyandeep Academy’s Felicitation programme. Today is the day we remember Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj. All the successful candidates should follow his ideals while working in social sector. I begin with congratulating Director of the... Continue Reading →
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS AN INDEPENDENT ARTICLE WRITTEN IN PERSONAL CAPACITY. IT IS WRITTEN FOR UPSC ASPIRANTS IN GENERAL AND NOT FOR ANY INSTITUTION/ACADEMY. The 2018 prelim of UPSC CSE has been touted as one of the toughest in the recent times. The cut off came down sizably in 2017 and it is further expected to... Continue Reading →
Courtsey: geniusquotes.net “The civil services preliminary examination held on Sunday is being touted as the toughest in the last five years with the candidates’ conceptual understanding of the issues tested making those with superficial memory of facts losing out.” This is how our very favourite The Hindu described UPSC 2017 Prelims paper. Indeed it was... Continue Reading →
Friends after the experience of Prelims 2016, I don’t think there is any need to highlight the importance of Current Affairs for CSE. So continuing the exercise started last year, here is a Question bank for CSE Mains 2016 with 3 questions per day. Keep writing! SET 1 [15/08] 1. An indispensable part of India’s... Continue Reading →
With just a few days in hand for Prelims, dates in the calendar must be appearing deceptive. This is a phase where we often get confused and start losing momentum. Many of us who have worked very hard and smart till now suddenly lose steam at this juncture and eventually throw themselves out of the... Continue Reading →
Last week of 2004 cannot be forgotten by Indians for two reasons: One the disastrous tsunami which struck Indian coastline and second the debut of a cricketer who personified a calm ocean. When MS Dhoni made his debut in Indian team versus Bangladesh in December 2004, most of the Indian fans considered him to be... Continue Reading →
A friend with Psychology optional often keeps on telling me- If you don’t revise what you’ve read within a week, you forget 92% and remember only 8%. Well I am not sure about the factual accuracy of this statement but one thing is for sure: A lot of time, effort and energy go waste in... Continue Reading →
Geography has traditionally been a very popular optional for CSE Aspirants. Mainly because of two reasons: a) You can get good guidance and study material at most places and b) It is considered to be a good scoring opportunity. Now of these two reasons, the first one stays more or less correct. But the second... Continue Reading →
A chilly winter night. Time- Somewhere around 11.00 pm. Location- Somewhere on Mall road, Mussoorie. Your 'dinner and walk' programme has gone late. You are walking along the Mall road (which is quiescent by then) with friends, busy chitchatting. Somehow you manage to get the attention out of the leisurely winter walk to look down... Continue Reading →
There are certain phases in our life where we are restless, unhappy, often cribbing. We feel like getting through such phases as sooner as possible. But then, towards the fag end of these times, we start to view them with a different frame of reference. Somewhere, our mind starts yearning for the good things that... Continue Reading →
