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She studied less than others but ranked higher — her strategy was completely different

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She studied less than others but ranked higher — her strategy was completely different

There is a girl in almost every serious exam batch — the one who leaves the library before everyone else, skips the extra revision sessions, and somehow ends up with a better rank than people who sacrificed sleep for months. I watched this happen more than once, and honestly, it frustrated me for a long … Read more

I met a UPSC aspirant who studied 10 hours daily but couldn’t clear prelims — what he realised later changed everything

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I met a UPSC aspirant who studied 10 hours daily but couldn't clear prelims — what he realised later changed everything

He had a study schedule printed and laminated on his wall. Six subjects colour-coded, three alarms set, and a notebook for every topic — and yet, after two attempts, his prelims score never crossed the cutoff by more than a few marks. I met him at a coaching institute in Jaipur in early 2026, and … Read more