Only a few exceptions get much more or much less than the average score in the UPSC mains exam. Obviously, you are interested in getting much more and land in the topper-zone shown in the graph. You want to be the exceptional candidate who ends up scoring 70-80% marks in the Essay paper that year.
How much does the IAS score depend on facts and statistics? It depends actually. The IAS exam is designed to test many areas of your intelligence and awareness out of which your knowledge base is just one part. This means that you cannot afford to ignore facts and statistics. But there is an infinity of … Read more IAS score FACT-CHEAT for Prelims and Mains
-Amit Kumar Singh, IRS Most of the aspirants who start studying for UPSC are overwhelmed with the amount of the factual information they are expected to memorize to achieve a good GS score. It is true not just for UPSC prelims but even for the essay and mains. Even during the interview it … Read more GS score Cheat Sheet: Memorization Cheat Codes
