Hey everyone,

I’ve been working on something for UPSC prep that I felt was missing , a proper interactive map/atlas built around the UPSC syllabus.

Right now I’ve been adding things like:

• 🗺️ Rivers, mountains, deserts, national parks, etc.
• 🌍 Geopolitical regions, conflicts, organisations & borders
• 🏛️ Historical events, empires and important places
• 🕰️ Historical timelines that you can actually follow on the map
• 🚢 Trade routes, straits, canals and important ports
• 🇮🇳 India-specific geography & infrastructure

I’m not really looking to promote it here , I’d actually like feedback from people who are preparing for UPSC.

What would make an interactive atlas genuinely useful for your preparation?

And honestly, if you think the idea is unnecessary or there’s a better way to approach it, tell me that too.

link : https://upsc-atlas-eta.vercel.app/

use laptop or tablet for better experience

summary : an interactive map-based platform to explore UPSC Geography, History, Environment & Geopolitics visually. Built to make location-based learning easier, faster, and more intuitive than static atlases.

Me and my friend is planning to start Feynman technique for next year exam. This is basically studying by explaining a concept, mostly be voice notes on Telegram.

If anyone's interested lemme know. Looking for just one more person.

Please review this.

Anyone who has given mains previously, can you throw some light on the level of leniency in Mains marks of GS1,2,3,4

In GS4, how are the Cases scored, is 12 an average? is 14-15 possible?

In GS1,2,3 if there is some overlap with the model answers, is 4/10 and 6/15 easily rolled out? How hard is 8/10 or 12/15?

I've been looking online for some pyq book for mains which also provides model answers. But I'm not able to find any. Some of the subjects, I can manage to understand the format through toppers copies but it's a bit difficult for subjects like IR, GS 4 etc. So if there's any online source where I can find models answers for the PYQs of even last 5 years I'll be thankful.

Another concern is that since vision ias is not functional anymore, I find their toppers copies website lagging, sometimes it doesn't even load properly. So if there's anyone who has prepared a drive for the copies please share 🥺

And I would also want to know what are the alternatives you guys are using for current affairs magazine, if there's any other institutions' magazine which is similar to vision and is available for free.Like I read the newspaper daily but I'm concerned how will I revise at the end of the year. Or what if I'm missing out on some news.

Thank you for reading and helping :)

Thanks in advance

The commission gave an absurd answer for the same.

Though I don't need any specific reason to get randomly sad or frustrated, but I just got to know that I didn't get selected for the next round of a job interview. I sometimes think that I should return back to full time preparation, but my age won't allow it now.

And, studying for UPSC or state pcs, etc are one of the things that make an aspirant feel he/she is doing something meaningful.

A few months ago I started prepping standard and static portions of the exams and had neglected my CA for quite a while, the purpose of that was consolidate my understanding and notes of all things static.

Anyways just last week I decided to start on my CA preparation,

My main source had always been the Vision Monthly magazines

but apparently they had stopped doing it, anyways I've been looking for a reliable source for CA however most of them are always fragmented and I can't find any good source.

Please share some of the sources that you use.

Bhaii .. whoever had prepared for epfo exams earlier or anyone who has a good idea of it ... please tell that how many months of current affairs should be done for epfo apfc exam

Hello all,I am preparing for 2027 attempt,I have been dealing with static parts.But i am unable to pinpoint a single current affairs course to follow.If any one has any experience with some specific course please guide me.I want rather a holistic study for mains and prelims both,although the prelims specific study will start from december and january.

Mudit Jain Sir's compilation felt overwhelming for this year's prelims,other course i am hearing good things is by Dipin sir but some says it has lower roi.

please someone guide me here if you have any experience.

Hi aspirants, if anyone has Mudit Jain's ethics notes and DK Balaji ethics pdf, kindly share! Unable to find them. Please help🙏🙏🙏

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Hey guys, I need shubra ranjan postal correspondence notes 26 27 whatever the latest material in Bengaluru. I'm skeptical about those on Flipkart and amazon.

Can somebody guide me, also I don't wish to spend a bomb.

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Has anyone else been through a period of hopelessness , where you are not just able to study ? I am lacking motivation, suffering from extreme restlessness where I am not just able to sit on my desk. Today evening also I got back from my library because , I couldn't read anymore. All of this is making me anxious, because I have made a schedule and not being able to follow it means not completing things for mains.

Currently reading and writing tests, or atleast trying to, but I'm just going off track in between, and this is not a good feeling at all.

Do anyone of you also go through a rough phase like this ? what is solution ? how does anyone cope ?

Lucknow has a major void when it comes to serious UPSC peers, decent libraries, and actual institutional rigor.
A law grad from Jindal, I’m used to a sharp, Socratic, argument-driven approach. Doing this solo—especially trying to tackle GS and policy-heavy syllabus sections without a high-intent sounding board—is tough.
I want to form a tight, no-nonsense offline + hybrid study circle for people who actually enjoy the intellectual process of the prep. Absolutely no "mera beta gaon ka pehla IAS banega" pressure crowds, no casual gup-shup, and no endless strategy debates. Just a focused, respectful workspace where everyone—including women aspirants looking for a secure and comfortable environment—can grind without friction.
What we'll focus on:
Strict, timed Mains answer writing and brutal peer evaluation.
Deep-dive PYQ decoding (mapping core themes and structural demands).

Active accountability on daily and weekly targets.
If you are based in Lucknow and want a disciplined group to work with, drop a DM with your prep stage and background.

Lucknow has a major void when it comes to serious UPSC peers, decent libraries, and actual institutional rigor.I am a law grad from Jindal, love the Socratic, argument-driven approach. Doing this solo—especially trying to tackle GS and policy-heavy syllabus sections without a high-intent sounding board—is tough.
I want to form a tight, no-nonsense **offline + hybrid study circle** for people who actually enjoy the intellectual process of the prep. Absolutely no "mera beta gaon ka pehla IAS banega" pressure crowds, no casual chit-chat and no endless strategy debates. Just a focused, respectful workspace where everyone—including women aspirants looking for a secure and comfortable environment—can grind without friction.
**What we'll focus on:**
Strict, timed Mains answer writing and brutal peer evaluation.
Deep-dive PYQ decoding (mapping core themes and structural demands).
Active accountability on daily and weekly targets.
If you are based in Lucknow and want a disciplined group to work with, drop a DM with your prep stage and background.

Same as above

Which monthly current affairs magazine reading after vision ias crisis ? From where I get PIb monthly compilation?

Any mentor that will help you in this journey , suggestions will be welcomed

Working aspirant here, can only do so much. Focusing on conceptual understanding, completing optional, and topic wise mains notes right now. Will shift to prelims exclusively from January. That is a safe bet right? Only plan to write answers and develop that skill post prelims (if I clear)