I have been a part of both Smash Mains as well as Mains Guidance Program at Civilsdaily. The USP of the Mains test series has been the one-to-one interaction and personalised guidance by Sajal sir.
His value additions have personally helped me bring more clarity while answering questions. He constantly nudges you to work towards achieving incremental improvements by simply focusing on the basics.
The quality of questions asked in the papers are very high as they test your ANALYTICAL abilities, which is what the UPSC desires. The evaluations followed by the discussions have also always been on time.
I have also had immensely fruitful discussions with Sukanya ma’am especially with respect to the S&T syllabus.
I could sum up the BASICS that these interactions have helped me imbibe, as follows:
- Address all the parts of the questions in a balanced way- Most IMPORTANT (as we often tend to focus on the initial part and then run through the later parts; unknowingly we still fall for it)
- Structure the answer correctly (the structure to the answer lies in the question itself)
- Stick to what is asked and not what you know
- Briefer introduction (I tend to elongate it)
- Be innovative- flowcharts, pie chart etc (test series is the place to try them out)
- Be ready to face those few out-of-the blue type questions (see how you answer them)
- Empathise with the examiner
The personalised touch at Civilsdaily is what sets it apart and notches above others !!!