 Hi everyone, my name is Sanya Chhapra and I have secured all India rank 84 in UPSE civil services examination of 2018. And today I would be discussing with you, Maine's revision strategy for 3 months. So the students who clear problems get an approximate time of 100 days between the problems and Maine's examination in order to write the maids. So in those 100 days or 3 months or so, what was my strategy I would be discussing with you? But other than that, everyone has his or her own strategy. So according to my strategy, my plan was what I would discuss, but you can fine-tune it according to your specific needs. So firstly, I began with completing all the pending topics that I had left before the prelims examination. Only your syllabus should be completed once in total before you write prelims examination. But there were a few topics that were left that I made sure were completed in the first few days that I got after prelims examination. So it is always recommended that you pick up the syllabus, start seeing the topics word-wise, the key word-wise and then you start preparing them. So if there is any topic that you have left or a part of it, then it is always recommended that you finish those syllabus topics first and then go on to revise them. Secondly, I would say that it is very essential to focus equally on optional and GS combined. Optional is something that makes or breaks your score. So I believe that you should focus on optional in an equal manner as you would do on the rest of your GS subjects. So if you're preparing for 3 hours for GS 1, 2, 3, then make sure that you spend at least 2 to 3 hours every day revising your optional subject. So this is very important that your focus should be equivalent on optional as well as GS subject. Thirdly, I would say that my strategy was to divide the entire UPSC syllabus into four parts. First was GS 1, 2 and 3. Second was ethics because it also helps you score good marks and sometimes creates a decent margin in the marks. So that was one subject I worked upon. Third was the optional and fourth was essay. So this was my strategy to bifurcate the entire syllabus into four main parts. But it is always necessary to keep yourself reminded that the current affairs, that is the newspaper reading or revision of the current affairs, has to be superimposed on all four of these. Because current affairs form a very important part of the entire paper, if you pick up and see the previous year question papers, then you would realize the current affairs is a trigger to most of the questions. So newspaper reading cannot be overlooked, but alongside the static parts that you're preparing from the syllabus have to be divided or bifurcated, or at least that is what I did, into four major parts, GS 1, 2, 3 combined, ethics, essay and the optional subject. Fourthly, I would say that practicing test papers is as important as revising, or maybe more so. Why? Because firstly, it helps you develop that physical as well as mental strength to write 20 or 15 questions in three hours or so. So that is very important because unless you do that, there is a high chance that you would not be able to complete the paper. Or even if you're able to, then it would be at the cost of the quality of the answers. So I believe that it is very important that you practice as many tests as you can. And for that, it is always recommended that you join a good test series, which helps you schedule your entire three months, so that you write tests at every weekend or maybe twice a week, so that you develop the strength and also you're able to complete the syllabus. Test series also helps you add a few things to your notes, because when the discussion for the test series happens, then there are a few more points or maybe a few hints or examples that helps in value addition to your material that you already revised. So I believe test series is very important. Other than that, it is very important to know that test series has to be done as per the schedule. For instance, if you're an online test series student, there is a general tendency that you delay the test till your syllabus is completed. But even if you're unable to revise a certain part of the syllabus, do give test in time and in the exact format of three hours, pick up a clock or a timer or a watch and sit for three hours and write the test in the examination mode itself, so that your mind is trained in such a manner and you do not face any difficulty in the final main examination. So the revision strategy has to be simplified and not complicated in those three months. Don't feel that you are unprepared or underprepared while you go for main. Revise as much as you can, complete pending topics if any and do not try mugging up a lot of new things. It's only a matter of revision and I hope you'll be able to score very well in the main examination. Thank you. Subscribe to our channel and click on the bell icon to get latest updates on upcoming videos.