Sanskriti Singh, AIR 165, UPSC CSE 2025

At some point, you have to stop asking everyone else what you should do and start understanding what your own preparation needs. Take guidance. Learn from others. Use good resources. But take responsibility for your preparation, too. Nobody else can do that pa…

Take Responsibility for Your Own Preparation One thing I feel aspirants need to do more often is take responsibility for their own preparation. We spend a lot of time looking for the right strategy, the right teacher, the right test series and the right timeta…

All the posts on Economics Optional, for easier access. Deciding Optional – https://t.me/sanskritisingh_cse/38 PYQs – https://t.me/sanskritisingh_cse/7?single Booklist – https://t.me/sanskritisingh_cse/11 Paper 1 Strategy – https://t.me/sanskritisingh_cse/32 P…

Sharing my Microeconomics Notes - Paper 1, Economics Optional

Having scored 118 in UPSC CSE Prelims 2026, based on provisional answer keys, I wanted to share a few thoughts on Prelims preparation. When should you start preparing for Prelims? There is no fixed timeline that works for everyone. It depends on your previous…

Sharing my Post Liberalisation Notes - Paper 2, Economics Optional

A lot of people have been asking about the resources I used for Economics Optional, so sharing them here. Paper 1 Micro – HL Ahuja Macro – Froyen + HL Ahuja (only a few topics for clarity) Money & Banking – HL Ahuja (relevant topics) + DU readings + Internet I…

Economics Optional Paper 1 – Strategy Preparing Notes I had shared the booklist earlier (https://t.me/sanskritisingh_cse/11). The first reading of all the books took me around 2 months. The focus here was just understanding and not making notes. In the second…