r/UPSCPrelims2026

I'm preparing for the 2027 attempt. Are there any telegram groups where aspirants prepare and study together and hold each other accountable?

Not feeling motivated after giving mocks. Not getting good marks, stuck in 50-60 range. 2026 will be my 2nd attempt. CSAT is such a boring paper, have maths till 12th but question asked in CSAT is in different league. Why Bhagwan? Why you stuck me here ? Please someone suggest me something to improve marks in CSAT and GS. My preparation is also not so good this year. I wasted the whole year doing shit things, sometimes preparing for some other exam and in the initial months after pre last year, thinking of making a girlfriend blah blah(distraction) because some of my chutiya friends incite me to make a girlfriend in Delhi by saying what are you doing here. After June onwards, coaching classes ended and i started feeling lonely here in Delhi because during coaching i didn't make friends, so for 2-3 months i lived here alone, no one for taking and sharing something. Also, not understanding what to study for Mains. Due to all these fucking reasons I wasted initial months in confusion.shit shit yr, after December onwards prepare for UPSI exam for 2 months along with UPSC and from last 2 months focusing on pre but didn't get marks. Feeling fear of failure this year again. 😞😞

5 tips to avoid common mistakes that could cause loss of 5-10 marks in Prelims 2026

Mark in OMR after every 5 questions. This helps maintain focus and prevents lapse of concentration. Also 1 page of UPSC CSE prelims generally has 5 questions. It also ensures no errors in bubbling.

2. Read twice questions where you felt was too easy. Generally students make silly mistake here by misinterpreting or misunderstanding or overlooking some aspect of statement. This leads to silly mistake where you not only lose 2 marks and also get negative marks.

3. Avoid Double Guessing - generally it is outcome of your mind panicking and make you doubt yourself due to lack of conviction what you studied.

4. Use common sense - normally in exam one starts over relying on recalling what they have studied or applying tricks like extreme statement are wrong and do not use common sense for elimination. You should use knowledge, common sense and then guess techniques to solve question.

5. Resist temptation to take blind guesses at end - This is generally due to fear of attempting less.

Lastly have conviction in what you studied , lot would depend on your mindset on Prelims day.