Regarding cut-off and related anxiety

ozzy

It's really nice to see a rare positive post on forum, where I can feel connection with other forum members.

WarriorLord

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

Frost wrote this gem long back. And yet no matter how many times one has read this before, it still evokes the same set of emotions. Atleast in me.

Alright

अभी सूरज नहीं डूबा जरा सी शाम होने दो,
मैं खुद लौट जाऊंगा मुझे नाकाम तो होने दो,
मुझे बदनाम करने का बहाना ढूंढ़ता है जमाना !!
मैं खुद हो जाऊंगा बदनाम पहले मेरा नाम तो होने दो!!

Beautiful

Alright

I have only one line to all the fighters - "न दैन्यं न पलायनम् " (Neither I will beg for mercy nor leave my land)

Padmaja panda

With the increase randomness luck factor increasing day by day... if u r waiting for next yr when u aspire 2 get 120+ nd then giv ur everythng for main.. it might not even happen in ur lyftime... no matter how hard u study.. if u r in a border situation scoring around 100 u hav a ray of hope.. anxity is useless because clearing prelim does not nt count... its d final result which matters.. nd if this 40 days wasted u ll loose d battle in mains... nobody ll ask u ur pre score or how many times u clear it....it ll b lost in history..

Mr.Cauliflower

This one from my +2 book
By Kahlil Gibran

When my Sorrow was born I nursed it with care, and watched over it with loving tenderness.

And my Sorrow grew like all living things, strong and beautiful and full of wondrous delights.

And we loved one another, my Sorrow and I, and we loved the world about us;
for Sorrow had a kindly heart and mine was kindly with Sorrow.

And when we conversed, my Sorrow and I, our days were winged and
our nights were girdled with dreams; for Sorrow had an eloquent tongue, and mine was eloquent with Sorrow.

And when we sang together, my Sorrow and I, our neighbors sat at their windows and listened;
for our songs were deep as the sea and
our melodies were full of strange memories.

And when we walked together, my Sorrow and I, people gazed at us with gentle eyes and whispered in words of exceeding sweetness.
And there were those who looked with envy upon us, for Sorrow was a noble thing and I was proud with Sorrow.

But my Sorrow died, like all living things, and alone I am left to muse and ponder.

And now when I speak my words fall heavily upon my ears.

And when I sing my songs my neighbours come not to listen.

And when I walk the streets no one looks at me.

Only in my sleep I hear voices saying in pity, “See, there lies
the man whose Sorrow is dead"

There is another one about joy, but can't find it now. Happy reading.

Clarice

Most positive thread on forum.. thanks all..

AmurTiger

Staying positive is the key here. I urge everyone to prepare for the mains regardless of their marks. It's the ultimate thing. One needs to nail mains to get into services. Prelims alone would not suffice.
At the same time I would ask all the person below 110 to keep in mind that their mains birth is not yet confirmed. And odds are not in favour. This is to avoid the distressed feeling if one fails the prelims on the reult's day.
I myself getting 112 from shankars key with couple of controvercial questions. And I know my situation is as vulnerable as a person scoring 100, because losing by 0.33 marks is as bad as losing by 12.33 marks.
But trying my best to cover my optional.

Thorin

Mood after prelims and thinking over the mess-ups done inside the exam hall. How I wish I had marked a few more questions right! "Well, whatever, never mind."

RMOH

Staying positive is the key here. I urge everyone to prepare for the mains regardless of their marks. It's the ultimate thing. One needs to nail mains to get into services. Prelims alone would not suffice.
At the same time I would ask all the person below 110 to keep in mind that their mains birth is not yet confirmed. And odds are not in favour. This is to avoid the distressed feeling if one fails the prelims on the reult's day.
I myself getting 112 from shankars key with couple of controvercial questions. And I know my situation is as vulnerable as a person scoring 100, because losing by 0.33 marks is as bad as losing by 12.33 marks.
But trying my best to cover my optional.

Don't believe in any kind of internet polls brother. They are as unscientific as they can be. A better sense of cutoff can be gauged from the candidates mood immediately after writing the exam and not after tallying answer from the keys. I remember in 2015 the general mood was that the paper was somewhat easy and direct and the cutoff should be around 112 ( Right after paper-1 even before people glanced at the answer keys) and the final cutoff was around 107. This year the mood after paper 1 was that this was an unconventional paper and cutoff won't breach 105. So keep working hard and keep preparing.
All the best.