PSIR 2017 mains discussion

wolfpack

Same time of the year, now that mains have come to an end can someone do me and other inexperienced aspirants a favor and discuss the strategy required based on this years input so that we might have some shot next year.

Seniors a request please take your time relax but give just 5-10 minutes on discussing strategy on approaching pol sci I mean not just the book list but also the newspaper
(which author to follow etc etc.)

i humbly request you sirs please oblige

MrPresident

Paper 1 conventional
Paper 2 full current affairs

DhinchakUPSC

Seniors can you please throw some light on the preparation of PSIR for 2018. What would be your key takeaways from 2017 optional paper..

wolfpack

anyone please throw some light on this years paper

polsci2018

Excuse me for slightly deviating from the topic but is anyone up for some polsci answer writing practice? Let us write one answer everyday and discuss it. It will barely take 30 minutes of your time.

polsci2018

Seniors, please clarify if OP Gauba is indispensable? I find it very difficult to read through.

maskeen

@polsci2018 You may begin with Andrew Heywood. Then, Gauba would seem easy, and use it to fill the gaps.
Not aware specifically for answer-writing practice ones (in working, now), but there are several discussion groups, on telegram.

polsci2018

Thanks @maskeen. Will give Heywood a try before moving on to Gauba.

Bharat2017

Don't read Heywood political theory @polsci2018 It does not have roi.
I did same mistake last year. Don't try to go for too many sources. Restrict yourself to one source for one topic.

Bharat2017

Thanks @maskeen. Will give Heywood a try before moving on to Gauba.

Take guidance from someone who has either given mains or preparing for long time. First make a good plan then start otherwise you wont be able to complete things.

polsci2018

@Bharat2017

Thank you. I would like to know more about your experiences with polsci.