Mains 2018 : What is the ratio of luck and hard work in cracking the UPSC?

aiber

having the luxury of full time preparation is based on lucky
Getting the right guidance is luck
completing the material is also luck based(not falling sick during these 120 daysor some other problems)
reaching the exam. center is also luck. based (water supply in the morning, vehicle not breaking down, not having an accident on the way)
if we discuss like this
there would be 1000s of factors

you can say
luck : hard work
100:0

Moridin1

having the luxury of full time preparation is based on lucky
Getting the right guidance is luck
completing the material is also luck based(not falling sick during these 120 daysor some other problems)
reaching the exam. center is also luck. based (water supply in the morning, vehicle not breaking down, not having an accident on the way)
if we discuss like this
there would be 1000s of factors

you can say
luck : hard work
100:0

Well put. +100

JiRahulJi

It is my first attempt and first UPSC Mains and I am hoping for beginner's luck here.
So I will put it at 90:10

Victory112

It's not a ratio but a threshold of hardwork.

When you are good enough to clear prelims, have done adequate answer writing (you might have answer writing skills naturally. So it depends) and have completed your optional well, then luck plays a major role role.

And before this minimum hard work, luck has NO role.

+10000000

SDMSaheb

50:50 both are required equally.

Ps: based on my upsc journey

Toota Hua Dil

It's not a ratio but a threshold of hardwork.

When you are good enough to clear prelims, have done adequate answer writing (you might have answer writing skills naturally. So it depends) and have completed your optional well, then luck plays a major role role.

And before this minimum hard work, luck has NO role.

Actually it's the other way round.....

No it's not. Ask prelims selected people, how many guys who had taken at least 35 tests and analysed them, had read newspaper daily, had revised course in last one month properly, had revised basics again and again and still couldn't cross prelims cut off. There will be very very few.

No one gets randomly selected in prelims. No matter how hard people cry after prelims, getting 100 marks out of 200 is not a matter of luck. Otherwise you have not been seeing so many people cracking prelims every other year. Last time I worked hard I got through. This time I did not, I couldn't make it to mains.

Now know one thing, whoever sits in mains and I said already if they have crossed the threshold of completing optional, has practiced answer writing, are almost equally talented. And now luck plays a major role.

One, mains is subjective. Subjectivity does bring various factors which are out of control for us. Interview being more subjective affair than mains. There are people who did everything yet failed in mains or interview for 4-5 times. Competition is among the elites at this stage and chances factor in your hard work.

Tell me have you seen anyone who was getting consistently 100 above in vision prelims mocks for continuously 4-5 years and yet failed in prelims all these years?

Those who say prelims is tougher or more luck based than mains now, are either lying or have not actually prepared adequately for prelims. Khair. Good luck..is discussion mein kuch nahi Rakha.

जेठालाल

37:63
after brainstorming for 2 hour,and weighing luck and work using every P & C and analysing last 5 years merit list......i have come to this golden ratio...hope it helps
.....too knackered to type thank you

sss123

It's not a ratio but a threshold of hardwork.

When you are good enough to clear prelims, have done adequate answer writing (you might have answer writing skills naturally. So it depends) and have completed your optional well, then luck plays a major role role.

And before this minimum hard work, luck has NO role.

Actually it's the other way round.....

No it's not. Ask prelims selected people, how many guys who had taken at least 35 tests and analysed them, had read newspaper daily, had revised course in last one month properly, had revised basics again and again and still couldn't cross prelims cut off. There will be very very few.

No one gets randomly selected in prelims. No matter how hard people cry after prelims, getting 100 marks out of 200 is not a matter of luck. Otherwise you have not been seeing so many people cracking prelims every other year. Last time I worked hard I got through. This time I did not, I couldn't make it to mains.

Now know one thing, whoever sits in mains and I said already if they have crossed the threshold of completing optional, has practiced answer writing, are almost equally talented. And now luck plays a major role.

One, mains is subjective. Subjectivity does bring various factors which are out of control for us. Interview being more subjective affair than mains. There are people who did everything yet failed in mains or interview for 4-5 times. Competition is among the elites at this stage and chances factor in your hard work.

Tell me have you seen anyone who was getting consistently 100 above in vision prelims mocks for continuously 4-5 years and yet failed in prelims all these years?

Those who say prelims is tougher or more luck based than mains now, are either lying or have not actually prepared adequately for prelims. Khair. Good luck..is discussion mein kuch nahi Rakha.

Bhai Aisa hai main final selection mein believe karta Hun, prelims clear bahut logon Ko karte dekha hai aur jinka kabhi prelims clear nhi hua unhe bhi IAS bante dekha hai (Malika Sudhir - 26 rank, 3 times prelims not cleared )
Mera ek friend hai jo 4th time mains de Raha hai aur woh pehle se hi bol Raha hai ki shayad nhi ho paayega uska mains clear
And FYI jab luck saath deta hai sirf ek mains aur ek hi chance chaiye hota hai IAS banne ke liye, warna 4 Baar mains/interview toh bahut log dete hai

Silapadikaram

It's not a ratio but a threshold of hardwork.

When you are good enough to clear prelims, have done adequate answer writing (you might have answer writing skills naturally. So it depends) and have completed your optional well, then luck plays a major role role.

And before this minimum hard work, luck has NO role.

Actually it's the other way round.....

No it's not. Ask prelims selected people, how many guys who had taken at least 35 tests and analysed them, had read newspaper daily, had revised course in last one month properly, had revised basics again and again and still couldn't cross prelims cut off. There will be very very few.

No one gets randomly selected in prelims. No matter how hard people cry after prelims, getting 100 marks out of 200 is not a matter of luck. Otherwise you have not been seeing so many people cracking prelims every other year. Last time I worked hard I got through. This time I did not, I couldn't make it to mains.

Now know one thing, whoever sits in mains and I said already if they have crossed the threshold of completing optional, has practiced answer writing, are almost equally talented. And now luck plays a major role.

One, mains is subjective. Subjectivity does bring various factors which are out of control for us. Interview being more subjective affair than mains. There are people who did everything yet failed in mains or interview for 4-5 times. Competition is among the elites at this stage and chances factor in your hard work.

Tell me have you seen anyone who was getting consistently 100 above in vision prelims mocks for continuously 4-5 years and yet failed in prelims all these years?

Those who say prelims is tougher or more luck based than mains now, are either lying or have not actually prepared adequately for prelims. Khair. Good luck..is discussion mein kuch nahi Rakha.

I know such individual

sss123

It's not a ratio but a threshold of hardwork.

When you are good enough to clear prelims, have done adequate answer writing (you might have answer writing skills naturally. So it depends) and have completed your optional well, then luck plays a major role role.

And before this minimum hard work, luck has NO role.

Actually it's the other way round.....

No it's not. Ask prelims selected people, how many guys who had taken at least 35 tests and analysed them, had read newspaper daily, had revised course in last one month properly, had revised basics again and again and still couldn't cross prelims cut off. There will be very very few.

No one gets randomly selected in prelims. No matter how hard people cry after prelims, getting 100 marks out of 200 is not a matter of luck. Otherwise you have not been seeing so many people cracking prelims every other year. Last time I worked hard I got through. This time I did not, I couldn't make it to mains.

Now know one thing, whoever sits in mains and I said already if they have crossed the threshold of completing optional, has practiced answer writing, are almost equally talented. And now luck plays a major role.

One, mains is subjective. Subjectivity does bring various factors which are out of control for us. Interview being more subjective affair than mains. There are people who did everything yet failed in mains or interview for 4-5 times. Competition is among the elites at this stage and chances factor in your hard work.

Tell me have you seen anyone who was getting consistently 100 above in vision prelims mocks for continuously 4-5 years and yet failed in prelims all these years?

Those who say prelims is tougher or more luck based than mains now, are either lying or have not actually prepared adequately for prelims. Khair. Good luck..is discussion mein kuch nahi Rakha.

I know such individual

Bhai main khud 2 logon Ko Janta Hun jo selected hai ek IRTS mein hai aur ek IPS mein hai unka nhi hua prelims clear