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Lecture # 3 - Physics Optional PYQs solution

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A Tale of Two Aspirants - P and O

Both P and O hailed from similar backgrounds, had a similar education. Both wanted to become Civil servants. With almost equal talents, only discipline and hardwork (and of course, some luck) could be the differentiating factor.

However, both were disciplined and hardworking, putting almost the same efforts in preparation.
With time, P seemed to get ahead. He had more knowledge about the subjects and also about the UPSC industry. He exactly knew the INs and OUTs of different coachings. The funny thing was many new aspirants gathered around P to listen to his 'Coaching gyaan'.

Prelims arrived.
P was the clear favorite as the one who would qualify for Mains. No one even expected O to clear. Both P and O were confident on the exam day and after the exam. Fortunately, both qualified for Mains.

The positive results reinforced the confidence in both of them regarding their strategies. After Prelims, same thing started happening. P was again emerging as the clear favorite. More knowledge, more access to everything.
O and his strategy was a mystery. At times he didn't know many things which the fellow aspirants were discussing.

P could be seen in the institutes, in the notes and the Xerox shops quite often. O wasnt very visible.

The time of Mains arrived. Both appeared. Both were confident ( O bit less). Results arrived.

To the surprise of everyone, O qualified for interview. P didnt. O was somewhat surprised and P was dejected.

When O was asked the reason for his reaction - he said, 'I felt I had not studied as much as others had'.
When asked about his coverage, he said he had read all subjects from one good source, made notes and revised them 3-4 times. And then he had done decent answer writing and improved according to this strategy. This approach he had followed for GS, Essay and Optional.

P wasnt ready to admit he did anything wrong. Out of boasting and release of frustration, he started blaming the exam itself.
P said - ' What's the point of not qualifying even after studying everything and not leaving anything. I covered almost each good source available in the market. I had read almost all the mock test solutions.

P, when asked about the content consolidation and answer writing, had no answer. He started defending - ' If I have the content, Ill be able to write. This is what I thought. And I was able to write'. P was either unaware or denying his mistakes.

If the test of 2nd stage of the exam was how much you have read from how many sources, clearly P was the winner. But, in the end, O qualified. That means, this exam needed something else.

P's real name was perfection.
O's real name was Optimum.

Dear Physics Optional Community,

As Quantum IAS completes four remarkable years, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all of you. On this very day, four years ago, I posted my first video on YouTube, marking the beginning of this incredible journey. From that humble start, it’s been an honor to guide so many passionate aspirants through the challenges of the physics optional for the UPSC CSE.

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