Read Answer Notifs MoreIES All I Know I am posting here everything I know about Indian Engineering Service exam. Must read answer May it guide you. It was written during my preparation ph... More Open in app Follow 2k Submit Post Share Facilities and Power A D I TI SA I NI I am more often than not supposed to give a insight into power and facilities i get being IES Officer. I am tired of answering/rebuking/refuting this question again and again. I don't suppose i'll ever be able to run away from being this motivator/informer. I don't even know what "power" do people want! If given a choice i would want power to be invisible and nowadays stop people from asking stupid personal questions like why don't you marry? ,what do you live alone? and blah blah blah. At least on Quora, i can choose to reply or not to. And nobody here stares me back with,"You are going insane looks" So i have decided to answer this question Head on! I am going to state my reasons of being happy here. 1) I get a decent salary of around 45k. It is more than enough for me,my comforts and given that i don't have to pay house rent i am able to save too. I don't know what your expectations are, but luxury was never my thing. Maximum salary goes upto 1.7 lakh. I'll be in between both limits. 2) I get a decent house to stay. It's 2 BHK,broken at few places, not fancy and completely unfurnished. Sometimes i get water leakage from roof and taps. What i love the most that it is surrounded by unattended 3) I don't have a car now. I have purchased my own activa and i am extremely glad to drive it around. almost wilderness. This feeling that my basic needs will be taken care off gives me a sense of peace and i can concentrate on living in the moment. I do try to keep my boss happy.greenery. so i don't have to worry about how to keep it. After one or two promotions i'll be eligible for one and i am okay about it. no bodyguards. 5) In my first posting. This helps me concentrate more on the output and places where i can contribute. No. i am responsible for 200 people's work. I never wanted red/blue beacon anyways. It provides me enough . 4) This job is pretty much permanent.but might as well disagree with him when the time comes. career wise and in general. These 200 people have welcomed me into their hearts. and she makes a point to mention me and my job with any person she meets. Her glowing face makes it all worth it. 7) I can travel. their respect too.opportunity to improve my management skills and yes. . its not often .but i cherish it.as a rule. I get admiration among random strangers when i mention my job. homes and families. I get at least 100 greetings per day. I need not to plan much for the trips. My mother is proud of me.I consider that i am blessed. No one messes up with me. Tickets and accommodation is often taken care off. It makes me proud when RPF guy salutes. 6) Everyone knows Railways. I am not unknown person. Though i have ended up in some poorly maintained rest houses but they are safe and usually available on short notice. 8) Retirement is taken care off with new pension plan. In no other job. Secretly. i could have resided in so many states long enough to understand their culture. as I wanted the tag of "well lived" .i feel far is better and "Home is where the heart is".ever. 11) I have never minded living away from where i was born. and i felt i am doing a job which makes a difference. I am no more jealous of NASA guys. after two promotions i can do it by taking leave. 9) If i want to pursue higher studies.Its a privilege. but ill search when the need arises. But i recently watched Martian. I am not aware of much of the details. Whenever i watched any saving the world type movie i felt dejected as i won't get such chances. 10) The feeling that i am doing something meaningful to the country make me at peace with myself. You have stay in your alloted zone for 10 years or more. 13) I realised this yesterday. It may go even go late/early than this. There are no fixed work timings. you will end up regretting it in no time. Transfers after every 3 years is almost a rule. I didn't go home for diwali and I had dinner invitation from an .though even early transfers are frequent. If you want to switch private for government thinking of work life balance. Running trains is not a 9 to 5 job.There is considerable pressure to produce results and being in diesel shed my job tilts towards technical side. 12) My working timings are usually 9:00 am to 19:30 pm. I often need to go for night inspections and god forbid derailments/loco failure.and "well travelled". But I thrive among challenges and my work offers a lot of it. There is no Saturday Sunday holiday promise. It's a brotherhood which connects each railway employee.047 views · 391 upvotes · Written Nov 10. IES is not only for coaching guys. Thats all for now will post more when I recall.i truly believe that! . That's how we are! Once someone knows other one as officer we will go all the way to help the person. 2015 Upvote 391 Downvote Comments 12+ How to start! A D I TI SA I NI This is for people who are still in their colleges or even jobs and don't have time/money for coaching.officer. 27. 2. . (Don't ignore or skip it! Please ) 2) Buy a thin formula copy.casually. 3) Preferable pattern: 1.Books is where you build your knowledge. In third refine. It takes time to absorb the new words. Memorise it. In second reading. Read book.colour pens and a thicker ones for each subject.applicability of the concept. go deeper find the implications. Notes only give simplified version.1) Take a print of ESE your branch syllabus and paste it on your wall. It is work half done.try to associate technical words with their meaning. Read Notes: First reading.Follow the rule of repeated reading given in step 1. Look at the solved question. Visualise the neural .we forget. 6. but we do. we remember.where you internalise the knowledge gained and put it into tangible form. Without formula copy.you are a soldier in foreign territory without a map.2. Go to step 3. Attack solved questions(with your own bare hands and calculators.we write. Write formulas/units/tips down( Formula copy) Again a vital component of your preparation. 5. 4. You might not use it or read it but you can explore it whenever you get lost. We read.compare.1. Update your own notes copy. Write concepts in your own words (Notes copy).no cheating) Got struck? Don't worry.we forget.in same order. Try to solve unsolved questions.if you find anything missing.3. This is the most crucial step. Consider it your memory/thought tank from Harry potter. After all you want to save time for new enemies in exam. Perseverance is the key. Pick up yourself and hit again. .harder than the last time.this time real hard. At any point if time. Mark the ones you find interesting These are your enemies which will destroy you in battlefield until conquered. These will help you fight questions in exam. Encounter them. connections in your brain being made when you struggle with the application of the concepts you just read.don't get frustrated.before you go to battlefield. 7. one more quote I read which helped O me in my preparation. .kay. .259 views · 418 upvotes · Written Nov 8.So. . one step at a time! 21. 2015 Upvote 418 Downvote Comments 11+ All the motivation you need. 2015 Upvote 46 Downvote Comment The ever eluding concept of wasting time! A D I TI SA I NI If an ever preparing. A D I TI SA I NI Jim Stone's answer to What's an efficient way to overcome procrastination? 18.just stops thinking about "Wasting time".365 views · 46 upvotes · Written Oct 19.He will be over!! If he won't feel guilty about hours . almost forever student of forever elusive competitive examination. Until you are not thinking about succeeding for every second of your wake time. But as they say. Perhaps you are fooling yourself. overdose is not the answer. This is your friction/necessary evil/oxygen. This guilt is a part of being a sincere student. or that useless chat in front of coaching centre with tea that is supposed to relax you up but got you late for dinner instead.spend in imaging about wonderful fantasy (Fill your own colours). that delay in getting dinner and that long chat over phone you could be damned.weekends please remind yourself that time isn't going to come back. And that's all right. It's true you could . he won't be called a serious student!.you re not really putting efforts. Never ever. If you don't feel guilty about overtime you hit snooze button. So.next time you get frustrated about wasted day.days. when you recover and hit the panic button remind yourself you are human too.socialising and day dreaming. "To lose time in preparation. We can't be focussed and have one track mind all the time. You will be hating yourself during those months. I can .have completed that chapter. or even since you joined coaching it's okay. Trust me. finished those notes and you are running late according to your self-made plan. every student needs that extra hour or sleep. But please take a deep breath and don't freak out. Not that i advise you to do it. Immediately. Everyone screw up.is a preparation for longer study hours to come" Even if you didn't study for a month. which in IES can be a last 4-5 month study. Don't lose hope. it's allright. But we all are after all engineering students and we have this superpower of last minute study. but to let bygones be bygones and looking forward or not killing yourself with guilt. NO time is enough to prepare and no time is less. P. that would be the best course of action. 2015 Upvote 181 Downvote Comments 3 . This is called perseverance. Keep your calm and brush off that self loathing.: This is not to encourage procrastination. Because then you will need another round of wasting time ritual. Break the cycle. 19.S.assure you. But just don't regret for the lost time. to freshen up the mood that that my dear friends is highly counter productive. Soon you will learn to forgive yourself and put your mind where it is foremost needed.244 views · 181 upvotes · Written Oct 1. . A D I TI SA I NI User's answer to How can I study more effectively? . 10 best study methods. . . . I feel like giving them the sarcastic eyebrow raised look .804 views · 97 upvotes · Written Oct 1.16. 2015 Upvote 97 Downvote Comments 1+ How not to be an IES! A D I TI SA I NI Sometimes i feel people find more reasons to not to do something or not to be someone that actually conquer it and do it. S. I am from a private college. i won't do anything about it. Even if i get this faint ambition.when they say they really want to become and IES.because i happen to attend private college. BUT 1) I am from a private college My explaination : So. .. Please if you feel bad about it. p. harder or heck i am not going to even try. what?? Aren't people who graduated from private colleges barred from giving UPSC? They read only out of syllabus books? Engineering only belongs to IIT'S/NIT'S? They should be writing I am from a private college and i am ashamed about it.. Don't give excuses.get over the feeling and brace yourself for tougher competition ahead. I have a huge inferiority complex fromm IIT/NIT dudes and no. i will only put half hearted attempts and pull out because i know my place. I am not going to study hard. They check different parameters.did last night rattafication. Who cares? And trust me even the people who studied well in my college didn't feel confident about their knowledge. It has given you syllabus. P.copied the assignments.S. What stops you from catching up now! So.you did a wrong thing you feel guilty about it and probably a case of inferiority complex again. read that study well do your questions and that's it. Success/failure in one doesn't predict anything in the other. It has nothing to do with your background. so what? GATE and IES are completely different exams.what if you missed classes.UPSC questions doesn't care you were an average or below average student in your life. I didn't study in college and got a back! 3) I got terrible rank in GATE Yeah.2) I didn't study in my college days/i had backs Okay. Poles apart. I got . you didn't had wisdom to watch out for your grades. Nobody cares from where you are. You were young. You have only one way to go and that is to improve. Upsc prefers people like that!Come on they won't know this until you come up for .small school.but how that fires burns inside your heart to be something and do something and how you act on it 6) I work/worked in IT I am like.whatever. Prove them wrong.the year i qualified for IES.or that girl who left you for another guy. Don't let your grades define you.foolish and were fond of smoking.or tell you what you are. 5) I am from a small city.rank of 3500 in 2012. 4) I have terrible marks/grades So. preparing and they moved on! 8) My basics are really weak: Again my answer is so what? No one can be sure of Basics if you ask me. I ve met many people with amazing knowledge. they are not going to think any less of you if you worked for "n" number of years or in "n" number of companies.tech/12th.please go ahead.s: I dropped 2 years. p.until you are still eligible to write the exam. UPSC members might grill you but they won't judge you harshly if you are honest and technical sound. Not everyone has luxury to sit idle and prepare. 7) I dropped an year or 5 after B. Just don't lie.interview.but they always feel . Yes. In fact you will be appreciated for keeping a job. I said. Well. And if you had mettle to clear written. They asked me what i was doing. 997 views · 340 upvotes · Written Sep 30. That's how fleeting knowledge is! Nobody was born with it. 2015 Upvote 340 Downvote Comments 10+ .and you can always learn it! My sole purpose of writing this blog is "Don't let your past decide your future".they are weak. To give an embarrassing example. yesterday in meeting officers were talking about Torque and for a minute i had no idea what it is? Then i recalled a bit but they moved on to discussing "radius" and i was so clueless. Conquer it!! Will update later! 17. Whatever it is you have inferiority complex about please don't let it stop you. I felt ashamed of myself. . I got a message by Saurabh Mishra and he suggested this interesting topic. Part 1 A D I TI SA I NI I know many of you are enrolled somewhere or the other.Mistakes you will do. you are highly susceptible to doubting yourself. Please follow the blog!! When you are in coaching phase. This might be a series of advices. here i am. You must be aware that i did coaching twice.asking yourself why are you here and your mind playing games with you telling you all of your friends are having lives and not you. So. If you are a dutiful . You might even regret leaving your job or that M tech opportunity. it's too late. You heart knows you committed crime and your brain won't let you go unpunished.you won't get you "Fav Seat".son/daughter you might even cry about the waste of your parents money. And. No matter how worse the teacher is.it's diwali. This guilt will eat you away. you did not do the homework.it is too hot/cold/raining outside. your friend is not coming.you have a headcahe. NEVER MISS CLASSES. and the most lethal of all..you are super sleepy.your calculator is not working.guess what. you know the subject by heart or the opposite. your crush has started talking with another guy." YOU WANT TO DO . You had a fight with your BF/GF/PARENTS . If you are age conscious you might even worry about hitting 25 or worse without being someone or doing nothing.you are feeling feverish. I want you to emboss these 3 words in your mind. when are you most likely to think about all this? WHEN YOU MISSED YOUR CLASS. You might feel attending class is useless but it is not. Trust me.when we miss our classes. You need to come . Your dingy room filled with books and notes might give you depression.SELF STUDY" and classes are not letting you do that.the jokes they crack. I can write a whole article about why we never study.where it matters.their unique teaching style does makes a dent in your memory though you won't be able to access this information while attempting a question in your room. Even if you are not attentive the audio visual element of classes help you to grasp concept quicker and you tend to recall in examination hall. You are a human being and a social person.The examples they give.there have been times when teachers words have echoed in my mind during a grave confusion situation. That is the most common and stupid excuse we give ourselves. Feel the emotion. Attending classes keeps you in high esteem of your classmates and it will help you when you couldn't grasp a particular concept. I promise in half an hour you will .even that cute person you ve been eyeing will have more chances to notice you. Don't find fault in teachers.classroom air conditioning . making notes no matter how absentmindedly will take you to places. And what's a better place than being with people with similar goals as your's.last night too many friends episode.for now! Seeing teachers.bad food or even that pinching comment you heard from people you love regarding your present joblessness. Attending classes keeps you connected to purpose of your life.take a deep breath and let it all go and come and attend class.missed notes or need a ride to examination center.lack of coffee.out for interactions.hearing few technical terms. 16. World will seem a better place and your ambitions will swell again. Thank me later.everyday. This act of discipline will determine your success.. you will be a little closer to your goal. 2015 Upvote 198 Downvote Comments 4+ One stop solution for IES aspirants R A H U L VENU G OPA L Place of posting You gotta pack your bags. .640 views · 198 upvotes · Written Sep 28.be fine.. By taking this small step/decision/self coercion . 6-7? About the word "central" in Central Govt job. will I get a posting to a place according to preference? . say. 1)Aditi Saini's answer to What jobs are available in the NCR through the Indian Engineering Services?(Best) 2)Aditi Saini's answer to Are Indian Railway officers (Group A) not given the option of taking their home state/city (as filled up in the DAF) as their posting? If yes. Is this true? Is it possible to stay in one job location at least after a few years of service. what rule applies to this? 1/3 rule of posting.Aditi Saini's answer to I heard that IES/ESE has many transfers. . Aditi Saini's answer to If I try to secure the top ranks for the UPSC Engineering Services Exam. I get almost equal salary as IAS. IPS.My Salary(You can RTI. Aditi Saini's answer to What is the starting salary of an IES officer and how much maximum salary can an IES officer end up with? No difference for training period.though) Lowest and highest. IPS. Aditi Saini's answer to What are the other central government services apart from IAS. IFS in UPSC? Do they have same salary structure as IAS. IFS? My success story .. Aditi Saini's answer to What is the salary of an IES (Indian engineering service) officer on a training period and after the training period? Cheers!. .. Aditi Saini's answer to Has anyone struggled a lot to crack the ESE (IES) exam in more than three attempts? Please up vote this answer!! Aditi Saini's answer to Why in most of the answers does Aditi Saini present ESE services as frustrating?(Must read) The answer is "wait for it" . once a careless girl (as told by herself in her previous answer)."yes" Aditi Saini's answer to Is there an IES officer on Quora? .. Aditi Saini's answer to How did Aditi Saini. transform herself to become an IES officer? It feels nice! Aditi Saini's answer to What is it like to become an IES officer? One more rags to riches theory..Because people can change. Aditi Saini's answer to What is the work-life balance in IRSME like? I know the responsibilities are high. . One month after my posting. Aditi Saini's answer to What kind of work does an IES officer in the railway services do? Aditi Saini's answer to What is work like for a mechanical engineer in Indian Railways? Aditi Saini's answer to What is the daily routine of an IES officer working in railways? Practical ones... Do we get at least Sunday off?( I like it) No. .I don't get red/blue/pink beacon car Aditi Saini's answer to Can Aditi Saini share her experience in railways and the perks .What do i do(Not what you think i do!) What I thought during my training. E.right!!) Aditi Saini's answer to What was your motivation behind preparing for engineering services? How much time did you devote for ESE preparations? What was the most important ingredient of your preparation. Everyone around me demotivates me that I'll get more bad scores and no one will give me decent job now.E. What do I do? Don't let your past determine where you go! Aditi Saini's answer to What could be the future plans of a B. aggregate . Graduate (civil engineering) having 50% B. which made a big difference in your selection? Kerp calm and work hard!! Aditi Saini's answer to I dropped a year for the GATE.offered in her first posting? Motivational porn(Whatever works. Will I be able to crack the GATE or IES and secure myself a a job? How to face adversity when you prepare . aggregate? Aditi Saini's answer to If I get a back in mathematics in the first semester in engineering and I have cleared it within four years. will I be able to sit in an IES or GATE interview after clearing a written exam of these IES and GATE exams in mechanical? Aditi Saini's answer to I scored 54.2 % in my 12th. only? Aditi Saini's answer to What are the benefits/opportunities of having a very good score in GATE (civil engineering) despite having just a 50% B.E. and after coming back HOME from Delhi coaching days I find it hell difficult to continue my studies in home due to its "unfavourable environment". and as a girl? How does she handle them? To do or not to do(As if i know you.Aditi Saini's answer to ESE2016 will be my 2nd attempt.for sure!) . Aditi Saini's answer to What are the problems faced by Aditi Saini in an IES office from a mechanical background. What should I do? IES Mechanical Girl(The unholy trinity) How is the life of a female IES officer? Do frequent relocations/transfers affect her personal life and relations? Too idealistic idea.. payscale. work environment.. transfers.Aditi Saini's answer to Am i eligible to write INDIAN ENGINEERING SERVICES (ies) if am persuing BE in "electronics and instumentation engineering"? It's the reputation. salary. extra benefits and status in the society? From what I heard.. Aditi Saini's answer to How is the life of an IES officer different from the one working in PSU in terms of job profile..in my experience it is!! . Aditi Saini's answer to How does the department Central Water Commission compare to Indian Railways in terms of growth. and work life in IES? Not exactly. Aditi Saini's answer to Is it advisable for an Indian presently doing an MS in the US (or any other country) to come back to India after a master's and prepare for the IES/ IAS? Yupp. which you guys often ask) Aditi Saini's answer to How can I get the . IRSME or IRSS. reputation of officer. according to the nature of the job.Aditi Saini's answer to Is it worth for a mechanical engineer to clear ies? Comparing it with mba? Aditi Saini's answer to Is it true that once an IES officer quits his/her job they get far better offers. and work load? Aditi Saini's answer to Why do people who have cleared IES (engineering services) quit after and join IAS? Is it because they realize IES is not worth the effort they had put in? Aditi Saini's answer to Is IES the right option for me. or should I go for a PhD in mechanical engineering? When you are preparing(Tips.advices. in terms of money? Aditi Saini's answer to What would be a better choice. promotion. beginner)? Aditi Saini's answer to How can an Indian Engineering Services aspirant enjoy the finest things in life while preparing for the competitive process? Choose between friends and preparation. Aditi Saini's answer to How do I say no to my friends (without affecting our friendship) who are not preparing for the IES and keep coming to my room to gossip and waste my time? Gotta do your homework! Aditi Saini's answer to With almost six months to go. what should be the best strategy to prepare GS and technical for ESE 2015 in the mechanical branch assuming one is dedicated enough to invest this time only for the preparation? .solutions to IES's previous year subjective questions? Aditi Saini's answer to What are the basic preparation tips for an IES aspirant (ECE. .guys. Aditi Saini's answer to How do I prepare for general studies in IES? My tips..GS is simple. but I am not successful. What advice can you give? Aditi Saini's answer to What strategy would Aditi Saini suggest to prepare for IES 2015 mechanical? Simple calculation.. Aditi Saini's answer to How should I prepare for an IES interview? Really? Aditi Saini's answer to I have been trying to prepare for the IES for the last six months. . Aditi Saini's answer to What is the per question weightage (marks) in the . is there any time left for preparing for the CSE (civil services examination)? . and after coming back HOME from Delhi coaching days I find it hell difficult to continue my studies in home due to its "unfavourable environment". Aditi Saini's answer to ESE2016 will be my 2nd attempt. .Engineering Service Exam objective paper? How to face adversity.pictures!+ What does the training at the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE) feel like? Where there is a will.there is a way! Aditi Saini's answer to While working in various ministries/departments of IES (Indian engineering services). What should I do? Training I got you. for now) Aditi Saini's answer to I read some of the blogs of UPSC aspirants. i tried.right) You want jack? As an ESE officer. administration or politicians in his/her career ? No majaraja express for us!! Aditi Saini's answer to Are IES officers working in railways allowed to travel in the Maharaja Express for free? IAS Content(Yes. who tell to have reading and writing practice more. what kind of contact grown with resourceful persons like police. so as looking towards UPSC exams it is more about optional questions.IES myths(Yeah. so why there is a need of .but i am here. . and rather try to make the government machinery more like the corporate and private world? Life is what you make if it. Aditi Saini's answer to Is the life of an IAS officer boring? . IPS etc.having writing practice? How preparation changes you. no longer relevant in this age? Do we need to change the process on a whole to recruit bright minds without slogging them through the tedious preparation process. How do people who fail the exam go on to achieve their aim? There is no perfect way Aditi Saini's answer to Are exams conducted by UPSC for IAS. Aditi Saini's answer to About 5 lakh candidates apply for UPSC CSE every year with the aim of changing at least something in the country.. 2015 Upvote 34 Downvote Comments 1+ While preparing for competitive exams.. A D I TI SA I NI I know i may not be a authority on this. Everybody knows to study regularly.590 views · 34 upvotes · Written Sep 21. but only few walk on it" This is absolutely true in coaching scenario. But a .17. but i have gathered a few experiences which i feel like sharing with everyone "Everyone knows the way. not to leave the examples. homework pending etc etc. you may not see the solution. But you have your own positives too.Yes. giving answers etc etc.Some got PSU's and were lost there. You may not get them at once .few more tips from my side. IES is not about all these things. It's more about perseverance. there are students in class who are from NIT'S or IIT'S or even toppers who seem to know and understand things before hand. some were overconfident and god knows for what reasons BUT they are simply not there. constant work and dedication. And you need yourself a seat you are not in direct competition with them. Don't get frustrated while solving questions. 1. i did not find the names of brilliant students of my class in IES list. Personally speaking. . you might be making silly mistakes and there would always be one student in class who will be doing them alright faster than you. There is place on top for both and many others. "Be competitive, but with yourself" Do your best everyday. Don't get frustrated with others or even yourself. Trust me frustrations takes away all the energies and make you stressed making you waste more time than you can afford. 2.You tend to forget more than you expect from yourself. It is completely normal to forget the subjects you ve read thrice, wondering whether you wrote these notes yourself, and the formulas you solved 100 questions. It's alright and if you practice and revise there is a huge chance you will recall them in exams. But don't forget to revise subjects periodically, make notes, formula copy etc. These things save time when exam is near and you need to be confident. 3. Skipping test, exams.. Yes i know you are not prepared, your study schedule has not went the right way,test is just waste of time and i definitely know it's better to study than face the exam unprepared. We all give ourselves petty excuses because now we ve got to face ourselves while attempting the exam. Please..please,, wash your face and go and take that exam. You would know what formulas or areas need revising, what topics you are not best thus leave then , strong points, how to manage time, mark bubbles and the list is long. It's more like facing your fears. Until you suffer the humiliation of forgetting the most obvious thing , doing a simple calculation mistake , rejecting a simple question thinking it's tough etc etc you will not be ready to take the real exam. It is so much better to do all this in mock test instead of real exam. MOst importantly devise your strategy of attempting exams and improve it. I may write the few more things but i would first like to know the impact of this post. Without feedback all this effort seems to go all waste you i may be another big mouth person teaching you boring things.. 15,109 views · 185 upvotes · Written Aug 30, 2015 Upvote 185 Downvote Comments 9+ Coaching days.. A D I TI SA I NI I live in a sarai still. I see guys preparing for something or other on roads, buses, mess etc. Looking back i realize how difficult it was yet easy. All the pressure you feel inside, you see other people getting selections which you need, friends in private sector going places with their trying to sleep at time. people in your facebook profile getting married even having kids and even your juniors doing more stuff than you and your life is stagnant.job like restaurants. On the top of all this you are not even studying as much as you want to. You can place your self at . For some the wait might be over soon for some it's more difficult.Time when you can launch yourself anywhere you want.wake up in the morning.tours even foreign trips. eating the worst food of your life. But this is the time when life is still in your hands. try to keep you attention and sleep in check in class. Some may never get lucky. It just seems never ending path and still when any exam is there you feel you are grossly under prepared Every exam gives you a hope and every interview more hope.parents irritating you . may be even getting sick at times and feeling home sick too. You struggle to understand the concepts. I hadn't been a bright student throughout my life.any orbit. It's your chance to prove yourself to the world. In fact it is probably your last chance to go to places with help of books and knowledge. i never thought of making in to ES written leave alone . Tech this achievement will stay with you unlike your college. back biting neighbours or even showy friends. Your identity will depend on the hard work you do now. I was always told IES is tough. A world or nosy relatives. With such a bad track record. You can offset a bad academic record and shut anybody's mouth Page on forever. Once your aim is achieved whether it's a PSU or IES or M.You might not have been a bright student for your life (like me) and people would have told you you have potential or not (again like me).it 's a great opportunity if you know how to use one. it's your chance to prove them right or wrong. graduated from a private college with less than 65% marks. You must have dreamt something when you entered this phase unless you were pushed by someone. Otherwise all this suffering will be meaningless. who knew every concept beforehand sir taught us but i don't Page on know. So. get distracted but do not for God's sake forget why you are tolerating all this in first place.When i cam do it i feel everybody can. A future that will make all this struggle a worth it.For a future. I slipped often.interview.I was even rejected for DCE mtech. You are a person who took a risk instead of a cushiony private job. make the best of it. Always keep your goal in mind.There were always NIT. You may digress for a while. Just a . was confused often and was so sure i am a failure that i left mechanical engineering completely and changed field.it 's not like a studied for every damn day or did everything told to me by made easy teachers. useless. IIT people. You can sense how much frustrated i was. toppers. 13.. 2015 Upvote 208 Downvote Comments 9+ When few days are left for IES and you know you have not done enough!!! A D I TI SA I NI I have reached in a blissful slumber state after my selection.788 views · 208 upvotes · Written Aug 30. So my friends study with a vengeance and realize youe own destiny.. Thanks to "Mayank Tiwari" for suggesting a nice topic to write and i urge other curious people to suggest .step more everyday will bring you closer to your goal. i no longer need to prove myself in life.Though there is boredom now after 3 and half years of constant tension. Whatever it is you have not read or done. Recall in engineering days one night was enough for a subject which we were give a whole semester to study or sessionals when one lunch hour was enough. You can start your preparation even a week before exam (not that i am advising you to do it). Saurav Tiwari sir said in one class "There is no perfect time to start preparing" and he is absolutely true. Trust me!! there is no point worrying over this. We are obviously not talking about seriousness of the exam but the point of not losing your heart and of course time when you feel your preparation is inadequate for exam. I did not define the time limit in my blog like 3 months or six months or 1 month.topics according to their experiences with IES. In short when exam is close enough for you to start worrying which again depends on your state of mind. Because then you would need a . please don't get disappointed. It only depends on your state of mind. good meal or session with friends to so called cheer you up and you would end up losing more time than ever and again feeling guilty about it. Food won't come up in time. Your girlfriend or boyfriend might take long time to finish off (call or meeting). You would wake up an hour late.it may or may not help. My dear friends it's an endless cycle.You have to take one step at a time to leave this coaching phase everyday. 1.Please make suitable adjustments according to your need. Please don't be upset and take a deep breath and remind yourself this time won't stay forever. wash your .smoke. Well whenever you decide that time left is less and some urgent measures are needed then you can follow my plan which i followed. Parents may irritate you till your limit. Things often won't go as you planned. At whatever time you wake up. At least after 2 hour take a break to eat or bath. 2. If possible already earmark the subject you are going to study. Needless to say start solving previous year papers. don't aim to finish a subject inside out or start to end. 3. starting from where you left last time.face and start studying. IES is very repetitive and often . As you would gradually need to look back to revise. If you start your prep now (october) i would like to advise solve books now 6. Time is less. 4. Meaning don't go too deep in topics nor you need to do every chapter at one go. one theoretical and one numerical.You can change subjects everyday on your choice.When sleepy start solving numericals and when exhausted of numbers read theoretical one. 5. Read notes (class notes or your own) again and again instead of books as time is less. It offers a opportunity to refresh once more. Try to take two subjects in a day. automatic revision will take place. I will update if i recall anything. If you are planning to leave a subject completely skim for topics who have maximum chance of coming. If you see a certain topic appearing again make a point to revise it.. You must take steps to grab the easy ones and leave the hard ones. As i ve told time is less don't bother with tough topics or subjects. That's it for now. Please feel free to comment or ask . 7. Don't forget giving the test series as i ve already explained it's importance. 8. So. It's unlikely IES exam will be comprised of all the hard topics.. It's a mix.questions are asked from same topics every year. more often of easy questions with a pinch of hard ones. read it once. After all cut off is hardly 50% of total. even if you haven't studied much you would have a clear idea about important topics.. Ironically he's in BHEL now and I'll be probably getting railways(touch wood).286 views · 84 upvotes · Written Aug 30. 2015 Upvote 84 Downvote Comments 6+ 8 things i wish someone told me when i was preparing for IES. A D I TI SA I NI I was not perfect.Now when i look back there is . Even when my college friend talked about it in 4 year it was something achievable at least for (non studious) me. No one in my whole family or friends never actually thought about IES leave alone clearing it.any doubts about the post 11. his brother. Well.cousins etc have a huge chance of making it into services. I wish I was one of those fortunate with high achieving family but I belong to a family of farmers(father's) and milkmen(mother's).they all seem the same.Once you have understood the concepts. Objective exam is much easier to score .sister.Most questions are repetitive. IES is a mix bag of easy. damn easy and little difficult one's. though not necessarily in the same order.definitely an experience advantage. IES is a damn easy exam of course you need to work your butts off. That's why if one in family become an IAS. What i mean to say that in class all the examples we do are the toughest one's. 2. Please don't mock me if you already know! 1. Following are the things I wish I had known beforehand. Comfort level for environment. So unlike me (kanjoos makhichoos) invest in a heater in winter and cooler in summers.Don't trust your brain. solving only objective one's will give you half knowledge. revise and revise. Revise. but you need to do the subjective question's practice to get hold of concepts. 3.It's solved questions in book will give you complete picture and prepare you for new questions just in case. 4. But my mock interview I had forgotten 2nd law.. As you know Delhi has the harsh environment. Engineering thermodynamics at least 10 times sincerely apart from class notes.This is the golden rule for success. Your ability to forget is monumental. Just like that. I read P K Nag.Yes. I recall wasting entire afternoon in summers in my heated up room and morning and nights fighting . . only competitive exam purposes. cold in winters. Don't set a time-table when not following it up to hilt gives you frustrations. Popov and tried to read them. Think of it as an investment for concentration in studies.Don't think it's for few months. its utterly useless.I bought Kalpakjian. It's a sheer waste of time.Buy a comfortable chair and bed and gadda too. they are value for money and time. 5. Don't forget you are not here for research purposes. 6. Do not buy foreign author books No matter how much our teachers criticize Indian authors. You need extra brain to actually understand them in first place and they were of no use at all. If you waste time in getting your body to follow your time table. Just get up and start reading until you feel hungry or tired. They are such a nice place to sit away from the familiarity and claustrophobic sleepy atmosphere of your room with no one disturbing you. Only in your spare time take a look to memorize the concept or understand it. Some even give tea and nice lunch. 8.And they are located near the sarais too. Look for them nearby your room and you will find them if you're lucky.7. You will be surprised to find huge study material online. Library Oh God!! how much I wish I had known these library hidden in Delhi when I was preparing. But please don't overdo it. NPTEL Videos and others available on Youtube. Most of them have air conditioning and subscription of newspapers and magazines. . I have got a lot of inquiries about clearing IES without coaching so here we are. A D I TI SA I NI Well.713 views · 204 upvotes · Written Aug 30. 11. its been a long time I wrote a post. Comment if anything in this post interests you. Though it is difficult to imagine how would you stand a chance when everybody has coaching . 2015 Upvote 204 Downvote Comments 4+ IES without coaching. In railways its lots of traveling made worse with bad wi-fi connection almost everywhere.I was trying to tell 10 but I can't recall anymore. They have to deal with certain mental pressure hard living conditions and almost no time for self-study. In addition. So. We even have 5 marine engineers who passed it with very good rank. The point is dedication and time. But you gotta be real serious about it. I really believe that if you get serious about it early in your second year or third year or fourth year and you make sincere efforts you have better chance to clear it compared to those who are taking time off and coaching. Even people from very normal unknown unheard colleges are here training with me. So my point is if you are clear . it as very costly to pay coaching fees and living in Delhi sarai area. where ever you are you should not think you don't stand a chance. In my batch I have few guys who cleared IES with their college and that too with ranks under top 20.advantage but let me tell you its not impossible. R K Rajput books quite good. I find Khurmi. 2. At this moment . I hope following points would help. Kulkarni sir used to say that if you have learnt syllabus by heart your work is half done. Make sure you keep up notes copy and formula copy side by side. You don't need to read foreign author books to clear IES but stay away from R k Jain sort of books too. You can do it in your college time studying reasonably regularly and taking studies seriously instead of resorting to last-minute measures. D S Kumar.you want to go for it you don't need to wait to join coaching to start your studies. Download and take a print of IES syllabus and stick it on wall where you can see it regularly remembering your dream. 3.What ever subjects you are studying in your semester match them with syllabus topics and do them well. revise.you might not see their importance but they will come very handy when you start forgetting things. Its the only thing that matters is revise. It is very usual to take 4 to 5 readings of a topic at different point of time before you reasonably understand it. Try to do previous year questions topic wise they will appropriately challenge you and give you an idea about what is expected out of you. I am saying reasonably because their might still be questions you won't have a clue about. 5. and revise no matter how much of sharp brain you are. You might not understand everything in one go. revising subjects in short time etc. 4. Please please I am begging you take it very seriously to make re readable notes. Paper is a mix . Again not every question in that paper is needed to be solved by you. Its normal. you don't need to be exceptionally bright to clear IES. Study the subjects coming in the semester seriously this would help you to get good grades too. Try to raise your level but do not get disheartened by difficult questions.of easy . I just wasted my time there with friends whom I don't talk to anymore. Set aside 2 to 4 hours for this prep. 6. mixed and hard questions. I feel really sad when I see college people in a bubble. I want to tell then . 7. But try to revise earlier subjects too. You know what I wished someone gave me this advice when I was college. Once you decide to go for it make sure every moment is spent to come more near to your dream. You might be losing some fun time or sleep time but trust me its an investment you are making towards future happiness which is far more worthy and valuable. Every year since your birth almost determines the altitude you will reach in govt service. insecurity about future etc. I had chats with lots of people here IES IAS both. listening curses from them. . I have forgotten all about them. And entering govt service at later age makes a huge difference in your promotions and seniority too. They all claim coaching days were the worst time of their lives.so badly "You are responsible for your future and good things don't magically come to you". If. wasting parents money. fear of not getting selected. You are in college with the best years ahead of you. Dropping a year. So guys best of luck and please let me know you are reading it and suggest any topics you want me to write about not technical though. you make dedicated efforts you can do it. feeling lows often. takes a huge toll emotionally and confidence wise. 117 views · 231 upvotes · Written Aug 30. 2015 Upvote 231 Downvote Comments 6+ .11.