IASPrepKit.com (Formerly IASmocks.com) - Self Learning Platform for UPSC Civil Services Exam

Outside of the orn, karol bagh and Delhi ecosystem for civil services preparation, there lies a big community of aspirants preparing for this exam from the remotest parts of the country. Over the last 4 years we have shipped to all the states/ut's of our country and even internationally.

Everytime someone orders from such far away places, it brings up a smile on my face and thought I'll share this smile with you all today. :)

Order from Arunachal Pradesh. (Without any marketing).

While i do agree that there's luck involved. But then, there's luck involved in almost every aspect of life. Let's ignore that and try to answer your question.

Because people pass mains, which is super tough, they almost get this feeling that they deserve it and therefore find it difficult to see through the reality. Leaving aside the luck factor, the reason why people do not perform well in the personality test, is because, people can pass mains through just sheer mental prowess but in the personality test, it's a different ball game. Your entire cognitive system is no longer behind the screen but on display in real time. You can say the most intelligent answer and still sweat like an introvert or act arrogant while answering that.

Your biases, your stereotypes, your flaws in cognition, your inability to think rationally about a topic that triggers you can also be there in your personality despite you being a brilliant academic and intelligent mind (which is what it takes to pass mains).

Having worked closely with aspirants over the years, I've seen people with humility and soft skills combined with decent amount of intelligence score above average marks. It's who you are that matters the most in the interview rather than just how intelligent you are.

Soft skills is the number one criteria for high scores in the personality test (I'm just taking about high score in the interview and not the final merit, because some people get top ranks even with a low interview score and high mains marks, that's another story). Because at the end of the day, you're interacting with humans in a closed room, all you got to do is come across as a pleasant and good human. It's sound easy but is not because you've everything at stake and it's difficult to fake such composure unless you're really that person.

Another reason why people don't perform good in the personality test, is because they don't find enough time to prepare for the information in their DAF. Some people have their interviews scheduled in about just a month after the mains result because of which they barely find any time between mock interviews, deciding the attire and revising their study resources. We don't have the habit of preparing for the personality test, well in advance.

It's these observations that has fortunately enabled me to come up with this book. People can actually score better if they knew all this information right from the beginning of there preparation. But unfortunately, nobody pays attention to the personality test and think of it as a last minute job. And even, the biggest institutes just conduct mock interviews and try to take advantage of that. One can actually uplift their personality and learn soft skills throughout their preparation phase, if they are humbly told what to do. :)

Context: see above post 👆

Someone asked this question on reddit and this was my reply to it. 👇

It's texts like this which makes it all worth it.

No marketing, no active promotion by toppers, no hyped up magical solutions. Just a real product that solves problems and makes a deep impact on your preparation.

We're developing products everyday, one by one. It takes time to think thoroughly to bring out solutions that actually make sense and not just for commercial aspirations.

To each one of those who trust our work, and continue to motivate us everyday. Thank you for ordering from different parts of the country just through word of mouth. 🙏🙂

Launching 🚀

Pinnacle - 1st Ever Journal & Workbook for Civil Services Personality Test (Both UPSC & State PSC Exams) by IASPrepKit

By just filling 140 pages, you will have everything you need to prepare and revise for your interview.

Now, you need not waste hours asking people how to prepare for the interview, just open this book and start filling the content as per the guidelines.

One stop solution for Interview preparation and it will also act a quick reference material for revision before the interview.

📂 Inside View Sample PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FlI88U-ukcUsf1DQ_XCC17F23QXqA9YC/view

💫 Just Rs. 199 (for the first 30)

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Have something to make interview preparation super easy.

Launching by midnight.

Took 5 long years (juggling preparation and this initiative from a tier-3 location) to bring this product to professional quality and make it accessible to a large section of aspirants.

Nothing's easy, good things take time.

With the infrastructure setup and tested in the last 6 months. The next step is obviously text books (very soon) that make a difference :)

I guess pictures speak for themselves. No explanation needed 😁

For context, see the above post. ☝️

https://forumias.com/blog/pragati/

Finally, the coaching stalwarts understand that answer writing practice should be done in exact dimensions of upsc qcab.

Till now I was the only vendor in the country and now I'm happy to see a big competitor. It only strengthens my belief in the need of this product.

But, iasprepkit answer writing booklets are still the best in the market with respect to affordability, quality and the professional finishing of the product.

I've done my homework for this product in the last 4 years to be able to compete with anyone in the market and make good profits. 😊

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It makes our day better when aspirants understand the intent and hardwork behind our products, and recognise the fact that we are not just another coaching centre in the market. Grateful to receive such feedback 🙏

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRtPC1OWRqI

This book provides a meticulously curated collection of Solved Previous Year Questions (PYQs) for the UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam 2024, encompassing General Studies 1, 2, 3, 4, and Essay.

✅ Pointwise & Word-limit based answers

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Book inside view (Limited): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RnEiRJhKEYsxf0REMROereUWvQTXaPXU/view

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The most organized PYQ book in the market with questions sorted at micro-level and as per keywords in UPSC CS Mains Syllabus.

✅ Updated with 2024 Questions

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Complete Inside View of the book in the video below 👇

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lny6GHBK6xE

📕 Rs. 199 including shipping - 50 copies available

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I started IASPrepKit.com as an initiative to generate day to day sustenance in 2021, as I was an active aspirant writing prelims and mains back then.

Since July 2024, I've quit cse preparation and have been working full time on this initiative in the background.

One of the main focus areas has been "Price reduction and affordability" in every product that I'll launch.

Since 2021, Zenith has been the largest sold product from our website. But, it was costly and wasn't affordable to everyone. It'll no longer be the case when I'll launch it tomorrow.

The last image has the current prices on our website.

Can you guess at what price will Zenith 6E be available from tomorrow (including shipping and taxes)?

Answer the poll below and send a screenshot of your poll response to @iasprepkit_helpdesk

Three lucky winners will be announced on Sunday from those who send the screenshots. Each winner will get a copy of Zenith 6E.

Series of text books coming very soon. 😊🙏

It's an emotional moment for me.

I started my journey for upsc cse preparation almost a decade ago. Throughout the journey, one question that was "persistent" and "recurrent" in my mind was ,

Why are things so costly and why are coaching products making things complex for aspirants rather than making life easy?

I always wanted to do something about it, I tried in bits and pieces over the last 5 years, but i wasn't entirely happy because i couldn't achieve what i had in my mind. Reasons were multiple, from personal to chronic health issues to financial issues. Facing issues of vertigo from February and immense anxiety of whether I will fall down in public places every day I go out, the time has been super tough.

I have always wanted to make upsc cse prep - easy, decentralized, self learning, affordable and accessible.

This product is the first step towards that dream. It took over a month for this to happen, that too in a tier-3 city from where I operate, almost all alone. There are hundreds of products coming your way in the near future.

I am not sure of the business prospects of this products, but i can with immense satisfaction in my mind, heart and soul, be content that any aspirant who wants to practice UPSC CS Mains answer writing in exact UPSC QCAB dimensions (and with subliminal cues similar to original qcab), can now "afford to do it".

The booklets are of 70 gsm paper whereas classmate or similar notebooks are of 54 gsm. Still, these mains marathon booklets cost less than those books which are produced in crores together (when you consider shipping and gst costs).

You can buy them for as low as Rs. 84.9 per booklet (inclusive of shipping charges all over India and 12% GST).

These booklets are center stapled and edge squared so that you get a premium notebook feel. :)

They're up for sale now :)

Link: https://www.shop.iasprepkit.com/collections/empty-answer-writing-booklets-upsc-qcab-size