Saturday, September 3, 2011

Writing

plz mention the sources-----books/magazines/newspapers/sites/coaching notes(if any) consulted while making ur notes in PUB AD? how many days/months it took??

Varun's reply:
I referred at least 80 articles of pub ad. Referred to avasthi, rumki basu, ignou. Prepared topic by topic. My notes will tell you about it. But I scored just 360 in pub ad but did not undertake any special effort, did not write more than 2 tests and did not prepare any notes for socio. Still managed to score more in socio than pub ad. Got 366 in socio. Requirements of every subject is different.
I prepared that notes only after prelims and probably 2 months. I didnt prepare notes for all topics. I prepared them only for topics for which I did not find any decent material. Like police reforms, citizen charter, public policy etc. I used the free books available in google books (but all pages are not available there). Newspapers - The hindu, Indian Express.
Coaching notes - horrible. STAY AWAY FROM THEM. CHEATS.
I read second ARC reforms religiously. It helped a lot. Their report compares many countries with india so it will initiate a new way of thinking in you. If you have time just read few reports fully. If you read the summary of recommendations alone- you have to memorize with effort. Whereas if you read the full story it will logically explain you the reason for a recommendation, hence you can remember the summary of recommendations effortlessly. You exercise your choice.

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