Hello all, I have made this website called theaspirantnetwork[dot]com

It has a community side which is much like a subreddit specifically made for UPSC. You can request reviews in a dedicated space for everything related to UPSC including teachers, mentors, courses, test series, study material, PG rooms, etc.

It also has an in-built YPT/Forest type time tracker so you can record your study hours from your phone as well as laptop/ipad etc.

The community and all of the mentioned tools are absolutely free.

This has taken a year's worth of work. I hope you all find this useful.
All the best!

Hello all, I have made this website called theaspirantnetwork[dot]com

It has a community side which is much like a subreddit specifically made for UPSC. You can request reviews in a dedicated space for everything related to UPSC including teachers, mentors, courses, test series, study material, PG rooms, etc.

It also has an in-built YPT/Forest type time tracker so you can record your study hours from your phone as well as laptop/ipad etc.

The community and all of the mentioned tools are absolutely free.

This has taken a year's worth of work. I hope you all find this useful.
All the best!

Hello all, I have made this website called theaspirantnetwork[dot]com

It has a community side which is much like a subreddit specifically made for UPSC. You can request reviews in a dedicated space for everything related to UPSC including teachers, mentors, courses, test series, study material, PG rooms, etc.

It also has an in-built YPT/Forest type time tracker so you can record your study hours from your phone as well as laptop/ipad etc.

The community and all of the mentioned tools are absolutely free.

This has taken a year's worth of work. I hope you all find this useful.
All the best!

Hello all, I have made this website called theaspirantnetwork[dot]com

It has a community side which is much like a subreddit specifically made for UPSC. You can request reviews in a dedicated space for everything related to UPSC including teachers, mentors, courses, test series, study material, PG rooms, etc.

It also has an in-built YPT/Forest type time tracker so you can record your study hours from your phone as well as laptop/ipad etc.

The community and all of the mentioned tools are absolutely free.

This has taken a year's worth of work. I hope you all find this useful.
All the best!

Use this space to talk about your venture, and feel free to self-promote :)
I will check out many of your websites, should you choose to post the link and give my honest feedback (from the lens of a stranger).

A lot of the 'PYQ analysis' that is available online, especially on YouTube, seems to be basically just one person solving the PYQs.

In my opinion, an analysis needs to do a few things

1. Categorise the questions - TOPIC wise, NOT subject wise (subjects are too vast). This is to be done on the basis of year, theme, knowledge needed, core concept needed, tricks used by UPSC, common mistakes that people would make in that question.

2. Provide the following:
(i) Frequency of questions
(ii) Identify themes in that topic
(iii) Identify the recurrent concepts that are asked
(iv) Provide actionable patterns that UPSC has used in the PYQs
(v) Give a final priority list for that topic based on the analysis done.

3. Give the list of topic wise questions so anyone who wants to practice them first can do that too.

I don't see this being done anywhere. I would not mind doing this for free on YouTube, but it requires a lot of effort, hence I want to validate this...would you guys actually be interested in this?

TL/DR: Most UPSC PYQ analysis online just isin't good enough. It lacks actual analysis and insights. I am thinking of doing a free one on YT, would you guys be interested in it?

Q. (2022 - CDS-1) Article 19(1) of the Constitution of India, as it stands amended, includes which of the following?

I. Freedom of speech and expression.

II.Assemble peaceably and without arms.

III. To acquire and dispose property. 

III. To move freely throughout the territory of India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below: 

(a) I and II

(b) I, II, III and IV

(c) IV only

(d)  I, II and IV

Q6. Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Asoka?

a) Kalsi
b) Rummindei
c) Special Kalinga Edict
d) Maski

Q6. Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Asoka?

a) Kalsi
b) Rummindei
c) Special Kalinga Edict
d) Maski

Q24. (2000) Economic liberalisation in India started with:

a) Substantial changes in industrial licensing policy
b) The convertibility of Indian rupee
c) Doing away with procedural formalities for foreign direct investment
d) Significant reduction in tax rates

Q1. (2025) Consider the following statements:

Statement I: In India, income from allied agricultural activities like poultry farming and wool rearing in rural areas is exempted from any tax.

Statement II: In India, rural agricultural land is not considered a capital asset under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

a) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I
b) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I
c) Statement I is correct but Statement II is not correct
d) Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct

Consider the following statements:

1. An Arhat deliberately postpones final liberation to assist other beings in attaining enlightenment.
2. An Arhat is regarded in all Buddhist traditions as inferior to the Bodhisattva ideal.
3. The term Śramaṇa refers exclusively to Buddhist monastic practitioners.
4. Both Arhat and Bodhisattva aim at Nirvana, but differ in their approach toward the liberation of others.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Only 1 statement is correct
(b) Only 2 statements are correct
(c) Only 3 statements are correct
(d) All 4 statements are incorrect

Consider the following statements:

1. The Amil was responsible for revenue collection in both the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire.
2. The Mansabdari system created a formal ranking system linked to military and revenue assignments.
3. The Iqta holders in the Delhi Sultanate had proprietary rights over land.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

Consider the following statements:

1. Under the Amaranayaka system, revenue assignments were conditional and transferable, but in practice, they sometimes acquired quasi-hereditary features.
2. The Vijayanagara state maintained strict bureaucratic separation between military and revenue functions at the provincial level.
3. Temples under Vijayanagara functioned not only as religious centres but also as nodes of redistribution of agrarian surplus.
4. The central authority exercised direct control over all village-level administration, eliminating the role of local intermediaries.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

A. Only one
B. Only two
C. Only three
D. None

With reference to UPI Lite and UPI Lite X, consider the following statements:

1. UPI Lite enables small-value transactions without requiring real-time bank authentication for each payment.
2. UPI Lite X allows offline transactions using on-device balance, even without internet connectivity.
3. UPI Lite X transactions can be executed only when both payer and payee devices are online.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

Consider the following statements regarding the President of India:

1. The Constitution does not prescribe any time limit within which the President must act on a Bill presented to him.
2. In the case of a Bill reserved by a Governor for the consideration of the President, the President is not bound by the aid and advice of the Union Council of Ministers.
3. The President’s ordinance-making power cannot be exercised if one House of Parliament is in session.
4. The President can withhold assent to a Private Member’s Bill even if it is passed again by Parliament after reconsideration.
5. The election of the President can be challenged only on the grounds of violation of constitutional provisions, and such disputes are decided exclusively by the Supreme Court.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A. 1 and 5
B. 1, 2 and 5
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. 1, 3 and 5

After multiple UPSC attempts, one issue that kept coming up for me was that I never really knew if I was actually done with a topic or just felt done after going through it a couple of times.

A friend and I started making a simple “Are You Done?” style revision approach...basically taking a topic and running through a set of questions to test whether you can actively recall and apply concepts.

I initially made these for a few juniors who wanted help with revision, but I’m curious if this kind of approach actually works for others, too.

Would this kind of question-based self-check help you in your prep? Or do you already use something similar?

If anyone’s interested, I can share a couple of examples in the comments.

My friends recommended CapCut. Is this the best?

I am looking for free tools