UPSC CSE WHY
UPSC CSE WHY

@CseWhy

13 Tweets 1 reads Mar 18, 2023
"How to make notes from Newspaper?"🗞️
A lot of people fear making notes from newspaper simply because they don't know how to!🥶
This thread will make you a Master in making notes from Newspaper for #UPSC 🧵(1/12)
Divide the note making from Newspaper in following segments
1. Keywords
2. Quotes
3. Prelims Facts
4. Mains Centric
Let us see these one by one👇 (2/12)
1. Keywords
Keywords help you earn more marks.
2 way approach to collect them:
➡️ Newspaper
➡️ Speeches of PM (3/12)
1.1 Newspaper📰
You'd find some articles valuable but won't know how to make use of them in your notes.
Simple: You need enriching keywords topic wise. Note them!
Unsure on how to do it?
I share daily keywords on my Telegram for Free.👇 (4/12)
t.me
1.2 PM Speeches💬
Keywords from the speeches of Prime Minister will give you an edge in your answers. I compile them in one google doc for you to access for Free.
Find it listed at number 3 at the link below👇 (5/12)
t.me
2. Quotes🗣️
Newspapers have great quotes but you don't know how to note them.
There are two ways
1. I share them an organized form of the same daily on my Telegram. Join me there
2. Organize them in the format shown in the image below👇 (6/12)
3. Prelims Facts📣
At times you read a fact and think you will remember it.
Fun Fact: You won't until you note them.
Maintain a subject wise copy for these notes.
eg: A Q I posted few weeks ago + notes for pre on same topic (7/12)
4. Mains Centric📝
a) 1-2 page topic wise syllabus
b) Value addition from current affairs
See this thread for an example: (8/12)
4.1 Bonus: [Very Important] How to make notes for Mains thread?👇(9/12)
Lastly, why handwritten notes for pre/mains:
- to train my brain to remember by writing
- revising what I have written has better returns for me
- I have been a visual person since childhood and writing by hand helps (10/12)
For the keywords, PM Speeches and quotes, the return on investment is better (for me) on digital notes. (11/12)
PS:
1) There's never a one size fit all approach. Figure what's best for you and once done, ignore the noise.
2) Invest a lot of time in PYQs and have Syllabus on tips. Newspaper reading is futile if you are not in touch with syllabus (12/12)
For more such valuable #UPSC centric tips and tricks:
1. Follow @CSEWhy
2. RT the tweet quoted below!

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