🏋️ 15 Practice Sessions — Real Exam Simulation
A structured ladder from sectional quizzes → full Prelims mocks → Mains answer-writing → full Mains simulation. Each session states its type, time limit, exam-environment rules, solutions source, and scoring rubric.
Sessions overview
| # | File | Type | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Session-01.md |
Polity + History sectional quiz (50Q) | 60 min |
| 2 | Session-02.md |
Geography + Environment sectional (50Q) | 60 min |
| 3 | Session-03.md |
Economy + S&T sectional (50Q) | 60 min |
| 4 | Session-04.md |
Full Prelims (use Mocks 1–2) | 2+2 hr |
| 5 | Session-05.md |
CSAT full simulation (80Q) | 120 min |
| 6 | Session-06.md |
Full Prelims (Mocks 3–4) | 2+2 hr |
| 7 | Session-07.md |
Full Prelims (Mocks 5–6) | 2+2 hr |
| 8 | Session-08.md |
Grand Test (Mocks 7–8) | 2+2 hr |
| 9 | Session-09.md |
GS-I answer writing (10 answers) | 90 min |
| 10 | Session-10.md |
GS-II answer writing | 90 min |
| 11 | Session-11.md |
GS-III answer writing | 90 min |
| 12 | Session-12.md |
GS-IV + case studies | 90 min |
| 13 | Session-13.md |
Essay full test (2 essays) | 3 hr |
| 14 | Session-14.md |
Full Mains Day 1 (GS-I + GS-II) | 3+3 hr |
| 15 | Session-15.md |
Full Mains Day 2 (GS-III + GS-IV) | 3+3 hr |
Universal exam-environment rules (every session)
- Fixed start time; phone off; single sitting, no pauses.
- Prelims: use the OMR sheet (
OMR-template.md); apply negative marking honestly. - Mains: use ruled A4, obey word limits, one pen, no reference material.
- Score with the session's rubric; log in your error notebook.
- Reserve 2–3× the session time afterward for analysis — the analysis is the real gain.
Sessions 1–3 have full question sets below. Sessions 4–8 route you to the Prelims mocks. Sessions 9–15 are answer-writing prompts scored on the Mains rubric.