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UPSC CSE-24 Marksheets Analysis - Optionals 23 May 2026

Analysis · Mains

UPSC CSE-24 Marksheets Analysis - Optionals

I have collected 160 Marksheets of Selected Candidates of UPSC CSE-24. I have already posted analysis of Essay and GS Marks with their comparison with CSE-23. Here is the Optional Marks Analysis of 160 selected candidates of CSE-24. Ranks are masked to maintain privacy.…

Decode Civils · 23 May 2026

UPSC CSE-24 Marksheets Analysis - GS 23 May 2026

Analysis · Mains

UPSC CSE-24 Marksheets Analysis - GS

I collected CSE-23 and CSE-24 Selected Candidates’ Marksheets and based on the same, following is my analysis of scoring patterns and comparison for the 2 years: Highlights: Essay scores have gone down in CSE-24 in comparison to CSE-23. Also, scoring in higher bracket of 131-140…

Decode Civils · 23 May 2026

UPSC CSE-25 Marksheets Analysis 28 Mar 2026

Analysis · Mains

UPSC CSE-25 Marksheets Analysis

I collected CSE-24 and CSE-25 Selected Candidates’ Marksheets and based on the same, following is my analysis of scoring patterns and comparison for the 2 years: Highlights: Essay scores have gone up marginally in CSE-25 in comparison to CSE-24. Most of the selected candidates…

Decode Civils · 28 Mar 2026

UPSC Prelims 2013-2025 Mapping Questions 19 Feb 2026

Analysis · Prelims

UPSC Prelims 2013-2025 Mapping Questions

Hi All, I have analyzed UPSC Prelims 2013-2025 papers with respect to Mapping or Places in News questions and could identify 109 such questions. This file includes screenshots of those 109 questions, all from respective years’ Set-A, with their correct answer as per official…

Decode Civils · 19 Feb 2026