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🎙️Welcome to the latest episode of “The Flop Show”! This time, we chat with @AtishMathurOfficial, a favorite among UPSC aspirants for his relatable and engaging teaching style. Tune in as he shares his thoughts on why the UPSC exam doesn't define your self-worth, the ideal number of attempts, backup plans, mental health, and the love stories behind many aspirants.
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Timestamps:
(0:24) - Introduction
(2:25) - Childhood of Atish Mathur
(4:09) - Journey from a lawyer to students’ favourite UPSC teacher
(7:37) - Gunda of UPSC coaching industry
(8:36) - What a UPSC teacher goes through
(10:20) - Importance of willpower for a UPSC aspirant
(11:35) - Recent hype around UPSC
(13:44) - Ideal number of attempts
(14:33) - Should there a Plan B from the beginning?
(15:14) - Views on Economic Advisor’s statement “If kids stop wasting their time on UPSC, India could have more number of billionaires”
(16:46) - UPSC preparation reflects on one’s personality
(17:03) - How much money does an IAS make? And, how much do people earn with UPSC coaching?
(20:52) - Classroom environment and distractions
(23:42) - Behind every unsuccessful UPSC story there’s a successful love story
(24:31) - Experience on taking class after a party night
(25:27) - Importance and impact of mental wellness among UPSC aspirants
(29:18) - Attaching matieralistic accomplishments with the exam preparation
(32:07) - Movies like ‘12th Fail’ don’t capture the stories of failures
(33:25) - Vicious cycle of UPSC attempts and attaching your self-worth with the exam
(34:44) - Forgetting motive of life while preparing for UPSC
(35:31) - If given a chance, would you want to write the UPSC exam again?
(37:38) - Do teachers know which student would be able to clear the exam?
(38:17) - Advising students who you think are not for UPSC
(38:49) - Quality of a good teacher
(39:35) - Taking students’s failures personally and struggles of UPSC aspirants
(43:03) - Negative influence on people
(43:52) - Shows Atish is currently binge-watching
(45:55) - Rapid Fire
(49:18) - Sign Off
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Team:
Hosts - Pragya Madan & Sunakshi Bakshi
Videographer & Editor - Abhay Sharda
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