Making GS 2 notes

Making notes usually means reading a book, then current affairs, then reports, then topper copies, each in a different place. This video makes a two-page note on pressure groups in one place: the GS 2 syllabus and its Mains PYQs, Learn to Write for structure, topper answers to check the note, and CA Tracker Pro for current affairs.

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13 min 33 s · 5 October 2026

In this video

• 0:00 Common UPSC preparation issues
• 1:33 Introducing UPSC Path
• 3:21 Analyzing pressure groups
• 5:52 Building structured notes
• 7:13 Learning from topper copies
• 10:33 Integrating current affairs
• 12:08 Platform benefits and closing

Steps

1. Open GS 2 and go to Syllabus. Choose UPSC's own order or the thematic one, and pick the topic.
2. Sort the Mains PYQs by similarity. A question marked "6 similar" has come up six times, so it is worth a note.
3. Open Learn to Write on the question. Read the question in plain words, pick an introduction, and take the body's structure into your note: types of pressure groups, how they work, the challenges they face.
4. Open Topper questions and check your note against the answers. Each one opens on the page where the topper's answer begins. Star the answers you want to come back to.
5. Open CA Tracker Pro, go to Polity, and search "pressure groups". Add recent examples to the note, such as NASSCOM pushing back on a government advisory.

Open it on UPSC Path

GS 2 Mains PYQsCA Tracker Pro

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