Vlogs are quite popular on YouTube and social media platforms. Where you will get to see vlogs on different topics. If you are preparing for UPSC CSE exam and see vlogs claiming to provide UPSC preparation, then be careful, because such vlogs are misleading the candidates.
2009 batch IAS officer Avnish Sharan posted screenshots of the YouTube video on social media platform You don’t have to study that much’
Actually, here Avneesh Sharan is talking about those vlogs, in which it has been claimed that UPSC candidates need to study for more than 18 hours every day. The IAS officer urged candidates to stay away from such vlogs and stressed that they do not need to study for so long to be successful.
Let us tell you, his post sparked debate on social media and various types of reactions came. Most of the users agree that there is no point in studying for more than 18 hours for UPSC preparation. Quality of studies matters, not time. Many users also criticized such vloggers for misleading the candidates.
One user wrote, “Sir, I recently watched one of these vlogs. They are misleading us and not giving correct information about the respective examinations. Marks will not be given for how many hours a candidate has studied, marks will be given only for what is written in the answer sheet.
Another user wrote, “I wonder who watches such vlogs, this is a new way to make money.”
A third user wrote, ‘Hope candidates understand that productivity matters, not the number of hours spent in front of books. At the same time, every candidate should understand his/her abilities and avoid copying others.
Let us tell you, in this era of internet, vlogs are being made on many subjects. In which the whole truth is never shown, in such a situation, if you are preparing for any competitive exam and are watching any vlogs related to it, So be advised, one should not blindly believe the claims made by them.