UPSC CSE 2018 Topper Rahul Sankanur AIR 17

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Prepare with Top UPSC CSE educators here: http://bit.ly/UPSCCSEPreparation Use code 'CTwT' and get 10% off Plus Subscription ‘Chamomile Tea with Toppers’ an initiative by Unacademy wherein we speak to various Toppers and get to know the best of the best. Today we meet Rahul Sankanur. Rahul secured AIR 17 in the 2018 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Service Examination. In this episode, we get to know more about the topper's UPSC preparation journey over a period of 4 attempts at the exam. His UPSC CSE Journey: CSE-’15 – Prelims – Mains – Personality Test – Not in Final List CSE-’16 – Prelims – Mains – Personality Test – Not in Final List CSE-’17 – Prelims – Mains – Didn't clear Mains CSE-’18 – Prelims – Mains – Personality Test – AIR 17 Unlike most of the aspirants who have an IAS/IPS officer (or an incident) that inspired them, he had none. Factors such as the simplicity of his father, secular and egalitarian outlook of his mother and overall family’s service orientation influenced him to aspire for a life based on public welfare. Also, his stay in Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysuru and subsequent study of Swami Vivekananda literature further strengthened the resolve for public service. In this episode, Rahul shares the learnings from his preparation journey and important Dos and Don'ts for the UPSC exam. This is a story of sheer hard work, determination, self-motivation, and smart approach towards the UPSC Preparation over a period of 4 years. Must watch for all IAS aspirants to understand the mistake made in the earlier attempts. #UPSC2020 Want to know more about the topper's preparation strategy? Curious about the resources, and timetable Rahul followed? Watch the video to get all the answers in one place. Timeline: 01:00 - How does it feel to get such an amazing rank? 02:00 - Journey in the civil services examination. 05:20 - Mistakes that you think you made while preparing for the UPSC CSE and how to rectify those? 07:45 - Answer writing preparation. 10:55 - Essay writing preparation and practice. 11:30 - Time management while attempting answer writing. 12:50 - Major changes that you made in your approach towards CSE compared to your previous attempts. 15:10 - Things that helped you score high marks in Essays and ethics papers? 18:20 - How do you manage to revise the massive syllabus? 20:00 - CSAT Preparation. 21:00 - Balanced preparation between current affairs and static for Prelims. 22:25 - Current affairs preparation. 24:25 - Why Anthropology as an optional? 25:55 - GS Paper 1 Preparation 30:30 - GS Paper 2 Preparation 31:45 - GS Paper 3 Preparation 33:25 - GS Paper 4 Preparation 35:55 - How do you keep yourself rejuvenated during the preparation? 37:40 - How do you keep yourself motivated and disciplined in the long journey of preparation? 41:32 - Tell us about the moment when you got the result? 44:30 - Why civil services as a career? 45:45 - Rapid fire round. 47:45 - Message to the Aspirants #UPSCPreparation #IAS2020 #UPSCTopper #ChamomileTeawithToppers #CTwT #CTwTEpisode121 S1 • E121 Love the show? Hit 'Like" and share with your friends using #CTwT Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/d1eYu3