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1. Topper Profile

2. Education

3. Electronic Vs Paper material

4. Tempo and style

5. Struggle of a Senior player

6. Prelims (CSAT) General studies

7. Prelims (CSAT) Aptitude

8. Prelim accuracy

9. Mains: Compulsory language paper

10. Mains: Essay

11. General Studies (Mains) paper 1

12. General studies (Mains) paper 2

13. General studies (Mains) Paper 3

14. General Studies 4: Ethics, Integrity, aptitude

15. GS4 Ethics case study answers in Mains 2013

16. Mains answer-writing?

17. Mains Optional Subject

18. Before the interview

19. During the interview

20. CSE-2013 Marksheet

21. Career Backup

22. Views on UPSC reforms

23. Insecurity about profile

24. Wisdom

25. Credit: Friends/family

IAS Topper Rank 1: Gaurav Agrawal, Economics Optional, also clearedIIT, IIM & IPS

English: SP Bakshi(http://www.flipkart.com/objective-general-

english-2012/p/itmdyuqqgafhtehp?pid=9788183480000&affid=mrunalrugm)

Mrunal (http://mrunal.org/)

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Topper Pro†ဠle

Name Gaurav Agrawal

Rank in CSE-2013 1

Roll No. 249085

Age 29

Total attempts in CSE 2

Optional Subject Economics

Medium chosen for Mainsanswers

English

Schooling medium English

College medium English

Home town/city Jaipur

Work-experience if any 3.5 years in Investment Banking. Presently in IPS.

Details of other competitiveexams, includingsuccess/failures

AIR 45, IITJEE 2001

CAT 2005 percentile 99.80

Details of coaching, mocktests, postal material for anycompetitive exam (if used)

Vision IAS and Synergy test series useful.

Baliyan history optional classroom coaching useful, but

don’t rely solely on it.

Attended mock interviews at various places and found

them useful.

Attended classroom coaching at Vajiram, Sriram,

Lalwani’s Axiom and found them to be a total waste of

my time and left soon / didn’t attend classes.

service preference #1, 2 and 3 IAS > IPS > IRS

state cadre preference (top3) Rajasthan > MP > Gujarat

Education

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% in class 10 88.2

% in class 12 85.6

Schooling (Medium) English

Graduation course and %Computer Sc. & Engg. 6.8/10. Multiple F’s and degreeExtended.

Name of college, city, passing outyear

IIT Kanpur, 2005

Post-graduation IIM Lucknow, MBA in Finance 9.25 / 10. Gold Medal

Any other professional courses

Hobbies & Extra curricular

1. Blogging

2. Following macroeconomy

3. Jogging

(https://www.flickr.com/photos/97816112@N02/14668247972)

Electronic Vs Paper material

Q. In recent times, there is spur in electronic material- blogs, sites, pdfs, RSS-feeds. Many

aspirants feel bogged down by this information overload. So, how much do you rely on

electronic material and how much on the paper material (Books, newspapers)?

More than 60% of preparation today has to come from internet. Role of books is decreasing.

Hindu is of prime importance now. No typical day. I maintain notes.

Tempo and style

Q. People know what books and syllabus points are to be prepared. But most of them

lack consistency in their preparation. So, how do you keep study momentum going on?

How do you fight against the mood swings and distractions?

Inner strengths.

Struggle of a Senior player

Q1. What’re your words of wisdom to other senior players? If any specific inspirational

incident(s), please share.

Only one thing. While preparing for the next attempt, don’t begin in blind and just repeat what

you did earlier, because that obviously failed. Instead, sit down, analyze, find your weaknesses

and work to improve those weaknesses mainly.

Q2. What went wrong in your previous attempt? What changes did you make in this

current attempt?

I’ve written a detailed article about it. click me

(http://thesupermanreturns.wordpress.com/2014/03/16/upsc-gs-mains-how-to-improve-

answer-writing/)

Prelims (CSAT) General studies

Topic strategy/booklist/comment

History Ancient I had history optional last year.

History Medieval I had history optional last year.

History Modern(Freedom Struggle)

Shekhar Bandopadhyay and Bipin Chandra books

Culture society I had history optional last year.

Polity (theory + current) DD Basu

Economy (theory +current)

I had economics optional.

Science (theory +current)

9 and 10 class NCERT and Vajiram notes.

Environment (theory +Please read my blog post for this. click me(http://thesupermanreturns.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/culture-

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current) snt-envt/)

geography physical 11 and 12 class NCERT, Goh Che Leong, Vajiram notes.

geography India 11 and 12 class NCERT, Goh Che Leong, Vajiram notes.

geography world 11 and 12 class NCERT, Goh Che Leong, Vajiram notes.

othernational/internationalcurrent affairs

Newspaper and internet.

Schemes, Policy & FillerStuff

Newspaper and internet.

Prelims (CSAT) Aptitude

Topic strategy / booklist

Maths Didn’t prepare.

reasoning Didn’t prepare.

comprehension Didn’t prepare.

Decision Making Didn’t prepare.

Q. Any observation / comments / tips about GS Aptitude 2013 paper.

Can’t comment here as didn’t prepare for this.

Prelim accuracy

Q1. Did you attend any ‘mock tests’? do you think they’re necessary for success?

Yes. Yes absolutely necessary.

Q2. Approximate no. of attempted answers vs. correct answers. in CSAT-2013

Don’t remember as didn’t analyze this year’s paper after coming back.

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Q3. Your score in prelim?

General studies 121.34

aptitude 182.50

total 304

Mains: Compulsory language paper

Compulsory language paper Your preparation strategy / booklist?

English paper None

your regional language None

Q2.other observations / tips / comments on the length / difficulty level of compulsory

language papers in CSE-2013

None

Mains: Essay

Q1. How did you prepare for the essay paper?

Analyzed my mistakes from previous year and improved upon them. Details can be found here.

click me (http://thesupermanreturns.wordpress.com/2014/06/23/improving-essay-writing/)

Q2. Which among the following essay did you write? What key points did you include in it?

1. Be the change you want to see in others (Gandhi)

2. Is the Colonial mentality hindering India’s Success?

3. GDP (Gross Domestic Product) along with GDH (Gross Domestic Happiness) would be the

right indices for judging the wellbeing of a country

4. Science and technology is the panacea for the growth and security of the nation.

Attempted the Essay on S&T. Key points can be found here. click me

General Studies (Mains) paper 1

Please note that while reading the coaching material, we will find that 90% of the topics are

repetitive and useless if we have read the books. So skip those 90% and quickly read the

remaining useful 10% only.

Topic How did you prepare?

cultureMultiple sources, mentioned here click me(http://thesupermanreturns.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/culture-snt-envt/)

Indian historyShekhar Bandopadhyay – From Plassey to Partition, Bipin Chandra (bothfreedom struggle and since independence)

world historyBaliyan’s history optional classnotes. Also read Europe Since Napoleonfor history optional last year.

post-independenceIndia

Mentioned above. Most of the questions asked were common knowledgewhich we develop from school time via newspapers and stories.

Indian society Everybody knows everything. Skipped.

role of women,poverty etc.

Everybody knows everything. Skipped.

globalization onIndian society

Everybody knows everything. Skipped.

communalism,regionalism,secularism

Everybody knows everything. Skipped.

world geophysical

Had some basic idea. Got some coaching notes of Baliyan and Vajiram.Read some topics from Savinder Singh’s book. Prepared cyclones fromIMD website.

resourcedistribution

Skipped.

factors forindustriallocation

Skipped. Most of it is common sense.

earthquaketsunami etc

NCERT, Savinder Singh.

impact on flora-fauna

Skipped.

General studies (Mains) paper 2

Topic How Did You Prepare?

IndianConstitution,devolution,dispute redressaletc.

DD Basu

comparingConstitution withworld

Basic comparison everybody knows. So skipped.

parliament, stateLegislatures

DD Basu, Puncchi Commission and 2 ARC reports.

executive-judiciary

DD Basu and also current issues.

ministriesdepartments

Skipped

pressure group,informal asso.

2 ARC report. But too general a topic, everybody knows everything.

Representation ofpeople’s act

Current issues (SC rulings had come on this issue)

various bodies:Constitutional,statutory..

Internet based study, Wikipedia, expert opinion. Basically find thecomposition etc. of the body. Powers, functions etc. mostly same.Weaknesses and strengths also mostly same. Refer to my notes here.

NGO, SHG etc Everybody knows everything. Still studied 2 ARC report for core issues.

welfare schemes,bodies

Vajiram came out with a public pdf analyzing various schemes.

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social sector,health, edu, HRD

Follow current issues

governance,transparency,accountability

2 ARC report

e-governance 2 ARC report

role of civilservice

2 ARC report

India & neighbors Newspapers and internet

bilateral/globalgrouping

Newspapers and internet

effect of foreigncountry policieson Indian interest

Newspapers and internet

diaspora Newspapers and internet

internationalbodies- structuremandate

Newspapers and internet

General studies (Mains) Paper 3

Topic How Did You Prepare?

Indianeconomy,resourcemobilization

Everything under the sun comes under it. What to prepare.

inclusivegrowth

Everybody knows everything.

budgeting

I read 2 ARC report on Financial Management. But obviously questionasked was from somewhere else and I had no idea. But still one should readit to cover basic stock issues in the topic like accrual budgeting, other typesof budget etc. Additionally I think one should read the budget carefully andwatch out for any interesting term in it.

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major crops,irrigation

Report titled “State of Indian Agriculture” presented in parliament in March /April 2012.

agro produce– storage,marketing

APMC Acts, direct marketing, e-marketing initiatives, FDI in retail, schemesof the ministry, Mega food park scheme, National Food Processing Missinetc. All this can be found on internet.

e-technologyfor famers

Internet.

farmsubsidies,MSP

From economics optional background. Understand what are the issues withfarm subsidies and MSPs. See what leading economists are saying aboutthese. Read a few papers from CACP website.

PDS, buffer,food security

CACP website, FSB, internet based study totally.

technologymission

Internet.

animal rearingeconomics

Couldn’t prepare except for whatever is given in State of Indian AgricultureReport, 2012.

foodprocessing

Mentioned above in storage, marketing topic.

land reformsPrepared it as a part of economics optional. You can see my notes. Bhoodanand Gramdan I saw from Mrunal.

liberalization Internet, newspapers

Infra Internet, newspapers

investmentmodels

Internet, newspapers

science-techday to day life

Coaching material, but all of it was useless.

Indianachievementsin sci-tech

Skipped

awareness inIT, space,

biotech, nano,IPR

Tried to follow current developments. For all effective purposes, skipped.

environmentalimpactassessment

Skipped. Everybody knows everything.

DisasterManagement

2 ARC report. CAG report on the topic.

non stateactors,internalsecurity

2 ARC and Puncchi Commission reports covering tribal councils, 5 and6 schedule issues, PESA, FRA etc.

internalsecurity – roleof media,socialnetworkingsite

Too general, everybody knows everything. Just keep following currentissues.

cyber security Skipped. Everybody knows everything.

moneylaundering

Skipped. Everybody knows everything.

border Management

Skipped. Everybody knows everything.

organizedcrime,terrorism

Skipped mostly. Read some discussion on anti-terror law in 2 ARC report.Everybody knows everything.

securityagencies-structuremandate

Some Wikipedia based study, but mostly skipped. Everybody knowseverything.

General Studies 4: Ethics, Integrity, aptitude

Topic How Did You Prepare?

Too general topics. Everybody knows everything about these topics.

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ethics and interface,family, society and allthe hathodaa topics

Most important question in this topic is what is the role of family /society in framing morality / ethics.

attitude, moralinfluence etc.

Sriram, Baliyan and Vajiram material available in photocopy shopsfor basic definitions.

civil service: integrity,impartiality, toleranceto weak etc

Vajiram and Baliyan material available in photocopy shops. Nolancommittee report. 2 ARC report.

emotional intelligence,its use in governance

Sriram material for basic definitions. Too general topic, everybodyknows everything about it. One important question is role of EI inadministration.

moral thinkers of Indiaand world

How many thinkers did you prepare? Mostly skipped it. Tried toremember a few thinkers from Baliyan’s and Sriram’s notes butfound it couldn’t be done.

ethics in pub.ad,accountability, laws,rules etc.

2 ARC report. Everybody knows everything.

corporate governanceImportant topics I thought here were recent Company law, Sebirecommendations. But they didn’t ask these. Otherwise this is toogeneral a topic and everybody knows everything.

probity in governance,work culture

Everybody knows everything.

citizen charter, ethicscode, work culture etc.

2 ARC reports on ethics and governance.

challenges ofcorruption

2 ARC report on ethics.

case studies on abovetopics

Bring it on approach.

Any other comments, word of wisdom after going through the mains-2013.

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In case studies, I always tried to analyze each option from a theoretical perspective. I used to

take an option and see what the 4-5 school of ethics say about it and then try to come to an

acceptable ethical decision.

GS4 Ethics case study answers in Mains 2013

Q. in GS4 ethics papers, please give a sketchy overview of your case study answers:

Sorry don’t remember. But my vision ias mock tests where I attempted such case studies can be

seen here… click me (http://thesupermanreturns.wordpress.com/2014/06/23/upsc-ias-prep-

vision-ias-answer-scripts-gaurav-agrawal/)

Caseyour approach/keypoints

1: RTI: To hide or not to hide

2: Engineer: Bogus flyover vs deadline

3: Child Labourers in Sivakasi

4: Nepotism in Job recruitment

5: Leaking information

6: Narrate one incident in your life when you were faced with such crisis ofconscience and how you resolved the same.

Mains answer-writing?

Q. How was your experience with the ‘fixed space’ answer sheet?

It’s a trap. Don’t fall to the temptation of filling the entire space.

Q. Did you write answers in bullet points or in paragraphs? Some players (who cleared

mains and got interview call letter) were claiming that they wrote entire paper in bullet

points, so it doesn’t matter….whether examiner is asking ‘examine, comment, discuss or

xyz’….simply write in bullets and points.

Bullet points with proper headings, sub headings, underlining. And who says we can’t comment

/ discuss in points or while analyzing can’t present our thoughts in points. In comment / discuss

/ analyze kind of questions, simply give all positive points, then given all negative points and

then give way forward. Or say take up an issue as a point sub heading, do its pros and cons

analysis and then move on to next point sub heading. Bottom line is, use your own brain and

communicate in a way you feel to be the best. Don’t rely blindly on coachingwallahs.

Q. Did you follow the “introduction-body-conclusion” format? because some mains-

qualified candidates claim they simply wrote the points they could recall within the time,

instead of bothering with proper introduction and conclusion.

Yes. I too wrote almost all my answers in points but still I gave a proper introduction, proper

headings and sub-headings and then a conclusion. The main bulk of the answer was in points. I

don’t think why the tradeoff mentioned in the second half of your question should arise.

Q. In GS papers, Since UPSC came with those 100 and 200 words questions. What was your

approach in the exam (I wrote all, I only focused on the questions where I could answer

perfectly, I just not to high quality points to reach the word limit etc.)

Extremes in public life are mostly bad and one has to do a balancing act. Same applies to your

question above. I would only say, have faith in your judgment, apply your mind, and rely on

intuition on what to attempt and what not. Exam condition is so dynamic, can’t apply any rigid

formula there. I simply attempted questions I ‘felt’ I should attempt.

Q. How many marks worth questions did you skip/couldn’t finish in the GS papers?

GS (Mains paper) Couldn’t finish /attempt

GS1 10 marks

GS2 10 marks

GS3 60 marks

GS4 10 marks

Q5. Did you use highlighters / sketchpens in your answers?

No

Q6. Did you draw any diagram in any paper? (e.g. in GS1 Geography)

No, wanted to but couldn’t

Q7. If yes, Did you draw diagrams with pencil or pen?

NA

Q8. Did you use ruler to draw the lines in diagram? Or did you just make it by hand?

NA

Q9. You wrote the answer in blue pen or black pen?

Blue gel pen

(Mrunal – since readers keep mailing such queries, therefore I’m asking the topper to clear all

the air haha.)

Mains Optional Subject

Q1. First the essential book/resource list. (Also mention which one is the “Base book” for

covering the theory? + Whatever comments you’ve for a particular book e.g. “my seniors

said read xyz book but I found that ABC book was better”.  “xyz topic not given properly

in this book, so prepare from xyz website or book…” OR and so on.)

Economics was my optional. Please read my blog post on this where I have covered this in great

detail. click me (http://thesupermanreturns.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/eco_optional/)

This is a list of reading material arrived after a lot of painstaking trial and errors.

There are many topics which required study of many research papers and internet articles. So

obviously can’t mention a single source for them. But I used to take whatever I found useful

from there and make my own notes which can be found here. click me

(http://thesupermanreturns.wordpress.com/2014/06/18/upscnotesgauravagrawal/)

Q2. How much of internet-research / current affairs is necessary for this optional? OR can

one simply rely on the books and be done with this subject?

Paper 1 can be done mostly by books. Paper 2 is 80% internet based.

Q3. How many months did it take to finish the core optional syllabus?

3 months for the first time where I could study the other optional as well as GS along with

Economics.

Q4. How many days/ weeks before the exam, you started answer writing practice?

Around 2 months.

Q5. Do you maintain self-notes for revision of optional? In which format- electronic or

paper?

Yes, electronic. All uploaded on my blog.

Q6. Your observation about the difficultly level of 2013 mains vs previous papers. And

what precautions / rectifications are necessary in the future strategy for given optional

subject?

I think there was a quantum jump in the difficulty level from previous mains. There was a

question in paper 1. I still can’t even understand to this day. But thankfully, the system of

choices saved me. Precautions etc. I have mentioned in my blog post on economics.

Q7.How much did you skip OR couldn’t answer properly, in the optional paper?

optional paper Couldn’t finish __ mark

Paper I Around 14 marks

paper II Around 8 marks

Before the interview

Q1. How did you prepare for the interview? Particularly college graduation subjects

related questions?

First, would like to clarify the myth that UPSC interview is only of 275 marks i.e. 10-15%. The real

weight of the interview is at least 40%. The reasons are: a) UPSC has developed a habit of giving

very less marks in mains. This is a relative exam and only difference of marks between us and

others matters. Naturally if low marks are given in written, then difference of marks from others

which we can have by performing well in written will be less. b) Only candidates clearing mains

can give interview. So whatever little difference in marks was there in mains gets reduced even

further (as the difference in marks among the mains successful candidates would be less than

the difference in the entire set). On the other hand, interview marks come only after this mains

cutoff stage and there is a full range of marks given in interviews. So the difference in marks

arising out of interview can be great leading to its increased effective weight.

So neglect interview only at your own peril! And also unlike what many say interview is not

purely ‘luck’ based. Barring few exceptional cases, most of the interviews contain questions 90%

of which can be predicted and prepared well in advance! Wait for my blog post on interviews.

– Subject: College graduation subject (Computer Sc.) didn’t have much relevance for me as I had

done a lot of things after college. So I had done only very basic preparation of IT – current

happenings and some theoretical aspects. My main field was economics which was running

through my entire DAF (in hobby, job related to eco, optional eco, MBA done in finance – most

people relate finance with economics). And economics is a subject where unless we meet an

economist in the panel, the interview would be on current economic issues only. So decided to

skip the theoretical portions and prepare only the current macroeconomic issues. We were

facing high inflation and low growth, stalled projects, land acquisition issues etc. And a new

government was there. So it was natural to expect questions on it and so I prepared these

issues. Since economics was my main area, so I had to speak like an economist. Nothing less

was expected. So remembered some key data related to IIP, WPI, CPI, GDP numbers etc.

Developed mind maps containing 6-7 points on Why high inflation and Why low growth. The

thing is in such issues everybody knows everything, but I had to speak like an economist. So

from the first sentence itself, my understanding should be visible. This is possible only when we

prepare these questions beforehand and not think about them for the first time in the interview

itself. I have these mind maps on paper, so will upload scanned images on my blog post so that

readers can get a clearer idea of what I am talking about.

– Home state: Had prepared it last year as well, so this year mostly revised it and prepared

some current issues (like refinery, jaipur metro, drug trafficking, socio economic scenario).

Mostly internet based study particularly Wikipedia. For Rajput and modern history, read a book

used in RAS history optional apart from internet.

– Home district: I was brought up in Jaipur so prepared a few aspects of Jaipur (tourism places,

economic activities, present problems etc.). But I was born in Bharatpur. In the summary sheet,

only place of birth comes, so preparing place of birth is more important than preparing ‘home’

district. I prepared Bharatpur history, economy, tourism places, Keoladeo park, Salim Ali,

ornithology etc. Mostly Wikipedia based study.

– Job: I was trading financial derivatives at Citi. Most important thing for me was naturally

financial crisis. I know a great deal about financial crisis naturally having seen it from the middle

of it all, but when it comes to explaining it in 2-3 sentences, prior preparation is needed. So I

prepared it and it was asked in the beginning questions itself last year. Then I also prepared

history of Citi and its mergers, Salomon Brothers, John Meriwether, LTCM etc. Some preparation

related to Vikram Pandit and Corbatt.

– IPS: Had to study a lot about this topic this year as it was completely new. Prepared police

reforms (studied all commissions setup since British era, watched Aamir Khan’s show, read

many articles on internet) then prepared mind maps of 5-6 points to speak on various possible

questions on police and bureaucracy reforms. Basically in such topics everybody knows

everything. What matters is how we speak in first 2-3 sentences. However, they couldn’t find out

I was already into IPS (as it was there in the DAF but not summary sheet from where they were

asking), so no questions asked. Will upload the scanned copies of these mind maps in my

blogpost.

– Why IAS after IPS, IIM, IIT, Investment Banking: Spent a lot of time preparing this. Prepared it

from all possible angles I could think. Came up with realistic answers. In both interviews, this

was the first question asked.

– Other DAF things: Prepared everything mentioned in the DAF. Will cover these in the blog post

where I will upload my DAF and cover each issue.

– Current affairs: Current affairs preparation for interview is different from preparation for

mains. Basically people who are taking our interview are not preparing themselves. So they will

only remember ‘masala’ news and not the boring committees and legislations etc. So have to

cover masala news for interview and develop our own opinion on all such news items.

Q2. Did you attend any mock interviews by coaching classes? How were they similar /

different than official interview? Do you believe it is necessary to attend such mock

interviews?

Yes. They were very helpful for me as I was cutout for private sector interviews, not UPSC

interview. UPSC interview requires different kind of mannerisms and body language and this is

what I learnt from mocks. Then I also got to know my weakness areas on which I worked.

However, don’t rely blindly on whatever they say, apply your own mind before changing /

preparing something.

Q3. What did you wear? Some experts say coat is must, some say tie is must, and some

say black shoes must. What attire did you pick up?

The sole purpose of the attire should be that it doesn’t get noticed. I wore a shirt, trousers and a

tie. Black shoes, clean shaved.

Q4. Where did you stay for the interview? (Hotel / friend’s home …) and what

books/material did you bring for the ‘revision before interview’?

My friend’s place. Revised some of my online notes and mind maps.

During the interview

Q1. Who was the chairman of you interview board?

Dr. Kilemsungla

Q2. How long was the interview?

May be around 20-25 mins

Q3. Please narrate your entire interview- what questions did they ask and what did you

reply and other pleasant or uncomfortable experiences during the interview. (Earlier

some toppers only tell me their question but not their answer. I would appreciate if you

give both Question + your original answers)

click me (http://thesupermanreturns.wordpress.com/2014/05/31/upsc-interview-2014/) for Full

transcript  of my interview by UPSC panel.

Q5. Was your interview on the expected lines of what you had prepared or did they ask

you totally unexpected questions?  Was it a stress interview, did they ask any

uncomfortable questions? If yes, how did you handle it?

Most of it was expected.

Q6. Any side details about technicalities like “make sure you bring xyz document or do

xyz thing, or you’ll face problem”?

None

Q7. Any word of wisdom / observations about medical checkup?

None

CSE-2013 Marksheet

SUBJECTS MARKS

ESSAY (PAPER-I) 135

GENRAL STUDIES -I (PAPER-II) 85

GENRAL STUDIES -II (PAPER-III) 63

GENRAL STUDIES -III (PAPER-IV) 88

GENRAL STUDIES -IV (PAPER-V) 102

OPTIONAL-I (Economics) (PAPER-VI) 134

OPTIONAL-II (Economics) (PAPER-VII) 162

WRITTEN TOTAL 769

PERSONALITY TEST 206

FINAL TOTAL 975

Q2. After looking at the marksheet, suppose you had to prepare again next time, what

changes will you make in your studies?

Would sit down and try to figure out how to score more in GS. Would consult few more people,

also join test series to seek feedback.

Career Backup

Q1. If you were not selected, what was your career backup plan?

Continued with IPS, Rajasthan cadre.

Q2. when were you going to “execute” that backup plan? (e.g. after __ failed attempts/

after I cross __ age/after dad retires/ etc.)

After the result.

Views on UPSC reforms

What are your views on following issues?

Q. Despite what UPSC has done in recent years, it has failed to curb the nuisance of

Delhi’s coaching factories. In fact it’s increased under the new syllabus in 2013. Let’s face

it, most toppers have relied on (authentic OR Xeroxed) coaching notes because there was

hardly any time left to prepare so many topics in such short time. This system work

against an individual preparing from far-away area, without any financial resources,

high-speed internet or contacts in Delhi.

Don’t agree with this. Coachingwallahs thrive when question papers are static and same things

are repeated year after year. UPSC, on the other hand, has made their paper very dynamic in

last 2-3 years. Now the ‘bookish’ questions have reduced greatly and analyze types have

increased. No longer are they asking questions where information is the key determinant (even

in the prelims). What matters is one’s opinion and analysis. This cannot be found in any single

place / book and internet has to be referred to. Most coachingwallahs are stagnant and old

and are unwilling to change with times. Classroom coachings have become a waste of time.

Only 10% of what they teach is perhaps relevant. Instead of attending their classes and wasting

time on that 90% useless thing, better to just buy their notes from photocopy shops and

study the 10%. Coachings take 6 months to teach what one can study in 2 months and are of

inferior quality.

Mrunal comments: thanks, your reply will help clear the negative vibes among some new

players that Delhi coaching is essential for success in UPSC.

Q. Optional subjects should be removed altogether. The present stalemate is helping no-

one, except coaching-owners, book publishers.

I don’t subscribe to the so called ‘level playing field’ theory that removing optional ensures level

playing field. How can it be a level playing field when you force an engineer to study history as

well as a history student to study history? Is this level playing field or the scenario when

everybody can study his/her strength?

Q. UPSC should disclose official prelim answerkey and cutoffs, immediately after prelim is

over, instead of postponing it till interview phase is over.

Yes. In fact should also reveal individual’s marks along with his / her prelims result.

Q. UPSC should be conducted online like IBPS and CAT exam to shorten the duration of

exam.

Invariably that is the direction one has to move in. But people are not ready for it presently.

Q. If you are made the UPSC chairman, what other reforms would you initiate for the civil

service exam?

Transparency Related Matters

Provide scanned copies of answer sheets.

Release all marks of each candidate at each stage.

Give a tentative window of result declaration beforehand.

Quality of Exam

Divide GS into more papers and ensure that only a historian is checking history answers,

geographer is checking geography answers, foreign policy experts are checking IR answers and

so on. In the present system, a single person is checking entire GS paper which has 3-4 subjects

and this hampers quality of examination seriously.

Insecurity about pro†ဠle

Q. Many candidates prepare sincerely but constantly live under fear about ‘profile

insecurity’. I’m not from a big college, I’m not from English medium, and I don’t have

work-experience. What if they ask some stressful questions in the interview about this?

Did you suffer from such insecurities? What is your message to these candidates?

No such insecurities. On the other hand, I suffered from the insecurity that given my exceptional

background, the interview board may take me as arrogant and confused even before the

interview begins.

Wisdom

Q. Through this struggle and success, what have your learned? What is the wisdom of life

and competition? What is Your message to the new aspirants?

Learnt that there are always conflicting perspectives of things and one has to appreciate both.

Also life is not like sciences, but social sciences. 2 + 2 may not be equal to 4. One has to accept

what it is and move on.

Q. Many hardworking candidates have failed in Mains/Interview of CSE-2013. They’re

feeling dejected- what is your message to them?

Of course tighten your seat belts and get going. But don’t just blindly repeat what you did

because obviously it didn’t work. See where your mistakes might have been and improve them.

Credit: Friends/family

Q. Behind every topper are many people who stood by during those uncertain times

when he/she was merely an ‘aspirant’. Would you like to tell the world, who were those

people in your case? Any specific incidence that you would like to share with the readers?

I dedicate this success to my family.

BOGUS Marketing Propaganda

Q. You are well aware of the sacred rule – the last question must be about self-marketing.

So, Did you use Mrunal.org for your preparation and if yes, how did it help you?  And you

can even reply “No”. I’ll still publish your answer without tempering, unlike those

competitive magazines.

Yes, in fact question on Bhoodan movement I had read from your article

(http://mrunal.org/2013/11/land-reforms-bhodan-gramdan-jan-satyagraha-2012-other-non-

governmental-movements-achievements-obstacles-limitations.html) only. But not a regular

follower as its not a user friendly site. Please make it structured and easy to read. I have tried to

read it many times but always find it difficult to see.

Mrunal comments: In 2014, I shifted to a new theme (http://mrunal.org/2014/02/troubleshoot-

site-themelayout-problems-solutions-just-clear-temp-cache-files-browser-ssc-extends-deadline-

cgl-2014-applications.html). But Yes, there are still lot of issue with the site, but as they say in

Public Administration- routine activities taking away the time necessary to bring out long term

reforms! Anyways, great interacting with you, especially the Delhi coaching factories part. Wish

you the best for the long career ahead, keep in touch.

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