Hi All, Recently, I came up with 2nd Edition of my Essay book i.e. “Decode Essay” with solutions of 54 philosophical essays asked by UPSC between 2013-2023. Here, I have uploaded all solved essays of 2023 Mains in 8 different approaches as under: You can download the Solved Essays from here ..read more

Hi All, Like last year, I conducted a survey of sources followed by CSE 2024 Aspirants who have cleared Prelims. My Mains 2024 Telegram Group has 1000+ Mains candidates and I floated a Google Form and asked them to fill in their sources. This post details the sources followed by 273 Aspirants who have cleared 2024 Prelims and will be writing Mains. This means that this is the latest source list that has worked for aspirants who attended 2024 Prelims conducted on 16-06-2024. My advice to 2025 Aspirants is to not refer more than 2-3 sources per subject. This will ensure that your sources are con ..read more

मेरा नाम हेमंत है मेरा जन्म गांव वीरान तहसील भादरा जिला हनुमानगढ़ राजस्थान में एक मजदूर परिवार में हुआ है मेरी माता जी मनरेगा में दिहाड़ी करते हैं और मेरे पिताजी थोड़ा बहुत कर्मकांड का कार्य करते हैं| You can contact him on Instagram and Telegram मैंने अपनी 10th तक की पढ़ाई महर्षि दयानंद स्कूल से हिंदी माध्यम से की है वहां पर केवल एक अध्यापक थे मुझे दसवीं कक्षा में 60% अर्जित हुए| उसके बाद 12th मैंने आर्य समाज स्कूल छानी बड़ी से  एग्रीकल्चर में हिंदी माध्यम से की है और मुझे 70% अर्जित हुए| इसके बाद मैंने JET की परीक्षा दी और उसमे मैं fail हो गया फिर मैंने अगले वर्ष फिर से JET ..read more

Background and Journey Hi everyone. My name is MD Asim Mujteba. I am a BE Chemical Engineer and a Resident of City of Whispering Monuments- Bidar in Karnataka. In 2023, I qualified for CSE for the 2nd time. Earlier in CSE 2022 I cleared the exam and could secure IRMS. In CSE 2023 I improved my Rank to 481 and expecting Indian Police Service. You can contact him on Instagram and Twitter My journey has been sinusoidal. I couldn’t clear Prelims in my first three attempts. Later, I realised my mistake and worked upon the loopholes along with simultaneously working for mains. Thus, In my 4th atte ..read more

Hello everyone, I am S Christopher Aimol and I have secured AIR 921 in the recently conducted UPSC CSE 2023. This was my 6th attempt at UPSC CSE. I hail from a small village called Aimol Khullen in Tengnoupal District of Manipur. I did my 10th from Mannu English School, Imphal and 12th from CC Hr. Sec School, Imphal. I completed my graduation in B. Sc Physics from St Edmunds College, Shillong. Since then, I have been preparing for UPSC CSE. You can contact him on Instagram I am currently working as Assistant Manager in Union Bank of India after clearing IBPS PO 2022. Apart from this, I have ..read more

Background and Journey Hi to all aspirants reading this. My name is Prajnanandan Giri. I have secured 24th Rank in UPSC CSE 2023. This was my 4th Attempt, 4th Mains and 2nd Interview in UPSC. I had Geography Optional for all 4 attempts. Sharing my mark sheet of all 4 Mains for reference- You can connect with him on Telegram and Instagram I was born and brought up in Karanjia Town of Mayurbhanj District in Odisha. I did Integrated MSc in Chemistry from National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar i.e. an autonomous institute under Department of Atomic Ener ..read more

Nestled in the lap of the Himalayas, is where my home is. My name is Jayasree Pradhan, and I have been born and raised in a beautiful little town called Darjeeling in West Bengal. This was my second attempt at UPSC where I have been able to secure Rank 52. Preparing for civil services requires one to take a number of decisions. One of the most crucial decisions a student must make is whether or not s/he will take formal coaching. I decided to opt for self-study. There were several reasons why: The financial cost involved.  Unfamiliarity with Delhi city. The need for flexibility in my stu ..read more

Hello readers! I am Deepti Rohilla. I have secured AIR 39 in UPSC CSE 2023. This was my 2nd attempt. I missed the interview call by 18 marks last year. My optional is geography in which I have secured 323 marks. It has been analyzed that it is the highest among humanities subjects this year. So, it is very much achievable, and I hope you guys achieve more than this. I live in Gurgaon with my parents. I have done my schooling from Delhi Public School, Gurgaon. Thereafter, I went to Miranda House, Delhi University for my graduation in Geography (hons). You can contact her on Instagram Journey ..read more

I am Dr. Pragati Verma and I have secured AIR-355 in UPSC CSE-23. I hail from Meham, a subdivision in Rohtak, Haryana. I did my schooling from Meham only. I did MBBS from PGIMS Rohtak and MD Radiodiagnosis from PGIMER Chandigarh. After that I pursued Senior Residency from AIIMS Delhi and PGIMER Chandigarh for 1 year. I am married to Dr Atul Verma and we are blessed with a son, Rajvardhan Verma. Later on I joined as Radiology Consultant in private and corporate hospitals at Kurukshetra, while preparing for civil services side by side. You can contact her on Instagram In 2023, I stood 2nd in ..read more

Hello everyone, This is Benjo P Jose, AIR 59, UPSC CSE 2023. I am a native Kerala and have graduated in mathematics from St. Stephen’s College Delhi. About one year after graduating, I started preparing for CSE. This (2023 UPSC CSE) was my fourth attempt. After having failed two prelims in my first two attempts and reaching the Personality Test in my third, I got placed in the final list in 2023. Through this post I would like to give a general overview of my Prelims preparation. Resource List Ancient and Medieval India: Themes in Indian History, Wikipedia for Timeline Modern India: Spectrum ..read more