Toppers' Talk by Aishwarya Verma, AIR 4, UPSC CSE 2021

Mr. Aishwarya Verma, an electrical engineer (graduation), shares his strategy for UPSC Civil Services. Born in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, Mr. Aishwarya pursued his early schooling partly in Ujjain and partly in other cities and states. He cleared the UPSC Civil Services Exam in his fourth attempt with Geography optional. Mr Aishwarya shares how he succeeded from scoring much below the cut-off marks for Prelims after a year’s preparation to always scoring 110+ marks in the subsequent attempts with lesser efforts and finally succeeding with a top rank in the civil services exam 1:09- The talk begins with Greetings from Mr. Aishwarya 8:35- Mr. Aishwarya shares his strategy for Prelims 20:55- Delineation of the sources (Material) for Prelims 31:18- Analysis of cut-offs and the importance of a positive attitude 40:40- Material sources and strategy for current affairs for Prelims 45:53- Strategy for CSAT 52:55- Self-study vs guidance/ coaching for UPSC 57:16- Guidance utilised by Mr. Aishwarya- Coaching, Current Affairs, Test Series, Optional, Self-study etc. 1:01:05- Strategy for Mains (along with a discussion on the scorecard/ Mains Scores) 1:20:07- Strategy for Newspaper reading and Current Affairs for Mains 1:27:54- Note making from the newspapers 1:36:35- Continuation of Strategy for Mains 2:04:10- Deliberation upon Answer Writing 2:39:56- Strategy for Ethics 2:48:34- Strategy for Essay 3:00:46- Strategy for Optional Subject 3:19:20- Personality Test (Interview) guidance/ strategy 3:39:24- Mr. Aishwarya concludes the session on a motivational note. #topperstalk #upsc2021