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Suharsha Bhagat IAS, Rank 5 in Civil Services Exam 2015

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Suharsha Bhagat of Bihar has cracked the UPSC Exam and secured All India Rank 5 in the year 2015. Among the boys, Suharsha clinched the top rank and students from Bihar have once again proved their mettle in Civil Service Examination.

Four girls outsmartly captured the first four top ranks in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Ira Singhal from Delhi, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, became the first physically challenged woman, to top the civil services exam. Renu Raj, a doctor from Kerala, and Nidhi Gupta, also an IRS officer from Delhi, secured second and third positions, respectively. Vandana Rao also from Delhi, has got the fourth rank. But the topper among boys, Suharsha Bhagat has ranked fifth and is from Bihar’s Samastipur district.

Marks Obtained

Total Marks Marks Obtained
Total (Written) 1750 813
Interview 275 201
Total 2025 1014 (50.07%)

Family Background

A native of Bhagwan Jaswa village in Samastipur district. Suharsha’s father Dr Birendra Bhagat is a Doctor by profession, mother Madhu Bhagat is a home maker. Suharsha’s younger brother Niketharsha is pursuing MSc from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi.

Must Read: Meet IAS Topper Mutyala Raju Revu and Read his answers to UPSC Board

Educational Background

Suharsha Bhagat passed Class X from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith at Deoghar (Jharkhand) and completed his  higher education from DPS at R K Puram in New Delhi. After which he got graduated by studying chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.

It was his dream to join Administrative Service since his college days at Bombay.

Optional Paper

Suharsha Bhagat chose Geography as an optional subject. He said “he got the encouragement to join the administrative service from his father”. Though his background was science, his father and friends asked him to choose geography in the exam.

Also Read: UPSC Interview of Gitanjali Brandon, IFS Rank 6

Attempts by Suharsha Bhagat

Suharsha attempted three times before and cleared the examinations and again he tried in 4th attempt and succeeded in UPSC Civil Services Examinations 2014-2015.

After passing out from IIT Bombay in 2010, Suharsha started preparations for Civil Service Exam and in 2011 he got selected in the Indian Audit and Accounts Service. In 2012, gave the exam again and got into Indian Information Service. In 2013, Suharsha again prepared for the exam and got into the IRS.

Advice to future UPSC Aspirants

  • Newspapers often provide good source and inspiration for essays.
  • Mark all the questions that you know surely in the first glance and cross that questions that you do not know so that you can avoid attempting the questions and wasting time.
  • When you have finished a topic start attempting the previous year question paper.
  • Also give your test after one week of preparation

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Karthik Gurunathan Iyer IFS, AIR-7, 2011

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Karthik Gurunathan Iyer had only one burning ambition in life ie; making it to the Indian Foreign Services and he finally achieved it by scoring All India Rank 7th in Civil Services Exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission 2011 at the age of 22 years. Karthik Gurunathan Iyer is an icon and a true inspiration for the millions of Indian students and showed that nothing is impossible.

Marks Obtained by Karthik Gurunathan Iyer

 Total Marks  Marks Obtained
Total (Written)  2000 1069
 Interview 300  240
 Total  2300  1309 (56.91%)

Must Read: Success Story of Veditha Reddy IAS, AIR-71, 2014

Family Background

Karthik Gurunathan Iyer is born and brought up in Nagpur. The UPSC topper’s father, MR Gurunathan has retired from the Maharashtra State Textile Corporation in 2003 and mother Kamlam is working with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd in Bangalore.

Educational Background

Karthik Gurunathan Iyer has always been a bright student. Karthik Gurunathan Iyer did his tenth from Bhavans, Nagpur, and then joined Services Preparatory Institute. He did his twelfth standard there from the State board. After class 12 he did B.Sc in Physics (Honours) from Fergusson College, Pune. Then Karthik Gurunathan Iyer joined MA Political Science in Distance Learning mode from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). He was still pursuing the course when Karthik Gurunathan Iyer cleared the Civil Services Exam.

Even when Karthik Gurunathan Iyer was studying at Fergusson College, his only aim was to clear the Civil Services Examination. An MA from IGNOU was the means to achieve his aim. IGNOU was a good option because it has better structured programmes and outstanding course study material which was already popular among the IAS aspirants.

Karthik Gurunathan Iyer was passionate about joining Defence Services and wanted to become a fighter pilot. He stood sixth in the all-India ranking merit list in the National Defence Academy Exam, but his dreams were shattered when Karthik Gurunathan Iyer failed the medical test. “I always wanted to be a fighter pilot,” Karthik Gurunathan Iyer said.

Aversion to join the corporate world and desire to serve society made him appear for the UPSC Examination. Iyer’s preference is the Indian Foreign Service as he believes he would get a chance to represent the country abroad.

Also Read: Inspiring Story of Kerala’s Lipin Raj M.P who Cracked UPSC Exam

Optional Paper

For Prelims, Karthik Gurunathan Iyer chose Political Science & International Relations. For Mains, he opted for History and Political Science & International Relations as his optional subjects. Karthik Gurunathan Iyer did not have any definite strategy. He prepared to the best of his ability. He chose subjects he was keenly interested in, and it helped Karthik Gurunathan Iyer to enjoy studies a bit more.

Karthik Gurunathan Iyer did not join any coaching class. IGNOU notes were extensive and helped to lay a good foundation in Political Science & International Relations. This helped him to score well in the Mains.

While it took time and effort to complete reading the books, they surely boosted his performance by getting good marks in optional Political Science & International Relations subject. He used the text material for value addition in his answers and got very good scores. He have secured a total of 346 (181+165) in his two papers of the subject, and he believe his notes helped him achieve this.

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Attempts

Karthik Gurunathan Iyer cleared the CSE in his first attempt. Indian Foreign Service was his favourite one. From a very young age his ambition was to represent country as a diplomat one day.

22 year old Karthik Gurunathan Iyer had almost lost hope when he failed in the NDA medical test. With no coaching to his credit, the IAS topper cleared the exam in his first attempt and maintained that notes from IGNOU, which laid a good foundation for him in Political Science.

Must Read: Mohammed Ali Shihab IAS: An Inspiring Journey from Orphanage to UPSC

Source of Inspiration

Karthik Gurunathan Iyer source of inspiration was his ambition to become a diplomat one day. He drew on all the setbacks he had received in life to give him energy. He tried his best to draw upon his past disappointments and anger into constructive study for UPSC examination, and that gave him plenty of energy!

Message for Aspirants

Civil Services aspirants come from a diverse background, and one way of learning cannot be labelled a better choice for the entire category of aspirants. At the end of the day, we all need to find what works for us, and do things accordingly. Be honest to yourself, and back your potential to the fullest! The only thing that can overcome Hard Luck is Hard Work!!

Having appeared for the Exam with Political Science and History, his advice to aspirants is that hard work and dedication are the two keys to success. “The examination is not tough at all,” Karthik Gurunathan Iyer said.

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Civil Services Exam Topper Rukmani Riar IAS, AIR – 2

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Rukmani Riar’s strong determination led her to become an IAS officer. Becoming an IAS offficer was the result of her strong determination, true struggle and hardwork. Rukmani Riar has secured the second rank in the Civil Services Examination in her first attempt. Rukmani wanted to become an IAS officer so that she can use her experience and training to serve the nation in a better way.

In states Punjab and Haryana, that have been in the news for discriminating against the girl child and having the worst sex ratios in the country, the two women have done proud by topping the civil services examination and bagging the first and second positions. The first position in the civil services exam has gone to Shena Aggarwal of Yamuna Nagar in Haryana. And Rukmani Riar had secured the second rank in Civil Services Exam of 2011.

Marks Obtained

 Total Marks  Marks Obtained
Total (Written)  2000 1097
 Interview 300  230
 Total  2300  1327 (57.70%)

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Family Background

Rukmani Riar was born and brought up in Chandigarh. Her father Baljinder Singh Riar is a lawyer in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. Her mother Takdeer Kaur is a housemaker. She is the only child of her parents.

Rukmani Riar said, “My hard work has paid off and I am very happy. I credit my parents, teachers, friends, and above all God for the success”.

Educational Background

Rukmani Riar did her schooling from Sacred Heart School at Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh. After that she did her class 12 from Shivalik Public School, Mohali. Rukmani Riar completed her graduation in social sciences from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in 2008. She also holds a master degree in social entrepreneurship from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai, 2010. Rukhmani Riar also received Gold Medals in her Post Graduation for securing the first position all three years in the University.

Rukmani Riar has interned with the Planning Commission of India and NGOs in Karnataka and Maharashtra for researching and understanding various social policies and finding ways to help them make a positive impact upon society.

Also Read: Meet UPSC Topper T.V. Anupama IAS, AIR – 4, 2010

Optional Paper

Rukmai Riar opted for Political Science and Sociology as her optional subjects.

“Ever since I failed in Class 6, I am scared of failure. It was very depressing. But after that incident, I made up my mind that I won’t sulk and complain. I will work hard and give things my best. I believe that if one decides to persevere and come out of that phase, nothing can stop you achieving success,” says Rukmani Riar, UPSC all-India second topper of the 2011 batch.

Attempts

Rukmani Riar did not opt for any coaching and cleared the Civil Services Exam in her very first attempt.

Read Also: UPSC Board Interview of IAS Topper Chanchal Rana, Rank 7

Preparation Strategy of Rukmani Riar

Rukmani Riar says, “I think my consistency, hard work, determination, persistence and consistency were basis of my preparation and the key to success. Specific reading, emphasis on every topics as well as subtopic and repeated revisions was my strategy”.

Rukmani Riar recommended NCERT books from 6th to 12th. She read the newspapers exhaustively for the interview and attended mock sessions to make her self more confident and reduce her follies. She revised the notes made from the newspaper at least 2-3 times before the Prelims and read editorials once before the Mains. She read each topic along with the articles which makes the preparation more through. Rukmani Riar also solved previous year question papers and also practiced expected questions to give herself a fair idea about the level of preparation.

Revision is the key to score well in GS. Rukmani Riar made a consistent effort to revise conventional GS at least 4 times before the Mains, and also go back to newspaper notes and magazines (marked portions). When it comes to attempting the GS mains two things were important one, she sticked to the word limit and second, attempt all the questions that she was sure of. She scored 250 plus in both the papers.

Advice for Future Aspirants

  • If you are consistent and perseverant in your preparation, you can crack the exam without coaching.
  • One should choose to make notes from the paper daily and keep the editorials which can help immensely help to answer essay, bilateral and international sections with ease and efficiency.
  • The long answers questions should be attempted first and 2 markers should be attempted in the end.
  • Read essays and attempt various topics before you sit in the exam.

Work hard and the Sky is the limit. If I could do it, each of you can just do as well and and nothing can stop.

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Prince Dhawan Rank: 3, CSE 2011

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Rank: 3, CSE 2011

Optional Subjects
Electrical Engineering, Public Administration

Success Plan
In the beginning, I interacted with seniors and some faculty members. I also read many interviews of already selected candidates and followed their blogs.

I just tried to do my best and leave the rest on GOD.

Time Management
During my preparation, I mainly focused on setting realistic targets and achieving them. I never bothered about the time I had to spend to achieve my targets. I also practiced writing answers for my optional subjects within the time limit

Secret of success
Intelligent and patient hard-work and belief in GOD.

Number of attempts
I cleared the Civil Service Examination in my first attempt.

Hobbies
Teaching and Debating
Optional Subjects
Optional Subject 1: Electrical Engineering
Optional Subject 2: Public Administration

My interest in them was the basis for selecting them
Prelims
This was the first time the Preliminary Examination was staged with the new pattern. So, I based my preparation on the syllabus released by the UPSC for both the papers. In GS I went for selective study while for Paper II, I focused on speed and accuracy.

Paper II (Aptitude Test)
Practice is the key to success in CSAT. I tried to maintain my accuracy while increasing my speed. Further, I also practiced many logical reasoning questions. I did not practice much for the decision making questions because I feel they must reflect our natural thought process

Negative Marking
I did three passes of the entire question paper. In the first pass, I only answered questions about which I was 100% confident. In the second pass, I made some intelligent guesses. Finally, in the third pass, I basically just revised my previous responses and tried to answer few more questions by linking pieces of information from different sources
Mains
I concentrated on analytical aspects and given more weightage to my optional subjects. Efforts for General Studies were balanced and for my optional subjects, I followed advice from earlier selected candidates which really proved to be handy.

As Public Administration was a new subject, a took coaching and prior to Main Examination, I appeared in Test Series to evaluate my performance.
Essay
I used to ponder upon issues of current interest and form my own opinions on them. I developed my own thought process and an original approach to analysis of important social/national/international issues. I also practiced writing some sample essays within the time limit

I wrote my Essay on “The importance of human and technical intelligence in combating terrorism”

I felt confident in approaching this topic and I had many innovative and original ideas for the same
Interview
I did extensive preparation of my State, my bio-data and hobbies. I tried to express myself concisely and logically.

I faced Mr. P.K. Mishra Sir’s board. I felt my Interview was cordial.

My interview lasted for approx half an hour

Harpreet Singh | Rank AIR 22

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Rank AIR 22



Another PU alumnus, who did his BA, LLB from the University Institute of Legal Studies and is currently pursuing his PhD at JNU after MPhil from the same university. His father, J S Maanipur is an advocate at Punjab and Haryana high court and Supreme Court and mother Gurmeet Kaur is a housewife. “I completed my schooling from St Kabir School, Sector 26 and owe a lot to my parents for their support,” he said. This was his third attempt and despite cracking the exam last time, he aspired for a better rank. “I qualified the last time, but wanted to improve my chance,’ said Harpreet. He says he always knew he would crack the test, even if he had to wait.

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