I appeared for the IIT-JEE examination in 2010 and secured AIR 44. I opted for IIT Bombay for its all-round career options and Computer Science
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I moved back to India in 2016 and started working in a private firm in Bengaluru. Although UPSC was an option always lingering in the back of my mind,
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In May 2017, I quit my job to fully focus on UPSC examination attempt. I moved to Jaipur and started researching what and how I needed to prepare.
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In June 2017, I shifted to New Delhi and joined Vajiram and Ravi for year long GS coaching for Prelims-cum-Mains and IMS for Mathematics coaching.
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In the initial 4 months, my full focus was on finishing the optional syllabus and have a basic minimum coverage of GS along with daily current affairs from newspapers.
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After the prelims result were out, I started revising my GS subjects and appeared in a test series (8 full-length tests). I focused more on revision instead of picking up new sources to read.
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The Mains finished on 7 October, 2018 and I decided to take a month’s rest. I stayed in touch with the current affairs through daily newspaper reading.
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After the results for Mains were out (on 20 December, 2018), I started my Personality Test preparation. I appeared in a few mocks and prepared my DAF thoroughly.
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It was 5th April, 2019 when the final results came out and I was shocked and a little relieved to have cleared the examination in my 1st attempt and get into IAS. AIR -1