Topper’s Corner

Today's toppers were yesterday's aspirants. They don't do different things. They just do the right things differently. Toppers’ Corner is your place to discover the SUCCESS MANTRAS of the toppers. Explore their stories, strategies, analyze their copies, see how they achieved top scores, their profile, and more!

P K SIDHARTH

AIR-4 | 2023

NAUSHEEN

AIR-9 | 2023

MEDHA ANAND

AIR-13 | 2023

AYAN JAIN

AIR-16 | 2023

ANSHUL BHATT

AIR-22 | 2023

SAURABH SHARMA

AIR-23 | 2023

ISHITA KISHORE

AIR-1 | 2022

GARIMA LOHIA

AIR-2 | 2022

UMA HARATHI N

AIR-3 | 2022

Srushti Jayant Deshmukh IAS Rank 5: IAS Toppers Strategy

SRUSHTI JAYANT DESHMUKH, AIR 5 UPSC CSE 2018

UPSC ALL INDIA WOMEN TOPPER

“ANSWER WRITING SPEAKS EVERYTHING OF MY PREPARATION”

What’s my motivation behind becoming a Civil Servant?

My motivation came through the preparation itself. I felt how to use my learning capacities for the betterment of the unfortunate ones in the society. It pushed my through the entire process.
Also, the beauty of this exam is that it helps you evolve you as a better person who is more sensitive, more responsible and who looks forwards to do something good for the society.

How did I organize my studies?

First step is the UPSC Syllabus. Syllabus is the guiding light and it was always there on my study table to push my preparation in the right direction.
Also Previous Year Questions are very helpful. Many times Themes of Questions get repeated in Optional Subject Papers. So, I made notes on those topics.

How did I make study notes?

I divided the syllabus into Topics and organized it into different folders. It helped in REVISION. Specifically, it helps a lot in OPTIONAL Subject.

How important is Answer Writing?

Answer Writing is very important because it helps in getting better marks in MAINS and a good Rank in the final list. I made a habit of practicing one question every day.
I learnt the Art of Answer Writing by understanding the demand of questions. It will give you edge in marks.
I regularly collected FACTS from News Paper and revised them.
I referred Government reports like NITI AAYOG three year Action Agenda, Eco Survey, International Indexes and used them in writing Answers.
I have also included Flow CHARTs and Maps of INDIA in Answers.
To view my answer copies please click on the https://iasscore.in/toppers-copy

What was my approach for GS Paper 2 and GS Paper 3?