UPSC Toppers

Ayushi Sharma, who topped UPSC CSE 2014 with Rank 155 is a vibrant young engineer from Rajastan. With a full-fledged preparation which began during the final year of her college, she secured one of the top ranks in UPSC exam in her first attempt itself. Ayushi is an inspiration to many of the young … [Read more...] about Ayushi Sharma (CSE 2014 Rank 155) UPSC Topper’s Interview – Part 1

Till a few years ago, most of the candidates who top UPSC Civil Services Exam had one thing in common - they depended on the expensive coaching institutes in Delhi. Aspirants associated with metros have many natural advantages like good communication skills, quality education, easy access to … [Read more...] about Renu Raj (CSE 2014 Rank 2) UPSC Topper’s Interview – Part 1

In the first part of the UPSC toppers interview, Roshni Thomson - all-India Rank 98 in UPSC Civil Services Exam 2014 - shared her background and study plan. In this part, she explains the strategies and study materials she used for UPSC CSE Prelims and Mains (General Studies and Public … [Read more...] about Roshni Thomson (CSE 2014 Rank 98) UPSC Topper’s Interview – Part 2

The competition is with around 4.5 lakh candidates. The vacancies for the three dream services - IAS, IPS and IFS - combined is only less than 200 for a general category candidate. It requires a lot of patience, self-belief and perseverance to achieve one's ambition in UPSC Civil Services … [Read more...] about Roshni Thomson (CSE 2014 Rank 98) UPSC Topper’s Interview – Part 1

Dr. Roman Saini has already shared his inspirational journey and preparations tips for UPSC Prelims and Mains in the Part 1 and Part 2 of this interview respectively. But what makes Roman, the AIIMS doctor, different is not just the IAS-in-single-attempt-at-22; he is special in his own way. Roman is … [Read more...] about Roman Saini (CSE 2013 Rank 18) UPSC Topper’s Interview – Part 3

Dr.Roman Saini in the first part of the interview with Clear IAS™ has shared his bio-data and preparation strategies in general. In this part, he explains in brief the books refereed for UPSC Prelims. General queries/doubts with respect to UPSC main exam answer writing is also clarified by this … [Read more...] about Roman Saini (CSE 2013 Rank 18) UPSC Topper’s Interview – Part 2

UPSC Civil Services Exam is an exam which not only tests one's knowledge, intelligence or analytical abilities, but also patience. Candidates often reach the zenith after years of hard work. The majority of the toppers who clear IAS are fine examples of perseverance, who make it to the top after … [Read more...] about Roman Saini (CSE 2013 Rank 18) UPSC Topper’s Interview – Part 1

This is the last part of the detailed interview of Harikrishna Pai (CSE 2013 Rank 218) in ClearIAS.com’s UPSC Topper’s Interview series. Hari has already shared his background, approach, preparations strategies, books referred, UPSC interview etc in the previous parts. In this 5th part, he answers … [Read more...] about Harikrishna Pai (CSE 2013 Rank 218) UPSC Topper’s Interview – Part 5