Those who get the right guidance in the beginning and do not spend a lot of time preparing for the preparation. 2017 topper Ravi Anand, whose Union Public Service Commission came in the third attempt in the 79th rank Indian Administrative Service, is answering some such questions which often come in the minds of beginners.
IAS Success Story Of Ravi Anand
Ravi Anand was preparing for the Indian Administrative Service exam by staying in Delhi with his elder brother. Ravi Anand’s elder brother Rishi Anand is also preparing for the Civil Services Examination. Ravi Anand has raised the value of Dumka by bringing 79th rank in the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination. Ravi Anand’s original home is in Kumarapada (Carpenter) Pada in Dumka city.
His father Deepak Kumar Sharma holds the post of Assistant Engineer in the Irrigation Department, Gumla. Ravi is the younger of the two brothers. Mother Vindu Sharma lives in Jamshedpur. Mother is a skilled housewife. Ravi Anand studied in Dumka till fourth grade. After that, he started living with his father in Dehri on Sone, Bihar. He took the matriculation examination from Dehri on Son. Intermediate studied from Rajasthan’s Kota.
Ravi Anand, Btech from IIT Kharagpur in 2009-13. Job was also done in Reliance Company. He left the job of Reliance Company and started preparing for the Civil Services Examination. Ravi Anand was a bright and promising student since childhood.
Together the two brothers started preparing for the Indian Administrative Service exam. They achieved success about the third. Ravi has two uncles. An uncle Om Prakash Sharma is a clerk in Pakur civil court, while younger uncle Gautam Sharma works in a private company in Dumka. Ravi’s grandfather Kamta Prasad Mistry has passed away. His grandmother Gaya Sharma is very happy with this grandson’s success.
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Union Public Service Commission
There is so much on the Internet about UPSC exams. But it would be better to go to UPSC official website i.e. upsc.gov.in for any kind of information. Here the information about all the exams will be given in detail under the tab named Exam, from where you can get information. Similarly, you will get the right book list from the internet too. For this, toppers’ blogs or many companies have dedicated sites for Indian Administrative Service Preparation, they can be taken help.
Selection of optional is very important for the Union Public Service Commission CSE exam, so choose it carefully. While you will have to read this subject the most, it also plays an important role in making your rank. Don’t listen to anyone about the optional, but choose the subject you can handle.
If there is confusion in two to three subjects, then pick up and read the books of those subjects of NCERT and see what interests you more. According to Ravi one can also choose according to this. The next way is to pick up the previous year’s papers from the Union Public Service Commission website and get an idea of which questions come from which optional, this will also make you easier to decide.
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Good coaching choice
The election of the Coaching Union Public Service Commission is everyone’s own personal. If you want, you can take coaching, this gives you the right guidance. But one thing to keep in mind is that you have to study the subject yourself. Self study is the most important. Rest of the day, almost every kind of material is available in almost every subject, you can also take help of it.
Seeing the previous year’s papers from the Union Public Service Commission website, you will get to know a lot of things, so do visit the website once. Watch videos of toppers on the internet in which they share their experience and many toppers also put their notes or strategy videos, they can also check them.
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Interview Makes Rank
Union Public Service Commission scores merit from Mains and Personality Test. Pre qualify only. Interview is also very important from this point of view that it helps in making your rank. In such a situation, there is a second important exam after the mains. Personality Test. Here, keep in mind that the personality test is more than your knowledge, so prepare it separately and give full importance to it. Finally, Ravi ends his talk by saying that pre, main and Indian Administrative Service interview can be done as well as preparing different strategies for the optional. Different videos for these are available on the net, seek their help and see how to prepare for which Indian Administrative Service exam.
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