We are bringing to you two toppers who have taken multiple attempts, faced failures, changed strategies, applied, and executed to perfection. To achieve this feat there is a lot of hard work, perseverance, and turmoil which goes behind the making of these toppers and achievers. Due to their accomplishments, these toppers are a goldmine of UPSC prep wisdom.
This is going to be a Mega session in which you will be talking 1-1 with these toppers. Asking them questions and doubts, getting them resolved. Moreover, these toppers will be sharing their notes, resources, and strategy with you.
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About our Toppers
Yaksh Choudhary, AIR 06, UPSC 2021
Yaksh hails from Amroha, Uttar Pradesh and belongs to a family involved in agriculture. He is an IIT Guwahati alumnus and has been working as an assistant commandant in CRPF. This was Yaksh’s third attempt in UPSC CSE. His optional was Sociology and he had been a college level athlete. He believes trust in the process, studying with interest, understanding, and conceptual clarity are the keys to preparation.
Yasharth Shekhar, AIR 12, UPSC 2021
Yasharth Shekhar hails from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and becoming an IAS officer is his childhood dream. He is a St. Stephens graduate in Economics. This was his third attempt and his optional was Geography. Yasharth was not able to clear Prelims in his first attempt but he believes there is no shortcut to success and his hard work and dedication got him AIR 12.
Register for the Open test, Mridul’s notes, and access to Telegram group
UPSC Mains 2022 is just ~80 days away. Get your Mains prep started with UPSC Ranker, Mridul. Register for CivilsDaily’s Bootcamp: 25th June 2022. This will be followed by an Open Mains Test on the same day. Details below
Haven’t started with mains prep? Feel nervous about Mains answer writing? Not able to write all 20 questions? Can’t make yourself sit and start answer writing?
Facing the same issues as mentioned above? This webinar cum UPSC Bootcamp is for you.
Mridul Shivhare, AIR 247 is a special ranker. He cleared UPSC in his first attempt at the young age of 22. His quality of answers is amazing. He has tricks to literally compel the examiner to give marks. By the way, a crazy fact- Mridul left around 170 marks worth of questions in his Mains and still was able to secure AIR 247 (yup, quality of answer matters).
In this special session, we will also be joined by Sukanya Rana, UPSC Mains head, CivilsDaily IAS. Sukanya has been able to guide successfully around 50 rankers in 2021 including AIR 28,32, 49, and more.
After Bootcamp, we will be having an Open Mains Test on 25th June only, at 6 pm. Top five scorers will get a Scholarship for Mains Mentorship Test Series and Program.
Register for the Bootcamp and we will email you the link for the Telegram group, Open test question paper, and other Mains resources.
About CivilsDaily’s Mains Programs
Mains Essential Program FLT EDITION 2022
Program Inclusion Details:
12 Full-length tests: After the prelims, it is time to go full gear. Practice 3 rounds of FLT based on 4 GS paper.
Quality Enrichment Program Notes: QEP is an intensive and holistic program for IAS Mains 2022 GS papers. We aim to cover up to 250 most relevant issues with a 360-degree view, covering all dimensions of each and every topic. Not only you’ll learn and analyze these issues but will also understand how to utilize them via Daily Answer Writing and Mains Test Series.
Personalized discussion in 1-to-1 mentorship: You doubt why you are scoring less or how you can improve your score for the next paper. No worries! Just schedule a call with our mentor to clear all your doubts and queries.
Civilsdaily’s handholding
Civilsdaily magazine: Your current affairs will be covered with access to our 1-year subscription.
12 Sectional tests: The whole syllabus will be divided into portions like history, economics, and geography. The test will be spread for a period of 8 months. This will ensure that your basic static preparation happens on a continuous basis alongside your mains answer writing program. Killing two birds with one stone!
12 Full-length tests: After the prelims, it is time to go full gear.
Personalized discussion: You doubt why you are scoring less or how you can improve your score for the next paper. No worries! Just schedule a call with our mentor to clear all your doubts and queries.
Civilsdaily’s handholding: You will be provided membership to Mains 2023 club on Habitat. There you can put up your doubts and queries. Also can be used to interact with peers on strategies to improve your mains writing. You can also contact mentors like Sajal sir, Sukanya ma’am, Sudhanshu sir and Poornima Ma’am. They all have interview-level experience, so utilize their experience to your benefit.
Civilsdaily magazine: Your current affairs will be covered with access to our 1-year subscription. (June 2022 to May 2023)
Hey aspirants, Prelims 2022 result was released a day before and congrats if you have qualified for the Mains 2022. Well, it calls for a celebration but if you are still celebrating please consider this as a wake-up call.
..only a super calculated, extremely planned, measurable, and adaptive strategy will sail you through the UPSC final list (without even bothering about interview marks).
Friends, the expectations and requirements of UPSC from a Mains candidate are very different compared to that from a Prelims candidate. You need a distinct temperament and fresh approach to tackle Mains. But only a super calculated, extremely planned, measurable, and adaptive strategy will sail you through the UPSC final list (without even bothering about interview marks).
What to do now?
1. Self-awareness: Know where you stand wrt your Mains preparation
You know the endpoint (clearing UPSC Mains) knowing where you have to start is essential. You must know your current preparation status, syllabus coverage, the time you have, how many hours can you dedicate to optional, GS, current affairs, etc. Talk(1-1) to CivilsDaily’s senior mentor to assess your prep status.
The best way would be to write a few answers. We have an Open Test preceded by a Mains Bootcamp on 25th June.
Register for CivilsDaily’s Bootcamp: 25th June 2022. This will be followed by an Open Mains Test on the same day. (click for more details)
2. Start making or organizing your Mains notes: 1-2 page crisp notes for every Mains-worthy topic that helps you write any question asked from a particular topic.
There is no denying the fact that you need content or information. That has to be comprehensive and organized in a usable format (enabling you to write answers).
We will be sharing our Quality Enhancement Program very soon and such notes will be provided to you in that program.
3. Start Answer Writing Practice. From today only.
Well, this is a no-brainer. It would be better if that is under the guidance of a mentor and discussed with peers as well. By the way, we have a Mains-focused Telegram group, it is invite-only. Register for the Bootcamp, and we’ll email the link to you.
You must invest in a good test series. And with so many of them in the market which one to go for. Well, there are just a few things that you must take note of: (Details of CivilsDaily’s test here)
Test series or Mains program must include Personalized Mentorship. A mentor will help you understand the requirements of UPSC mains, the pattern and format will be there to resolve all your doubts, analyze your checked copies – question by question, provide you feedback and necessary inputs, and a roadmap to integrate those inputs into your preparation.
Questions must be evidence-based (as per UPSC pattern) and relevant to the current year. There are many famous institutes with outdated questions in the test series.
It must be evaluated by seasoned evaluators and not just another aspirant like you who might not have even appeared for a single UPSC interview. Yes, many famous institutes do this. All of CivilsDaily’s evaluators have years of experience and qualify the criteria of at least 3 UPSC interviews.
5. Don’t ignore UPSC Essay and Ethics: They’re a game-changer
Many of the aspirants ignore these till Prelims and feel insufficiently or totally unprepared for both UPSC Essay and Ethics (GS Paper 4). Integrate them in your Mains timetable and strategy now. We have launched Mentorship driven Smash Essay 2022 under Zeeshan Hashmi and Smash Ethics 2022 under Sukanya Rana.
6. Get a Mentor for Mains 2022. You don’t want to waste an attempt.
Someone who has an experience of at least 4 Mains or 2-3 UPSC interviews. One who should be able to provide you a patient ear and regular feedback. One who is sympathetic to your issues understands your weaknesses and is committed to helping you improve day by day, question by question, and test by test.
Don’t have a mentor? Oh, you have one at CivilsDaily.
UPSC Mains 2022 is just ~80 days away. Get your Mains prep started with UPSC Ranker, Mridul. Register for CivilsDaily’s Bootcamp: 25th June 2022. This will be followed by an Open Mains Test on the same day. Details below
Haven’t started with mains prep? Feel nervous about Mains answer writing? Not able to write all 20 questions? Can’t make yourself sit and start answer writing?
Facing the same issues as mentioned above? This webinar cum UPSC Bootcamp is for you.
Mridul Shivhare, AIR 247 is a special ranker. He cleared UPSC in his first attempt at the young age of 22. His quality of answers is amazing. He has tricks to literally compel the examiner to give marks. By the way, a crazy fact- Mridul left around 170 marks worth of questions in his Mains and still was able to secure AIR 247 (yup, quality of answer matters).
In this special session, we will also be joined by Sukanya Rana, UPSC Mains head, CivilsDaily IAS. Sukanya has been able to guide successfully around 50 rankers in 2021 including AIR 28,32, 49, and more.
After Bootcamp, we will be having an Open Mains Test on 25th June only, at 6 pm. Top five scorers will get a Scholarship for Mains Mentorship Test Series and Program.
Register for the Bootcamp and we will email you the link for the Telegram group, Open test question paper, and other Mains resources.
About CivilsDaily’s Mains Programs
Mains Essential Program FLT EDITION 2022
Program Inclusion Details:
12 Full-length tests: After the prelims, it is time to go full gear. Practice 3 rounds of FLT based on 4 GS paper.
Quality Enrichment Program Notes: QEP is an intensive and holistic program for IAS Mains 2022 GS papers. We aim to cover up to 250 most relevant issues with a 360-degree view, covering all dimensions of each and every topic. Not only you’ll learn and analyze these issues but will also understand how to utilize them via Daily Answer Writing and Mains Test Series.
Personalized discussion in 1-to-1 mentorship: You doubt why you are scoring less or how you can improve your score for the next paper. No worries! Just schedule a call with our mentor to clear all your doubts and queries.
Civilsdaily’s handholding
Civilsdaily magazine: Your current affairs will be covered with access to our 1-year subscription.
12 Sectional tests: The whole syllabus will be divided into portions like history, economics, and geography. The test will be spread for a period of 8 months. This will ensure that your basic static preparation happens on a continuous basis alongside your mains answer writing program. Killing two birds with one stone!
12 Full-length tests: After the prelims, it is time to go full gear.
Personalized discussion: You doubt why you are scoring less or how you can improve your score for the next paper. No worries! Just schedule a call with our mentor to clear all your doubts and queries.
Civilsdaily’s handholding: You will be provided membership to Mains 2023 club on Habitat. There you can put up your doubts and queries. Also can be used to interact with peers on strategies to improve your mains writing. You can also contact mentors like Sajal sir, Sukanya ma’am, Sudhanshu sir and Poornima Ma’am. They all have interview-level experience, so utilize their experience to your benefit.
Civilsdaily magazine: Your current affairs will be covered with access to our 1-year subscription. (June 2022 to May 2023)
With UPSC Prelims 2023 knocking at the door, it is time you get into Mains mode quickly.
We launched Smash Mains Program for UPSC 2023 earlier this month and now 5 seats are remaining.
If you have appeared for UPSC interview(s) previously and are super close to clearing this exam but Mains is your Achilles heel. Then this is for you.
Smash Mains Program is a highly personalized and intensive handholding program for the crème-de-la-crème (veterans) amongst UPSC aspirants (the intake is 50 students & Last 5 seats are remaining).
Unique Features of the program:
Invite/Register-only
Those who are scoring less marks in GS in mains consistently, need to send your mark sheet and test copy here.
Based on that Sajal sir will select the students.
One-to-one detailed and in-depth interaction with Sajal sir.
https://youtu.be/_9wRoQUPiAs
The Hindu has acknowledged CD’s 80% success rate in Answer writing & Smash Mains.
Why UPSC toppers are convinced that Smash Mains helped them succeed?
As an aspirant if you have taken many test series, but are unable to score above 100 marks and want to improve your scores before Mains 2022, then this program is for you!
How has Smash Mains helped 2021-2022 Aspirants in Preparing for UPSC?
What do aspirants need in their UPSC preparation journey? They need a senior who will give them moral support and the required logistics to prepare for the tough exam in a simplified manner.
You can clear the exam only with confidence and consistency. And to achieve both, you require a personalized mentor. Many aspirants feel that just attending classes or tests is not beneficial for them. So we tweaked our program to include mentorship both in our tests series and classes. Aspirants feel they can reach out to us anytime with their concerns and we are available to sort them out.
Message from Sajal Sir
Dear Students,
For some of you, prelims have never been a challenge for you. You have been missing the main cut-off with a small margin (repeatedly). This means that there are some fundamental issues with your approach. You might be aware or not of this. But just realization is not enough, you have to work on its execution as well. And bringing that to fruition will be possible through a guided process under a meticulously designed plan.
Note: The Entry is Restricted to those who have appeared in UPSC interviews in the past 2 years or have missed the mains cut off by a whisker.
The focus is on identifying and highlighting the issues with your preparation (information/analysis / utilization). According to your strength and weaknesses, a tailor-made strategy is developed. Under Sajal sir’s strict monitoring, incremental improvements are aimed every day, after every session.
My marks in UPSC 2017 GS Mains paper were:
GS Paper 1 – 132
GS Paper 2 – 125
GS Paper 3 – 130
Key Takeaways About Smash Mains 2023
Almost 35+ Ranker in the Top 100 of UPSC 2021 is a Civilsdaily Student.
Your mentor, Sajal Sir is himself the 2017 topper of GS Mains. He has appeared for interviews many times.
Over 400 students have emerged as toppers under Sajal Sir’s mentorship in the last 7 years.
Sajal Sir will daily motivate you on our chat-based platform, Habitat, and have weekly 1-on-1 discussions with you after every test.
You don’t have to waste any more time finding the strategy (value-added notes, test series, or timetable ) for the next 3 months. You will get guidance for it.
You will gain access to Civildaily’s Samachar Manthan – For holistic and comprehensive coverage of Current Affairs.
You will have exclusive membership to Smash Mains club in Habitat.
One of our other Civilsdaily Students cleared the exams in 2020 to become an IPS Officer. He wrote the 2021 exam again as he aims for an IAS posting. This is what he said about our program
Progression of Smash Mains 2023
After completing the Mains Test series, you will have a one-to-one detailed and in-depth interaction with Sajal sir. Final refinements are done to every answer. Value addition material, as well as pointers, will be provided here. We will work with you to ensure you have enough material for value addition. Our focus will be on providing tips that add the missing X factor to your answers.
Why is Smash 2023 the best way to prepare for mains?
Individual attention and approachability are the USPs of this program. Listen to what our Smash Mains 2020 student and topper Pooja Gupta (AIR 42) says about the program.
Not putting Penguins among the Fowls – You already know how to write an average answer (you’re missing it by a few marks actually). You want to know how to increase your score from 90 to 110-115. The approach followed by other institutes in their Test series is the same for a veteran and a complete newbie and here lies the problem. Without personalizedone-to-one interaction with someone like Sajal sir (who has scored these awesome marks), it will be difficult for you to rectify these minute yet very important shortcomings.
Evaluation is a strength of this program and we put it on a high priority. Sajal sir himself is involved in the process, unlike other institutes where evaluation is outsourced to those who themselves might not have appeared for mains (It’s bizarre). It shouldn’t be based on ‘model answers’ as there are 3-4 ways of approaching an answer. Only a seasoned player will be able to go beyond these model answers and be able to appreciate your approach (If it’s innovative) even if it differs from the model answers provided.
Test copies get checked in a time-bound manner. The questions, answers and material provided are of the highest quality.
Emphasis on execution and utilization of knowledge – Mains is not only about knowledge but the way you express the relevant knowledge in the most optimum manner.
Sajal sir’s interventions are highly specific and not generalized. Sitting right in front of you he walks you through each and every question. Always there, he will not let you lose your focus.
AIR 148 UPSC 2020 topper and our Civilsdaily student, Ponmani explains why answer writing with mentorship is necessary for Mains.
UPSC has just now released the result for Civil Services or UPSC Prelims examination 2022 which was conducted on June 5th. We’ll soon share name wise list.
We, at Civilsdaily, are extremely happy for everyone who has cleared prelims this time. Thank you for giving us a reason to cheer for you. It’s important to give yourself a pat or two, share the news with your family, eat a sweet, and start working for Mains immediately.
CivilsDaily’s topper Anand Malhotra, AIR 67, UPSC 2021 wants to discuss a few things with you regarding UPSC Mains preparation. For that, he will be taking a LIVE session (Webinar).
An engineer and an IIM grad, Anand Malhotra secured AIR 67 in his second attempt. Before this, Anand had a stint with a startup and a tech MNC as well. His optional was Sociology.
Anand loves watching talk shows like TED and would love to motivate and guide you. Watch the video to know more about him.
You need to register to submit a question for AIR 67, Anand Malhotra and get access to Telegram group.
What’s the right time to start writing answers? How to start as a beginner? How to make notes? Should I start writing Essays regularly as a beginner? Can I prepare for UPSC Mains 2022 in 80 days?
If such questions are bugging you day and night, this Webinar is for you!(Details below)
Hey aspirants, Prelims 2022 result out, most of you must be studying for UPSC Mains 2022. But what about those appearing for UPSC 2023-24?
Whatever be the result you must start writing answers.
Not only us, but our toppers also feel that you should keep your preparation integrated. Prelims and Mains (answer writing and essays) must go hand in hand.
Feeling Motivated?
CivilsDaily’s topper Anand Malhotra, AIR 67, UPSC 2021 wants to discuss a few things with you regarding UPSC Mains preparation. For that, he will be taking a LIVE session (Webinar).
An engineer and an IIM grad, Anand Malhotra secured AIR 67 in his second attempt. Before this, Anand had a stint with a startup and a tech MNC as well. His optional was Sociology.
Anand loves watching talk shows like TED and would love to motivate and guide you. Watch the video to know more about him.
Priya Rani didn’t just cracked UPSC but literally blew away the patriachal stereotypes with her success. Hailing from Patna, Priya had to deal with rude obnoxious comments on her parents and grandparents just for the fact that they were educating a girl child.
Maybe, this is what fuelled the fire inside her to succeed and push herself to limits for her goals. In her second attempt, Priya secured AIR 284, in UPSC 2021.
Priya was a student of CivilsDaily’s mentorship program, mainly Smash Mains program, and was under the personal guidance of Sajal sir.
In a candid conversation with us, Priya Rani shared her UPSC journey, hardships societal taboos, lessons learned, and her success mantra. Listen to her story.
Priya has given us inspiration and we wish her all the best. She’s going to be an administrator of great integrity!
What’s the right time to start writing answers? How to start as a beginner? How to make notes? Should I start writing Essays regularly as a beginner? Can I prepare for UPSC Mains 2022 in 80 days?
If such questions are bugging you day and night, this Webinar is for you!(Details below)
Hey aspirants, with Prelims 2022 result around the corner most of you must be studying for UPSC Mains 2022. But what about those appearing for UPSC 2023-24?
Not only us, but our toppers also feel that you should keep your preparation integrated. Prelims and Mains (answer writing and essays) must go hand in hand.
Feeling Motivated?
CivilsDaily’s topper Anand Malhotra, AIR 67, UPSC 2021 wants to discuss a few things with you regarding UPSC Mains preparation. For that, he will be taking a LIVE session (Webinar).
An engineer and an IIM grad, Anand Malhotra secured AIR 67 in his second attempt. Before this, Anand had a stint with a startup and a tech MNC as well. His optional was Sociology.
Anand loves watching talk shows like TED and would love to motivate and guide you. Watch the video to know more about him.
Today we have something special. A must-read story for all.
Mukesh’s story is one of grit and determination. Faced with odds and hardships, he was able to pass the UPSC exam with an AIR 499 after a long struggle of 7 years, being paralyzed on his left side, and multiple failures.
Mukesh was relentless about improving himself in order to serve the country he loves dearly. He was under the personal mentorship of Sajal sir, Sukanya ma’am, and other CivilsDaily mentors. He improved by 60+ marks in this 2021 Mains.
Mukesh persevered because he had a vision of serving his country through public service and a goal that kept him going – passing the exam that would make it possible.
Mukesh has made us proud by securing AIR 499 in UPSC 2021 exam. It is yet another validation of CivilsDaily’s vision and approach to personalized mentorship.
