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Shishir Kumar Singh was a mentorship student under Sajal Sir, Zeeshan Sir, and other mentors under the Smash Mains FLT & Smash Essay program series. 

He was an active student of Smash Mains + CivilsDaily’s Mentorship program and took guidance in all stages of preparation. He thanked CD’s senior mentors and faculties for his All India Rank of 16 on the UPSC 2022 merit list.

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He attributed her success to Civilsdaily’s Mentorship

• “Just Before Mains the mentorship of both the Mentors helped me a lot and kept me calm and cool before Mains Examination”–Shishir Kumar Singh
• For mains, he regularly gave some effort to make the answer structure better under the guidance of mentors.
• Sajal sir opened her eyes about Structuring Mains’s answers writing as per recent UPSC requirement.
• He joined Civilsdaily’s Smash Mains online Program under Sajal Sir.
• He joined Smash Essay Program under Zeeshan Sir.
• He was meticulous about study materials. he consolidated his study materials and revised them as many times as he could.
• Sajal sir and Zeeshan sir always guided him to remain patient and stay focused all the time. 
• He always gets hand-holding mentorship support to improve his performance.
• He learned to make his own notes.
• He said Civilsdaily played the most important role in his IAS preparation journey.

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About Shishir Kumar Singh- His UPSC journey

Name	Shishir Kumar Singh
Father	Shinghasan Singh
Mother	Kamlesh Singh
Resident	Ballia, Uttar Pradesh
Schooling	In 2010, 10th CBSE from Kendriya VidyalayaIn 2012, 12th from Delhi Public School
Graduation	In 2016:- B.Tech from Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad Jharkhand
Exam	UPSC 2022
All India Rank	16
Attempts	1st
Job	SDM in Varanashi Sadar

Shishir, with his sights set on ultimate success, took his aspirations to new heights. Alongside enrolling in the prestigious Smash Mains and Smash Essay programs, he made a game-changing move by joining the Civilsdaily Interview guidance program. Grateful for their invaluable guidance, Shishir credited Civilsdaily for propelling him toward his ultimate triumph.

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It is yet another validation of CivilsDaily’s vision and approach to personalized mentorship.

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Sanskriti Somani was a mentorship student under Sajal sir, Sukanya ma’am, and other mentors under the Smash Mains FLT program. 

She improved GS marks drastically in the 2022 Mains.

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She had lost her 1st 2 attempts before enrolling in CD’s Mentorship Programme with Sajal Sir, Sukanya Ma’am. She says she was unable to comprehend the crucial details that must be worked on.

She was relentless about improving himself in order to fulfill her dreams of becoming an IAS and serving the country she loves dearly.

Sanskriti Somani has always wanted to join the civil service and help the populace. She got selected in Goldman Sachs after finishing her engineering degree but left this lucrative package.

NOW, she put more emphasis on her IAS study and passed the exam on her 2nd try under Sajal Sir and other senior IAS mentors of Civilsdaily.

She improved her marks in GS-1, GS-2, GS-3, and GS-4 in 2022 Mains.

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She attributed her success to Civilsdaily’s Mentorship

• “Sajal sir and Sukanya Ma’am satisfied all of my doubts”-Sanskriti Somani
• For mains, she regularly gave some effort to make the answer structure better under the guidance of mentors.
• She started UPSC preparation 3 years ago. But, the first time, Sajal sir opened her eyes about Structuring Mains’s answers writing as per recent UPSC requirement.
• She joined Civilsdaily’s Smash Mains online Program for mains.
• She was meticulous about study materials. he consolidated his study materials and revised them as many times as he could.
• Sajal sir and Sukanya Ma’am always guided her to remain patient and stay focused all the time. 
• She always gets hand-holding mentorship support to improve his performance.
• She learned to make his own notes.
• From the very start, she wished she would continue her preparation under CD’s senior teachers and mentors.

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1. About Sanskriti Somani- Her UPSC journey

Name	Sanskriti Somani
Father	MANOJ SOMANI
Mother	KIRAN SOMANI
Resident	Dhar District. Madhya Pradesh
Schooling	In 2011, 10th CBSE from Kashyap Vidyapeeth In 2013, 12th from Arcadia Academy
Graduation	In 2018:- B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi
Exam	UPSC 2022
All India Rank	49
Attempts	3rd
Optional Subject	Political Science & International Relations
Job	Goldman Sachs

She was an active student of Smash Mains + CivilsDaily’s Mentorship program and took guidance in all stages of preparation. She thanked CD’s senior mentors and faculties for his top rank on UPSC 2022 merit list.

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She improved her marks drastically in the 2022 Mains. Sanskriti shared her journey, motivations, up and downs, lessons learned, and her secret of what kept her going.

It is yet another validation of CivilsDaily’s vision and approach to personalized mentorship.

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Anay Navandar was a mentorship student under Sajal sir, Sukanya ma’am, and other mentors under the Smash Mains program. Anay was relentless about improving himself in order to serve the country he loves dearly. He improved by 80+ marks in this 2021 Mains.

This was Anay’s second attempt and in the first attempt, he was able to reach the interview stage. Anay’s optional was Agriculture as it was one of his areas of interest.

Anay hails from Pune and has been exceptional in his studies all through school and college. He is an engineer by education. A classical music lover Anay plays Tabla. He is health conscious and believes in the maxim ‘healthy body healthy mind’ and to keep himself fit he plays Badminton and practices Yoga regularly.

Anay has made us proud by securing AIR 32 in UPSC 2021 exam. It is yet another validation of CivilsDaily’s vision and approach to personalized mentorship.

In a candid conversation with his mentor and guru Sajal sir, Anay shared his journey, motivations, up and downs, lessons learned, and his secret of what kept him going. Listen to his story.

Anay has given us inspiration and we wish him all the best. He’s going to be an administrator of great integrity!

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Anay was one of 200 rankers from CivilsDaily’s mentorship programs.

Divyansh Singh was one of CD’s mentorship students under Sajal sir, Sukanya ma’am, and other mentors under the Smash Mains program. Divyansh was determined about improving himself. He improved his marks in GS-2 and GS-4 2021 in 2021 Mains.

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He filled A-to-Z Preparation Gaps under the Guidance of Sajal Sir

• A-Awareness Gap
• B-Behavioral gap
• C- Confidence gap
• D-Delivery Gap
• E-Excessiveness/Exclusiveness Gap
• F-Focus gap
• G-Generic approach gap
• H-Herd mentality gap
• I-Introvert nature gap
• J-Juggling multiple things
• K-Knowledge gap
• L- Learning Gap
• M- Mentoring Gap
• N- Narrative Gap
• O-Objectivity gap
• P-Practice gap
• Q-Quantification gap
• R-Revision gap
• S-Smartwork gap
• T-Testing gap
• U- Understanding gap
• V-Vanity issue gap
• W- Wrong attitude gap
• X-X-Factor gap
• Y-Yardstick approach gap
• Z-Zealous approach gap

This was Divyansh’s 4th attempt and in the 2nd attempt in 2019, he secured 484, in the 3rd attempt his rank was 425. Divyansh’s optional was Chemistry. 

In a candid interview with Siddharth Sir, Divyansh revealed how he improved his All India Rank to 49.

Divyansh is an engineer by education. After graduation, he joined Microsoft. But soon he realized that UPSC is the right career for him. He started pursuing leaving his corporate job.

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In 2020, after joining Smash Mains Program, Divyansh Singh received the remedial studies he had been looking for for 3 years. He attributed his success to Sajal Sir and Sukanya Ma’am.

• He said that Sajal Sir was like his best friend throughout his entire journey. He helped Divyansh to improve his marks in GS 2 and GS 4 efficiently.
• In GS-2 he scored 119 and according to him, it wasn’t possible without Sajal Sir’s remedial mentorship.
• In GS-4, Ethics paper, he scored 117. He said that Sukanya Ma’am’s 1-1 mentorship worked for him. in 2020, he scored only 86 in GS-4. But he improved by 31 marks in 2021. And thus he secured 49 All India Rank.
• Program’s focus is on conceptual clarity, simplicity, relevance, and making interlinkages between current affairs and the basic/static part of the syllabus.
• Awesome mentorship-hand holding support.
• Sajal Sir’s guidance got him 10 times more likely to prepare for current affairs linking with the static part in a very short time. 
• Next-level evaluation of answers helped him a lot to fetch more scores in all GS papers.
•  CA Resource consolidation on Prelims and Mains’ Preparation.
• An ecosystem for co-learning and active learning.
• Many more…

Before getting to CD’s Mentorship Program under Sajal Sir in 2020, he had been securing below ranks consistently. He said that he couldn’t figure out the necessary things which are highly required to work on.

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Divyansh has made us proud by securing AIR 49 in UPSC 2021 exam. It is yet another validation of CivilsDaily’s vision and approach to personalized mentorship.

Anay has inspired us and we wish him all the best. He’s going to be an administrator of great integrity!

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Anay was one of the 200 rankers from CivilsDaily’s mentorship programs.

“We must never forget the lonely non-glamorous long hard work behind success”. It’s not a success story of ‘Proving’. It’s a story of ‘Improving’.

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Abhijit Ray was one of the mentorship and Samachar Manthan students under Sajal sir. After losing the first 3 attempts, he strongly realized that it’s a foolish act to overestimate yourself and think that even a non-serious effort will take you through. There is a thin line between confidence and arrogance. 

Current affairs are indispensable for every stage of the UPSC exam. Understanding the importance of current affairs is just one part of the UPSC puzzle. To solve the whole puzzle, there is no substitute for Samachar Manthan.

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In 2020, after joining SM, Abhijit Ray received the remedial current affairs studies he had been looking for for 3 years. He attributed his success to the remedial advice of Sajal Sir under Samachar Manthan.

• CD’s team is there to provide handholding support all through your UPSC journey. Increased interaction with the faculty and teachers from Civilsdaily will help you align your preparation and make it more relevant. You can reach out to Sajal sir and other teachers on Habitat.
• Program’s focus is on conceptual clarity, simplicity, relevance, and making interlinkages between current affairs and basic/static part of the syllabus.
• Awesome mentorship-hand holding support.
• Sajal Sir’s guidance got him 10 times more likely to prepare for current affairs linking with the static part in a very short time. 
• Next-level evaluation of answers helped him a lot to fetch more scores in all GS papers.
•  CA Resource consolidation on Prelims and Mains’ Preparation.
• An ecosystem for co-learning and active learning.
• Many more…

Before getting to Samachar Manthan. He had been facing failure consistently. He said that he couldn’t figure out the necessary things which are highly required to work on.

For ultimate success what matters is an ecosystem for co-learning and active learning together learning, doubt clearing, notes, references, mentors, and a focused community. You’re going to learn and discuss like never before. 

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About Abhijit- His UPSC journey + Hobbies

Name	Abhijit Ray
UPSC	2021
Rank	AIR 50
No. of Attempts	4
Attempt in 2018	couldn’t clear Prelims
2019	failed prelims again
2020	couldn’t clear Mains
2021	AIR-50. Get on the Final Merit list.
Optional Subject	Anthropology (in all the attempts)
Hobby	Composing Poem & recreational cycling

Abhijit believes whether it is UPSC prelims or Mains, to clear both stages it is your performance in that matters. Other than this “..you need clarity of vision”, says Abhijit, to keep yourself determined to your goal.

He came to know about Sajal Sir’s Samachar Manthan. As soon as he heard, he connected with Sajal Sir and joined without losing any more seconds.

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He improved his marks drastically in this 2021 Mains. In a candid conversation with Civilsdaily, Abhijit shared his journey, motivations, up and downs, lessons learned, and his secret of what kept him going.

It is yet another validation of CivilsDaily’s vision and approach to personalized mentorship.

 

Prakhar was also not satisfied with the railway job. He had to fulfill his dream by becoming an IAS. After a failure in the first attempt, he increased his hard work under the personalized mentorship of Civilsdaily, accepted all challenges as a working professional, and went ahead. The result of which was seen this time and he secured the 102nd rank.

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Prakhar Chandrakar, AIR 102, UPSC 2021. Civilsdaily Mentorship Student

Prakhar Chandrakar was a mentorship student under Sajal sir, Sukanya ma’am, and other mentors under the Smash Mains FLT program. He was relentless about improving himself in order to serve the country he loves dearly. He improved GS marks 120+ drastically in this 2021 Mains.

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He, in a candid conversation with CD mentor Sidhdhart Singh, Prakhar shared his thought.

Prakhar Chandrakar, a resident of Panchavati Colony, secured 102nd rank. He has done B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from NIT College Raipur. After completing B.Tech, Prakhar was posted as an engineer in NTPC for 2 years. During this time, he was selected for the post of Assistant Engineer in Railways at Sambalpur, Odisha. He chose Electrical Engineering in Mains. His mother Champa Chandrakar is a major reader.

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He attributed his success to Civilsdaily’s Mentorship

• For prelims he joined our CD’s Smash Prelims.
• For mains he regularly gave some effort to make answer structure better under the guidance of mentors.
• He followed Civilsdaily from the very inception of his UPSC journey, especially for daily current affairs.
• In his 1st attempt, he joined CD’s interview program and scored very well in the interview. Still, he couldn’t become an IAS because of his fewer marks in GS papers.
• In his 2nd attempt, he joined Sajal Sir’s Smash Mains Program + Interview program. Now he improved his GS marks by 150+ And in Essay, he improved by 20+.  this time he secured All India Rank 102.
• He joined Civilsdaily’s FLT online mock test series for mains.
• He was meticulous about study materials. he consolidated his study materials and revised them as many times as he could.
• He always gets hand-holding mentorship support to improve his performance.
• He learned to make his own notes.
• From the very starting, he wished he would carry his preparation under CD’s senior teachers and mentors.

Before getting into CD’s Mentorship Program under Sajal Sir, though he had reached an interview, he couldn’t come on the final merit list. He said that he couldn’t figure out the necessary things which were highly required to work on. For ultimate success what matters is an ecosystem for co-learning and active learning together learning, doubt clearing, notes, references, mentors, and a focussed community. You’re going to learn and discuss like never before. 

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About Prakhar Chandrakar- His UPSC journey and hobbies

Name	Prakhar Chandrakar
Age	26
Resident	Panchavati Colony, Chhattisgarh
Exam	UPSC 2021
All India Rank	102
Attempts	2nd
Optional	Electrical Engineering

He was an active student of CivilsDaily’s Mentorship program and took guidance in all stages of preparation. He thanked CD’s senior mentors and faculties for his top rank on UPSC 2021 merit list.

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He improved his marks drastically in this 2021 Mains. In a candid conversation with Civilsdaily, Prakhar shared his journey, motivations, up and downs, lessons learned, and his secret of what kept him going.

It is yet another validation of CivilsDaily’s vision and approach to personalized mentorship.

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“A good mentor is always a big +”-Amit Anand mentioned in an interview with CD. 

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Amit Anand was one of the mentorship students under Sajal sir, and other CD mentors under the Smash Mains program. 

Before getting in touch with Sajal Sir in 2021, He had been facing failure consistently. His UPSC journey started in 2016. Although he reached interviews 2 times, he couldn’t get on the final merit list. He said that he couldn’t figure out the necessary things which are highly required to work on.

He came to know about Sajal Sir and his Smash Mains Program from one of his friends. As soon as he heard, he connect with Sajal Sir and join his Mains Program.

In 2021, he got in touch with Sajal Sir, and received the remedial advice, he was looking for. He attributed his success to the remedial advice of Sajal Sir under Smash Mains.

• Sajal Sir’s tireless mentorship helped him to find those core areas in GS papers on which he had to improve tremendously. 
• Sajal Sir’s guidance got him 10 times likely to prepare in a very short time. 
• Next level evaluation of answers helped him a lot to fetch more scores in GS papers.
•  Resource consolidation on Mains’ Preparation.

He improved his marks drastically in this 2021 Mains. In a candid conversation with Siddhart sir, Amit shared his journey, motivations, up and downs, lessons learned, and his secret of what kept him going. Listen to his story.

Amit’s optional was Geography. He hails from Deoghar and has been exceptional in his studies all through school and college. He is an engineering graduate by education. 

Amit has made us proud by securing AIR 411 in UPSC 2021 exam. It is yet another validation of CivilsDaily’s vision and approach to personalized mentorship.

Amit has inspired us and we wish him all the best. He’s going to be an administrator of great integrity!

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Amit is one of 200 rankers from CivilsDaily’s mentorship programs.

Ramkrishna secured an AIR 404 in UPSC 2021 (5th attempt). A student of CD’s Mentorship programs he was mentored by Sajal sir and Sukanya ma’am.

His UPSC-CSE journey started in 2017. After failing 4 attempts, finally he tasted success. In the first attempt, he wasn’t able to clear Prelims. In 2018, he cleared prelims and sat for mains. In 2020, though he reached interview, his name was not in the final merit list.

In 2021, He cleared UPSC with AIR 404 because of Smash Mains Program of Sajal Sir.

In his interview, Ramkrishna elaborated the ways how he got massive help from CD Mentorship programs.

• The collective support of Sajal Sir & Sukanya Ma’am made him improve his answer drastically. Discussions were extremely important because it increased writing speed and develop content ideas.
• After every test, Sajal Sir called every student personally. And get connected over the phone to provide personalized attention. And this evaluation brought many micro-level success-oriented suggestions which are crucial for all GS papers.
• After checking answer copies, Sukanya ma’am, suggested tips that improved his Marks in Ethics (GS-4)
• Those Model Answers shared in Smash Programs, are extremely needful to understand UPSC’s demand.
•  Resource consolidation on Mains’ Preparation.

Ramkrishna believes UPSC Mains is the stage that matters in your success. It is your performance in the Mains exam hall that will decide your name on the list. Other than this “..you need clarity of vision”, says Ramkrishna, to keep yourself determined to your goal.

It is yet another validation of CivilsDaily’s vision and approach to personalized mentorship.

In a candid conversation with us, Ramkrishna shared his journey, hardships, lessons learned, and his secret of what kept him going.

About Ramkrishna Saran

Ramkrishna hails from Rajasthan and is an engineering graduate. Ramkrishna took multiple attempts to crack UPSC and secure an AIR 404 in UPSC 2021. This was his 5th attempt. Ramkrishna’s optional was Agriculture.

Ramkrishna has really made us proud and we wish her all the very best. She is going to be a great administrator and an inspiration to millions.

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Ramkrishna was one of 200 rankers from CivilsDaily’s mentorship programs.

Rohan Kadam was one of the mentorship students under Sajal sir, Sukanya ma’am, and other CD mentors under the *Smash Mains program. After failing in the first 4 attempts, he realized that If you have to clear UPSC, only studying is not enough. It needs a Guru. He became an active member of Civilsdaily’s ‘Smash Mains’ & ‘Smash Ethics’ Programs. 

In his interview, Rohan elaborated on 5 ways how he got massive help from CD Mentorship programs.

• The collective effort of Sajal Sir & Sukanya Ma’am made him pick loopholes in his preparation.
• Sajal Sir’s tireless mentorship helped him a lot. He even connected for 2 hrs over the phone. And this evaluation brought many micro-level success-oriented suggestions.
• Those Model Answers shared in Smash Programs, are extremely needful to understand UPSC’s demand.
• Other Toppers’ copies are shared so that anyone can enhance writing acumen.
•  Resource consolidation on Mains’ Preparation.

Rohan hails from Maharashtra and has been exceptional in his studies all through school and college. He is an economics graduate by education.

Rohan has made us proud by securing AIR 295 in UPSC 2021 exam. It is yet another validation of CivilsDaily’s vision and approach to personalized mentorship.

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In a candid conversation with Siddhart sir, Rohan shared his journey, motivations, up and downs, lessons learned, and his secret of what kept him going. Listen to his story.

Rohan has given us inspiration and we wish him all the best. He’s going to be an administrator of great integrity!

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Anay was one of 200 rankers from CivilsDaily’s mentorship programs.

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!

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Priya Rani was one of 200 rankers from CivilsDaily’s mentorship programs.