About: Rank in CSE-2016 81 Number of attempts (include present one) 4 Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject Prelims Strategy: The changing pattern of prelims every year has become a concern for many aspirants. The 2017 paper is testimony to that. In such scenario, scoring high marks in prelims has become quite challenging. I had focused… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Rajarshi Shah | AIR-81 CSE 2016

  About: Rank in CSE-2016 43 Number of attempts (include present one) 1 Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject Mechanical engineer    Prelims Strategy: Try to know at least 3-4 important points on every topic – current or dynamic. Watch Rajya Sabha TV debates. As it is a visual medium it helps remember better. Don’t become… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Kumar Harsh | AIR-43 CSE 2016

  About: Rank in CSE-2016 61 Number of attempts (include present one) 3 Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject   Prelims Strategy: My mantra is KEEP IT SIMPLE. Read from limited sources, revise more and have a sense of self belief that whatever you are reading is enough. Generally most aspirants keep on buying new materials… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Milind Bapna | AIR-61 CSE 2016

About: Rank in CSE-2016 54 Number of attempts (include present one) Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject Medical Science   Prelims Strategy: Prelims is not just about mugging up facts- understand the concepts HISTORY- I made separate notes on INC meetings – president- decision and timeline of events. ART AND CULTURE – Focus on architecture ,… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Dr Nandhinidevi K | AIR-54 CSE 2016

About: Rank in CSE-2016 21 Number of attempts (include present one) 1 Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject   Prelims Strategy: Prelims is full of concepts and facts. In the beginning go for integrated preparation. Keep your sources minimum   Preferred books: The basic book that everyone uses. One NCERT and one basic book for each… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | M Prathap | AIR-21 CSE 2016

About: Rank in CSE-2016 9 Number of attempts (include present one) 2 Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject Public administration   Prelims Strategy: Don’t Preferred books: History- Bipan Chandra; NCERT, BANDHOPADHYAY- GAVE CONCEPTUAL CLARITY+ notes Culture – NCERT, CCRT website Geography- current affairs mainly because questions are more dynamic in this, NCERT World history- Norman Lowe,… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Suman Sourav Mohanty | AIR-9 CSE 2016

About: Rank in CSE-2016 33 Number of attempts (include present one) 2 Medium (English/Hindi) Hindi Optional Subject Hindi literature   Prelims Strategy: Be consistent with your studies and also do smart study.   Preferred books: Geography- NCERT and Oxford Atlas available in hindi. History – NCERT (old and new) Polity- NCERT, Political theory, Laxmikanth Economics-… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Ganga Singh | AIR-33 CSE 2016

About: Rank in CSE-2016 5 Number of attempts (include present one) 3 Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject   Prelims Strategy: Keep all your data handy. Briefly have facts and recent developments with you. Notes are not very important in prelims.   Preferred books: Basic books. Views about importance of Test series: Extremely important. What to… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Abhilash Mishra | AIR-5 CSE 2016

About: Rank in CSE-2016 13 Number of attempts (include present one) 2 Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject Geography   Prelims Strategy: Don’t Preferred books: Standard material. Views about importance of Test series: I took tests series to see progress and tricks and how to take risks. One gets better with practice. What to focus on… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Athul Janardhanan | AIR-13 CSE 2016

About: Rank in CSE-2016 3 Number of attempts (include present one) 4 Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject   Prelims Strategy: The only thing I did was a consistent and planed preparation without taking any breaks in studies. Preferred books: The usual and standard material. What to focus on for Mains Prep? Answer writing is the… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Gopalakrishna Ronanki | AIR 3 – CSE 2016

About: Rank in CSE-2016 6 Number of attempts (include present one) Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject   Prelims Strategy:  Strategy for prelims be making questions for yourself. While reading any material, the students should try to figure out what possible questions can come from it. This helps in better preparation and also the person may… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Dinesh Kumar | AIR-6 CSE 2016

About: Rank in CSE-2016 10 Number of attempts (include present one) 4 Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject Zoology and Veterinary Science   Prelims Strategy: Must read are all textbooks of NCERT. These make strong base and value addition can be done from newspapers, internet sources. 2. Just before 2 months from prelims make sure you… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Bilal Moinuddin Bhat | AIR-10 CSE 2016

About: Rank in CSE-2016 7 Number of attempts (include present one) 4 Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject Political Science   Prelims Strategy: Understand the requirement of this exam. Those who get in first attempt basically get their sratergy right. Planning is very important. Plan how to study. Don’t leave anything. UPSC is very unpredictable. Different… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Anand Vardhan | AIR-7 CSE 2016

  About: Rank in CSE-2016 8 Number of attempts (include present one) 3 Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject Geography Prelims Strategy: I made notes from newspaper. Summarized all the editorials daily. This makes it easy for revision. Don’t think it as a time waste. Preferred books: Standard material. Views about importance of Test series: Extremely… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Shweta Chauhan | AIR-8 CSE 2016

About: Rank in CSE-2016 1 Number of attempts (include present one) 4 Medium (English/Hindi) Kannada Optional Subject Kannada literature Prelims Strategy: Study for 8 hours. Studying too much for long hours was never my approach. I used to study with small-small breaks in between. Preferred books: India’s Ancient Past History Of Medieval India India’s Struggle… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Nandini KR | AIR-1 CSE 2016

About: Rank in CSE-2016 19 Number of attempts (include present one) 3 Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject   Prelims Strategy: Go through the syllabus before starting any preparation. CONSISTENCY AND MOMENTUM is important Preferred books: Standard material. Views about importance of Test series: The more you practice the better it is. What to focus on… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Sahil Gupta | AIR 19 CSE 2016

About: Rank in CSE-2016 18 Number of attempts (include present one) 3 Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject Mathematics Prelims Strategy: Solving many questions for Prelims, gave me the much needed confidence which proved to be helpful in the final exam. Preferred books: History & Culture : Ancient History- NCERT-11th(Old), NCERT-11th( New) Modern History- NCERT-12th(Old)- Bipin… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Manish Gurwani | AIR-18 CSE 2016

About: Rank in CSE-2016 17 Number of attempts (include present one) 4 Medium (English/Hindi) English Optional Subject Economics Prelims Strategy: Don’t do Ph.D. on each topic. It’s about knowing something important about everything. Interlink things. This makes writing better. Have a compact book list. Don’t keep hoping from one book to another. Read them more… Continue reading Toppers Testimonials | Namami Bansal | AIR-17 CSE 2016