Toppers Talk with Divya Mishra, Rank 28, UPSC Civil Services 2020

Описание: Divya achieved the feat of securing Rank 28 in the UPSC civil services 2020 exam in her 3rd attempt. She is a textile engineer who hails from the city of Kanpur, UP. We are sure her journey will certainly inspire you to power through your preparation.

Watch this toppers' talk to know how she sailed through the exam and what tips she has to share with you.

00:50- Introduction
1:27- Divya Mishra introduces herself and about her UPSC preparation
1:56- Credit for success
2:37- Introduction to her background- where does she hail from and her family
4:08- Influence of parents’ profession on her
5:14- Impact of her schooling on the person she is today
6:35- Reason for choosing textile engineering
7:32- About her work experience
9:02- Reason why she decided to prepare for UPSC Civil Services
10:09- About her initial days of preparation
10:44- About her PHD (from IIM, Lucknow)
11:40- About her first attempt
13:07- Mistakes she committed during her first attempt
15:20- Her interview in the first attempt
15:35- Motivating factor for the second attempt
16:08- She focused on two areas- ethics and essay, which she attributes to her jump in the rank to 312 during the second attempt
17:54- Deliberating more upon ethics, as she is the topper of ethics this year (129 marks)
20:19- This year (3rd attempt), for ethics, she focused on the core demand and examples from real life
20:39- How to prepare for ethics- Meaning of terms with the examples or recent judgments
22:50- Remedy for deficiency of ethics related vocabulary
24:27- Motivation for the third attempt as she already cleared in her second attempt
25:21- Time management and whether Prelims and Mains should be studied together or compartmentalized.
27:37- Role of Mock Tests for Prelims; idea number of tests
29:16- Recommendation for CSAT- Not to underestimate it.
30:31- Strategy for the number of questions to be attempted- it is not about the number of questions attempted. Focus on efficiency.
32:01- Role of Mock Tests for stress management and time management.
32:15- Importance of Abhyaas tests as per Divya Aggarwal
33:44- Strategy for Mains. The right time to start answer writing.
36:39- Preparation for dynamic areas like security, disaster management
38:30- Note-making for the dynamic areas
40-06- Importance of data and figures and remembering the same
41:57- Mock Tests for Mains- regularity/ frequency and recommendation for number of Mock Tests.
43:55- Suggestions on diagrams and flow-charts
45:30- Essay preparation
47:11- Number of Mock Essays one must practice; GS-answers: word budgeting; briefness versus analytical expressions as per the number of marks the question carries
48:35- Optional subject- How to choose an optional: interest and deliverability (in terms of answers),
49:47- Deciding between four Optionals- Comfort with the subject, talking to other students who have opted for that Optional, talking to the teachers and subject experts for knowing the challenge areas
51:07- Personality Test- Her experience and preparation for it.
52:37- Number of Mock Tests for the Personality Test (“Mock Rate”)
53:37- How close was/ were the mock interview(s) to the actual interview
54:42- Newspaper- How to read it, how much time does it take and its importance (She was not consistent and relied on the Vision material for current affairs); need to smartly read the newspaper
55:55- Time frame for studying the current affairs- 1 year or more.
58:00- Her strategy if she would not have achieved this result.
59:30- Miss Divya’s goals hereon.
1:00:27- Obstacles for women treading this path- if any and suggestions for the same
1:02:47- Message for the UPSC aspirants.
1:04:08- Concluding the interview on a thanking note and best wishes to Miss for her future endeavours.

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