Hi Folks, I am Radhika. I secured AIR 18 in UPSC CSE 2020. This was my second attempt. In my first attempt I got IRPS. Below is my strategy for UPSC CSE. I‘ve tried my best to list it down to the last detail that I could remember, but, still if something’s left out or some doubts remain- feel free to reach out. Hope it helps ! Timeline : july 2018 to sept 2021( for 2 attempts) Started the coaching in july 2018 (KSG Indore) and preparation for next year prelims (CSE 2019) simultaneously. Coaching went till april but I skipped going to classes after feb because I had finished my syllabus by that time. This timeline contains time of around 11 months before I wrote prelims, 3 months of mains duration and post that till interview in feb. Booklist : Although, there can be different set of books that can be referred to, i've mentioned only what i have referred to. My advice would be to go through multiple topper blogs about their strategies and then frame the same for o...