Saksham Goel AIR 27 UPSC CSE 2021

Saksham Goel AIR 27 UPSC CSE 2021

Hello everyone 

I am Saksham Goel (Rank 27, CSE 2021)

This is my marksheet

About me:

I graduated from St. Stephen’s College (University of Delhi) in 2020 in B.A. Programme (Economics and Political Science).

This was my first attempt.

Now that prelims is round the corner, some last minute tips for those who will appear on the 5th:

1. It is normal to feel that you might forget everything on the day of the test (you won’t forget anything)

2. Don’t forget:

     a. Mandatory: admit card, BLACK pen (unless instructions have changed, it is supposed to be black)

     b. Optional- water bottle, writing board ( if the centre allows, as the Govt school benches can be broken), pencil, eraser, and scale

3. Send someone, if possible, to see the route to your centre a day or two before the actual test (try not to rely only on google maps)

4. Eat non-junk light food from 2 days before the test. (Just to be very cautious that your stomach is alright)

5. Eat light but do eat something between GS paper and CSAT.

6. Beware of questions that say “which of the following statements are NOT correct”.

The “not” is very important 

7. Make sure to fill the bubble of the right question—- I marked the answer of Q65 (in CSAT) in the bubble of Q66 and continued with it for 5-6 questions. Must have lost >10 marks there. But thankfully still scored >120 in CSAT. Don’t make that mistake

8. A day before the test, be calm and composed. Do study though, as it is a good escape from procrastination. Complete your studies maximum by 9PM-9:30PM. Talk to your family— non-UPSC stuff to cool yourself. Sleep early and sleep a full 8 hours.

It is a highly unpredictable exam in many ways—- but one thing is certain, people who do not lose hope, work till the last day and answer questions decisively by taking intelligent risks in guessing using the available info and smelling hints in the question itself (e.g. “none”, “all”, “never”, etc.) are more likely to succeed.

Give it your all and enjoy the process. Keep your mood up for the next few days. Don’t discuss new topics with people. Jo kar liya hai, wahi kaafi hai.

Don’t look at the interviews of this year’s toppers. Focus on your test abhi. You can see all those videos after 5th.

5th and only 5th is the D-Day. Give it your all and you can achieve what you have worked so hard for and you are absolutely worth it.

Now, this is enough gyaan. Resume your preparation.

All the best!