CTwT E578 - UPSC CSE 2021 Topper Ishita Rathi AIR 8 | Economics Optional | 3rd Attempt

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‘Chamomile Tea with Toppers’ is an initiative by Unacademy wherein we speak to various Toppers and get to know the best of the best.

Ishita Rathi has secured AIR 8 in the 2021 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Service examination. She has discussed the UPSC Prelims strategy and the most important books for UPSC Prelims. She has also discussed mains answer writing, current affairs preparation, how to read the newspaper, and the UPSC CSE interview experience and tips.

In this episode of the CTwT UPSC CSE series, Ishita Rathi has comprehensively discussed her UPSC CSE preparation strategy.

She has discussed the UPSC Prelims strategy and the most important books for UPSC Prelims. She has also discussed mains answer writing, current affairs preparation, how to read the newspaper, and the UPSC CSE interview experience and tips.

This interview will be helpful for all the UPSC CSE beginners in understanding the UPSC CSE syllabus and UPSC CSE 2022/2023 preparation strategy.

Want to know more about the topper's preparation strategy? What makes you the elite UPSC CSE topper? Watch the video to get all the answers in one place.

Timelines:
01:10 - How does it feel to share your story at Chamomile Tea with Toppers
02:10 What motivated you to join Civil Services as a career?
03:40 How did your family support you during your preparation
04:40 Preparing for Civil Services during Graduation
07:12: Why Post-graduation in Chennai?
09:10 How was your first attempt during post-graduation
11:01 What changes did you bring after the first attempt?
15:10 When should an aspirant begin answering writing practice?
17:05 What was lacking in the 2nd attempt at UPSC CSE?
18:00 Optional Subject - how to choose an optional subject?
20:50 Optional Subject Strategy - Economics Optional for UPSC
21:35 Books for Economics optionals
22:56 How to find resources for Economics optional?
24:10 Notes for GS Paper
25:00 Change in Strategy for Third attempt
27:05 How did you overcome the phobia of Prelims examination
28:50 Newspaper Reading and Notes from newspaper
29:35 test series & Mock Tests
30:30 Should you give more mock tests or focus on revision?
32:00 Mock test Analysis and scores in the mock test
32:50 Full-length mock test or sectional mock test
34:00 Prelims exam experience
35:50 How to tackle Exam anxiety and pressure
36:50 What was the thought process before the Prelims exams
37:49 Prelims Exam day Strategy
41:06 CSAT Preparation Strategy
43:40 Assumption based questions & RC questions in CSAT
44:50 Backup option and Thought to attempt the third attempt
47:10 UPSC CSE Mains Paper Strategy
49:50 Approach for Mains Answer Writing
51:40 Roles of diagrams in mains answer writing
52:50 How to make limit within the word limit and share more value in the answers
54:40 Ethics paper strategy
56:30 Essay Paper Strategy
58:50 Philosophical Essay questions
1:01:10 Hindi paper strategy
1:03:10 UPSC Interview strategy
1:08:10 Interview preparation & mock interviews
1:10:30 Results day experience
1:14:00 Rapid fire round
1:15:20 Message to aspirants


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