CTwT E567 - UPSC CSE 2021 Topper Avinash Rao AIR 31 | NLSIU Gold Medallist | 1st Attempt

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Avinash Rao Secured AIR 31 in the 2021 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Service examination. Avinash completed schooling and pre-university at Davan College in Davanagere. Later, he shifted to Bengaluru to pursue a five-year BA LLB course at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), where he bagged a gold medal. Avinash Rao wishes to join the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) rather than Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
In this episode of the CTwT UPSC CSE series, Avinash Rao has comprehensively discussed his UPSC CSE preparation strategy.
Timestamps for the video -
01:30 How does it feel to achieve the dream goal of clearing UPSC
02:05 What was your Plan B, if not UPSC?
02:55 What is the importance of Plan B
04:55 Academic background
06:50 Family Background
08:00 Why IFS and what are the differences between IAS officer vs IFS?
10:05 How to decode UPSC Prelims syllabus?
11:40 How to reach out to toppers and officers for guidance?
13:05 How did you plan your syllabus?
15:25 History preparation
16:05 CSAT preparation & strategy
18:00 What is a good score on the CSAT exam?
19:20 Resources for all subjects
23:49 Current Affairs Strategy
25:05 Note-making strategy
27:40 UPSC Prelims strategy & mindset
31:00 How to study during UPSC Prelims and Mains gap
34:00 Strategy for GS papers
39:00 Strategy for UPSC essay paper
41:00 Score in all GS Papers
41:20 What is a perfect way of writing answers in Mains
45:10 How to prepare for the interview round?
49:30 Rapid Fire Round
51:50 Message to all the aspirants
He has discussed the UPSC Prelims strategy and the most important books for UPSC Prelims. He 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.
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Best platform ❤️ thank you chamomile team

[@chaitanyavelamala7268]

28:10 for prelims

[@bavithaclasses1116]

Nice interview, inspiring one. I inspired a lot

[@anooppaswan7938]

God bless u Sir 🙏

[@nainab321]

One of the best topper's video. Very very informative 🙌

[@its.me.kushal]

I don't know why but I am more impressed with the lady. Happens each time I watch her take the interview 🤗

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Best channel. I love this interviewer!

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Fiona asks those questions which makes the video worth watching 💯

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Yes.. this one illusion cafe...@Banglore

[@ananya7538]

When fiona is there i must watch the interview ♥️♥️

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Heheheh mai hi hu 🥲😼😼😁😁😁

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Fiona mam back.... Yes

[@surekharao5475]

Very nice Avinash... Keep it up. Proud of my Grandson.

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He is a topper throughout his academic...kannadiga

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Fiona Mam is back🙂

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Bring toppers from Odisha also.

[@papernut4025]

Only video I saw completely and always I felt it's scripted but for avinash sir it's genuine and clearly articulated

[@yash_0603]

Ravi Sihag interview we want ❤️‍🔥❤️

[@itisaish]

Negative marking is not 0.33 it is 1/3 of 2 marks i.e. 2/3= 0.66 29:15

[@bhabanikakati8899]

👍👍👍🙏🌹.God bless you! From Narengkati H.S School.Sonitpur, Assam.

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I am from Karnataka

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I am from tamil nadu.... Very usefull... Mostly in english

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Learn hindi

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@@utkarshagarwal5103 learn to respect diversity

[@vasif5249]

Mam please ask how to read what can we read in spectrum and what can we read in it and what can we skip with detail strategy for it ,and also there is strategy for every book what can we read and what we won't have to read please ask this query please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ms1248]

It's a request to provide time stamps in each video.

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Already provided check discription

[@vikasprajapat988]

Plz invite shubham shukla air43 this year for interview…

[@VilasKabbur122]

👌

[@vishwanath0528]

Truly Inspiring! Is it possible to meet this man? Or just to have a glimpse of him?

[@thelearner8138]

Fiona 😍

[@abhishekverma7554]

Law optional questions should be asked..

[@tula__]

Some toppers of anthropology pls.

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Nikhil B Patil

[@HumbleMan78]

PLEASE NOTE: This guy achieved Rank 31 in FIRST ATTEMPT.... He is more greater than top 10 candidates..

[@ajitkumardash8800]

He has strong and rich background. Already a gold medalist. Already learned struggle in college life. Got 4 months extra due to late exam for covid Can afford insights coaching and Mrunal Sir's economy lecture that's wow many can't dream that too. So for him first attempt not a big deal.

[@tula__]

According to you which achievement is greater? A guy who has fantastic background, is a genius given his gold medal, has cracked upsc in his first attempt, or the guy who merely cleared his board exams but still cracked upsc?

[@icandoit8840]

It's not about gold medalist or how much he struggled. Now a days prelims is biggest headache for many.

[@tula__]

@@icandoit8840 It is but very high IQ people also have better memory, faster understanding and such skills that normies like us wouldn't have to that extent. So normal people can crack it after multiple attempts while genius donot need that kind of first hand experience.

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Life security counts more

[@vasif5249]

Mam please ask how to read spectrum book and what can we read in it and what can we skip in it ,with detail strategy for read spectrum book please mam🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏.

[@soniya503]

Refer to Manuj Jindal IAS videos ..you will get to know

[@AvinashKumar-yq9ul]

Mera bhi name Avinash hai aur mujhe bhi upsc clear karni hai 🥺😭😔😔😔😔

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Rairennacscs 😫🙂🙂🙂

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I can't relate with you sorry but you have been a topper😑😑😑

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His confidence of 100 mocks🤧

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No pain no gain. 🙃

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100 mocks 😱

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It's an illusion of a lawyer , which seldom works for others ,so blindly doing 100 mocks is not too productive

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College god medalist great Economy from Mrunal great Geography from insights great Other subjects too from top teachers great After that 100 mocks not a great thing

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54 weeks 100 mocks

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ravi.sihag.ko. invite.karooo