Perspective by Unacademy | IAS Life Decoded Ep. 1.2 | Roman | Gaurav l Junaid | Raghvendra | Rishabh

Looking for UPSC guidance and motivation from the best IAS & IPS officers of the country? Then you won't want to miss this panel discussion with Gaurav Agrawal (AIR 1, 2013), Junaid Ahmad (AIR 3, 2018), Rishabh Trivedi (AIR 215, 2021), Raghvendra Sharma (AIR 340, 2021) and Roman Saini (AIR 18, 2013)!
Roundtable podcast hosted by Dr. Mahipal Singh Rathore (PathFinder).
0:00 Introduction
1:05 Do you follow the IPL ? Which is your favourite team?
0:10:57 What is the most stupid question that you have been asked?
0:17:36 Is there any political interferece?
0:26:55 Has there ever been a time where a question came from an irrelevant source?
0:29:43 What are the most common mistakes committed by aspirants?
0:31:49 How do you unwind?
0:42:32 What are the most commonly believed myths about the UPSC CSE preparation?
0:56:30 Have you ever been in a situation where you couldn't erase a particular event or circumstance from your memory?
1:06:14 What do you think is the reason behind the significant increase in the number of UPSC aspirants in the past decade?
1:12:26 Do you believe that the popularity of the Civil Service Examination will decline in India, similar to Western countries, if India becomes the top or second-ranked economy by 2050?
1:16:10 Can you please explain the significance of an IAS officer? Given that you took the UPSC examination after becoming an IPS officer.
1:25:03 Have you ever found the knowledge gained from your preparation to be useful in your job?
1:30:43 Which book was your favorite during your UPSC preparation?
1:33:28 What superpower would you like to have as a bureaucrat?
Learn from them how UPSC CSE has evolved over the years from veterans such as Gaurav Agrawal to newly appointed officers like Rishabh Trivedi and Raghavendra Sharma. An IAS officer who decided to give everything up to establish his own start-up, an IIT IIM graduate who decided to abandon the corporate life in favour of his country, an IAS officer who took 5 attempts to realise his dream, and officials who decided to appear for the exam again for a better rank - this is an eclectic group of panelists who can show you the good, the bad and the ugly side of UPSC CSE and yet motivate you to go for it nonetheless!
Perspective by Unacademy is our latest series where we bring to you a wide range of topics including the importance of consistency, the role of coaching, the significance of self-study, and the value of having a clear understanding of the exam pattern. Our panelists will share their personal success stories, preparation strategies, and tips on how to crack the exam.
Whether you're a beginner just starting your UPSC journey or a seasoned aspirant looking for inspiration and guidance, this panel discussion is the perfect opportunity to learn from the best. Join us and gain valuable insights that can help you chart your path towards success in the UPSC CSE.
Get an insider’s perspective of the UPSC CSE journey and learn how they battled the accompanying stress of preparation and yet emerged victorious through their sheer mental strength. They will also share their thoughts on how important a role friends and family play throughout the entire process.
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[@yashansubaghel9016]

Roman saini sir ki personality school ke un bachho jaisi lgti hai Jo class ke back me baith kr har type ki msti krenge .. pr exams me top kr jayenge 😂

[@rayshivam6622]

❤❤

[@d.hemant4605]

ऐसे शो और लाते रहिए this is mostly apriciated show

[@onlinestore8551]

So True

[@shri_radhekripa]

APPRECIATED

[@stosh8120]

*highly appreciated hota hai brother.

[@AVINASHKUMAR-lw4fb]

Very interesting show

[@gkenglishhubSabbir]

Junaid Sir is just awesome, his calmness and way of talking is just touching 🙏🏼

[@pradnyawakode8939]

I hope we get to see Junaid sir in 'officers on duty' series. He was already so humble but now he has evolved into a much better person with experiences from service! Definitely a lot to learn from him

[@asadahmad2725]

Same thing I felt while watching it, His every reply is inspired by ground realities and the way he deeply talked about bureaucracy and governance that really inspired me this time. That example of flood situation etc are the proof of his experience to be a better officer.

[@abuasad4040]

​@@asadahmad2725 yaa

[@dharampalyadav2227]

Junaid sir is best Listener...

[@neharajput4607]

One of the best conversations I have seen in a while about UPSC … I love how junaid sir calmly tries to listen to Gaurav sir who is putting forward his perspective.

[@rizwaninception5251]

That is called brain of India..... Intellectual....And all of humbal.... Salute of all.....❤❤❤

[@kalpeshsalmothe2025]

The worst part of the video is it ends ! Kudos guys 👍🏼

[@arp2797]

Huge fan of Gaurav sir. Brilliant and so down to earth Very inspirational. 👍👍

[@Shahicbk]

Sir .. Jitna appreciate karun kamm hai.. Hats off .. To the idea of organising these types of episode on KZbin 🙏🙏

[@visha878]

Bahut he accha prayash Sir aapka aur aapki team ka ,jo aspirant ko mehnat sahi dihsa me karne ke liye badhya kar de , 🙏❤️ thanks sir aap logo ke अनुभव,बातो को shere karne me liye , ❤

[@Waheguruji_Ka_Khalsa]

Thanks Pathfinder Unacademy Jai Hind 🙏🙏❤️❤️💎💎💯💯🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@maheshnanavare1517]

2.31 4.35 Balance - keep life simple n basic, don't make any one exam, event larger than life ❤🧡 8.28 29.54 answers Prepare hone chahiye pehle hi, exam mein ja ke sochke phir tum likhoge to paper comlete nhi hoga 10.12 Pen konsa use kre - pilot V7 11.25 ❤🧡 17.48 Right understanding 19.26 23.03 Ego side rakh ke kam kro , by the book nhi practical kaam kro 21.20 24.10 You should be reasonable, polite and tell it to the politicians . Then there is hardly any pressure 24.46 Courtesy in the end, why you are forgetting you are also an IAS officer and politicians also have fear of getting caught in wrong doings. that's the summery of with the kind of attitude you need to enter in the system. Have that honest officer image but also have courtesy not out of the feeling of pressure, fear or less power than a politician, but out of a respect. 25.01 Never in public space occupy space of a politician coz log unke hain, hum toh aagaye ek baar toh yhi rahenge. unko 5 saal bad fir se aana hain. Let them take advantage, you don't become an obstacle. nhi toh fir whi ego wala chiz aa jata hain. don't be a tUka. 25.42 Never let your political neutrality ka perception get away. be careful on that. 33.41 For me 35.43 Work life balance having said that, 49.17 Sacrifises are needed - behind all the smart people piche hardwork ki kahani hain 55.17 1.02.16 Relatable❤❤ 36.46 Rat race in IAS don't stuck in it 58.55 Relationships breakups n upsc 59.45 No attachment❤ 1.02.16 - 1.06.10 Inspiring how to bounce back in life by gaurav sir. After falling how to rise up becoming the best❤❤ These stories, experiences are your USP. which are very personal which makes completely different from crowd and in long run which motivates you to be the best. 1.25.26 History kaise pdhi jati hain? right approach direction❤❤

[@indranichaudhury4243]

These two videos are like literally clear 80% of doubts... So clear cut , and unfiltered

[@vaibhavmahara8925]

That inspirational story of Gaurav sir's downfall at iit and getting that gold medal 😲, junaid sir's covid time incident 🥲 ... and some funny healthy conversation 👏 worth watching

[@Sal_oni_]

After watching this episode, I personally want to meet Junaid sir once because it's quite fascinating how someone can be so well spoken and honest 🥺❤️

[@AshishKumar-iu9zz]

Nhi mil paogi. Likh kr lelo. Iss jnm me to bilkul nhi

[@RKumar-ji6oe]

Q bhai q 😂

[@MehakArya-yx7ki]

Yes , he is very calm,honest and well respected officer , I met him yesterday 💗🌼🌼💗.

[@alkeshkumarofficial]

बहुत जबरदस्त इंटरेक्शन था। I have really admire your hosting and whole interview

[@rishabhyadav3723]

इसकी ही जरूरत थी, असल मुद्दे असल तस्वीर सामने लाने की। बहुत आभार 🙏

[@iamparag2616]

Sir bahut acha laga ye interaction or bhi sessions laye jaye.thank u

[@sudhanshusingh6735]

Thankful to have the perspective Thank you Unacademy ❤

[@Urmisingh.88]

Amazing show .....is se andaza lg jata h ki ap ko kitne aage jana h or achhe pde likhe log ki personality kitni achhi hoti h 👍

[@khushbuyadav7520]

Please get Shrusti Deshmukh mam and Anudeep Durishetty sir.

[@think143u]

39:51 Roman sir ne gaurav sir ki or ankh mari 😄 economics mein specially true hai😜 economy ki book hi nhi hai india mein

[@bhawanipratap7075]

बहुत ही उपयोगी रहा दोनो सेशन🎉 ऐसे इंटरेक्शन होते रहना चाहिए 🙏💐

[@practicepoint8141]

Literally best show Very crude opinion A show for holistic knowledge about administration from preparation to the office. Really Hats off to all.

[@shubham3756]

It is the beauty of time that it will give experiences.

[@educationsolution3987]

Wonderful session It's really important for us to know how you guys think

[@Sairam_ias]

Junaid sir Hmesa ki tarh sbse best Itna clam , polite person gem 💎 hai sir Awesome 👍👍 Wow

[@JORAWAR_SINGH_CHOUDHARY]

Invite all ias like this and show must go on

[@shivamraturi9612]

I m happy to see these genius guys in top services in india

[@sadhikaeducation]

Nice to see such young officers motivating other students. Great job

[@user-zo1fc4rk3p]

Thanks all of you sir

[@3pankaj33]

All fav toppers and mahipal sir in one frame❤

[@bhupendra.jaipur]

Gaurav Agarwal such a legend type CIVIL SERVANT. OTHER GOOD, ROMAN SAINI IS REALLY DIFFRENT MATHOD AND JUNAID AHMED YOU R REALLY CREAT SMTHG CRAZY EXAMPLE TO PREPARATION. THANK U UNACADEMY

[@ChandanYadav-cz5ki]

Sir kafi achha lga itne intelligent& different personalities ko ek table par dekhkar😊😊

[@shreyasoni8779]

Greatful to know the service experiences. It's required for every aspirants to know the reality of the service. To give a directional push to our preparation

[@manojkumar-bl7ic]

Gaurav sir your result was remembering moment in 2014.....it was excited moment because it was much highlighted due to you crack the girls were topped last 4 years

[@KrishnA-cp4sk]

Waiting so eagerly

[@govindjangid6045]

Everytime Gourav sir speaks..it is so so satisfying..he is God at talk

[@piyushpaswan5304]

MOST NEEDED TALK....IN THIS WORLD OF SHORT DOPAMINE FEEDING....THESE LONG TALKS ARE BLISSFUL!!!!!

[@lekhraj4778]

Dr Mahipal sir Hatts off you 🎉🎉 and your way of teaching history

[@kaushlendrasingh4740]

Great initiative sir, too much intresting

[@tukaramkore1146]

चरैवेति चरैवेति यही तो मन्त्र है अपना नहीं रुकना नहीं थकना सतत् चलना सतत् चलना यही तो मन्त्र है अपना शुभंकर मन्त्र है अपना Keep going, keep going this is our mantra. Never stopping and never tiring, we keep steadfastly moving forward. Our inspiration is the sun, whose chariot moves steadfastly. It has been duty-bound through the ages, yet it has an everlasting intense energy. Movement is my Dharma, going from place to place. Our inspiration is Shri Guruji, on whose path we are to tread. All Hindus are brothers - we have to tell this to the world. We should remember the great deeds of Shri Guruji and give more time to his mission Our inspiration is the Bharat, the land we worship. It is the source of many good things and a constant source of love. We should make our life worthwhile by living for this mother of ours.

[@ChandanYadav-cz5ki]

Gourav sir ko itne dino baad on camera dekhkar aisa lag rha hai mano purani khushiyan phir wapas lout aayi ho iske liye specially Roman saini sir thanks bolna chahunga sir ko phir se on camera lane ke liye mai chahunga sir ko aise hi ham aspirants ke guidance liye kuch time nikalkar jude rahne ke liye😊🙏

[@punitkumar7491]

Trivedi Bhai ki speaking skills bhut jabardast h

[@akashsharma-vh3bc]

Awesome interaction specially long time ke bad gaurav sir ko sunne ko mila❤

[@user-qh7wq2vf5x]

Humble intelligent n genuine Gaurav sir

[@Sujal-im1md]

Gaurav agarwal Sir ka IIT convocation vala Goosebumps tha... That's of u Sir.

[@masterranaji]

@56:20 I experienced this when I worked on CCTNS for MP Police.

[@jugalkishoremahapatra2206]

Excellent session Mahipal sir and Roman sir. Very much helpful for civil service aspirants

[@Red_Moose]

मजेदार शो।। ज्ञान गंगा हैं दोनो एपिसोड।

[@parihars2849]

Thanku for these insights

[@vyrao7385]

Gaurav sir is a gem person ❤️

[@shivammukherjee7660]

Loved it. Thanks for sharing!!

[@viveksingh-ok6il]

It was eye opener truly. Want more of this

[@vr7billions]

At last Raghvendra sir's superpower was best, as all aspirants come with so much zeal and passion but lose it with time.

[@bhupendra.jaipur]

Roman SIR | Gaurav SIR REALLY LOOK LIKE A GOOD FRIEND , OR GOOD BATCHMATE

[@takemichi6870]

Really enjoyed this whole discussion

[@anchal2128]

This session was really great

[@ramsingh6168]

Show must go on

[@kafir9583]

Its an outstanding interaction sir..... kindly keep organizing it ....its very helpful

[@nandlalvaishya2802]

Very interesting discussion Junaid Sir ... ❤

[@GauravKumar-zd6kn]

True Genius Gaurav Aggarwal Sir

[@sakshi-Hustler]

Happy to know that you guys see comments 😁......thank you so much for a reality check ✅......hope to see me there ;-)

[@indiathatis2987]

Roman sir should be present in every interaction..plz😊

[@shashanknarayansingh5579]

Really fruitful for everyone

[@alkeshkumarofficial]

Wonderful show ... Please this type show take always

[@NANDANKUMAR-yl2vv]

Very fruitful conversation

[@rupaulihakartik8582]

Yesss, Awesome videos both parts. We want more such type of content

[@dr.pratik4988]

Dr. Mahipal leading it brilliantly

[@rockykumar5460]

Thank you sir Bahut kuch problems solve Hua sir

[@pathfinderias]

Hi everyone! Please mention the names of IAS/IPS/IRS toppers that you would like to see as guest in future episodes.

[@Its_shubham9]

Shubham kumar AIR 1

[@viveklathiya306]

Shruti Sharma , safin hasan ,

[@Vanessa-ur7um]

Ankita sharma IPS, Meenal karawal IAS, Gauraw Budhaniya

[@purwa824]

Athar Aamir, akshat Jain ( both air 2)

[@Vanessa-ur7um]

Sir Please Invite IFS officer's to share their work life balance and and what are the work profile in the embassy ,and challenges they face in foreign postings

[@revolutionbyagriculture]

I think this is a really honest and healthy conversation. It is also very helpful to everyone who wants to clear UPSC CSE. Please create more such content. Thank you so much 🙏

[@dhruvpargi8078]

this interaction helps me a lot to understand the UPSC exam and after selection work life and challenges. please bring more such type of interaction videos.

[@pathfinderias]

Thankyou, we really appreciate your feedback.

[@nostalgic_music25]

Really needed this

[@biswajit-nx1oz]

Everyone needs an attitude like Janaid sir❤

[@chudindachung8022]

Conversation every aspirant should hear! Thanks team Unacademy for bringing this amazing amazing discourse into the lives of thousands of aspirants like me, coming from remotest corner of the country who otherwise would never have the luxury or privilege to witness such illustrious minds. Their straight talk, relevant context, silly laughter, cordial vibes, robust energy and genuine advice are so appealing and engaging. Jai Hind.

[@psycho31234]

Good to see u Roman Saini sir again...❤❤

[@Dharmesh29]

Heart touch session

[@rajputkumar7674]

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT SESSIONS

[@adityanarayan5430]

Yes

[@vyrao7385]

I can listen this session for literally 4 5 hours if time allows

[@gulammurtaza8816]

Really awesome sir .... yes kindly place us such imme sely fascinating and reality based interview I full on enjoyed from the beginning to the last min.

[@learningpark65]

Kafi helpful raha age bhi aise he shows late rahiye❤

[@kirtithakor2504]

Admire this initiative 🙏 keep it up pathfinder team

[@vkr0307]

Excellent work and unique insights

[@adbhutcivil]

Thank You this is very helpfy

[@saibhubans]

Such was the vibe that I watched both the videos (Episode 1.1 & 1.2) in one go. Keep on bringing them more, if possible include women too. Thank you.

[@raochhavi2917]

They all are happy guys 🧿❤

[@karmyogi_vjoshi]

Loved both sessions...... Keep it up

[@sk...151]

I like it a lot to listen Junaid sir and get learn more n more ❤❤❤❤❤🎉

[@vikasahlawat3901]

Sir very nice to hear from u all seniors ..that will certainly boost our aspirants confidence ...so much real life conversations will surely gonna help me..and that too from you all great people. Very nice initiative 👏

[@kamleshahirwar9735]

Please organise more sessions like these....Panchayat..... Hopefully senior officials like retired who can share their experiences...

[@abhijeetranjan7443]

Really..kafi helpful intraction tha ❤

[@upsccse3947]

Please bring such more broadcast.

[@Anilkanta01]

All are gems ❤ please don't compare x best y best.🙏

[@samedu5163]

It was a very Interesting talk show Thank you Sir 🙏🌹

[@shubhamvishal1216]

The best ever podcast ever

[@mdsoyabansari7278]

The way junaid sir talk ❤❤