Toppers' Talk by Mr. Saksham Goel, AIR 27, UPSC CSE 2021

Mr. SAKSHAM GOEL secured a prestigious All India Rank of 27 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination, 2021 in his very 1st attempt. He has pursued his B.A. from St. Stephen’s college.
Mr. Saksham focussed on developing a good strategy based on 5 principles that he shares during the session. In this video, he shares this detailed strategy that he followed throughout his preparation, which enabled him to achieve success, with all the aspiring youth.
00:18- The session begins with greetings from Mr. SAKSHAM GOEL.
00:41- His strategy that he used during his preparation.
02:51- His brief background and journey with UPSC.
06:28- His advantages during the preparation.
09:54- His limitations during the preparation.
11:30- Beyond UPSC stuff including motivation, etc.
13:08- A few sample books that can be referred.
14:02- Pre-preparation, during college.
15:38- Sources for UPSC mainly from the current affairs perspective.
22:16- Organization of notes and sources including subject-wise strategy.
32:36- Principle of strategizing (Thoda Jugaad, Thoda risk).
37:20- Student’s doubts (Q&A).
41:05- Approach to answering in prelims.
48:16- Mains answer writing including Essay’s related aspects.
53:52- GS related answers.
01:02:38- Quoting some examples.
01:09:17- Personality test.
01:09:54- Q&A from students, including discussion on his daily schedule.
01:15:04- PSIR related discussion in brief.
01:20:31- End of the discussion.
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