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Anudeep Durishetty Rank-1: UPSC Civil services 2017: IAS Topper

Comprehensive guide and notes for IAS preparation.

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FAMILY AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Anudeep is a resident of Metpally town in Telangana. His father is an Assistant Divisional Engineer at Telangana Northern Power Distribution company. Anudeep completed his schooling in Telangana itself. He completed B. Tech in Electronics and Instrumentation from BITS, Pilani in Rajasthan.

Anudeep had a long and diverse work experience but he was not satisfied with the work he was doing and the desire to do something bigger and meaningful inspired him to become a Civil Servant.

Anudeep got All India Rank 01 in UPSC CSE 2017 and this was his 5th attempt. Before this he had appeared for UPSC CSE four times. In his first attempt he was able to clear prelims and mains but could not do well to pass the personality test. In his 2nd attempt he was selected for Indian Revenue Service. But he wanted to do something bigger and better. However,in his next two attempts also, he was not able to get the desired result.

STUDY PLAN AND SCHEDULE

As Anudeep says since he had a regular job, he could not get much time to study during the weekdays. So,he used to make the most of his weekends and study hard.

PRELIMS STRATEGY & BOOKLIST

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MAINS STRATEGY & BOOKLIST

As you start reading the books, he has mentioned here for GS mains, please keep the following points in mind:

ANSWER WRITING APPROACH-

To write a comprehensive answer Anudeep suggests aspirants to focus on a few key areas while writing answer:

Essay distinguishes itself from GS in the sense that in GS marks will be awarded purely for content. But in essay, examiners will pay special attention to not just your content, but also to the language, coherence between topics and the way you organise your essay.So you must take adequate care to arrange your views and ideas properly and not commit any fundamental spelling or grammatical mistakes.

To write a comprehensive essay-

OPTIONAL PAPERS STRATEGY & BOOKLIST-

Sharing his interview experience Anudeep says his interview began at around 3:00 PM and went on for 35 minutes. He was asked questions on a diverse set of topics: Aryan migration, hate crimes, meditation, Artificial Intelligence, Swachh Bharat and why he wanted to get into the IAS. He had anticipated and prepared for some of those questions in prior, so he could answer them well. After the interview, he was glad with his performance.

Anudeep had attended a few mock interviews also to prepare himself better for the Personality Test. Attending mock interviews are important for aspirants to understand the pattern of interview, to get familiar with the interview environment and for getting over the fear of facing the interview panel.

Anudeep’s journey of becoming an IAS officer was long. He gave his first attempt in the year 2012 and last attempt in 2017. The journey was full of ups and downs. He got selected as IRS once and failed also in many attempts. He also decided to quit after his 4th attempt. But one thing that played the crucial role in this entire journey and finally got him AIR 01 was that after every failure he analysed his mistakes and learned from it.

As Anudeep says, at the end of his UPSC journey, he stands with a firm newfound belief that when you own your failures, you become a better person. And when you work hard to overcome your problems, you win. And you win big.

ADVICE FOR FUTURE ASPIRANTS-

Based on his personal experience, as he had decided to quit this exam but then he took up the battle again and was able to secure rank 1, Anudeep suggests aspirants that its better to try and fail than never trying.

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