How to turn failure to success Learn from achievers who failed and failed and succeeded

 

How to turn failure to success

Learn from achievers who failed and failed and succeeded

 

The Civil Services exam, conducted by the UPSC, is the toughest call in India. The aspirants have to invest a minimum of four years of their life to make it. (an IPS officer told me this in 2006)

 

Please listen to the toppers who had in 2023 improved upon their own results of the previous years.

 

1.       Throughout my preparations, my basic focus was on identifying mistakes I committed that lowered my score and rectifying it in order to up my score. I approached friends who had scored higher in these subjects, picked up things that I missed during preparations.                                 

                                    Aditya Srivastava, reached rank 1 from previous year’s 236

 

2.       I attempted the exam with more focus. He attributed the success to meticulous analysis of previous years’ question papers.

                                    Ayan Jain, reached rank 16 from previous years’ outstanding 87

 

3.       I worked more on bringing in my personal opinion and experiences in the optional subject (Political Science). I also made use of data sets wherever possible, instead of just quoting theories.

                                   Sameer Khode, reached rank 42 from previous years’ 551

 

4.       He underscored the importance of fine tuning study methods and bolstering confidence.

                      Ashish Patil, reached rank 147 from previous years’ 563

 

5.       Be honest with yourself while preparing

                      Bhavesh Khayalia, reached rank 46 from previous years’280

 

6.       Her mother kept her motivated to keep trying. She never let go of her dream (IAS).

                      Medha Anand, reached rank 13 from previous years’ 311

 

7.       His journey, though marred by challenges, was propelled by family support. Even with less effort due to my illness, I secured a good rank this time, which I believe is due to the foundation I had built over the years.

                    Yogesh Dilhor, reached rank 55 from previous years’ 633

 

8.       He took a lot of online mock interviews, attended coaching classes. He used to refer to NCERT’s syllabus. Peer groups helped him a lot.

                    PK Sidharth Ramkumar, reached rank 4 from previous years’ 121

 

9.       Working as an Income Tax Officer, I carried on with my studies.

                    Shivam Kumar, reached rank 19 from previous years’ 309

 

10.   The emphasis was on a shift in focus towards presentation and precision in answers. I used to do meditation and yoga to avoid distractions

                  Ayushi Pradhan, reached rank 36 from previous years’ 334

 

11.   There is no secret ingredient. With each attempt, the aspirant gets a better perspective of the pattern of questions and is better equipped for the interviews. In my case, I focussed on the basic books, but devised answers on my own for the mains

                      Atul Tyagi, reached rank 62 from previous years’ 145

 

Source: The Times of India, 18 April 2024

 

Abraham Jacob

20^th April 2024