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Updated on Jun 17, 2020 23:09 IST

IAS Toppers Strategy to crack IAS exam can help in IAS preparation enormously. Read below the IAS toppers strategy in detail.

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IAS toppers interview and tips are the essential ingredients for making IAS preparation plan. Selection in the IAS exam requires a threshold preparation and the IAS toppers do these same things differently in IAS exam.

See Here: IAS Topper 2020 Pradeep Singh

IAS toppers share their strategy and plan with the candidates so it expands their horizon of thinking. IAS toppers’ always suggest that every candidate should prepare their own preparation plan based on their strength and weaknesses, optional subject and interest areas. These toppers strategies will help the IAS aspirants to cover the IAS syllabus in its entirety.

See Here: IAS Toppers 2020

IAS Toppers are the role model for the candidates starting their preparation. It is also very important to know the IAS preparation life cycle of the IAS toppers’ to know their difficulties and advantages. The IAS toppers always help the new candidates with their preparation and share their experiences and strategies.

IAS toppers are the real motivation providers to the IAS aspirants. The IAS toppers interview and talks can guide the IAS aspirants in the best way because they work as a friend and a coach, not as a teacher or guardian.

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IAS Topper Rank 1 Kanishak Kataria

Kanishak Kataria is an IIT Bombay Alumni. He graduated in 2014 and started working in the private sector on an international assignment in South Korea. After some time, he came back and started preparing for the IAS Exam and secured rank 1 in the IAS exam 2018.

He prepared for the IAS exam for two years and shared his experience of IAS preparation. But one thing he added in his interviews that each candidate is unique and hence his or her preparation plan should be unique. Blindly following the IAS toppers strategy will not do.

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IAS Topper Rank 2 Akshat Jain

Akshat is an IIT Guwahati Alumni. He completed his engineering in design and started preparation for the prestigious services. He stresses the fact of self-analysis and answers writing.

He said that comparison is the key to improvement in the notes and preparation.

He used to write answers on the current affairs topics in the initial stage of his preparation itself and later wrote answers on the static general studies topics. After writing answers, he used to compare his answers with the previous year toppers’ answers and try to improve his answers and change his thinking pattern.

See here: IAS Topper Akshat Jain’s Strategy in detail

 IAS Topper Rank 3 Junaid Ahmad

Junaid Ahmad is an Aligarh Muslim University alumni. He has an interminable journey of IAS preparation as he secured rank three in his fifth attempt. Though he got Indian Revenue Services (IRS) in his fourth attempt, his dedication bagged him one of the top ranks.

He himself admits that he cracked no competitive exam before the civil services exam. He stressed the reason behind the preparation. The motive behind the decision to become an IAS officer. He said that” you find out why and how will automatically follow”.

See here: IAS Topper Rank 3 Junaid Ahmad’s strategy in detail

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