Arun Raj : Cracked UPSC in first attempt without coaching, Followed this strategy
UPSC: From the fourth year of graduation, he started preparing for the UPSC exam. It was very difficult to study engineering and prepare for UPSC together, so Arun Raj had made strategy for study, he divided his time for both.
UPSC: The dream of UPSC is seen by millions of people of the country but only a few people can fulfill this dream. Among them, there are very few people who pass this exam in their first attempt. Arun Raj's name is also included in some such people, who without resorting to any coaching had secured 34th rank in this difficult exam in his first attempt of 2014.
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Arun Raj hails from Uttar Pradesh. He has been a very bright student since his childhood. He had scored 94.8% in class 10th and 91.6% in class 12th. After this he passed JEE exam and took admission in IIT Kanpur. Here he completed his graduation in engineering. During this, he had made up his mind to clear the UPSC exam. He started preparing for UPSC exam from the fourth year of his graduation. It was very difficult to study engineering and prepare for UPSC together, so Arun Raj had fixed separate time for both. He wanted to devote all his time to studies, so he did not start any job after graduation.
Arun Raj decided to do self study instead of joining any coaching. He relied heavily on NCERT books for UPSC exams. Apart from this, he also gave many mock interviews for UPSC interview. When Arun cleared this exam, he was just 22 years old. He had chosen his optional subject as Anthropology.
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Arun Raj's USPC strategy
Arun believes that being consistent is the most important thing to get success in UPSC. He says that whatever hours you study, read with full diligence and study daily. It is possible that sometimes you do not feel like studying, in such a situation it is better to take a break for some time than to open the book forcibly and then start studying with a fresh mind. Apart from this, he says that instead of getting entangled in many books in the pursuit of reading everything, read only a few books but read them well. Along with this, revise a lot, give mock tests and practice answer writing. Arun Raj was also able to crack the UPSC exam by focusing on NCERT books.
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