Crackingcivilservices.com’s Interview of successful candidates
Profile of the Candidate:
| Name | Achyutanand |
| Rank in 66th BPSC | 168 |
| Roll Number | 478044 |
| Age | 29 |
| Total attempts in BPSC (including present one) | 3 |
| Medium in mains examination (Hindi/English) | english |
| Marks in General Studies papers (Mention marks in both GS Paper I and II) if released | Not released yet |
| Marks in General Studies papers in previous attempts (Mention marks in both GS Paper I and II) if released | Not released yet |
| Optional Subject | philosophy |
| Home town/village | sitamarhi |
| Any past Work-experience | na |
| Were you preparing full time or working and preparing? | From home |
| Your place of preparation | sitamarhi |
| Details of other success and failure in competitive exams | 64th bpsc-missed merit list by 8 marks
IB ACIO-interview out SSC CGL 2019-final merit list out RRB NTPC-hoping for goods guard post(91 marks rrb patna) |
| Details of coaching/ test series/ study material of any coaching used for General studies | Youtube,internet,crackingcivilservices.com,cme patna,eduteria,ias pcs factory |
Educational Background:
| Percentage marks in class X | 73.40 |
| Percentage marks in class XII | 66.80 |
| Name of the subject in Graduation course and percentage marks | Mechanical engineering
67.40 |
| Name of college of graduation and place | Oist Jabalpur m.p |
| Passing out year | 2015 |
| Post-graduation if any | na |
Questions related to preparation:
Why did you choose civil services as your career and when did you first decide to appear in BPSC?
During my B.E ,I felt my interest in civil services & started preparing for bpsc.i gave my serious attempt in 2018.
Mention booklist and sources which you followed for mains General studies papers (section wise). Also add about your strategy for different sections of both GS papers.
For g.s1-previous year solved papers on crackingcivilservices.com,telegram mains answer writing group bpsc notes
Previous year D.I
For current-vision monthly magazine,insightias,iasbaba
I analyzed syllabus and changing nature of questions ,then made my own strategy and followed that.
Same I did for g.s-2 also
Did you do answer writing regularly? If yes, what amount of time you devoted to it and how did it help you?
Yes I wrote answer regularly,3-4 hours daily.it helped in mains exam a lot like contents were already in my mind ,representation & time management .
Did you maintain self-notes? If yes, how did it help you?
Yes I did and it helped my during revision just before mains exam
How previous years questions helped in exam?
After 60-62 all questions are crucial to comprehend nature ,dimension ,keywords of question .so it was important aspect during preparation.
How did crackingcivilservices.com benefitted you in your preparation of General Studies papers?
I helped me a lot. To the point answers, thinking out of the box, content wise ,how to deal with dynamic questions ,where to focus more etc. I learnt by crackingcivilservices.com
Any specific thing you want to share about your strategy for different sections of General Studies papers?
Remember syllabus,key points,make your own strategy ,practice more and more D.I,cover current portion ,read ncert to answer questions of gs-2 ,role of s&T and whatever you read it you should link it to bihar also.
What were the major questions asked in your Interview? If you can give brief overview of your interview?
Why BPS,what will you do as sdpo
Similarity b/w,mechanical engg. And philosophy
How chess rating is given and who gives
Statue of unity,Chaitanya mahaprabhu kon the etc.
What challenges did you face during your preparation journey?
To collect quality content
Time management
Satisfying demand of question
Any message about the other aspirants?
Be honest and sincere about your preparation
Focus on syllabus
Don’t deviate more from your target
Calmness and single mindness is necessary during preparation
Thanks and best wishes to all
