Crackingcivilservices.com’s Interview of successful candidates
Profile of the Candidate:
| Name | VAIBHAV PRIYA |
| Rank in 66th BPSC | 20th |
| Roll Number | 105266 |
| Age | 26 |
| Total attempts in BPSC (including present one) | 1st |
| Medium in mains examination (Hindi/English) | ENGLISH |
| Marks in General Studies papers (Mention marks in both GS Paper I and II) | GS1: 178
GS2: 141 |
| Marks in General Studies papers in previous attempts (Mention marks in both GS Paper I and II) | Marksheet not released yet . |
| Optional Subject | Anthropology |
| Home town/village | Muzaffarpur , BIHAR |
| Any past Work-experience | NO |
| Were you preparing full time or working and preparing? | Yes , full time . |
| Your place of preparation | Muzaffarpur , Bihar |
| Details of other success and failure in competitive exams | Have given 2 Upsc CSE Mains and One Upsc CSE interview 2021 . Missed final selection by 4 marks in CSE 2021. |
| Details of coaching/ test series/ study material of any coaching used for General studies | I solely relied on paid postal content of crackingcivilservices.com for BPSC Mains. |
Educational Background:
| Percentage marks in class X | 10 CPI |
| Percentage marks in class XII | 93.40 |
| Name of college of graduation and place | MNNIT , Allahabad |
| Passing out year | 2019 |
| Post-graduation if any | NA |
Introduction
Tell us something about yourself. I am a resident of Muzaffarpur, Bihar . I did my schooling from a boarding school in Mussoorie and Graduation from MNNIT Allahabad in 2019 .
Questions related to your preparation:
Why did you choose civil services as your career and when did you first decide to appear in BPSC?
Inspired by my Father who retired as Senior Personnel Officer in EC Railways in 2021 .
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.
I solely relied on paid postal content of crackingcivilservices.com. Apart from this , I wrote past year papers in time bound conditions . Also I was thorough with daily newspapers like The Hindu and Indian Express , to cover Current Affairs .
Did you do answer writing regularly? If yes, what amount of time you devoted to it and how did it help you?
Yes I did answer writing regularly . Wrote two full length tests per week in time bound conditions .
Did you maintain self-notes? If yes, how did it help you?
I solely relied on paid postal content of crackingcivilservices.com. Also I utilized my Current Affairs notes of daily newspapers .
How previous years questions helped in exam? They help in putting the best content in a suitable format , in the given time . Also it helps us in understanding the demand of BPSC during our preparation stage .
How did crackingcivilservices.com benefitted you in your preparation of General Studies papers? They give very high quality content on past year Questions of each paper of BPSC . They also provide a good answer writing structure and format . And most importantly they save our time in preparing the Mains knowledge bank .
Any specific thing you want to share about your strategy for different sections of General Studies papers? Go through the past year Questions . Write them in proper format and do multiple revisions . Also be thorough with current affairs as BPSC is focussing on them a lot nowadays. And never ignore the Reasoning and Aptitude section of Paper 1 – they are very scoring .
What were the major questions asked in your Interview? If you can give brief overview of your interview? Basically around my hobbies – I mentioned about Football . Questions on why football is not so popular in India , challenges etc were asked . Also I was asked about the problem of LWE /Naxalism in India . Questions related to famous Anthropologists from Bihar were also asked . And finally questions like Why are u switching from Engineering to civil services were also asked .
What challenges did you face during your preparation journey? Biggest challenge was COVID 19 disruption on our studies . I was doing self study and often got demotivated due to delays in exam process. But the exam needs not just aptitude but also attitude based on hard work and perseverance .
Any message about the other aspirants? Key mantra to crack this exam is to solve previous year Qs in both Prelims and Mains stage . Additionally one needs thorough answer writing practice for Mains stage . Finally , right attitude with aptitude can make this preparation easy and joyful .
