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1. About Suman Sourav Mohanty: Rank-9, UPSC-2016

2. Electronic Vs Paper material
3. Typical day in your Online life?
4. Style of Preparation and notes making
5. Prelims (CSAT) Paper-1: General studies
6. Prelims (CSAT): Paper-2: Aptitude
7. Prelim accuracy
8. Mains: Compulsory language paper
9. Mains: Essay
10. General Studies (Mains) paper 1
11. General studies (Mains) paper 2
12. General studies (Mains) Paper 3
13. General Studies 4: Ethics, Integrity, aptitude
14. Mains answer-writing?
15. Mains Optional Subject: Public Administration
16. Before the interview
17. During the interview
18. CSE-2016 Marksheet
19. Career Backup
20. Views on UPSC reforms
21. Insecurity about pro le
22. Internal Motivation
23. Struggle of a Senior player
24. Struggle of Working professional
25. Grand wisdom
26. Credit: Friends/family
27. BOGUS Marketing Propaganda
About Suman Sourav Mohanty: Rank-9, UPSC-2016

Q. Tell us something about yourself, your family, when and why did you enter in this eld of
competitive exams?
Hello friends! I am suman sourav mohanty a resident of odisha ,Bhubaneswar, and a mechanical engineer
from kiit university. My father is a retired bureaucrat ,mother a homemaker , elder brother working as a
software engineer in TCS and sister a faculty in an engineering college.i strongly feel and believe UPSC is
gods desire to see you serve the poor and needy and destiny brings you closer to the goal.having served in
private companies then consultant in state government i never had the inkling that one day i would get the
opportunity to serve my country as an IAS o cer .however in 2015 i started my preparartion and i got
through Indian revenue service (customs and central excise). Previously i was selected as Dy Collector in
Odisha State PSC exams and secured 6th rank .The main motivation coming from a state which has low
social and human development indicators was to serve as a change agent to bring about development with
pro people participation, and make administration go closer to people.
Electronic Vs Paper material
Q. In recent times, there is spur in electronic material- blogs, sites, pdfs, RSS-feeds. Many aspirants
feel bogged down by this information overload. So, how do you balance this i.e. electronic material
vs. paper material (Books, newspapers)
My mantra is KEEP IT SIMPLE. Read from limited sources, revise more and have a sense of self belief that
whatever you are reading is enough. I regularly followed only ias baba and neostencil.com
(https://neostencil.com/) for my preparation .
Typical day in your Online life?
Online life Answer
Daily hrs spent on online platforms for predicting cuto / This is the most useless things people
syllabus change / age-attempt limit change and other do ,specially spending hours on
peripheral-bolbachchan related to civil services. discussing in social forums.
No fb during prep. Whatsapp only

Daily hrs spent on whatsapp and telegram studygroups
using study group.
Daily hrs spent on online for exam prep. 2-3 hrs
Primary Device for online study: desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile Laptop.
Q. Any other things that you wish to elaborate on above table:

I used internet for gs material research and extra pointers on current a airs. Apart from that since my
preparation was based out of Bhubaneswar, I used neostencil.com to access Pawan sirs classes for public
administration and test series discussion
Style of Preparation and notes making
Q. What is your style of preparation and notes making? (e.g. I continue making notes no matter what
Im reading, I just read multiple times but dont maintain notes, I make mindmaps on computer, I use
xyz software etc.)
Notes making i did on the book or current a airs pdf.no mindmaps or evernote i am not that techsavvy.
Prelims (CSAT) Paper-1: General studies
Topic strategy/booklist/comment
History Ancient Old NCERT
History Medieval Old NCERT
History Modern (Freedom Struggle) TMH GS Manual
Culture and society GK Today Compendium, CCRT
Polity (theory + current) Laxmikanth
Economy (theory + current) Mrunal, Sriram Eco.
Science (theory + current) PT 365,tmh
Environment (theory + current) Mrunal, Shankar Env., PT 365
geography physical 11th& 12thNCERT
geography India 11th& 12thNCERT
geography world 11th& 12thNCERT
other national/international current a airs PT 365
Schemes, Policy & Filler Stu Anything I got on internet.
Q. Candidates are complaining that compared to earlier years, Prelim 2017 GS paper was very
tougher, Tickmasters 90+strategy (and its perverted & populist version known as Guessmaster-giri)
and E-learning materials had limited utility. What are you views and wisdom on all these?
UPSC is too clever so its a mix of factual and current a airs related. Dont be selective about studying and
focus on multiple revisions
Q. Suppose, If you had to prepare for Prelims-2018, then after going through this 2017 paper, what
changes would you make in your preparation?
I would never ever do selective study on basis of useless R&D on future papers.
Will go through everything from current a airs to core syllabus and focus more on factual answers
Prelims (CSAT): Paper-2: Aptitude
Topic strategy / booklist
Maths Rajesh verma
Reasoning Rs aggarwal
Comprehension Mk pandey
Decision Making Mk pandey
Q. In the recent two prelims (2016 and 2017), the comprehension portion becoming quite tough and
lengthy. Candidates struggle even to nish the paper-II. Kindly provide some words of wisdom:
practice as much comprehension as you can. Practise more from higher level comprehension rather than
lower level.
Prelim accuracy
Q1. Did you attend any mock tests? do you think theyre necessary for success?
yes attended from insights ,vision . they are necessary as it gives u con dence and you relaise you are on
the right track.
Q2. Approximate no. of attempted answers vs. correct answers. in Prelim-2016
attempted Q. correct (Expected) O cial score
GS 75 15 140
aptitude 40 38 93.33
Mains: Compulsory language paper
Compulsory language paper Your preparation strategy / booklist?
English paper No preparation
your regional language Odiya-10th standard book of odisha government
Q. other observations / tips / comments on the length / di culty level of compulsory language
papers in CSE-2016
One can go through past year papers.its easy to moderate
Mains: Essay
Q1. How did you prepare for the essay paper?
focus on logical structure of essay, put facts and gures and make it multi dimensional by linking it with
general studies syllabus ,use subheadings
Q2. Which two essays did you write and What key points did you include in it?
Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare.
cooperative federalism myth or reality
Easy to write 1500 words on these mainstream topics.
Try to make a ow chart before writing and have a wider approach rather than a deep one.
Mostly wrote what I read for my GS prep.
General Studies (Mains) paper 1
Topic How did you prepare?
Culture GK Today Compendium, CCRT
Indian history Indias Struggle For Independence, TMH GS Manual.
world history Norman Lewis(Selective)
post-independence India India after independence (Selective)
Indian society NCERTS
role of women, poverty etc. NCERTS
globalization on Indian society NCERTS
communalism, regionalism, secularism Left
world geo physical 11th& 12thNCERT, Mrunal.org, GC Leong(Selective)
resource distribution 11th& 12thNCERT, Mrunal.org, GC Leong(Selective)
factors for industrial location 11th& 12thNCERT, Mrunal.org, GC Leong(Selective)
earthquake tsunami etc 11th& 12thNCERT, Mrunal.org, GC Leong(Selective)
impact on ora-fauna 11th& 12thNCERT, Mrunal.org, GC Leong(Selective)
General studies (Mains) paper 2
Topic How Did You Prepare?
Indian Constitution, devolution, dispute redressal

Laxmikanth, The Hindu, PRS India, Frontline etc.
etc.
comparing Constitution with world Laxmikanth, The Hindu, PRS India, Frontline etc.
parliament, state Legislatures Laxmikanth, The Hindu, PRS India, Frontline etc.
executive-judiciary Laxmikanth, The Hindu, PRS India, Frontline etc.
ministries departments Laxmikanth, The Hindu, PRS India, Frontline etc.
pressure group, informal asso. Laxmikanth, The Hindu, PRS India, Frontline etc.
Representation of peoples act Laxmikanth, The Hindu, PRS India, Frontline etc.
various bodies: Constitutional, statutory.. Laxmikanth, The Hindu, PRS India, Frontline etc.
NGO, SHG etc EPW
welfare schemes, bodies The Hindu, India Year Book, EPW
social sector, health, edu, HRD The Hindu, India Year Book, EPW
governance, transparency, accountability Left
e-governance Left
role of civil service Left
The Hindu, Chronicle Magazine Special Edition, Mains

India & neighbors
365.

bilateral/global grouping
365.
e ect of foreign country policies on Indian The Hindu, Chronicle Magazine Special Edition, Mains
interest 365.

Diaspora
365.

international bodies- structure mandate
365.
General studies (Mains) Paper 3
Mrunal.org, Sriram Economy, Economic Survey,

Indian economy, resource mobilization
Yojana.

inclusive growth
Yojana.

Budgeting
Yojana.
major crops, irrigation
Yojana.

agro produce storage, marketing
Yojana.

e-technology for famers
Yojana.

farm subsidies, MSP
Yojana.

PDS, bu er, food security
Yojana.

technology mission
Yojana.

animal rearing economics
Yojana.

food processing
Yojana.

land reforms
Yojana.

Liberalization
Yojana.

Infra
Yojana.

investment models
Yojana.
science-tech day to day life Mains 365, Science Reporter(Selective)
Indian achievements in sci-tech Mains 365, Science Reporter(Selective)
awareness in IT, space, biotech, nano, IPR Mains 365, Science Reporter(Selective)
environmental impact assessment Mains 365, Science Reporter(Selective)
Disaster Management Wikipedia, NDMA Website
non state actors, internal security Mains 365, Wikipedia
internal security role of media, social networking

Mains 365, Wikipedia
site
cyber security Mains 365, Wikipedia

money laundering Mains 365, Wikipedia
border Management Mains 365, Wikipedia
organized crime, terrorism Mains 365, Wikipedia
security agencies- structure mandate Mains 365, Wikipedia
General Studies 4: Ethics, Integrity, aptitude
ethics and interface, family, society and all thehathodaatopics Lexicon, 2ndARC(Selective)
attitude, moral in uence etc. Lexicon, 2ndARC(Selective)
civil service: integrity, impartiality, tolerance to weak etc Lexicon, 2ndARC(Selective)
emotional intelligence, its use in governance Lexicon, 2ndARC(Selective)
moral thinkers of India and world None.
ethics in pub.ad, accountability, laws, rules etc. Lexicon
corporate governance Lexicon
probity in governance, work culture Lexicon
citizen charter, ethics code, work culture etc. Lexicon
challenges of corruption Lexicon
case studies on above topics Lexicon
Q. In ethics, theyre asking random de nition and concepts out of the book. Most of the serious
candidates (both topper and non-toppers) have received marks in similar ranges. What are your
observations and tips for future aspirants regarding preparation of this paper?
best way is use simple language and common sense, secondly try for quoting principles of philosophers in
the essay.
Mains answer-writing?
Please tell us how many marks worth attempt did you give? along with comments if any, in the following
cells:
Paper Best attempted Average quality namesake answer Total attempt

GS1 14 6 0 20
GS2 13 6 1 20
GS3 14 4 2 20
GS4 10 8 2 20
Opt-P1 14 4 1 19
Opt-P2 15 2 2 19
Q. What was your approach in the exam (I wrote all, I only focused on the questions where I could
answer perfectly, I just not to high quality points to reach the word limit etc.) Because the UPSC
aspirant Community isdividedover what counts as a good paper. Some experts claim you should
attempt all- even if it involves making up an answer with ller lines, some claim attempt only those
questions you know perfectly. Where do you stand on this? [Based on your experience and of your
seniors/buddies]
Attempt each and every question, whether you know it or not.
A completely attempted paper anyday is better than a paper where one attempts around 70-80% questions
only, because the range of marks is quite less between the best and average attempted papers, so every
marks counts.
Q. How was your experience with the xed space answer sheet?
Its bene cial and keeps you time bound and avoids situation where one gets emotional and keeps on
writing and writing on seeing a familiar question.focus on 9 minute strategy rather than writing everything .
Q. Did you write answers in bullet points or in paragraphs? Some players (who cleared mains and got
interview call letter) were claiming that they wrote entire paper in bullet points, so it doesnt
matter. whether examiner is asking examine, comment, discuss or xyz.simply write in bullets
and points.
point wise is best with subheadings answering each part of the q.
Q. Did you follow the introduction-body-conclusion format? because some mains-quali ed
candidates claim they simply wrote the points they could recall within the time, instead of bothering
with proper introduction and conclusion.
I did mix of all according to real conditions there.
Its impossible to follow introduction-body-conclusion in almost every question, generally a majority of
aspirants do it in rst few ques. only when one is high on energy and time.
I dont like asking following rudimentary questions, but these are the most frequently asked
questions by new aspirants.
Q5. Did you use highlighters / sketchpens in your answers? No
Yes 7-8 in each

Q6. Did you draw any diagram in any paper? (e.g. in GS1 Geography)
paper.
Q7. If yes, Did you draw diagrams with pencil or pen? Pen
Q8. Did you use ruler to draw the lines in diagram? Or did you just make it Rudimentary
by hand? Diagrams
Q9. You wrote the answer in blue pen or black pen? Blue add gel
Mains Optional Subject: Public Administration
Q. Whats your optional subject and why did you chose it and not something else?
Public administration
easy to grasp, link to current a airs, less work in gs 2 3 and 4 due to interlinkages.i had faith in public
administration and knew that it is easy to score marks . this time questions came easy also.
Q. If a new player wants to pick your subject, would you advice for it or against it?
yes because its easy, interlinkages with gs paper 2,3,4 and lesser course .
Q. First the essential book/resource list.
R Aribam, Rajnigoyal, Pawan sirs notes and online courses of neostencil.com, laxmikanth, ignou for certain
chapters.
Solving all past year papers diligently(Most Important).
Q. How much of internet-research / current a airs is necessary for this optional? OR can one simply
rely on the books and be done with this subject?
Paper One link to Indian administration and current a airs
Paper Two one can go through internet for recent developments and collecting Case Studies.
Q. How many months did it take to nish the core optional syllabus?
Four months.
Q. How many days/ weeks before the exam, you started answer writing practice?
3 months before
Q. Do you maintain self-notes for revision of optional? In which format- electronic or paper?
Yes, bookbased notes.
Q. Your observation about the di cultly level of 2016 mains vs previous papers. And what
precautions / recti cations are necessary in the future strategy for given optional subject?
Public administration was easier this year as compared to last year still average scores are high.
Your optional is the only paper you can be con dent and sure about in this exam, with other papers its all
uncertainty.
So make the best out of your optional and try to score as much as possible in it.
Before the interview
Q1. How did you prepare for the interview? for college grad, hobbies, place of origin, current a airs
at national and international level?
The Hindu, Business Standard
Prepared DAF well.
Q2. Did you attend any mock interviews by coaching classes? How were they similar / di erent than
o cial interview? Do you believe it is necessary to attend such mock interviews?
Yes I did a few mocks.
No mock can simulate the real interview even if it has retired members in it.
Depends but dont overdo your mocks, 4-5 mocks are su cient.
Q3. Where did you stay for the interview? (Hotel / friends home ) and what books/material did you
bring for the revision before interview?
I stayed in my o cial Guest House.
Just read the morning newspaper before interview.
Q5. Describe the formal-dress worn by you in interview.
blue suit and tie white shirt
During the interview
Q1. Who was the chairman of you interview board?

Ms. Sujata Mehta
Q2. How long was the interview?
30 mins appx.
Q3. Why do you want to join civil service? Why dont you continue in your graduation eld? Social
service can be done from private sector too. [Since I dont know whether they ask you this question
or not. But if they had asked- what will be your reply?]
questions were related to current a airs and daf, some questions were from my state and the low social
indicators . mostly the board was cordial and made me feel comfortable .
Q4. Please narrate your entire interview- what questions did they ask and what did you reply and
other pleasant or uncomfortable experiences during the interview.
interview was basically about why ias, problems with gst , issues in odisha, poverty, situational questions as
dm , questions from mechanical engineering .Interview was cordial and nice .
Q5. Was your interview on the expected lines of what you had prepared or did they ask you totally
unexpected questions? Was it a stress interview, did they ask any uncomfortable questions? If yes,
how did you handle it?
It was stress free interviewwith expected questions. No uncomfortable questions at all.
Q6. Any side details about technicalities like make sure you bring xyz document or do xyz thing, or
youll face problem?
The whole process is smooth and easy.
Just bring the required documents as stated.
Q7. Any word of wisdom / observations about medical checkup?
Its quite basic and no need to worry.
CSE-2016 Marksheet
Q1. Please provide both prelim and nal mark sheet:
SUBJECTS MARKS
ESSAY 142
GS1 123
GENERAL STUDIES II- 131
GENERAL STUDIES III- 122
GENERAL STUDIES IV- 116
OPTIONAL-I- 155
OPTIONAL-II- 144
WRITTEN TOTAL 917
PERSONALITY TEST 168
FINAL TOTAL 1085
Career Backup
Q1. If you were not selected, what was your career backup plan?
I would have continue in IRS C&CE..
Q2. When were you going to execute that backup plan? (e.g. after __ number of failed attempts/
after I cross __ age/ after dad retires/ after girlfriend dumps me etc.)
Already started working on it after this year Mains exam.
Views on UPSC reforms

Q. Optional subjects should be removed altogether. The present stalemate is helping no-one, except
coaching-owners, book publishers.
Optionals should be removed.
It increases subjectivity and hardly the learnings from optionals can be used in professional lives.
Q. Your views on the decision to make CSAT paper 33% qualifying?
It can be continued.
Q. Despite what UPSC has done in last seven years in syllabus and pattern change, it has failed to
curb the nuisance of Delhis coaching factories and the readymade e-material sellers. In fact, its
increased under the new Mains-syllabus post-2013. Lets face it, UPSC added so many topics and so
many random questions, even fulltime student struggles to gather and process all standard
reference books and material himself within the short time available to him. and This system work
against an individual preparing from far-away area, without any nancial resources, high-speed
internet orcontactsin Delhi to procure the said material in authentic or pirated form.
Half of the time is used in what to study and rest from where to nd that golden/sure-shot resource
to get selected, leaving no time to study.
Coaching would exist and we cannot help it . However, to better manage time and costs, nowadays students
can attend classes of Delhis coaching from their hometown through neostencil.com at a fraction of price.
This mode of learing was very helpful in preparation journey. However coaching can only guide and ultimate
e ort has to be done by the student.
Q. UPSC should disclose o cial prelim answerkey and cuto s, immediately after prelim is over,
instead of postponing it till interview phase is over.
Yes, it should be published after prelims.
Q. UPSC should be conducted online like IBPS and CAT exam to shorten the duration of exam.
Can be a possibility.
Q. Half-merger of IFoS with CSE is a bad move because it has raised the cuto s for players whore
solely dedicated to IFoS only (and not to IAS/IPS). Adding salt to the wounds, many who had applied
for both jobs, cleared the prelims- they did not even bother to appear in all the papers of Mains-IFoS.
Altogether separate exams can be a solution.
Q. If you are made the UPSC chairman, what other reforms would you initiate for the civil service
exam?
Remove optional subjects altogether.
make interview in two phases
Insecurity about pro le
Q. Many candidates prepare sincerely but constantly live under fear about pro le insecurity. Im not
from a big college, Im not from English medium, and I dont have work-experience. What if they ask
some stressful questions in the interview about this? Did you su er from such insecurities? What is
your message to these candidates?
Once you enter the room, all that matters is you and how you act in those few minutes.
the interview is a personality test and it actually is a test of personality,English speaking doesnt matter.
Internal Motivation
Q. People know what books and syllabus points are to be prepared. But most of them lack
consistency in their preparation. So, how do you keep study momentum going on? How do you ght
against the mood swings and distractions?
Be passionate about you reason to join civil services and as its a competitive exam and one cant a ord to be
sluggish.second go for physical exercise and spiritualism.
Struggle of a Senior player
Q1. How did you survive through this mental prison and whatre your words of wisdom to other
senior players? If any speci c inspirational incident(s), please share.
captain manoj pandey paramvir chakra awardeesome goals are so worthy its glorious to fail
Q2. What went wrong in your previous attempt? What changes did you make in this current attempt?
I took my optional subject casually for which I paid the price last year by loosing nal selection by a whisker.
This year I diligently prepared my optional.
Struggle of Working professional
If youre a working professional, share some tips on how to manage studies with job.
take time o on weekends and prepare for three four hours on weekdays.
Grand wisdom
Q. Through this struggle and success, what have your learned? What is the wisdom of life and
competition? What is your message to the new aspirants?
Give your best shot in 1-2 attempts only, and in case you are unsuccessful dont mourn and leave this vicious
cycle of giving multiple attempts and wasting fruitful years of your life because at the end its just an exam
and being IAS is just a job which comes with its own pros and cons.
Also, many are under the dilemma that whether one should go for civil services or enter
corporate/entrepreneurship etc. after graduation.In my view one should rst go for civil services rst, either
you will get selected or you wont.In case you are successful you always have the opportunity to exit civil
services, with better skills, network and more diverse opportunities.
Q. Many hardworking candidates have failed in Mains/Interview of CSE-2016 and scored quite low in
Prelims-2017. Theyre feeling cynical, hopeless and depressed- what is your message to them?
keep working sincerely,success is round the corner.
Credit: Friends/family
Q. Behind every topper are many people who stood by during those uncertain times when he/she
was merely an aspirant. Would you like to tell the world, who were those people in your case? Any
speci c incidence that you would like to share with the readers?
I am grateful to my parents, sister, friends etc. for being a constant source of support during my entire
journey and my employer who was liberal in giving me leaves for preparation.
BOGUS Marketing Propaganda
Q. You are well aware of the sacred rule of conducting toppers interview- the last question must be
about self-marketing. So,Did you use Mrunal.org for your preparation and if yes, how did it help
you?And you can even reply No. Ill still publish your answer without tempering.
I remember Mrunal.org was the very rst source from where I downloaded the exam strategy and learned
the nuances of this exam, particularly economy and environment ,geography sections.met rajtanil madam
during my probation at IRS C&CE.
specially the doubt clearing aspects!
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Although I have gone through many of toppers interviews and Thier
strategy.but reading interview on murnal.org is completely outstanding
..each and every queries of a new aspirant is addressed
Thanks a lot sir
Sai kalyan
Sir plss tell me can clear exam withpubad optional without coaching
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Ok superb
Phoenix
Same topper quoted di erent sources!
1. In Vision IAS Panel interview
(Video available in YouTube )
2. In GS Score class room discussion
(Video available in YouTube)
3. Here
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[Toppers Interview] Suman Sourav Mohanty (Rank-9/CSE16): Public

1. About Suman Sourav Mohanty: Rank-9, UPSC-2016

About Suman Sourav Mohanty: Rank-9, UPSC-2016

Electronic Vs Paper material

Typical day in your Online life?

Online life Answer

No fb during prep. Whatsapp only

Daily hrs spent on online for exam prep. 2-3 hrs

Q. Any other things that you wish to elaborate on above table:

Prelims (CSAT) Paper-1: General studies

History Ancient Old NCERT

History Medieval Old NCERT

History Modern (Freedom Struggle) TMH GS Manual

Culture and society GK Today Compendium, CCRT

Polity (theory + current) Laxmikanth

Economy (theory + current) Mrunal, Sriram Eco.

Science (theory + current) PT 365,tmh

Environment (theory + current) Mrunal, Shankar Env., PT 365

geography physical 11th& 12thNCERT

geography India 11th& 12thNCERT

geography world 11th& 12thNCERT

other national/international current a airs PT 365

Schemes, Policy & Filler Stu Anything I got on internet.

Topic strategy / booklist

Maths Rajesh verma

Decision Making Mk pandey

attempted Q. correct (Expected) O cial score

Mains: Compulsory language paper

Compulsory language paper Your preparation strategy / booklist?

English paper No preparation

your regional language Odiya-10th standard book of odisha government

General Studies (Mains) paper 1

Topic How did you prepare?

Culture GK Today Compendium, CCRT

Indian history Indias Struggle For Independence, TMH GS Manual.

world history Norman Lewis(Selective)

post-independence India India after independence (Selective)

Indian society NCERTS

role of women, poverty etc. NCERTS

globalization on Indian society NCERTS

communalism, regionalism, secularism Left

world geo physical 11th& 12thNCERT, Mrunal.org, GC Leong(Selective)

resource distribution 11th& 12thNCERT, Mrunal.org, GC Leong(Selective)

factors for industrial location 11th& 12thNCERT, Mrunal.org, GC Leong(Selective)

earthquake tsunami etc 11th& 12thNCERT, Mrunal.org, GC Leong(Selective)

impact on ora-fauna 11th& 12thNCERT, Mrunal.org, GC Leong(Selective)

General studies (Mains) paper 2

Topic How Did You Prepare?

Indian Constitution, devolution, dispute redressal

executive-judiciary Laxmikanth, The Hindu, PRS India, Frontline etc.

ministries departments Laxmikanth, The Hindu, PRS India, Frontline etc.

NGO, SHG etc EPW

welfare schemes, bodies The Hindu, India Year Book, EPW

governance, transparency, accountability Left

role of civil service Left

The Hindu, Chronicle Magazine Special Edition, Mains

The Hindu, Chronicle Magazine Special Edition, Mains

The Hindu, Chronicle Magazine Special Edition, Mains

The Hindu, Chronicle Magazine Special Edition, Mains

General studies (Mains) Paper 3

Topic How Did You Prepare?

Mrunal.org, Sriram Economy, Economic Survey,