GS

On her fifth attempt, Nidhi Bansal cleared the UPSC CSE with an All India Rank of 23. Find out how she balanced her time preparing for GS and her optional paper for the mains.

“The only answer here is practice. One has to write answers and attempt mock tests within the proper time limit. I started first by writing answers daily which was three answers within the stipulated time limit,” shares Akshat.

For the General Studies Paper Khan relied heavily on two newspapers –The Hindu and The Indian Express. “Normally, aspirants make notes of various news items in notebooks but I made notes on sheets of paper.”