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From AIR 2 Anu Kumari to AIR 4 Shreyas Kumat, UPSC toppers share their strategy for cracking that all-important interview.

"Ultimately, integrity, ethics and decisiveness all come from motivation, and if an [IAS] officer is correctly motivated to serve the people, he is bound to be honest and ethical," wrote the #IAS officer who was honoured with India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan.

One of the youngest candidates appearing for the UPSC 2018 exams, Pradeep, the son of a petrol pump serviceman, cracked the exams in his first attempt at the age of 22!

"Paper and cloth waste are used for making decorative items, curtains, toys, cushion covers, etc. Alcohol bottles and other broken glasses are reused in the construction of buildings. We are also shredding the plastic and selling it to Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for road construction."

Inspired by his father, an IPS officer, Ishan began his preparations for UPSC in the final year of his engineering. He began preparing in June 2013 and secured rank 144 in his first attempt.

Carrying the patient, their attendant, the ASHA Worker and the Sangi (Companion) Express driver, this motorbike ambulance traverses to remote villages in the district that cannot be accessed by conventional ambulances.

He says that aspirants must remember that the interview not only checks your knowledge but your aptitude towards service.

Swarochish Somavanshi was appointed as Umaria’s Collector in March and he immediately took up a campaign against dagna- a traditional method of branding kids with hot iron to ‘treat’ malnutrition

"We requested officials and local people's representatives for completion of the bridge, but no one paid any heed towards our demand. With no other option in sight, I decided to shoulder the responsibility," said sexagnerian Gangadhar Rout. #Respect #Inspiration

K Elambahavath is a school dropout who completed his bachelors through distance learning. He appeared for 5 Mains and 3 interview rounds and failed to clear them. But he did not give up and instead worked harder till he achieved his dream.