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UPSC has declared the results for the 2020 CSE exams. Congrats to the top three toppers - Bihar's Shubham Kumar (AIR 1), Bhopal's Jagrati Awasthi (AIR 2) and Ankita Jain (AIR 3) from Mumbai.

IAS officer Rahul S Sankanur, who secured AIR 17 in the UPSC CSE, shares crucial tips for both novice and seasoned aspirants.

Nishant Jain, founder of The Sneaky Artist tweeted about how his father, Lalit Kumar Jain, steered his life in a wonderful direction by not pushing him to join the much sought-out IIT coaching institutes.

Newly introduced changes in GATE 2021 means even those who are currently appearing in the 3rd year of their UG degree are eligible to apply.

After attempting the UPSC exams two times previously in 2017 and 2018, Pratibha Verma from Uttar Pradesh managed to secure the 3rd rank and became the woman topper for 2019.

Maruti Konduri and his wife Sayali have also founded Cracku to help thousands of CAT aspirants get into top tier MBA institutes in India. Incidentally, Sayali is also a 99.91 percentile holder!

“My parents wish to see me as a doctor and I aspire to make them proud. I am currently preparing for next year’s medical entrance exam.”

“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.

Sonal attempted the paper for the first time in 2006 but could not make it to the interview round. When she wrote the paper again in 2007, she cleared it with a rank of 13.

“During my college years, I spent a lot of time reading topper interviews and watching videos in which the toppers would share their strategy and tips. I saw that a majority of them had read these newspapers and referred to these magazines. I also made a consolidated list of books that were commonly used and referred to them while studying.”