After 4 Failed Attempts, NIT Warangal Graduate Bags AIR 28 In UPSC Exam: Know His Strategy

28-year-old Mantri Mourya Bharadwaj, who secured All India Rank (AIR) 28 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination-2021, results of which were declared on Monday, attributes his success to his parents, who are state government employees.

Mourya whose childhood dream has come true after four failed attempts says patience and persistence are the key to cracking the UPSC civil services exam.

NIT graduate, hails from AP's Narsipatnam

An engineering graduate from NIT Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, Mourya has been dreaming to become an IAS officer and take on the ¡°big responsibility" ever since his childhood. He says while he is happy that he made his family proud, he now wants to make the entire country proud by working in the health and education sector.

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Mourya hails from Narsipatnam in Andhra Pradesh¡¯s Anakapalle district and was working for an multi-national company as software engineer, before he developed interest in Civil Services, as he always wanted to do service for the society.

He failed multiple times

He quit his job and started preparing for the UPSC exam. But success did not come so easily. After failing to make it to the Civils in first three attempts, he returned to his software profession for his livelihood. ¡±But, I did not give up, thanks to the encouragement from my parents. And finally, I made it,¡± he added.

This was Mourya ¡®s fifth attempt at the civil service exam. ¡°I was able to reach the interviewed round couple of times, yet I missed the final selection, but even after some set back reaching here and making my family feel proud is a joy and a dream come true. I was expecting a better rank this time, but this is also not bad,¡± he added.

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His UPSC strategy

For his exam preparation, Mourya joined Civils Daily, an online learning platform to continue his preparations along with job. He claims that he also took help for other platforms including the Youtube and Telegrame¡¯s new letter pages to prepare for the exams.

Talking about his interview, he said, ¡°The interview was not as intimidating for me. As I had given earlier attempts. Also, due to my working back down, communication was not my challenge.¡±

While giving suggestions for UPSC aspirants he said, ¡°If they have to take anything away from my experience, then the one thing is don¡¯t give up. This examination has very limited seats and a lot of factors play a role in getting the selection, so if the failure comes your way don¡¯t take it hard on yourself. And if you are determined and hardworking the success will come your way.¡±

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He also advised the aspirants to always keep a backup for them. ¡°This will give them peace of mind. This will help them prepare more confidently.¡±

When asked to give last-minute exam tips for students, he said, ¡°Go confidently to the examination hall. Don¡¯t panic. Confidence is the biggest differentiator in prelims exams.¡±

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