Toppers' Talk by Gamini Singla, AIR 3, UPSC CSE 2021

Miss Gamini Singla secured All India Rank-3 in the UPSC Civil Services, 2021 examination. She graduated from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh in Computer Science Engineering in the year 2019. She also worked on an internship project with JP Morgan as a finance analyst for five months during her college years. It was during this internship period that she realised her calling towards the Civil Services.

In this video, Miss Gamini Singla shares her strategy for the UPSC Civil Services exam.


Time Stamps

1:10- The talk begins with a greeting and motivation

3:00- Miss Gamini Singla briefs the audience regarding her background and UPSC journey

7:57- Important Queries are taken up- importance of PYQs, syllabus, test series (analysis of tests), making notes, duration of current affairs to be covered etc.

31:32- Book list (Study material she covered)

41:57- Strategy for GS Paper IV (Ethics Paper) and Essay

47:00- Strategy for answers writing for other GS Papers

55:40- Strategy for Sociology Optional

1:02:41- Mental preparation for the journey

1:14:20- Time management

1:16:02- Interview tips (personality test)

1:17:09- Questions from the audience

1:42:40- Session concludes with best wishes from the topper, Gamini Singla, to the audience


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