Saumya Sharma (AIR 9, 2017)

 

She had very less time rather started late for her preparations. She started just 4 months before prelims.

She didn’t take any coaching but joined many test series to practice a lot of questions which helped her a lot, Though the journey was not at all smooth but that was her dedication and motivation which really helped her to sailed through.

She used to read the newspapers regularly and had a strong base for general Studies as she could recall it all having studied all that in school.

She had covered the static part by reading the NCERTs and other important books but she laid a lot of efforts on taking the tests regularly but definitely of UPSC standard.

According to her, Revision is an extremely important part of the preparation, otherwise things will just go blank in the exam.

She also emphasized the importance of CSAT paper and suggested due preparation for CSAT too. Though qualifying, but still it is the first step of the journey so prepare well for CSAT also.

According to her, time management is most important and one should do a smart work rather than just hard work.

As per her: Never stop believing in yourself is the key mantra for the Success!!!