: Just Books Wont Help: IAS Who Cracked UPSC After Failing 4 Times Shares Tips #IndiaNEWS #Civil Servants Rahul S Sankanur (31) is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, who is currently posted

Just Books Wont Help: IAS Who Cracked UPSC After Failing 4 Times Shares Tips #IndiaNEWS #Civil Servants
Rahul S Sankanur (31) is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, who is currently posted as the Assistant Commissioner, Lingasugur Sub-Division in Karnataka. Having secured an All India Rank (AIR) of 17 in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Service Examination (CSE) 2018 examination, Rahul tells The Better India about his strategy for the exams.
While today Rahul seems content with the rank he has secured, his journey has been rather difficult, even for his family. “I cleared all the stages of the examination in my fifth attempt and when the results were finally announced I remember the relief that coursed through me,??? he says. Rahul’s first ‘serious’ attempt (he also attempted the examination in 2014) was in 2015 where he reached the interview stage but did not make it to the final list and, subsequently, he attempted the examination again in 2016, 2017 and 2018, when he made it to the final list.
“A large part of my personality was shaped at Ramakrishna Vidyashala, a residential school situated in Mysore,??? says Rahul, who spent his initial years in a village near Hidkal dam in Karnataka where his father was employed as an Assistant Engineer with the Public Works Department (PWD). His early schooling was in the village where he studied until Class 4 post which he moved to Belgaum where he studied until Class 7.
He went on to complete his engineering degree from R V College in Bengaluru and worked for two years in a private firm after which he decided to attempt the CSE. “While I knew I wanted to be involved in public service I did not know about CSE until my third year in college,??? he says.
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“I quit my job in July 2014 and just a month later I appeared for the CSE prelims. I did that to be able to understand how the paper is set and what I should expect. I did not manage to clear that attempt but what it did was help me understand what was in store,??? says Rahul. This was followed by his 2015 attempt after having spent close to one year in preparation.
In order to be able to prepare well and have access to better resources Rahul had moved to Delhi and gave his first three attempts from there. “I moved back to Bengaluru after I did not make it to the list after my third attempt,??? he says. He adds that he made a note of all the mistakes he was making and worked on them for his fourth attempt. “Being cognizant of the mistakes made and taking corrective measures to change that is a great way to move forward. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is nothing but foolishness,??? he adds.

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