(Success Story) UPSC 2021 TOPPER, AIR-14 Abhinav J Jain Share Strategy UPSC Exams

Abhinav Jain has secured 14th rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination, 2021. He is a native of Delhi. He appeared in the UPSC exam for the first time in 2017 but didn't qualify. After that, he appeared in the year 2018 and 2019 respectively but again he didn't crack the exam both the times. He didn't give up. Finally in 2021, he secured All India Rank 14th in his fourth attempt. During an interview by The Times of India he said, 

"Civil Services Examination is not just about the time when you are writing the exam, it tests you daily. It tests if a person is following the routine and is keeping up with the race or not”. He further added that “one should never shy away from doing hard work and people should make struggle their best friend".

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND HIS UPSC JOURNEY

He completed his graduation in B.Tech from the IIT Kharagpur. After his graduation he started working in the private sector, with ITC Limited. He also worked with Oyo rooms for three years. While working in the private sector his interest developed towards the public sector. In 2017, he quit his job and started preparation for the Civil Services Examination. He took Sociology as his optional subject. In his first attempt he reached up to the interview stage but didn't qualify. In 2018, he didn't qualify the preliminary examination. Again in 2019 he appeared for the interview but missed the final list by one mark. 

Abhinav said, it was a very difficult time for him. He took a break for one year. He worked on his strategy and finally, in 2021 he cracked the exam with flying colours.

ABHINAV'S UPSC PREPARATION STRATEGY

DON'T SCARED TO COMMIT MISTAKES

Abhinav advised the aspirants not to be scared to commit mistakes while doing the preparation for Civil Services Examination. Problem is that many aspirants are scared to commit mistakes and they want to write perfect answers and write the best essay on day one. They just want to score highest in prelims mocks in the first test. They want to score perfect. If any score is very low as compared to others, stop them in their tracks. This mentality is one of the biggest reasons why aspirants fail often and never see improvement.

HOW TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY?

Abhinav said to stay consistent, aspirants should stop worrying about the future, and they should focus more on what they can do best today. One hour at a time, one day at a time must be the strategy. Never think of the outcome without putting sincere efforts today. Most of the aspirants have the tendency of getting scared about Prelims papers, mains paper, interview boards and the final result. Never doubt yourself. Self-doubt will kill consistency and fear of failure will kill both consistency and your chances of success in the examination. 

MAKE A STRUGGLE YOUR STRENGTH NOT YOUR WEAKNESS

Abhinav said, most of the aspirants usually fear not performing well in test series or in answer writing practice. So, aspirants must prepare their mind to face uncertainties of these things. Even if you failed in the actual exam don't think so much. Always be prepared to face the worst. Every day cannot be smooth. Sometimes you study very well and sometimes you waste the whole day. It’s fine. But no matter what happened in the past, you qualified for the prelims or not. Never quit. Just work on your strategy.

At last Abhinav advised the aspirants, whenever you feel demotivated, just count your blessings. This will instantly make you feel happy and also motivated. Try not to be lost in your thoughts of “what will happen”. Be thankful for what you have and promise yourself to achieve for more.

Abhinav wishes you all the best.

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