 Hi everyone, my name is Purnmani N. I have secured All India Rank 540 in UPSC's civil service examination 2018. I was born and brought up in Chennai and I finished my college in NIT Trichy. I started my civil service preparation from my last year in college which was mostly self-preparation. Later I moved on to Chennai and I joined Shankar IA's academy for my prelims, main and interview guidance program. My optional was sociology and Rajda Ma'am was a wonderful, it was a wonderful experience having her as my mentor for sociology. She helped me in all the steps and all the phases of the examination process and Shankar IA's academy helped me in knowing the process a bit more and molding me and making more better of myself in the whole process. I am thankful for Shankar Sir and Vaishnavi Ma'am for helping me get here and also to my parents. Thank you.