 Hello friends, I am Suraj D. I have secured rank 255 in UPSC Civil Services examination 2020. I feel very privileged to tell you all that I was a student of Shankara AS Academy Bangalore Batch and it was the first batch of Shankara AS Academy in Bangalore and I feel proud and privileged to have taken the guidance of all my mentors, teachers and my friends who have helped me throughout this journey. I prepared holistically for preliminary mains and interview, especially in my third attempt in which I have secured this rank. Shankara AS Academy has been my go-to academy right from the beginning of my Civil Services preparation. Shankar Sir, Vaishnavi Madam and all the faculty members of Shankara AS Academy along with all the non-teaching staff members in Shankar are very helpful and they motivate you to achieve your goal. If I have to talk specifically about my optional subject which is geography, I have to remember the contributions made by Shankar Sir and especially during my selection, it was Gautam Sir who guided me completed throughout the test series and giving specific inputs with respect to my preparation and my strategies. Karthikeyan Sir too has helped me in my endeavours. I have taken Shankar AS coaching in Bangalore. I have taken preliminary test series and mains test series from Shankar AS Academy. All in all Shankar AS Academy had become an integral part of my life for the last four years and I am sure the academy will continue to inspire and motivate many young candidates to take Civil Services as a career. Thank you.