 Good evening everyone. I am Dr. Fatima Harris and I have secured rank 774 in the civil service examination 2022 So I'm here to share a quick feedback and peeping into how I cleared this examinations eventually So as you all know this examination have got three steps to it That is first you have to clear the prelims examination then the main examination and the interview preparations So the three steps of the examination are quiet Intermingled with each other as we can see the preparation mode should be different. So coming with the preparation of my prelims I often faced Issue with the seaside that is the paper to when it comes to the prelims examination And when it comes to the paper one It is all about the knowledge to use and the logic with which you crack the questions So for me the general studies part was okay but I had to struggle with the seaside paper which I eventually made up to it and I cleared the 2022 examinations and Coming to the means A big mistake I made was I started a full-fledged preparation for the mains only after I cleared the prelims examination One thing was that I didn't have the time because I'm a working doctor And the second thing was that I always thought mains is something that I can ace If we have good knowledge good writing speed and all I always thought we could ace it rather With much like ease than the prelims But what I realized was that the mains preparation should be started along with the prelims preparation once you start preparation for the civil services So when it comes to means preparation, you should have a proper answer writing schedule for yourself That is for all the papers because when it comes to the total marks Every paper will count you can't just score an exorbitant mark in one paper and a very less mark in the other paper That won't amount to you securing a good rank or even clearing the exam So it's always like every paper has its own bit to do that is the GS1, GS2, GS3 and the ethics paper the essay paper And eventually the optionals There is always a strategy that many of the candidates will always think that they can Get a very good score in the optional paper and the GS is like everyone will be doing the same in GS general studies paper so we don't have to Give much time for that preparation, but that is a very wrong strategy to do because Sometimes the general studies paper can determine your rank as well So the answer writing session should be made such that your own session should be made that whoever is your mentor Who has a good experience in this field who has secured good marks in the mains examination? You can always seek the help and get your answers corrected and improve by writing more and more Never think that I'll start writing answers once I'm done with the whole syllabus of UPSC because UPSC syllabus is so Worse and there is a new thing to study every day. There will be something new to study every day So there's never a chance that You can or you will be writing answers after you study the entire syllabus That is a very wrong strategy to start preparation with even if it's for prylums also if you think that I'll Study all the subjects in starting from ancient Indian ending in environment of science and technology I'll study every bit that comes in the newspaper and all the current a piece materials we can get and then I'll start taking test That is also very wrong strategies start taking test Realize your mistakes and start improving with your mistakes because your mistakes are the only thing that can tell you Where to improve if it's your mentor or anyone else? They can't tell you of where you should be improving that is we always say that self realization is important for success So even if it's for means or it's for prylums start making mistakes and learn from your mistakes and when it comes to optionals Choose an optional which which you which you think you can ace that you can study and you have a good mentor around to Give you good mentorship and you can get your answers corrected and you have good resources Which you can rely upon Okay, then coming to the personality test preparations You need to have a good crux on your optionals You need to have a good crux on whatever is going around the current affairs Then obviously you will be filling up a detailed application form to that is after the mains exam You will have to know everything about your own self. Maybe I think it's a time of self exploration That is after clearing mains when you're going for the interview. It's a time. You know about yourself for And that is what you have to Tell before the board never fake in front of the board never tell something that you think will make them Give you more marks and never try to like appeal in front of the board or something like that So I've always something to say is believing yourself that Always believe that you can't do it that let no one else tell you that you can't do it Cut off all the negativity from your life like every every person or everything that gives you negativity and just Believe in your preparation There will be times of setback because I myself has faced a lot of setbacks a lot of struggle because during Trillium's examination. I was struggling financially. I wanted to be stand on my own feet and prepare for this exam So I started to work Then I had other personal baggage is that I had to deal with then when coming to the mains I had this issue that I can't I was not able to write exams in a full stretch of three hours Because of the severe muscle spasm. I had and I had to go for physiotherapy Like a lot of time every day when I was preparing for Main exam a two or three hours will be going for my physiotherapy sessions so That was also something that Really went bad for me during the mains preparation But and also you have to take care of your health both your both your physical as well as your mental health Because at the end of the day when you're going and sitting at that exam hall You need your physical health to support you you need your mental health to think properly So eat well and be surrounded with good people and positive feelings all the time and when it comes to the interview Preparation that is where I got Acquainted with Shankar IS Academy and this was a place where in I always remember whenever I come in for 101 session or for a mock interview In a man will be all always here and she'll be the first thing she'll be asking me will be Did you eat something and that that was something always really that made me feel at home here because No one else cared or no one else asked if the if the candidate will be eating well Or if that person is having a stressful or a not stressful time. So and Other faculties here and the other people around here. They were all very supportive and this was a place I got a Stress-free environment from which helped in which helped me to prepare for my personality test and the mock interview Say attended here after every mock interview Lena ma'am and my teacher who used to be here He gives us a very good feedback and the other faculties Parvati and everyone around here Let the kitchen and everyone will give me a feedback on how I was doing and how I should be improving So this place felt like home whenever I was stressed and I'm very thankful to the entire Academy here for all the help they have done and Also, Govind sir for helping me in political science and international relations preparation during the mains He used to give me feedbacks over the phone I used to write answers and send it to him and in between his busy schedule He used to correct them for me and tell me my mistakes So I'm heavily indebted to them in a lot of ways and I'm sure every candidate who comes to this academy will Be in safe hands. Thank you so much