Shruti Sharma CIVIL SERVICES 2021 TOPPER

Childhood:- 

Shruti Sharma lives in the Uttar Pradeshn district of Bijnor. She aspires to make a lot of improvements in the people and society around her. She is open to learning new things, including languages and cultures, and she supports diversity. When it comes to her interests, she enjoys reading, watching films, and travelling to new places.

With a score of 54.56%, Shruti Sharma emerged victorious in the Union Public Service Commission's (UPSC) 2021 civil services test. The JNU alumnus placed first with a score of 1105 out of 2025.

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Shruti Sharma Education :-

1. From Kindergarten to Class 5, Shruti attended Cambridge Primary School in Delhi. She subsequently moved to Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in Delhi to continue her studies.  
2. Shruti is a graduate of Jawaharlal Nehru University and St. Stephens College.
3. She was pursuing a master's degree in modern history while a History Honours student at the time of her graduation.
4. She studied at Jamia Millia Islamia Residential Coaching Academy for the UPSC Civil Services exam.

Shruti only had one failure, learned from it, and improved on her next try to get an AIR 1 in UPSC 2021. She claimed to have been startled to learn that she had topped the exam even though she was convinced she would pass. Her combined scores on the personality test and mains were 173 and 932, respectively, for a total of 1105 points.

Exam Preparation Strategy:-

1. Four years ago, she started preparing for the UPSC by studying NCERTs.
2. Since current affairs make up the majority of the IAS exam, Shruti supported her study by regularly reading the newspapers to ensure that she was adequately focused on what was going on both domestically and globally.
3. In order to ensure she had adequate practice before the tests, she completed a couple online test series.
4. Her extensive syllabus revision was greatly aided by the notes she took during her studies. 
5. She used the internet a lot, and she focused mostly on practicing her answer writing for the Mains exam. For the UPSC mains, selecting the optional topic is crucial because the two optional examinations carry 500 points, which makes up a significant portion of the total score. 
6. She chose to major in history as an elective in the Mains.
7. Her secret to success during the preparation was to be patient.
8. She placed more emphasis on high-quality learning than on the quantity of study hours. 
9. She created a study timetable, but she only used a few sources, and she said that she didn't pick up any additional books or study materials during the revision phase.

To gain a sense of the type of questions that will be asked in the UPSC prelims test, it is recommended that you look at the previous year's UPSC prelims question paper book.

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