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Rishabh completed his higher studies in engineering; however, he chose to pursue a career in civil services. He faced setbacks in his first two UPSC attempts in 2021 and 2022, but he refused to succumb to failures. In 2023, he achieved the remarkable rank of 363^rd.

UPSC CSE 2023 toppers Aditya Srivastava (AIR1), Animesh Pradhan (AIR 2), and Ananya Reddy (AIR 3) secured glorious ranks through rigorous hard work to achieve their goal. They shared their study tips and strategies they followed to crack the exam. 

Rajdeep Singh Khaira, hailing from Ludhiana, cleared UPSC 2020 exams with a remarkable 495^th rank. During the interview stage, he was asked some challenging questions. Let’s read about some of them.

Afzal Ali reached the interview stage in his first UPSC attempt, but he couldn’t secure a spot in the final results. He was disappointed when he could not even clear the prelims in his second try. However, he persevered and secured 574^th position in UPSC CSE 2023.

IPS Vikas Senthiya secured the 482^nd rank in UPSC 2022. He was asked some interesting questions during the interview round, let’s read about some of them.

Kumar Keshav from Etawah achieved the 491^st rank in UPSC 2020 exams. Let’s read some interesting questions that were asked from him during the interview.

Nilesh Ahirwar from Narmadapuram secured 916^th rank in UPSC 2023. He avoided distracts like television and instead used social media platforms like Telegram and YouTube to support his studies.

Among lakhs of aspirants, only 1016 candidates achieved success in UPSC. Aditya Srivastava from Lucknow made history by clinching the top spot in UPSC CSE 2023 exams.

Nandala Saikiran earned his degree from the prestigious National Institute of Technology, Warangal. While doing a job, he embarked on his UPSC journey in the year 2021. He achieved the incredible 27^th rank in UPSC CSE 2023.

Wardha Khan, a 24-year-old young girl from Prayagraj, accomplished her dream by securing an incredible 18^th rank in UPSC CSE 2023. She hopes to join Indian Foreign Service (IFS) to make the country proud on the global stage.

IAS Smita Sabharwal made history by becoming the first woman IAS officer to be appointed to the Chief Minister’s Office. She achieved the 4^th rank in her second attempt at the UPSC exam in 2001.

Surabhi Srivastava experienced several setbacks in her UPSC journey. She shares that her parents and teachers always encouraged her to do better. In her second UPSC attempt, she reached the interview rounds, and eventually became an IAS officer in her third attempt in 2023.

Siddharth Srivastava has been working as Naib Tehsildar since 2022. He cleared the UPSC exams in his last attempt by securing an impressive 118^th rank.

Ashok Soni was preparing for the UPSC exams for the last ten years. His hard work and dedication finally paid off on his fifth attempt. He secured rank 793^rd in UPSC CSE 2023

After the announcement of results, IAS officer Jitin Yadav shared a motivational message on his X handle for those who could not clear the exams. He shared his personal experience of overcoming setbacks.