my mark sheet

CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION, 2011

ROLL NO. :	249710
NAME :	ANUPAM SAHA
MARKS OBTAINED

SUBJECTS MARKS ESSAY (PAPER-III) 118 GENRAL STUDIES (PAPER-IV) 111 GENRAL STUDIES (PAPER-V) 137 OPTIONAL-I(GEOGRAPHY) (PAPER-VI) 201 OPTIONAL-I(GEOGRAPHY) (PAPER-VII) 175 OPTIONAL-II(PUBLIC ADMIN.) (PAPER-VIII) 144 OPTIONAL-II(PUBLIC ADMIN.) (PAPER-IX) 159 WRITTEN TOTAL 1045 PERSONALITY TEST 180 FINAL TOTAL 1225

Remarks :-RECOMMENDED

AIR - 35

Finally... I got what I have been chasing for last 4 years - IAS. The best part is that I got All India Rank - 35... a few notches above my expectation.. I was expecting a rank around 100 considering my mains and interview performance and the way UPSC awarded marks in my previous attempt...

                I have become Odisha topper too... Its really amazing feeling.. For last 48 hrs I have been receiving congratulatory phone calls from people known to me as well as from alien ones... emotions are running high in my home town Kesinga.. anyways I am going home on 8th.. dying to be among the near and dear ones...

                Some of the deserving candidates couldn't make it to the list.. feeling sad for them..  it happens every year... the bottom line is that in one particular attempt everything will click for u and u may land up getting an outstanding rank.

                People are asking me several questions regarding how to prepare for this exam.... I'll try to write in detail about that in my subsequent posts.... but for the preliminary information sake I would like to say that It was my 3rd attempt and I had Geography and Public Administration as my optionals..

                In my 1st attempt I coudn't clear the PT because I was not able to assess the demand of the examination itself.. In my 2nd attempt, I studied very hard for PT and exhausted myself completely... I cleared the exam but cudn't prepare properly for mains.. the mains was a half hearted attempt.. that was a blunder.... but I could manage to score 892 marks!!(missed interview call for 10 odd marks).. that gave me enormous confidence...

                In 3rd attempt... I managed PT very well.. Studied hard for mains... But again I commited another blunder... I couldn't sleep the day before the GS papers.. It reflected in the exam hall... I misread a question also.. Anyways I managed that... I pat myself for my character that day... I never lose hope.. I tried to give my best performance inspite of the hostile situation.. Geogarphy paper 1, Pub.ad paper 2 and essay paper went flaw less.. but I left unknowingly one 15 markers question each in Geog-2 and Pub ad-1.. I have syndrome of committing this type of mistake since my school days... anyways mains was good.. I gave much importance to presentation aspect.. I think that has paid... 

               I cleared mains... It was Alka Sirohi board for interview.... It went for well around 25-30 mins.. Board was very cooperative.. I was able to answer 80-90 percent of the questions...

               The marks are not yet out.. We are wating for that... that will give a better picture of my performance....

               I am very very thankful to god for this stupendous success....