Mudit Jain from IPS to IRS: An Inspirational Journey, AIR 173 UPSC CSE 2017

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Mudit Jain from IPS to IRS: An Inspirational Journey, AIR 173 UPSC CSE 2017

UPSC conducts civil services examination for the recruitment of various civil services like IAS, IPS, IRS, and IFS etc. Every candidate is working hard to get a high rank to get IPS or IAS. But Mudit has followed the reverse strategy. He was selected as an IPS officer but later on, he moved towards IRS.

So let’s begin his journey.

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About Mudit Jain

Name: Mudit Jain
Birthplace: Delhi
Residence: Delhi
Educational Qualification: Graduation from Amity University
Rank: AIR 173
Year: CSE 2017
Previous Exams Cleared: CSE 2014, CSE 2015
No. of Attempts: 5
Optional Subject: Geography
Nationality: Indian

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The Journey of Mudit Jain

Mudit Jain is a guy who was born & brought up in Delhi. He had done a lot of hard work during his journey.
He first cleared the exam in 2014. This was the first time he gave the exam & he cleared it on his own. He got 222nd rank in CSE 2014. He was selected as an IPS officer. After then he filled the Detailed Application Form (DAF) for CSE 2015 till the month of September or October. Then he gave CSM 2015 & joined the national police academy for his IPS training.

While he was doing his training he got injured. After the two weeks of training, he got injured with ligament tear first in right knee. Still, he continues his training which results in the ligament tear in the left knee also. But after all the difficulties he still continued the training till March 2016. After that, he took extraordinary leave (EOL) because of his injury.

Then the result of 2017 came in May 2016 & he secured 207th rank & again got selected for IPS. But he cannot join IPS because of his injury. Then he decided that he will give another attempt. The results of prelims will be declared in Sept 2016 but unfortunately, he was not able to clear the prelims. He flunked the prelims only by 2 marks.

He was still injured, didn’t able to clear the exam & he had to take EOL again. He was injured but he has to clear the IPS training in 3 attempts. So he gave the technical resignation from 68rr & he joined 69rr & again he took EOL due to his injury.

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He started preparing for CSE 2017. He was the topper in GS in 2014 & 2015. But he has to work hard as he was studying the subject after 2 years. At the same time, he was working on his injury also. He was doing all the possible things to overcome the injury. After sometime when he did his MRI & nuclear bone scans & he got to know that he is diagnosed with the Osteoarthritis (OA) within the 3-4 sections which wears down his cartilage. And all these things result in another EOL.

In December 2017 he thought that he will help all the candidates who are preparing for CSE as he had gained an experience in it. So he started his YouTube channel & his own word press blog. He also joined quora to help other aspirants.

Then the results of CSE came & he secured 173rd rank which gave him a relaxation. This rank will help him to switch to IRS & save his career. After seeing his name on the list he got mixed feelings as he didn’t top the examination but it will help him to go further in his career.

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Mains Strategy

The strategy deals with all the things which you should do during your preparation. So the strategy he used to follow is discussed below:

Always start with reading the syllabus thoroughly. Read the syllabus carefully without leaving any section.
After that find some relevant books according to you. Find the concise books & start reading the books.
While reading the books do not forget to make notes. As notes will help you in the revision time.
After that also follow a good newspaper for the daily current affairs. You can follow The Hindu & make notes from the newspaper also.
After doing all the things, the most important thing is the revision. So revise your notes multiple times & focus on tests.
It will be hard to answer broad questions in the exam but you can make it possible by preparing well & revising your notes.

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Prelims Booklist

The list of books he used to follow for his prelims preparation are:

History

Ancient- Medieval: Lucent’s general knowledge.
Art & Culture: Nitin Singhania notes & Tamil Nadu board book.
Modern: Lucent General Knowledge

Geography

World Geography: G C Leong
India & World Geo: NCERT of class 9, 10, 11 & 12
Census

Polity

Laxmikanth

Economy

Sriram

Environment

Shankar

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Mains Booklist

The books which he used to follow during his mains preparation are:

G. S. 1: History

Ancient-Medieval: Lucent Book & Civil Services Chronicles
Art & Culture: Nitin Singhania
Freedom Struggles: Bipin Chandra
Post- Independence: NCERT books
World History: NCERT books
Current: Vision Monthly, Insights, Hindu
Census

G. S. 1: Geography

World: NCERT of 9, 10, 11 & 12, G C Leong
India: NCERT of class 9, 10, 11 & 12, Vajiram Yellow Book
Census
Current: Hindu, Vision Monthly, Insights

G. S. 2: Polity

Current: Hindu, Vision Monthly, Insights
Static: Laxmikanth
Reports: Arc

G. S. 3: Environment + Security + Science

Current: Hindu, Vision Monthly, Insights
Static: Sriram
Science: Hindu, Vision & Insights
Security: Current & Editorial
Reports: Economic Surveys

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Answer Writing Strategy

The strategy to write correctly is:

Start with the introduction.
Then mention some background.
Then add some keywords or definitions according to the marks.
Add some relevant points related to the topic.
Give some examples.
Do not forget to make diagrams. Draw as many diagrams as you can.
End your answer with the conclusion.

So this was the Mudit’s journey the way he fought with every situation is brilliant. We hope you guys will be motivated by his journey & prepare well for your CSE.

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Mudit Jain from IPS to IRS: An Inspirational Journey, AIR 173 UPSC CSE 2017