UPSC Success Story: We all know that UPSC exam is one of the tough exams, but there are some candidates who crack this exam in the first attempt. Today we are going to tell you about university topper and gold medalist Surabhi Gautam, who not only cleared the UPSC exam in the first attempt but also made it to the top 100 list. He secured 50th rank in UPSC exam and fulfilled his dream of becoming an IAS officer. Let’s know about their journey.
IAS officer Surbhi Gautam hails from a small village in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. She was very gifted in studies from her childhood. All the family members used to see Surabhi and say that one day she will bring glory to our family. Surabhi did her primary schooling from the village. Surbhi was the topper in her class right from her school days. He scored 90 percent marks in class 10 and 12 without any coaching help.
His father was a civil court lawyer and his mother was a teacher. In such a situation, education at home was given great importance. Her parents always encouraged their daughter towards education. After her Class 12 board exam results, Surbhi took the state engineering entrance exam, in which she passed. After which he completed his engineering studies in electronics and communications from Bhopal. Let us tell you that Surbhi was the first girl from her village to go to the city for her college studies.
Along with his engineering studies, he started preparing for UPSC and made his first attempt in the year 2016. After giving her first attempt at UPSC, she had no idea that she would crack the exam in the first attempt. She was surprised when the result came. He cleared the UPSC exam with 50th rank.
Let us tell you that before joining UPSC Civil Services, Surabhi worked as a Nuclear Scientist in BARC for one year. He also achieved success in exams like GATE, ISRO, SAIL, MPPSC PCS, SSC CGL, Delhi Police and FCI. Not only that, he secured AIR 1 in the IES exam conducted in 2013.
He was ridiculed for not speaking English
Surabhi was good at studies right from the beginning and always scored good grades during her school and college days. He was often made fun of in class due to his inability to speak the English language properly. At first Surbhi was disturbed by this attitude of people, but later she thought it best to ignore it. She knew she had to work hard at her career if she wanted to silence people. Today Surbhi is successful IAS are officers.
This is how IAS Surbhi Gautam prepared
IAS Surabhi Gautam has prepared a strategy for UPSC preparation. According to which he studied. Let us tell you that he cleared the UPSS exam without coaching. He said that candidates who are preparing for UPSC should do self study. Along with this, he has also given importance to time management. Surabhi said, you should pay special attention to time management while participating in any competitive exam. The most important thing in this exam is sit-write-check-revise. This exam cannot be passed without revision. Also, the best way to know how prepared you are for UPSC exam is to study the previous years test papers, not only you will understand the pattern of the paper and also find out in which section you are weak. Which will give you a chance to improve.