Srishti Deshmukh, AIR 5, cleared UPSC exams in first attempt; prepared for IAS by watching RSTV

UPSC exam is considered to be one of the toughest exams, but if you prepare religiously then you can also top it. The same was done by Srishti Jayant Deshmukh, a resident of Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh,

Srishti Jayant Deshmukh's All India Rank was 5th in the 2018 UPSC exam, while she stood first among female candidates. 

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According to the report of UPSC Pathshala, when Srushti Jayant Deshmukh was in her third year of engineering, she thought that she could not spend her entire life with a simple job as an engineer. After this, she started preparing for UPSC and completed engineering as well as tough exams like UPSC. 

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Srishti Jayant Deshmukh says that along with preparing for the UPSC exam, studying engineering was very difficult. She used to spend maximum time and energy in UPSC preparation. When the semester exams of engineering used to come, they used to study it for one to one and a half months. 

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Srishti Jayant Deshmukh said that she received immense family support. Srishti's mother is a teacher and her father is an engineer but was she never asked what she was doing and why or how she would be doing it. Her parents have always tried to give a healthy environment to Srishti. 

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Srishti Jayant Deshmukh tells that focus is very important for UPSC preparation and thought that my first attempt would be my last attempt. That's why I had deleted my social media accounts even before I started preparing.

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Srishti Jayant Deshmukh had told in an interview that she used to read newspapers daily for preparation and watching Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) also helped a lot in preparation. Apart from this, online study material was also used. 

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Srishti Jayant Deshmukh says that while preparing for the UPSC exam, keep in mind that this is the last chance and your competition is not with lakhs of people, because not all the students who appear in the exam are serious. Your competition is only with those who are taking the exam seriously, so remove the fear from the mind.

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