UPSC Success story: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam is one of the difficult exams. To be successful in this examination, candidates have to work day and night for many years. Today we are going to tell you about a candidate who passed the UPSC exam in the fourth attempt. Let us know how the preparation was.

The name of this person is Siddharth Shukla, who had secured 18th rank in the UPSC exam. Even before this, Siddharth Shukla had appeared in the UPSC examination thrice. In the fourth attempt he cleared the exam with rank 18.

Siddharth Shukla has two elder brothers. Siddharth’s father Shrikant Shukla works in a private job in Delhi and mother is a housewife. The path to UPSC was not easy for Siddharth Shukla, who belonged to an ordinary family, but with his hard work and dedication, he passed the UPSC exam and showed that if you work hard, you definitely get success.

Let us tell you, the financial condition of Siddharth Shukla’s family was not very good, but still he did not give up. His father did not let him hamper his studies, but Siddharth’s real struggle began when his father died.

…when father’s dream was fulfilled

According to Siddharth Shukla’s uncle Ravindra Nath Shukla, Siddharth’s father Shrikant Shukla also wanted to become an IAS officer. Srikanth attempted the exam thrice but unfortunately due to some reasons could not pass the exam. However, his son Siddharth has fulfilled his father’s unfulfilled dream by passing the UPSC exam.

This was Siddharth Shukla’s UPSC strategy

During his initial preparation for UPSC, Siddharth Shukla self-studied his chosen subject, History, and took coaching for General Science. Whereas after failing in the first attempt, he did not get the result he wanted. After this he changed the strategy of UPSC. At first he kept himself away from social media and relied on his mother’s phone for occasional conversations with friends. He believes that the use of social media should be minimized while preparing for any exam as it is distracting.

Let us tell you, Siddharth’s journey in UPSC exam was full of failures. In his initial attempt he had to face major failure in the main examination. With a low score in the interview round, the second attempt was also not good. Although he was successful in the second attempt, he was not happy with his rank. At the same time, he did not get a chance to go to the interview in his third attempt.

After failing in the third attempt, he gave himself enough time to improve his reading style and write the answers without mistakes. With this he solved the mock tests and test series within the stipulated time limit. With his hard work and dedication, Siddharth passed the UPSC CSE 2022 exam with 18th rank. Let us tell you, Siddharth had achieved success in UPPCS 2020 before the UPSC exam. In which he got 27th rank.