UPSC 12th Ranker - Yasharth Shekhar

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“I just wanted to see my name in the list and getting a decent rank was like getting dessert after a good meal,” says Yasharth Shekhar UPSC 12th Ranker

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Yasharth Shekhar (AIR 12)

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Yasharth Shekhar was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and he got succeeded in UPSC in his 3rd attempt.

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He completed his 10th and 12th from Lucknow and went to St. Stephen’s in Delhi for graduation in Economics.

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Yasharth father is currently the district judge of Balarampur and due to the transferable job, Yasharth had to move to a lot of places during his studies.

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Yasharth Shekhar UPSC Journey

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Yasharth gave three attempts, the first one is in 2019. He couldn’t crack prelims that time but in the next attempt which is in 2020, he reached the interview level.

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“My total score was 931 but cut off went to 944, and just by 13 marks difference my name was not listed. " he said in an interview.

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"I did get disappointed, but this gave me hope that it’s a very small gap and I can sail through in the next attempt.”

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He says he studied for 9 to 11 hours per day and his focus has been on writing essays. And also said he solved a lot of question papers and test series during his preparation.

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For relaxation, Yasharth says he would watch cricket or movies.

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Motivating Factor for Yasharth

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UPSC 12th Ranker - Yasharth Shekhar

“I just wanted to see my name in the list and getting a decent rank was like getting dessert after a good meal,” says Yasharth Shekhar UPSC 12th Ranker

Yasharth Shekhar (AIR 12)

Yasharth Shekhar graduated in Economics from St. Stephen’s.

Yasharth Shekhar was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and he got succeeded in UPSC in his 3rd attempt.

Yasharth Shekhar (AIR 12)

He completed his 10th and 12th from Lucknow and went to St. Stephen’s in Delhi for graduation in Economics.

Yasharth Shekhar (AIR 12)

Yasharth father is currently the district judge of Balarampur and due to the transferable job, Yasharth had to move to a lot of places during his studies.

Yasharth Shekhar (AIR 12)

Yasharth Shekhar UPSC Journey

He has been dreaming to crack UPSC for past 6 years and finally got good rank in his 3rd attempt.

Yasharth gave three attempts, the first one is in 2019. He couldn’t crack prelims that time but in the next attempt which is in 2020, he reached the interview level.

Yasharth Shekhar UPSC Journey

“My total score was 931 but cut off went to 944, and just by 13 marks difference my name was not listed. " he said in an interview.

Yasharth Shekhar UPSC Journey

"I did get disappointed, but this gave me hope that it’s a very small gap and I can sail through in the next attempt.”

Yasharth Shekhar UPSC Journey

He says he studied for 9 to 11 hours per day and his focus has been on writing essays. And also said he solved a lot of question papers and test series during his preparation.

Yasharth Shekhar Preparation for UPSC

For relaxation, Yasharth says he would watch cricket or movies.

Yasharth Shekhar (AIR 12)

Motivating Factor for Yasharth

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Study, but do not stress yourself too much mentally. Don't be hard on yourself and give some time to relax and destress. Only then can you study with a fresh mind.

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