Aman Mittal (AIR 20 CSE 2014) shares his strategy for CSE preparation below:
Q.
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Details
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Name
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Aman Mittal
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Rank in CSE-2014
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20
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Roll No.
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275061
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Age
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23
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Total attempts in CSE (including this one)
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1
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Optional Subject
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Electrical Engineering
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Schooling Medium
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English
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College medium
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English
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Medium chosen for Mains answers
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English
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Medium chosen for Interview
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English
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Home town/city
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New Delhi
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Work-experience if any
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No
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Details of other competitive exams, including
success/failures
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Details of coaching, mock tests, postal material for any
competitive exam (if used)
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Samkalp (classes)
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GKToday – Prelims Test Series
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GS Score –Mains Test Series
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Education
% in class 10
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92.6
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% in class 12
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90
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Graduation
course and %
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Dual Degree (B.
Tech in Electrical Engineering and M.
Tech in Information and Communication Technology),
CGPA : 8.2/10
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Name of college,
city, passing out year
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IIT Delhi,
Delhi, 2014
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Post-graduation
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M. Tech in ICT
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Any other
professional courses
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Hobbies & Extracurricular
achievements
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Chess,
Meditation
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Introduction
Q. Tell us something
about yourself, your family, when and why did you enter in this field of
competitive exams?
I have largely been
educated in Delhi and my academic details have been mentioned above. Apart from
this, I practice meditation and strongly advise candidates to do the same
during and after the course of preparation. My father is a professor in Netaji
Subhas Institute of Technology Delhi and my mother is a homemaker. My elder
brother works in a software firm in Gurgaon.
My main motivation for
entering the civil services is to look forward to a career spanning 40 years
that can provide opportunities to bring about visible change to the society.
Job satisfaction and challenges along with decent standard of living are
important considerations that made me opt for civil services.
Electronic Vs Paper material
Q. In recent times, there
is spur in electronic material- blogs, sites, pdfs, RSS-feeds. Many aspirants
feel bogged down by this information overload. So, how much do you rely on
electronic material and how much on the paper material (Books, newspapers)? If
possible narrate a typical day in your studylife. What is your style of
preparation (e.g. I continue making notes no matter what I’m reading, I just
read multiple times but don’t maintain notes, I make mindmaps on computer …or
xyz style)
I just got bogged down by
the length and width of your question. :P
Anyways, I strongly believe that good selection of available electronic
material is extremely essential in the current pattern of examination. My
reliance on electronic material was more than 50% during the course of
preparation as going through the books to clarify a single doubt is generally
wasteful of time.
Personally, I relied on
disciplined study during the course of preparation. In the meanwhile, there are
many instances when the pattern gets broken but it is all a part of the bigger
picture. There is no set time table that I can enunciate here as I made
multiple schedules. But, it is important to set achievable targets for oneself
during the course of preparation as it keeps one focused.
I generally relied upon
the memorizing important points in the newspaper editorial which I diligently
read. Usually, editorials on a topic get repeated multiple times. But it is
always preferable to make notes topic-wise, which I did for some topics that
were important.
Stay
tuned for Mr. Aman Mittal's tips on Mains Examination, Answer Writing,
Electrical Engineering optional and other important stuff concerning CSE
Preparation.
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