ISS Series 3: Study Logs during UPSC ISS Exam Preparation

ABOUT ME

My name is Sujit Padhan. I secured All India Rank (AIR) 7 in Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Examination, 2020. It was my first attempt.
I am a resident of Jampali village under Melchhhamunda Police Station of Bargarh District in Odisha. It is a very small village with population less than 1000.



EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Degree/ExaminationInstitution% / CGPAYear of Completion
AISSE,CBSEJawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Sambalpur9.8/102010
AISSCE,CBSEJawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Ranga Reddy932012
B.Tech(Hons) in Civil EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur8.8/102016
M.Sc. In Applied Statistics & InformaticsIndian Institute of Technology, Bombay8.09/102020


EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

DesignationOrganisationFromTo
Research AnalystCRISIL LimitedSept. 2016Jun. 2018
Assistant DirectorMinistry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of IndiaDec. 2021Ongoing


ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Rank 2 in the state (Odisha) in NLTSE 2009
  • Rank 2 in the state (Odisha) in ITHT 2010
  • Centre (Sambalpur) Topper in ITSE 2010
  • Rank 23 in OJEE 2012
  • AIR 2180 in IIT-JEE 2012
  • AIR 2809 in AIEEE 2012
  • AIR 583 in ISAT 2012
  • Top 3 in Civil Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
  • AIR 32 in IIT-JAM 2018
  • AIR 7 in UPSC ISS Exam 2020


EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

  • Gold in Swimming at Special Foundation Course 2023, MCR HRD IT
  • Gold in 4*100 meter Run at Special Foundation Course 2023, MCR HRD IT
  • Part of Gold Winning Choreography Team, Nehru Hall, IIT Kharagpur
  • Silver in Long Jump at Special Foundation Course 2023, MCR HRD IT
  • Part of Silver Winning Bengali Dramatics Team, Nehru Hall, IIT Kharagpur
  • Bronze in 100 meter Run at Special Foundation Course 2023, MCR HRD IT
  • Part of Bronze Winning English Dramatics Team, Nehru Hall, IIT Kharagpur
  • Mr. Farewell of ASI 2020 Batch, IIT Bombay
  • Covered 22 States and 2 Union Territories


RATIONALE BEHIND THIS ARTICLE

I cleared UPSC ISS Exam 2020 in the first attempt itself by studying rigorously for six months before the written exam. I am not saying that this much time is sufficient, but with proper planning, hard work, perseverance and luck, you may also clear such exams. Luck plays a very important role in such cases. Many personal and circumstantial factors also weigh in. So, through this article, I am trying to help the aspirants (aspirants of other exams may also follow) to plan their schedule.


STUDY LOGS DURING THE PREPARATION OF ISS EXAM 2020

I started the preparation in April 2020 and the written examination was from 16 Oct. 2020.


Link of the Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rUwpESsihvXlE22_4NBJ1T7kTYUYj7_H?usp=share_link


SOME OBSERVATIONS

I studied only for 16 days in May due to an important family function in the later half of the month.

MonthTargetAchievedPercentage
Daily (in hrs)Monthly (in hrs)Daily (in hrs)Monthly (in hrs)
April51502.888658
May5802.023240
June51502.046141
July72173.129745
August7.192234.8515067
September103007.2921973
October9.331407.5311381
Total6.8912604.1475860

Table: Month-wise Achieved Percentage


MonthNumber of Days with Achieved Percentage
>= 100%75-100%50-75%1-50%0%
April467103
May03463
June057144
July0511105
August3101242
September120720
October38400
Total1157524617
Percentage63128259

Table: Number of Days in Different Categories

CONCLUDING REMARKS

To achieve any target, you need proper planning, hard work, perseverance and luck. Luck is not in our hand, but other things are under our control. I once again quote my favourite shloka from Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta to conclude the discussion:

"कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन"


This loosely translates to: “Give your best without worrying about the result.”



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