Topper’s Talk with Garima Lohia AIR-2 | Vajiram & Ravi 

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🏆 *Garima Lohia, ranked second in UPSC CSE 2022, showcased maturity and clarity in her interview, impressing the interviewer.* 01:50 📚 *Preparation strategies: Lakshmi Kant's book is a must-read for polity, cover-to-cover, with a focus on revisions; analyze chapters' end notes for important facts.* 04:13 💡 *Economics: Focus on pillars 1-4; update regularly; 11th and 12th economics books can suffice; avoid in-depth study of pillars 5 and HRD if time-constrained.* 07:25 🌿 *Environment: Stick to classroom notes or reliable sources; avoid multiple resources, focusing on comprehensive notes and continuous additions.* 08:53 🗺️ *Geography: Only study if comfortable; NCERTs are crucial, especially for river drainage, mapping, and lesser-known rivers, integral to recent exams.* 10:03 🔬 *Science & Tech: Biotechnology's 60-page essentials book or reliable notes suffice; grasp basic concepts through TED Ed videos; simplification is key.* 13:17 📜 *History: Focus on Ancient (Irish Sharma), Medieval (Satish Chandra), and Modern (Spectrum) history; note-making aids understanding and recall, emphasizing significant dates.* 14:52 📰 *Current Affairs: Prioritize static topics (polity, economics, etc.) over extensive current affairs study; trust reliable sources, avoid becoming a collector of multiple materials.* 16:42 🧠 *CSAT: Dedicate time to reasoning, maths (focus on simpler topics if weak), and reading comprehension; consistent practice, even for confident subjects, is crucial.* 20:17 ✍️ *Essay Paper: Solve and write UPSC essays from 2017 onwards; group discussions and peer reviews are vital for improvement; thematic collections of anecdotes and quotes aid essay writing.* 22:26 📈 *Economy's delayed impact: Investments in the economy take time to yield results, often manifesting after a few years, crucial to understand in UPSC prep.* 23:03 📚 *GS1 approach: To tackle GS1 effectively, meticulously cover every word in the syllabus, emphasizing diagrams for culture and utilizing historical quotes for a personalized touch.* 24:27 📰 *Dynamism in Society: Enhance Society answers with dynamic perspectives, leveraging current affairs, even from social media, and anecdotes to enrich responses.* 25:39 🌍 *Geography & Environment: Combine geography answers with environmental aspects, ensuring comprehensive responses and utilizing bullet points for clarity.* 26:49 📜 *GS2 strategy: Dive deep into polity, governance, and IR, citing case laws and committees for analytical responses.* 30:03 🌐 *IR Preparation: Utilize Shekhar Gupta's analysis, basic materials, and incorporate small maps for enriched International Relations answers.* 31:42 🔐 *GS3 Scoring Areas: Beyond economics, focus on scoring topics like security, disaster management, and environment, leveraging IDSA and ORF for quality articles.* 33:07 📚 *GS4 Approach: Use examples from epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata for ethical insights, supplementing with School of Life RU-vid channel for ethical theories.* 38:01 💡 *Choosing Optional: Opt for a familiar subject that interests you and has good available material, balancing optional prep with GS prep.* 40:51 📝 *Answer Writing Strategy: Practice timely completion of papers, aim for quality over quantity, and utilize examples and theories across different papers.* 42:12 🗣️ *Interview Preparation: Thoroughly fill the DAF, focus on current affairs through multiple newspapers and diverse video sources, and engage in peer discussions for effective communication.* 43:23 📰 *Reading the newspaper initially might take 2-3 hours, giving a comprehensive understanding spanning different subjects like polity, international relations, and economics.* 44:06 📝 *Avoid extensive note-making from newspapers; focus on intelligent note-making for Mains, like interesting case studies or relevant topics for your syllabus.* 45:01 🌐 *Stick to relevant articles suggested by Vajiram portal, spending extra time on specific interests like IR but within limits.* 46:45 💡 *Self-motivation is crucial; find a deeper reason for pursuing civil services to stay driven and dedicated.* 47:44 🗞️ *Reading the newspaper daily can be reduced two months before prelims, focusing primarily on important sections for your syllabus.* 48:31 🎭 *Art and culture topics need selective study, focusing on essential chapters and using market diagrams for Mains preparation.* 49:12 📅 *Cover current affairs 1-1.5 years before prelims, prioritizing subjects like polity, economics, environment, Science & Tech.* 49:46 📝 *Comprehensive note-making for Mains, ensuring detailed notes on various topics even in security-related matters.* 51:10 📰 *Reading newspapers aids in interview prep, essay writing, and enhancing analytical skills; magazines serve as a revision of the month's news.* 52:38 📚 *For initial preparation, refer to NCERT's 'Political Theory' for political concepts, and incorporate concise notes into 'Lakshmikant' for comprehensive study.* 53:07 📒 *Make notes that work for you, integrating sources effectively; avoid multiple sources for the same topic to streamline revision.* 54:16 🔍 *Analyze and integrate previous years' questions into your study only after completing the basic syllabus to identify crucial areas.* 55:45 📝 *Refer to past UPSC papers for both Prelims and Mains, ensuring answers are well-formulated to aid in efficient preparation.* 57:50 🕒 *Manage time effectively by using apps like Focus or Pomodoro Timer to ensure productive study sessions.* 58:18 ✍️ *Aim for legible handwriting, even if not cursive, for better examiner understanding and easy reading.* 58:59 🎯 *Focus on known subjects; don't stress about unexpected questions in the exam as it's a relative examination.* 01:00:08 🧠 *Assess CSAT preparation based on performance; adjust frequency based on comfort level in different subjects like math and reasoning.* 01:01:21 🌟 *Prioritize mental health; maintain a balance between studies and social interactions to sustain long-term preparation.* Made with HARPA AI

I think she is the only person who spoke exactly what to read and what not to.

Wahh.. She is more like a machine.. She didn't get stuck even once in this one hour and three minutes speech 😂😂 .... Her english is extremely fluent. Just awsome❤❤ . This is what we called brilliant 👍👍

I have gone through many Topper's interview's. She is the only topper who speaks exactly how to prepare for each and every gs paper and which resources to follow. Thank you mam for such a wonderful session.

The level of maturity and analyticity in her explanations is really commendable. Her enthusiasm in answering every question is by heart and pure. Such a insightful session!

She and Her communication skills are Amazing yaar ❤️🔥💫.. She's very honest with her strategies ❣️

Congratulations Garima for this grand success !! You have inspired many commerce students to top the exam.

Congratulations ma'am🎉🤩💐 really you deserve this service.

Congratulations garima for the grand success. Thanks for vajiram and Ravi institute to manage topper's speech.

Very inspiring speech no words. Parents are blessed to have such a wonderful daughter 🙏🏻

Congratulations to her. Inspiration for every girls. Proud moment for Bihar as well.

You are one of the best ias officer.. And Your communication skills are so good👍👍

Great communication skill😮... To the point talk❤ Congratulations Garima ma'am 🎉

Hatts off to ma'am's effective communication skill ❤❤❤❤

Thank you so much ma'am you are crystal clear in explaining the right strategy and execution which most of the toppers don't tell...I found it very useful 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

She is amazing... Hail garima lohia... Totally worth it... Her presentation skills are impeccable... May God bless this little girl.....

Thank you so much ma'am for such detailed explanation and guidance. 🙏

Her strategy n the way she cut off what to read or what not,how to save time n all shows that she is baniya.....thanks so much.....really helpful for GS-3&4 essay writing preparation.❤

What a personality !. Full of excellent communication, analytical and many skills. The answer of last question is a life lesson👌

Her strategy is amazing 🎉

Kudos to UPSC. U R selecting really really very very great Candidates.V Salute u sir

She is quite hardworking in her time her experiences level can be seen in her talks congratulations 🎉

I feel like after Srushti mam ,garima mam is the only one to explain the whole thing with so much detail and calmly❤❤

Congratulations ma'am for the great achievement 👏

So many many congratulations for this success 🎉🎉❤

Great info and motivation Pride of bihar

What the level of dedication , she is pure gem

Oo my God such an outstanding communicater l have come across on utube ..u deserve to be an IAS mam... heartily congratulations to u for ur success ..got very informative stuffs from u ..thnk u mam

Congratulations mam ❤❤🎉 thanks a lot for making Bihari proud 😊

Fantastic skills. Thank you! 👏

Congrats mam for your valuable guidance

I loved the way she speaks about everything so frankly and polietly❤

Very inspirational video .. Gained lots of knowledge from this,💜

Congratulations mam . Your strategy was useful

Congratulations ma'am 👏🎉 proud of you great session 😊 thank u ma'am 😇🙏

I cannot appreciate her enough for her loyal words... Like, she explained every single subtopic from its roots!! And therefore she actually needs an ovation!❤👏 Heartfelt gratitude 🫀

Very much useful for the sincere aspirants

She seems very enthusiastic girl I salute you

Congratulations 🎉 ma'am for proud fill bihari ❤❤

Proud to be part of her District ❤

She is brilliant! Absolutely awestruck. I hope that she goes on to become a good officer and apply her knowledge effectively.

Her communication skill ❤

बहुत सुन्दर गरिमा लोहिया जी आपको सिविल सेवा में चयन पर बहुत बहुत बधाई आप भारत की शान हो

Clear crystal computarised in strategy n execution it's amazing n unbelievable

Thank you mam very helpful video for me😊

this is the best topper talk i have never listen before

Ma'am, thank you for such clear guidance.. you literally gave light objectively

She is How clearly telled, all sources 😊

Such an honest advise to people like us who prepare for civil services examination...maybe after Shrushti Deshmukh ma'am she's the one who has honestly shared every single thing we aspirants need to know❤ Thank you so much ma'am !🙌

Thank you so much for sharing ❤ 🎉

One of the best talk from the toppers congratulations ma’am

Such well explained . Thankyou so much

True inspiration!!

God bless you. Thanks 🙏

She is fire. What a talented girl. Thanks .

Very nice. I am also satisfied. I pray to God that you always be happy and keep smiling mam . ❤❤❤

A perfect video for Upsc strategy

Garima ma'am I proud feel of you

Happy to devote time with u mam ❤

Very simple and humble girl

Garima mam is my inspiration I am also from bihar and I am preparing for upsc

Thankyou so much ma'am for motivating all of us🫡

Thank you so much ma'am for your support and advices

Excellent videooooooo.......thankyou ma.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Excellent talk .!

An excellent guidance! Thank you so much mam!

Appreciate her aim to achieve the goal ❤and i am also give🤓 my best to get succed.

She explained everything simply and it's really comprehensive ❤

I think you are so talented and very focused your smart examination

She has good command of English....what a communication skills she has

Really genuine, Great 👍 👌 👏

❤❤❤ a very huge congratulations to you my bihari sister.

Thank you 🙏❤

She is so honest 😃

This is a very helpfull and amazing session, thanks for this❤

Oh my god what a clearity u hav given

Salute to u mam❤

Thank you mam you are the inspiration for us.

Good guidence

Congratulations Garima Ma'am!!

She is so humble and simple

Thnku so much mam

Congratulations Gorima mam🎉

Thank you ma'am

Congratulations 💐💐💐

Garima mam , I'm proud of you . 🎉🎉

This video helpful. thank you ♥️

Thanks ma'am 🙏

Congratulations on your achievement 👏

Very nice speech.. Good morning all you..

Real gem

Mam you are very wonderful being 😊.Thank you so much madam .

Thank you so much 🙏

Congratulations mam 💓💓

One of the greatest toppers talk I heard till now❤️she is a real gem😍

Good guidance thank you mam

Thanks mam

Really well said ma'am

Congratulations🎉

Best explanation ever 👏