Prakhar was also not satisfied with the railway job. He had to fulfill his dream by becoming an IAS. After a failure in the first attempt, he increased his hard work under the personalized mentorship of Civilsdaily, accepted all challenges as a working professional, and went ahead. The result of which was seen this time and he secured the 102nd rank.
Prakhar Chandrakar was a mentorship student under Sajal sir, Sukanya ma’am, and other mentors under the Smash Mains FLT program. He was relentless about improving himself in order to serve the country he loves dearly. He improved GS marks 120+ drastically in this 2021 Mains.
He, in a candid conversation with CD mentor Sidhdhart Singh, Prakhar shared his thought.
Prakhar Chandrakar, a resident of Panchavati Colony, secured 102nd rank. He has done B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from NIT College Raipur. After completing B.Tech, Prakhar was posted as an engineer in NTPC for 2 years. During this time, he was selected for the post of Assistant Engineer in Railways at Sambalpur, Odisha. He chose Electrical Engineering in Mains. His mother Champa Chandrakar is a major reader.
He attributed his success to Civilsdaily’s Mentorship
- For prelims he joined our CD’s Smash Prelims.
- For mains he regularly gave some effort to make answer structure better under the guidance of mentors.
- He followed Civilsdaily from the very inception of his UPSC journey, especially for daily current affairs.
- In his 1st attempt, he joined CD’s interview program and scored very well in the interview. Still, he couldn’t become an IAS because of his fewer marks in GS papers.
- In his 2nd attempt, he joined Sajal Sir’s Smash Mains Program + Interview program. Now he improved his GS marks by 150+ And in Essay, he improved by 20+. this time he secured All India Rank 102.
- He joined Civilsdaily’s FLT online mock test series for mains.
- He was meticulous about study materials. he consolidated his study materials and revised them as many times as he could.
- He always gets hand-holding mentorship support to improve his performance.
- He learned to make his own notes.
- From the very starting, he wished he would carry his preparation under CD’s senior teachers and mentors.
Before getting into CD’s Mentorship Program under Sajal Sir, though he had reached an interview, he couldn’t come on the final merit list. He said that he couldn’t figure out the necessary things which were highly required to work on. For ultimate success what matters is an ecosystem for co-learning and active learning together learning, doubt clearing, notes, references, mentors, and a focussed community. You’re going to learn and discuss like never before.
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About Prakhar Chandrakar- His UPSC journey and hobbies
| Name | Prakhar Chandrakar |
| Age | 26 |
| Resident | Panchavati Colony, Chhattisgarh |
| Exam | UPSC 2021 |
| All India Rank | 102 |
| Attempts | 2nd |
| Optional | Electrical Engineering |
He was an active student of CivilsDaily’s Mentorship program and took guidance in all stages of preparation. He thanked CD’s senior mentors and faculties for his top rank on UPSC 2021 merit list.
He improved his marks drastically in this 2021 Mains. In a candid conversation with Civilsdaily, Prakhar shared his journey, motivations, up and downs, lessons learned, and his secret of what kept him going.
It is yet another validation of CivilsDaily’s vision and approach to personalized mentorship.
