Full Name
K Priyatham Manohar
Rank
915, CSE-2024
What is your reaction immediately after seeing your rank on the list
Relief and happiness of clearing the biggest exam in the country.
Family Background.
Mother – Govt teacher, Father – Pvt teacher
Who were the key people behind your success story?
Parents, friends that love us regardless of result.
Educational Background. (School/College)
STBEM High school ,Srichaitanya ,IIT Bombay.
Graduation
Btech (Engineering Physics)
Coaching/Guidance/Test Series
Mains – Sarrthi ias, forum ias etc. None for prelims
Prelims Strategy
PYQ analysis in detail. Stick to standard books. Just one magazine for current Please find the telegram channel for more detail name, A UPSC Odyssey by Priyatham Manohar (AIR 915) – https://t.me/aupscodyssey
Prelims Books
Polity – Laxmikant , Spectrum , TN NCERT for history, Shivin sir free course for science and tech plus youtube searching, NCERT class 11 + Gc Leong for geography Mrunal Economy for economy, PMF IAS + Youtube + Coaching material of sarrthi ias for environment, PT 365 for IR and current affairs
Mains strategy
PYQs , Short notes more in detail in my youtube . https://youtu.be/CVBFLF9X-2U?si=t-Ap_Du60o38ySIb (A UPSC Odyssey is the channel name)
Mains Books
Basic Prelim books for GS 1 – (Geography and Art and culture)
Smriti shah mam notes for society.
Atish Mathur’s Magna carta course for GS2.
Shivin sir course for GS3 from sarrthi ias .
Lukmaan ias + Pyq analysis + value addition from Shreya sree mam pyq notes for ethics.
(More detail in my youtube channel – A UPSC Odssey)
Optional Strategy (Please include optional(s) name)
Physics Coaching from DIAS. Plus 20 year pyq solving. Please refer to Shaurya Arora’s Telegram Channel.
Optional Books and Coaching
DIAS by Vajpayee sir.
Mechanics – DS Mathur
Optics – Ajay Ghatak
Electromagnetism – Griffiths
Thermodynamics – Garg bansal and ghosh
Quantum Mechanics – HC verma
Nuclear physics – DC tayal Atomic and molecular – Raj kumar
Solid state Physics – Babbar and Puri
Interview Strategy
DAF analysis in detail, calm mind on day of interview.
What were the mistakes you made during your preparation that others should avoid?
Entire Prep should revolve around pyqs. Focus on mental health. Do not do random sources or current affairs until basics are strong. Avoid coachings that make false claims.
What message or advice would you like to share with new aspirants and those who are facing challenges in clearing the exam,
Have plan B ready, realise life is bigger than the exam.
Did you have a Plan B in case things didn’t go as expected? If yes, could you share it with us?
Yes, Physics teaching.
Is there anything else you’d like to share—any thoughts, experiences, or advice that we haven’t covered but you feel could benefit fellow aspirants?
Find good friends. Avoid distractions.