{"id":50355,"date":"2019-07-22T17:03:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T11:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=50355"},"modified":"2021-02-13T11:45:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T06:15:32","slug":"toppers-strategy-to-clear-optionals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/toppers-strategy-to-clear-optionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Topper&#8217;s Strategy: How to Prepare for UPSC IAS Mains Optional Papers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>1. [Strategy] Zoology Optional + Download Notes : Kajal Jawla,Rank 28, CSE 2018 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/strategy-zoology-optional-i-got-more-than-what-i-had-asked-for-at-the-end-of-this-journey-kajal-jawla-rank-28-cse-2018\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>2. [Strategy | Pol Science] Vibhor Aggarwal IAS Rank 71 Detailed Political Science Strategy | ForumIAS Offline GS Student [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/strategy-pol-science-vibhore-aggarwal-ias-rank-71-detailed-political-science-strategy-forumias-offline-gs-student\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>3. [Strategy] POLITICAL SCIENCE OPTIONAL ( PSIR SCORE-308) [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/strategy-for-political-science-optional-psir-score-308\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>4. [Strategy] GEOGRAPHY OPTIONAL | PRATHAM KAUSHIK (AIR 5, CSE 2017) 327 MARKS [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/geography-optional-strategy-by-pratham-kaushik-air-5-cse-2017-327-marks\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>5. [Strategy] How I increased my Geography Optional Marks from 214 to 295 Marks? UPSC IAS Topper Rank-72 Abhishek Chourasiya, Strategy and Booklist for Geography Optional (295 Marks), Tips on Answer Writing [Part 2] [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/geography-abhishek-chourasiya-upsc\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>6. [Strategy Sociology Optional] (289 Marks) and Booklist : UPSC IAS Topper Saurabh Dixit (AIR 162 \/ CSE 2016) First Attempt without coaching, Unconventional Approach [Part 4] [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/sociology-optional-strategy-saurabh-upsc\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>7. [Strategy] Delhi Boy Gaurav Kapoor, ForumIAS Test Series student, Rank 190, Geography Optional, Third Attempt, General Studies &amp; Geography Optional Strategy and Booklist [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/gaurav-kapoor-upsc-topper-strategy\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>8. [Strategy] Geography Optional Paper-II (Marks 152) Strategy &amp; Answer Writing Tips: UPSC IAS Topper Soumyadip Bhattacharya, AIR-147 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/geography-optional-soumyadip-bhattacharya\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>9. [Strategy] Political Science Optional Strategy: Anand Vardhan, Rank 7, 302 Marks in Political Science, Switched to Political Science Optional in 4th attempt [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/political-science-anand-vardhan\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>10. [Strategy] Psychology Optional Strategy: ForumIAS User Sipu Giri, Rank 175, Psychology Marks 273, Download Notes [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/psychology-optional-strategy-sipu-giri\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>11. [Strategy] Detailed Economics Optional Strategy and Booklist: Namami Bansal, Rank 17, ForumIAS Follower, Journey from Rishikesh to Mussoorie [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/economics-strategy-namami-bansal\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>12. [Strategy] Detailed Geography Optional Strategy (Marks 290) and Notes by Prajit Nair, IAS Rank 87 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/geography-strategy-prajit-nair-ias-rank-87\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>13. [Strategy] IAS Rank 213 : Akhil Mahajan , Jammu Boy, 4rth Attempt, Geography Optional Strategy [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/ias-rank-213-jammu-boy-4rth-attempt-geography-optional-strategy\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>14. [Strategy] Rank 49 &#8211; IFoS Topper From ForumIAS Vipul Pandey&#8217;s Success Story [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/rank-49-ifos-topper-from-forumias-vipul-pandeys-success-story\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>15. [Strategy] IAS RANK 145: Preeti Yadav, 3rd Attempt, Public Administration Optional [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/ias-rank-145-preeti-yadav-3rd-attempt-public-administration-optional\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>16. [Strategy] IAS RANK 38: Abhimanyu Gahlaut, 1st Attempt, Economics Optional [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/ias-rank-38-abhimanyu-gahlaut-1st-attempt-economics-optional\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>17. [Strategy] IAS RANK 36: Abhinav Goel, 3rd Attempt, Public Administration Optional [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/ias-rank-36-abhinav-goel-3rd-attempt-public-administration-optional\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>18. [Strategy] IAS RANK 107: Nikhil Pathak, 1st attempt, Sociology Optional [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/ias-rank-107-nikhil-pathak-1st-attempt-sociology-optional\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>19. [Strategy] IAS RANK 156: Saurabh Kumar Agrawal, 3rd Attempt, Geography Optional [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/ias-rank-156-saurabh-kumar-agrawal-3rd-attempt-geography-optional\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>20. [Strategy] IAS RANK 198: Shilpi, 2nd Attempt, Mathematics Optional [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/ias-rank-198-shilpi-2nd-attempt-mathematics-optional\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>21. [Strategy] RANK 275: Vikas Jakhar, 3rd Attempt, History Optional [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/rank-275-vikas-jakhar-3rd-attempt-history-optional\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>22. [Strategy] RANK 60: Atul Vats, 1st Attempt, Sociology Optional, Detailed GS and Optional Strategy [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/rank-60-atul-vats-1st-attempt-sociology-optional-detailed-gs-and-optional-strategy\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>23. [Strategy] RANK 91: Rakesh Kumar Minhas , 2nd Attempt, Medical Science Optional [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/rank-91-rakesh-kumar-minhas-2nd-attempt-medical-science-optional\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>24. [Strategy] Rank 46 &#8211; IFS Topper Avinash Kumar Strategy to CRACK IFS with Forestry and Geology + Links to Sources [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/rank-46-ifs-topper-avinash-kumar-strategy-to-crack-ifs-with-forestry-and-geology-links-to-sources\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>25. [Strategy] Rank 12 &#8211; IFoS Topper Neha Srivastava&#8217;s Success Story [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/rank-12-ifos-topper-neha-srivastavas-success-story\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>26. [Strategy] AIR 58: Bhavesh Mishra : Mathematics Strategy [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/air-58-bhavesh-mishra-mathematics-strategy\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>27. [Strategy] Sanskriti Jain IAS Rank 11, Strategy, Journey, Sample Notes And Model Answers &#8211; Philosophy Optional [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/sanskriti-jain-ias-rank-11-strategy-journey-sample-notes-and-model-answers-philosophy-optional\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>28. [Strategy] Ethics &amp; Public Administration Strategy by Prabhat Malik AIR 68 [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/ethics-public-administration-strategy-by-prabhat-malik-air-68\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>29. [Strategy] IAS AIR 299 : Parth Jaiswal &#8211; Mathematics Optional Preparation Strategy [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/ias-air-299-parth-jaiswal-mathematics-optional-preparation-strategy\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>30. [Strategy] Booklist &amp; Strategy for Preparing Electrical Engineering &#8211; by Rank 9 Ashish Kumar [<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article\/booklist-strategy-for-preparing-electrical-engineering-by-rank-9-ashish-kumar\">Click Here<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. [Strategy] Zoology Optional + Download Notes : Kajal Jawla,Rank 28, CSE 2018 [Click Here] 2. [Strategy | Pol Science] Vibhor Aggarwal IAS Rank 71 Detailed Political Science Strategy | ForumIAS Offline GS Student [Click Here] 3. [Strategy] POLITICAL SCIENCE OPTIONAL ( PSIR SCORE-308) [Click Here] 4. [Strategy] GEOGRAPHY OPTIONAL | PRATHAM KAUSHIK (AIR 5,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/toppers-strategy-to-clear-optionals\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Topper&#8217;s Strategy: How to Prepare for UPSC IAS Mains Optional Papers?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50355","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50355\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}