Dr. Shena Aggarwal Scored AIR 1 in UPSC CSE with medical sciences as optional

Dr. Shena Aggarwal is a Haryana-based candidate who attempted CSE in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Dr. Shena Aggarwal successfully topped her third attempt i.e. the UPSC CSE 2011 Exam and secured rank 1.

Daughter of dentist C K Aggarwal and his wife Pinky Aggarwal.

She had completed her medical graduation from AIIMS, Delhi.

Dr. Shena didn’t score well enough in her very first attempt i.e. in 2009 and ranked 305 in her second attempt. After the second attempt, she was eligible for the Indian Revenue Services National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur.

Dr. Shena Aggarwal chose medical science as her optional subject.

Key takeaways from her preparation strategy

• When it comes to preparation of UPSC, there can be no shortcut
• Do quality study, quality matters not quantity
• She chose not to experiment: She took optional subject in which she was comfortable. Her optional subject was medical science. (scored 417/600)
• She studied for 5 – 6 hours per day
• She relied on newspapers and magazines for the daily current affairs segment.
• She took guidance from experts when required

LIST OF TOPPERS IN UPSC CSE (IAS/IPS) with Medical sciences optional background

• Dr. Shena Aggarwal AIR 1, 2011
• Dr. Artika Shukla AIR 4, 2015
• Dr. Anshu Priya AIR 16, 2o21
• Dr. Roman Saini AIR 18, 2013
• Dr. Diksha Joshi AIR 19, 2o21
• Dr.P.Srija AIR 20, 2020
• Dr. Vipin Garg AIR 20, 2015
• Dr. Aswathy Srinivas AIR 40, 2019
• Dr. Nandini Devi K AIR 54, 2016
• Dr. Arun S Nair AIR 55, 2019
• Dr. Kiranmayi Koppisetti AIR 56, 2o21
• Dr. Suyash Chavan AIR 56, 2017
• Dr. Anand Kumar Sharma AIR 62, 2018
• Dr.Dheeraj Kumar singh AIR 64, 2019
• Dr. Akhsita Gupta AIR 69, 2020
• Dr. Aaditya Sharma AIR 70, 2022
• Dr. Prashanth S AIR 78, 2023
• Dr. Anjali Garg AIR 79, 2022
• Dr. Darpan Ahluwalia AIR 80, 2019
• Dr. Ajay Singh Rathore AIR 87, 2023
• Dr. Prasanna Kumar AIR 100. 2020
• Dr.Rajesh kumar Mohan AIR 102, 2020
• Dr. Sarda Tejas Sudeep AIR 128, 2023
• Dr. jitendra Agrawal AIR 128, 2019
• Dr. S Nithila Priyanthi AIR 143, 2023
• Dr. Anchu Wilson AIR 156, 2020
• Dr. Syed Mustafa Hashmi AIR 162, 2o21
• Dr. Vinayak Kumar AIR 180, 2023
• Dr. Lavina sinha AIR 183, 2016
• Dr. Rehana bashir AIR 187, 2018
• Dr. Sachin Goel AIR 209, 2023
• Dr. Lalith Kumar V AIR 211, 2o21
• Dr. Parul Yadav AIR 227, 2o21
• Dr. Tarun AIR 231, 2023
• Dr. Asrar Ahamd Kichloo AIR 248, 2019
• Dr. Gopal Krishna AIR 265, 2017
• Dr.Nitesh gupta AIR 287, 2020
• Dr. Suraj Kumar AIR 294, 2023
• Dr. Sivasakthivela C AIR 349, 2023
• Dr. Pragati Rani AIR 355, 2023
• Dr. Nidhi patel AIR 364, 2017
• Dr. Shumaila Chaudhary AIR 368, 2o21
• Dr. Akanksha Jha AIR 371, 2022
• Dr. Ghulam Maya Din AIR 388, 2023
• Dr. Anket Jadhav AIR 395, 2023
• Dr. Nagarjuna Gowda AIR 418, 2019
• Dr. Nitesh Kumar Dahiya AIR 425, 2023
• Dr. ISSAC JOSE AIR 430, 2023
• Dr. Danish Rabbani Khan AIR 447, 2023
• Dr.Bhanu Prakash AIR 448, 2022
• Dr.Pretty S Prakash AIR 485, 2020
• Dr.Rajdeep singh AIR 495, 2020
• Dr. Shivank Chowdhary AIR 530, 2023
• Dr. Alok kumar AIR 549, 2022
• Dr. Akanksha Milind Tamgadge AIR 562, 2o21
• Dr. Mohana priya AIR 577, 2022
• Dr. Varun Gowda AIR 594, 2022
• Dr.Santosh Bhaviri AIR 607, 2020
• Dr. Shreyas Rao G AIR 651, 2023
• Dr. Sumedh Jadhao AIR 687, 2022
• Dr. Ajay Doke AIR 687, 2023
• Dr. Shumaila Choudary AIR 703, 2022
• Dr. Vipin Dubey AIR 708, 2022
• Dr. Yashvardhan singh AIR 728, 2022
• Dr. Vivek Reddy N AIR 741, 2023
• Dr. Roshni TS AIR 754, 2023
• Dr. Krishan Tiwari AIR 764, 2023
• Dr. Pulkit Bajaj AIR 765, 2023
• Dr. Shreya chauhan AIR 804, 2022
• Dr. Gazala Ghanchi Mohmadhanif AIR 825, 2023
• Dr. Rahul meena AIR 856, 2022
• Dr. Megha Rajora AIR 862, 2022
• Dr. Dheeraj Singh Kunwar AIR 959, 2023