Untold Success Stories of UPSC ESE 2024 Toppers

Success with MADE EASY – The Untold Stories of UPSC ESE 2024 Toppers

“Success is the only invitation; before that, you’re just another distraction.”

When you’re preparing for competitive exams, you’re on your own. People usually don’t notice your efforts, burning the midnight oil, and don’t support your failures and sacrifices. But as soon as you succeed, everything and everyone changes. Everyone acts differently, praises your hard work, celebrates your achievements, and has the whole world’s time for you. This is the real truth about success and struggle. And also something relatable to all the UPSC ESE 2024 toppers and high rankers after the announcement of the result. The blog will take you on a brief journey of ESE 2024 toppers, their story, their strategies, and the hardships they experienced in the preparation journey.

The Union Public Service Commission announced the ESE 2024 Result on 22nd November 2024, filling up the 206 vacancies in the respective eligible engineering branches. MADE EASY achieved great success as all the ESE toppers belong to our classes, and so we are proud of our hard-working students. We heartily congratulate and are thankful for them and their families.

And also, we are fortunate that we got a wonderful chance to assemble all the four branch toppers together for a session with respected B. Singh Sir. The conversation resulted in a very meaningful discussion where toppers shared their experiences, hardships, strategies, and advice for the upcoming ESE Aspirants. As you read further, you’ll find all the four toppers brief journeys, which we positively believe will motivate your preparation.

ROHIT DHONDGE- AIR 1- Civil Engineering

Hailing from Nanded district in Maharashtra, Rohit completed his B.Tech. from IIT Hyderabad. He joined the MADE EASY Classroom Course, Test Series, and interview guidance program. He secured all India rank 1 in ESE 2024 in the civil engineering branch. Let’s get to know his journey and experiences:

• He started his preparation for the exam in his last year of college and joined the classroom course after completion of college and moved to Delhi.
• Coming from a different state to Delhi was not easy, but he believed to lose his comfort over achieving success in ESE. He experienced several hardships, but his determination let him manage everything. He found similar mindsets in Delhi, which had a positive impact on his studies as well as support from his friends and faculty.
• Civil engineering is a branch that has a vast syllabus with theoretical and technical subjects. And so Rohit didn’t classify any subjects. He gave equal importance to every subject.
• For his preparation, he aimed to focus on PYQs while not leaving any single subject. His main source of study was the comprehensive class notes, short notes. He frequently revised them and attempted PYQs.
• He says that initially an ESE aspirant doesn’t know how to make short notes. Students can make long short notes, which is completely normal. He too experienced the same, so he was guided to have a strong grasp of those notes.
• He focused on the static part of General Studies as well as referring to class notes. He also referred to the General Studies and Engineering Aptitude 3300 MCQ book by MADE EASY, and practicing the questions was much easier than reading it. Also, test series were of excellent support.
• He strategizes to create a balance between non-tech and tech parts. For main, Rohit focuses on starting the practice of vast subjects, solving main PYQs frequently, as well as practice writing.
• Like any other ESE aspirant, he too was nervous about his interview round. The questions were situational, and the environment was friendly and conversational.
• He recommends aspirants first make the main goal—ESE or GATE. GATE numericals are very helpful in ESE Main, so one can prepare accordingly. He suggests solving PYQs as much as one can.

RAJAN KUMAR – AIR 1- Electrical Engineering

Rajan completes his B.Tech from IIT Roorkee and secured all India rank 1 in ESE 2024 from the electrical engineering branch. Rajan is from Mokama, Bihar, and is a MADE EASY classroom student, test series, and interview guidance program. Let’s know about his journey and experiences to score the expected outcome:

• After his graduation, Rajan gave the 2022 attempt and later started his comprehensive preparation. He says that exam preparation can be difficult, but the exam isn’t.
• He says that being an electrical engineering student, he focused on common subjects of electrical and electronics. Having an understanding of the subjects so that one can answer is sufficient.
• He focused on answer writing for the main exam. His strategy was to get aware of all the common subjects and strike a balance between the theoretical and practical. For prelims, he focused on theory, and he practiced much for the main exam.
• Rajan strategizes to study math, aptitude, and reasoning so that he can solve preliminary questions anyhow from these topics. He believes that high scoring must have been a great contribution for scoring AIR 1.
• For main, he preferred to solve PYQs, referring to class notes, and attempting test series.
• The setup of MADE EASY IGP and real interview round was different for him. He experienced practical questions, which he answered confidently. He says that his interview was lively and not at all stressful.
• He highly recommended GATE aspirants to solve PYQs, test series, and revise notes. And for ESE aspirants, solving prelims main PYQs as the time duration for the ESE 2025 in both stages is less.

HIMANSHU THAPLIYAL- AIR 1- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

Himanshu is the E&T engineer completing his graduation from Seemant Institute of Technology, Pithoragarh. Hailing from Pauri Gharwal district in Uttarakhand, he secured All India Rank 1 in ESE 2024 in the E&T engineering branch. Let’s get to know his journey and experiences:

• Himanshu is a student from the MADE EASY classroom course, test series, and Interview guidance program. He began his preparation for GATE and didn’t take ESE seriously.
• In the second year of M. Tech, he opted for ESE seriously with MADE EASY offline classes. He preferred an offline classroom for interaction and gave his 100% in his preparation journey.
• Being a GATE aspirant, he had comprehensive knowledge of the subjects, and so he wanted to get aware of the ESE subjects, which were not similar in the GATE syllabus.
• He enjoyed his interaction with his classmates and had a calm and fun mindset so that he could enjoy his new learnings. Although it doesn’t mean he didn’t face any stressful situations. So it is very important to stay positive and calm.
• His surroundings and people supported him a lot as well has helped him to stay disciplined. To stay updated on current events, he made a habit of reading newspapers daily.
• For prelims, he referred to class notes and MADE EASY books and majorly focused on solving 10-15 year PYQs.
• For main, he experienced similar questions from PYQs getting repeated in the exam. So it is highly recommended to solve PYQS frequently.
• For the interview round, he started his preparation a year ago as he wanted to improve his speaking skills, and the biggest support were his college faculties.
• He experienced a long interview session with around 50 questions from the panel members.
• For GATE aspirants, he suggests focusing on GATE preparation as it will be useful in ESE core subjects. As soon as the GATE exam is over, start your preparation with ESE prelims. And solving PYQs for the main exam will be very easy.

MUNISH KUMAR- AIR 1- Mechanical Engineering

A National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, B.Tech graduate, Munish comes from Fatehabad, Haryana. He managed to secure AIR 1 with fewer vacancies in mechanical engineering ESE 2024. He enrolled in the MADE EASY Interview guidance program. Let’s know about his journey and experiences to score the expected outcome:

• Munish began his GATE preparation after completion of his graduation. With a good rank in GATE, he joined a PSU, resigning from his private job. Yet his hunger for more knowledge and opportunity led him to begin his ESE preparation. Coming from a humble village background, he managed to self study and cleared the exam.
• In 2021, he scored AIR 15 in mechanical engineering, and his passion to work in Indian railways didn’t let him give up the preparation. He again filled up the ESE form with confidence that IRMS would come back. And it did come back.
• Having managed to have a strong grasp on technical subjects but couldn’t manage the general studies part. His main source of study was books and solving PYQs.
• He observed that GS favors mechanical students. So having a comprehensive understanding of technical subjects balances the non-tech part. And he managed to clear the preliminary.
• For main, he covered all the concepts, PYQs, and solving questions from various government engineering competitive exams, which helped him secure good marks in main. So if one faces issues in the non-tech part, one should have a comprehensive knowledge of technical subjects.
• On the day of his interview round, he went through the latest updates and was fortunate to experience questions from that. He fumbled with the questions from the topic, which he wasn’t fully aware of, like AI and machine learning.
• He recommends GATE aspirants to focus properly on preparation more, as the technical part will be covered. And later for ESE prelims, focusing on general studies is a must, as from his experience. Later main should be the primary focus, covering as many topics as one can.

Catch the latest toppers’ talk sessions on the MADE EASY YouTube channel. For a detailed glimpse into their inspiring journeys, click the link below.

To know to detailed result of ESE 2024, click on the given below link:

👉🏻 UPSC ESE 2024 Final Result Out | Toppers’ Talk

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. How many seats are there in the ESE 2024?

Answer: There are total 251 vacancies in various departments of Government of India which will be filled through ESE 2024.

2. Who is the Civil Topper in UPSC ESE 2024?

Answer: ROHIT DHONDGE from the stream Civil Engineering is the highest ranker in ESE 2024.

3. Who is the Mechanical Topper in UPSC ESE 2024?

Answer: MUNISH KUMAR from the stream Mechanical Engineering is the highest ranker in ESE 2024.

4. Who is the Electrical Topper in UPSC ESE 2024?

Answer: RAJAN KUMAR from the stream Electrical Engineering is the highest ranker in ESE 2024.

5. Who is the Electronics and Telecommunication Topper in UPSC ESE 2024?

Answer: HIMANSHU THAPLIYAL from the stream Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering is the highest ranker in ESE 2024.

6. Is ESE tougher than GATE ?

Answer: ESE and GATE are two different competitions for engineering background students. After clearing ESE, aspirants can join in various departments of the Government of India as Assistant Executive Engineer or Assistant Director, whereas the GATE scorecard is used for admission into M.Tech/MBA in various top institutions of India. Also, many PSUs recruit management trainees and engineers on the basis of GATE scores.

7. Is ESE better than PSU?

Answer: It depends upon the individual person. Both ESE and PSU offer good salary, social recognition and respect from the society.

8. Which branches are eligible for ESE?

Answer: Only four branches viz, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering are eligible for ESE.

 

 

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