IAS Sanjay Meena Biography: Here’s the Story of the Bellari Tehsil SDM

Do you aspire to become an IAS officer? Well, you are not alone. Around 4-5 lakhs of people every year embark on their UPSC journey. But not everyone is successful as this is a long and tiring journey and requires hard work and dedication. So how can you make your journey unique and be successful in it? Someone wise has once said, “Experience is the best teacher.

Everyone learns from their experiences but you can take it one step forward. How? By learning from others’ experiences. Every year a list of successful candidates is published by UPSC. These candidates are the best source of inspiration for other aspirants.

You can read their biographies and UPSC journey and learn something from them. In this article, we will read about the experience of such a successful aspirant, IAS officer Sanjay Kumar Meena.

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Sanjay Kumar Meena Biography: Personal Details

Sanjay Kumar Meena is a successful candidate for UPSC CSE- 2017. His current posting in as Hamirpur district as Joint Magistrate in the UP government. Nothing more is known about his background. Even his age is not known. Recently he rose to fame due to his impeccable job as SDM in the Bellari Tehsil of Moradabad district to control Covid-19.

Sanjay Meena Marksheet

Majority of IAS Recruits are Engineer

Sanjay Kumar Meena is not an alone candidate from an Engineering background. According to statistics, the majority of IAS recruits belong to engineering backgrounds or are simple graduates.

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Strategy for UPSC Preparation

Here are some strategies from Sanjay Kumar Meena.

Prelims Strategy

Sanjay Meena firmly believes that one should start their UPSC prelims preparation six months before their test date. This will help them to cover each aspect of the syllabus and score well in prelims. They can also take references of NCERTs, online preparation notes, and other prescribed books of UPSC.

Answer Writing

According to him, UPSC Mains is all about answer writing. Candidates should practise answer writing as much as they can. This will help them to present their ideas in front of the examiner in a better way. Remember you are judged and will be scored according to what you write rather than what you know.

Essay

Essay paper is the most scoring subject of UPSC. With proper strategy and practice, you can score high on the essay paper. Write around 1-2 essays each week to write better essays. Moreover, by reading different materials and resources you can formulate your idea in a better way.

Optional Subject

Sanjay Meena says that candidates should choose the optional subject according to their graduation subject or what they are comfortable with. Sanjay Kumar Meena also chose the same optional subject as his graduation.

Electrical Engineering- Optional Subject

Electrical engineering is one of the popular subjects among UPSC aspirants with an engineering background. UPSC includes different technical optional subjects such as Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Civil Engineering.

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 Recommended Booklist of Electrical Engineering Optional Subject

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Role Played by UPSC Training Course

Sanjay Kumar Meena gives credit for his success to the UPSC course. According to him, the UPSC course has played a vital role in helping him prepare for the interview. It can also help you to get expert guidance for your interview.

He also recommends others take courses for optional subjects. It can help you to score high in them.

Other Successful Candidates of UPSC 2017

Conclusion

This was the motivational journey of Sanjay Kumar Meena. Transiting from Engineer to an IAS officer is not easy. It requires a lot of hard work and dedication.

For more such inspiring and motivational stories, you can visit UPSC Pathshala. This is a website dedicated to UPSC and helps candidates to clear this exam. It offers you a variety of courses, high-quality videos, study material, and many more.

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IAS Sanjay Meena Biography: Here’s the Story of the Bellari Tehsil SDM

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Learning from other’s experiences is the best way to grow. Sanjay Kumar Meena IAS is currently posted as Joint Magistrate, Hamirpur District, UP. To know, click on the link below.

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