---
title: 'IAS Gagan Singh || UPSC 2022 Topper | Catalyst Group IAS'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=EIf9iFLfThY'
video_id: 'EIf9iFLfThY'
date: 2026-08-09
duration_sec: 444
channel: 'THE CATALYST GROUP'
---

# IAS Gagan Singh || UPSC 2022 Topper | Catalyst Group IAS

> Source: [IAS Gagan Singh || UPSC 2022 Topper | Catalyst Group IAS](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EIf9iFLfThY)

## Summary

This video features an interview with IAS topper Gagan Singh, who secured rank 120 in UPSC 2022 after multiple attempts, discussing his journey, the importance of consistency, smart work, and revision, and offering motivational advice to aspirants.

### Key Points

- **Motivation from recent toppers** [00:24] — A recently selected topper can provide strong motivation because his story is relatable and fresh, showing aspirants that success is achievable.
- **Gagan's background** [01:02] — Gagan comes from a small farmer family and a small village, making his achievement of securing a high rank particularly notable.
- **From rank 592 to rank 120** [01:29] — Gagan's first attempt resulted in rank 592, but he continued his preparation and improved to rank 120 in a subsequent attempt.
- **Consistency is key** [02:46] — Gagan emphasizes that consistency is very important for the UPSC exam, as repeated efforts and sustained focus are crucial.
- **Smart work over hard work** [02:59] — Studying 14-15 hours a day is not enough if not done properly; smart work, focusing on the right things, is essential.
- **Stick to limited resources** [03:54] — Reading many books without revision is useless; it's better to read a few things multiple times to build confidence and mastery.
- **Revision is crucial** [04:08] — Without revision, reading 10 books is useless. Repeated revision is the key to winning in the exam.
- **Make your own plan** [05:52] — Don't copy others' study plans; make a plan according to your own convenience and personality, and take small steps consistently.
- **Self-motivation and honesty** [06:45] — Motivation must come from within; external motivation is not enough. Self-honesty is also important in preparation.

### Conclusion

The video underscores that success in UPSC is achievable through consistency, smart work, and revision, and that aspirants should draw motivation from real-life toppers like Gagan Singh.

## Transcript

I told you yesterday that you were in the UPSC batch, ask online for 2 years, you will feel something you were in the UPSC batch, ask online for 2 years, you will feel something related to the paper, it will change, it will become different
late after completing the training, then he becomes different, then he becomes different, but you will get a lot of motivation because he has been recently selected, so you can tell your story, no story
story, no story [Music]
a very small normal family, a farmer family, his father is a farmer, he belongs to a farmer family, he belongs to a small village and after studying from there, tell me, it is a huge achievement, from a city
child he became a lion, everyone studies that everyone has all the facilities, but when someone does not have facilities, even after that he works hard, only after that he achieves something in his life, then that is a huge achievement, he gave the paper,
achievement, he gave the paper, his rank was 592, before that 592, he did not get any marks, I should do what is my target  He continued his preparation and then gave the paper again and this time his rank is 120.
So, this can be a life motivation for you, can be a life motivation for you, you will get to learn a lot and there are so many such people, every time we are in front of you, that is why we
start with you, that is, we try to connect you with the story, look at yourself in them, you see that friend I can also do it or I also have the power to do it and it happens for everyone, so if you understand these people a little, tell them, give a little
motivation from your side, how? Good afternoon friends, oh thank you sir, you have said a lot, I told you in my senior, first of all I will tell you a little about my senior, by the way, sir had already told me that
last year he gave me time again, in that I got 120 rank, even before that I had given two times, I gave the first time, in that my interview was held yesterday because it is a and the interview is held tomorrow, I gave the second time in that, but I did
not clear the mains, then the team motivation started that friend I don't know, no  It might be so, but this sir was telling that consistency is very important that consistency is very important for this exam.
Along with hard work, smart work is also very important because in today's time everyone works hard, you are coming and studying for 14-15 hours, but if you do not study in a proper way, it can take studying for 14-15 hours, but if you do not study in a proper way, it can take
I also studied this, I also studied this, it does not have much importance, so you should work smart, what happens
in the field, the person who has just come back from playing a match, he atmosphere and system is in the field, so that is why we had called Gagan here
and as far as one more thing is concerned, like whatever you people are studying, whatever is being taught to you, whatever notes are given to you in the class, whatever is given, you do
I will add it, see, I just said what happens, if you do 10 things wrong, then you are not able to stick to any one thing and selection here is not 100 out of 100, 50% out of 100 is offered, so if you read one thing 10 times, 20 times, then
date is more important, it will give you better confidence, in the Institute of Collecting Lot, you have collected a lot of things and are reading them one by one, as we said, revision, if you do not revise, then you can
read 10 books, they are useless, none of them are less, but as long as you revise again and again, you will be able to but as long as you revise again and again, you will be able to win only when you are limited, you
the example is in front of you, you are seeing the selection that is happening, you must have got motivation after seeing it and we also felt good, we feel proud, people come here after selection and keep trying.  It is that you people or all the people who
watch online, all the people who are our students, you are the selection slow, and I also always have a desire to meet you people, after taking the field, whoever you are watching online, I am telling everyone, you guys take the selection, come and meet and how many people get motivated by seeing you people, nowadays
people will see, you people are watching in the class, how many people are watching online or will see, how many people get motivated by these things, it impacts the lives of so many people, when they see a person
family, rising from a normal place and reaching so high only on the basis of his hard work, then he motivates people and when there is real time motivation, there is one speaking motivation and there is one living
motivation, so this is real time motivation which you can accept, you can see yourself in it that next time I am standing, or I will be standing here  There are small things in life, keep big aims but to improve those aims, the steps are
small, it is not that I will immediately jump straight away and finish 10 books today, this is not practical possible, read little things, read accordingly, read according to your own understanding, make your own plan, do not copy anyone else, keep this one thing in mind, do
not copy anyone, you see your roommate, he makes a plan like this, you read according to your own understanding, your personality is different, your make a plan according to your own understanding and then keep moving forward, selection happens, only people like you
emerge, you are seeing it and it felt good if you came here and the motivation of all of them increased, they were waiting for the level, these people's questions got such real time answers, who
really came and told something, it felt very good, thank you and it feels very good, I would say the same to the rest of the people who are watching online that you people should also work hard and whatever is provided to you, whatever you get  It is said that you
can stick to it in this, motivation, self- honesty is very important in sales, so when the motivation comes from within yourself, no matter how much you try from outside, unless it
and sir, such good materials are also provided to you here, it is also materials are also provided to you here, it is also quite affordable, if you are getting so many facilities here and if you do not take advantage of it, then what is the use,
then you should consider yourself lucky that you are getting this type of facility, material, all these things here, so thank you sir,