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For Every Aspirant Doubting Themselves Before Prelims | Aman Aloon, AIR 295
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For Every Aspirant Doubting Themselves Before Prelims | Aman Aloon, AIR 295

Doston,

Sharing a small note I penned down for anyone walking into the exam hall carrying more self-doubt than confidence right now.

Hope this reaches people who need it in these final days :)

Lest we forget The Dhoni Way: composure as a competitive advantage in Prelims.

The year I almost skipped UPSC Prelims, and I'm glad I didn’t

P.S. For those who asked after the previous AMA, here's the the Telegram channel where I regularly share such reflections and prep insights. Hope it helps!

u/Euphoric-Bill7100 — 2 days ago
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Hi r/UPSC! I’m Aman Aloon (AIR 295, UPSC CSE 2025). AMA!

Hello everyone!
I’m Aman Aloon and I've secured AIR 295 in UPSC CSE 2025.

A little about my background:
B.Tech from Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh
• Young India Fellowship, Ashoka University
• Worked at Deloitte Consulting (2021–2023)

UPSC Journey: 3 Prelims, 2 Mains, 1 Interview
• 2023: Appeared for Prelims while working, did not clear
• 2024: Cleared Prelims, wrote Mains, missed Interview call by 45 marks
• 2025: Secured AIR 295

Some key improvements:

Area| Performance
Prelims| >110 (25 marks above cutoff)
PSIR Optional| 282 (up by 64 marks from 218)
Essay| 123 (up by 39 marks from 84)

Looking forward to interacting with all of you tonight. Ask away!

TG: https://t.me/amanaloon

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanaloon/

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