UPSC FILES – Navigating the path to Success in Civil Services Exam by IAS Shubham Gupta | Powered with author’s handwritten Notes, Answer-Writing Samples, Tables, Diagrams and Pictures.

Disha’s UPSC Files is the first-of-its-kind book that not only provides a complete start-to-end roadmap with notes & tips to achieve success in UPSC CSE, but also offers a glimpse into the life of an IAS Officer. Meticulously written by Shubham Gupta, IAS Officer (AIR 6, CSE 2018), this comprehensive book will serve as an ultimate guide and strategy tool for all CSE aspirants including the beginners as well as the veterans who want to improve their rank significantly. Having failed the exam twice, Gupta explains the practices that need to be discarded and teaches new lessons for success.
✍ The book is divided into 4 distinct parts with a total of 20 chapters, interspersed with the author’s handwritten notes, answer-writing samples, tables, diagrams and pictures.
✍ Part I begins by unveiling Shubham Gupta’s personal background, struggles and setbacks, laying the foundation for the serious strategy discussion in later parts. His extraordinary journey from a modest shoe shop to the esteemed Civil Services will surely motivate the reader.
✍ Part II covers the Prelim & Main Exams with in-depth chapters on the UPSC syllabus, key topics, reference material, study plan, note-making, current affairs, choosing Optional subject, training for impressive answer-writing, practice, revision style, self-evaluation, etc. complemented with Shubham Gupta’s own written samples and examples.
✍ Part III covers the interview stage in detail with tips, advice & topics. It carefully guides the reader through the interviewer’s mind, teaching crucial skills like how to fill the DAF, what to prepare and how to say No during the interview. Gupta describes how he managed to increase his score from 124 to 184 in the interview.
✍ Part IV sheds light on Gupta’s training at LBSNAA and his life in the Civil Services since 2019.