Ishita Kishore
CSE 2022 · PSIR
1
- Essay137/250
- GS I121/250
- GS II130/250
- GS III88/250
- GS IV112/250
- Optional313/500
- Interview193/275
1,094marks
Before AIR 1, there was a blue pen and three hours.Real answer copies and marksheets of 379 UPSC toppers, CSE 2022–2025.
They sat the same exam. Here's what they wrote.
Real UPSC topper answer copies beside the marks each paper earned. Hover a scan to read the handwriting.Tap a scan to read the handwriting.
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Garima Lohia
CSE 2022 · Commerce & Accountancy
2
- Essay131/250
- GS I104/250
- GS II131/250
- GS III94/250
- GS IV141/250
- Optional275/500
- Interview187/275
1,063marks
Uma Harathi
CSE 2022 · Anthropology
3
- Essay119/250
- GS I113/250
- GS II116/250
- GS III100/250
- GS IV132/250
- Optional293/500
- Interview187/275
1,060marks
Divya Tanwar
CSE 2022 · Hindi Literature
105
- Essay141/250
- GS I101/250
- GS II110/250
- GS III77/250
- GS IV123/250
- Optional282/500
- Interview160/275
994marks
Ayan Jain
CSE 2023 · Mathematics
16
- Essay111/250
- GS I90/250
- GS II120/250
- GS III102/250
- GS IV138/250
- Optional311/500
- Interview160/275
1,032marks
Vaishali Chopra
CSE 2022 · Mathematics
23
- Essay133/250
- GS I107/250
- GS II135/250
- GS III92/250
- GS IV127/250
- Optional255/500
- Interview179/275
1,028marks
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Even AIR 1 had a weak paper.
Anuj Agnihotri scored 103 in GS Paper III and still topped CSE 2025 with 1,071 marks. Scroll through every paper, compared with 236 topper marksheets.
Essay108marks
108/ 250
Essay
7 below the topper average of 115. Ranked 165 of 236 toppers on this paper.
111/ 250
GS Paper I
14 above the topper average of 97. Ranked 23 of 236 toppers on this paper.
127/ 250
GS Paper II
15 above the topper average of 112. Ranked 13 of 236 toppers on this paper.
103/ 250
GS Paper III
15 above the topper average of 88. Only 6 of 236 toppers scored higher.
126/ 250
GS Paper IV · Ethics
11 above the topper average of 115. Ranked 28 of 236 toppers on this paper.
292/ 500
Optional · Papers I + II
17 above the topper average of 275. Ranked 42 of 236 toppers on this paper.
204/ 275
Personality Test
26 above the topper average of 178. Only 7 of 236 toppers scored higher.
867 written + 204 interview.
No single paper made Anuj AIR 1. It was a steady score across all seven. Every topper in the archive has a sheet like this.
Anuj Agnihotri
- Essay108
- GS Paper I—
- GS Paper II—
- GS Paper III—
- GS Paper IV · Ethics—
- Optional · Papers I + II—
- Personality Test—
Total, out of 2,025 marks108
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