Gurleen: From PCS Officer to Getting AIR 30 in UPSC Result Announced in 2024

Brief Introduction

Gurleen Kaur Sidhu, a 31 year old is a MBBS Graduate who belongs to Patalia, Punjab. She completed her MBBS from Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar. Her mother, Dr. Balwinder Kaur was a doctor. This was her Fourth Attempt and she secured AIR 30. She has secured 9th rank in Punjab Civil Services Examination in 2021 and worked as Assistant Commissioner General. Her Optional Subject was Philosophy.

Strategy

Initially, Gurleen took coaching for her preparation, then she focused on her self-study and improved her preparation on her own with the help of her loved ones. They motivated her a lot during her low times when she was not able to clear in her earlier attempts.

Although she cleared PCS, she was not satisfied with her as her ultimate goal was to clear this examination because she wanted to contribute and help the society on a larger scale because she had seen the problems of people while doing her internship during her medical days. 

It was very difficult for her to maintain a balance between her studies and her duty as she did not take leave from her job, but she remained disciplined and focused and her unwavering faith has ultimately paid off and she passed this examination with flying colors. 

During her preparation, she used to wake up early in the morning and give herself a few hours to study before leaving for work, and then after coming home from her job, she used to study for a few hours. All of this she could do because of support from her mother, who helped her to remain focused and dedicated and she made sure that she followed her routine and focused on her goal. 

Also, her teacher, Ranjhana Sharma, became her mentor in this journey and helped her a lot. She focused on improving her weaknesses and building a strong foundation, which ultimately allowed her to pass this tough examination. Apart from that, she gave many mock tests and analyzed them. She also focused on the previous year’s question papers to make her preparation better. 

She did not go for multiple resources; her resources were very limited, but she revised it many times and was able to write good answers during her examination.

Marksheet

Gurleen had a message to Aspirants not get disheartened and sad because of failures as it is a part of the process, but try to remember why did you started this preparation and start again and do not give up on your dreams and work hard with perseverance, dedication and full devotion then surely you will get something better from it. 

Conclusion

Gurleen’s success is not her success, it was the success of her mother, teachers and colleagues who helped her during this whole journey of preparation. Also, her dedication, resilience, and focus were instrumental in her success. This can be taken as an inspiration by the youths and students of our country to do hard work with full devotion and have a mentor and supportive family, which will help them achieve something great and do something good for their country.