Viku L Achumi and Imsennaro Walling – two from Nagaland clear UPSC Civil Services Examination 2021

Imsennaro Walling of Khensa Village is a physics graduate from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, who, in her third attempt, has finally cleared UPSC 2021 with sociology as her optional subject.

Sharing her excitement with Mokokchung Times, she insisted that it was God’s grace that helped her in acing this exam.

“I used to maintain a monthly, weekly and daily routine. I tried achieving my targets I set for every single day. My study hours could have been like seven to eight hours. I usually plan what I have to do the day before and used to mark certain things I have to study,” she said while discussing her preparation routine.

Although it was not possible to fulfill her targets every single day, she explained how taking breaks and doing activities to refresh her mind helped her get back into the routine.

“The preparation is a long journey. And it is obvious we cannot fulfill our goals every single day but we can always get back to our routine,” she said.

According to her, this exam in itself is a lesson to life. “To sit for this exam itself, you need a lot of dedication and consistency,” she added and continued to say how this exam should not end up as a road block but rather take it as a lesson for life.

 “In this country, this exam is regarded as one of the prestigious exams but at the end of the day, it is just an exam. I don’t want aspirants and people who are planning to take up such exams to take this as the end of the road. Take this exam as a lesson for life,” she advised.

Making her concluding statement to fellow aspirants, she urged people to become highly competitive and committed.

“Once you decide to sit for this exam, you need to work hard and should not read it just for the sake of reading it but put your heart and soul into it; then God will guide you. Believe in yourself, be confident, work hard and dedicate yourself and eventually, your hard work will bear fruit,” she concluded.

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Viku L Achumi from Zunheboto district is a Civil Engineering graduate from IIT Kanpur. After his graduation in 2017, Viku began preparing for UPSC and finally cleared the prestigious exam in his fifth attempt with Political Science and International Relation (PSIR) as his optional subject.

Speaking to Mokokchung Times, Viku shared that he is grateful and excited and feels really blessed to have cleared such a prestigious exam after putting in his efforts for years.

Talking about his style of preparation, he said he did not maintain a specific hour for his studies but his study hours would keep increasing every time the exam got nearer.

According to him, to clear this exam, maintaining continuity and consistency in the study is the key but is also one of the greatest challenges for many aspirants.

“To continue with the study is challenging but the greatest challenge I faced was lack of proper guidance,” he shared.

On his journey to clearing this exam, Viku admitted that there were tough times but by the grace of God, there were no significant temptations although he believes that ‘picking oneself up’ after a certain fall has been one of the toughest things to do for him.

“It is really difficult to pick ourselves up once we fall,” he said.

Sharing a few words on what clearing this exam means to him, he hopes that it will not be only about him clearing this exam but would rather serve as an inspiration for the young aspirants.

“I really hope that it serves as an inspiration to the younger generation and I am glad that I could make my parents and my well-wishers really happy,” he said.

In conclusion, he thanked God for his continuous support and guidance and asked the aspirants to dream big and never give up.

“Dream big and never give up and persevere in your work and you shall find success,” he remarked.

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The UPSC declared the Civil Services Exam 2021 results on Monday. Two candidates from Nagaland have cleared the prestigious examinations. Viku L Achumi secured AIR 567 and Imsennaro Walling secured AIR 587.

A total of 685 candidates have been shortlisted for IAS, IPS, IFS and other branches of the civil services under the central government of India. The UPSC Exam 2021 began in October 2021 with the preliminary exams. The mains were conducted in January 2022 and the qualified candidates appeared for the interview round during April-May 2022.