Rakesh had scored a magnificent 284 out of 500 in Public Administration, this year. He has been kind enough to share his strategy for Public Administration for the benefit of future aspirants and I thank him on their behalf. Following is his strategy in his own words. My basic profile Name: RAKESH CHINTAGUMPULA Rank: AIR 122, UPSC-2014 Education Qualification: B.Tech (EEE) from CBIT, Osmania University; M.A. (Public Administration), IGNOU Job Experience: Worked for 2 yrs in Infosys Tech Ltd. as software engineer and 2.5 years as a lecturer in IAS academy, Hyderabad I had given 3 mains with Public Administration as optional scoring 330/600, 335/600 and 284/500 marks. My Marks Prelims Paper I: 118 Paper II: 155.83 Total: 274 Mains ROLL NO. : 115513 NAME : CHINTAGUMPULA RAKESH MARKS OBTAINED SUBJECTS MARKS ESSAY (PAPER-I) 096 GENRAL STUDIES -I (PAPER-II) 109 GENRAL STUDIES -II (PAPER-III) 107 GENRAL STUDIES -III (PAPER-IV) 072