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Google Engineer Cracks UPSC Alongside Job, Dedicates Weekends, Secures AIR 402.
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News18•26-09-2026, 09:20
Google Engineer Cracks UPSC Alongside Job, Dedicates Weekends, Secures AIR 402.
- •Piyush Kapoor, a Google software engineer, achieved an All India Rank (AIR) of 402 in the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2025.
- •He prepared while working full-time in the USA, studying 2-3 hours on weekdays and 13-14 hours on weekends.
- •After studying at IIT BHU and building a career at Google, he pursued UPSC to work for the country.
- •He chose Mathematics as his optional subject due to his engineering background and utilized small pockets of free time effectively.
- •This was his 5th attempt, demonstrating that patience and consistent effort can lead to success.
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Piyush Kapoor achieved an All India Rank (AIR) of 402 in the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2025 while working as a full-time software engineer at Google in California.
He maintained a strict schedule by studying for 2 to 3 hours daily from Monday to Friday focusing on current affairs, and dedicated 13 to 14 hours over the weekends to core syllabus, answer writing, and revision.
Due to his engineering background from IIT BHU, Piyush Kapoor chose Mathematics as his optional subject and achieved success on his 5th attempt after years of hard work.
