Aakash Garg
GS Paper 4 · EthicsRank 5
Complete attempt — all 12 questions answered, copy runs continuously pages 1-58 (then rough-work pages), no question skipped
19 questions · 14 examples analysed
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DrishtiIAS Topper Answer Copies (Free PDF)
37 handwritten mains booklets from 9 candidates, written on DrishtiIAS test-series papers. Essay-led — 16 of its 37 booklets are Essay — and it holds four of the archive’s six Optional-paper copies, so it is the largest place to see how an optional answer is laid out rather than a GS one.
Essay16Full GS mains1GS Paper 13GS Paper 23GS Paper 35GS Paper 4 · Ethics5Optional4
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What’s inside these copies
Ravish Mittal
EssayRank 379
Two-essay Essay booklet (Section A + Section B), cover confirms Ravish Mittal, English medium, Karol Bagh, Drishti Mentorship Mains-2023, dated 28/08/23 — pages are internally consistent, no misassembly detected
2 questions · 13 examples analysed
Vandita
GS Paper 4 · EthicsRank 403
Confirmed genuine Vandita copy — Drishti IAS GS-4 Ethics test (Test-6), English medium, 14/8/24, Reg 2790, UPSC Roll 0803478; all 12 questions attempted.
19 questions · 14 examples analysed
Arpit Kumar
EssayRank 421
Cover confirms Arpit Kumar, 'Essay', Drishti Mentorship Programme (Mains)-2024 (Max 250); the entire evaluator marks table is left blank
2 questions · 14 examples analysed
Gore Akash
GS Paper 4 · EthicsRank 500
Full attempt — all 12 questions answered across the 60-page booklet of a 250-mark GS-4 (Ethics) Drishti Test-24 mock
19 questions · 14 examples analysed
Gyanendra Bharti
GS Paper 4 · EthicsRank 537Examiner-marked
Scored 107/250 on this Drishti GS-4 (Test-4) ethics mock and attempted all 12 questions (candidate later Rank 537, CSE 2023).
19 questions · 10 examples analysed
Apeksh Jakhar
EssayRank 782Examiner-marked
Single essay on culture and the individual, opening with the Nehru-attributed line 'Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.'
1 question · 14 examples analysed
Preeti Suman
EssayRank 863Evaluated · 86/250
Scored 86/250 overall (47 in Section A on patience/time, 39 in Section B on democracy) in the Drishti Mains-2023 mentorship test
2 questions · 14 examples analysed
Laxman Meena
EssayRank 983Evaluated · 80/250
Scored 80/250 overall — Section A (Courage, topic 4) 41, Section B (Liberty, topic 8) 39; both essays fully attempted.
3 questions · 14 examples analysed
All 37 DrishtiIAS copies (free PDF download)
Aakash Garg — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 2 copy
Rank 5 · CSE 2024 · GS Paper 2
PDF · 19.8 MB
Aakash Garg — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 1 copy
Rank 5 · CSE 2024 · GS Paper 1
PDF · 20.7 MB
Aakash Garg — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 3 copy
Rank 5 · CSE 2024 · GS Paper 3
PDF · 19.7 MB
Aakash Garg — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 3 copy
Rank 5 · CSE 2024 · GS Paper 3
PDF · 35.2 MB
Aakash Garg — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 4 (Ethics) copy
Rank 5 · CSE 2024 · GS Paper 4 · Ethics
PDF · 21.4 MB
Ravish Mittal — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 2 copy
Rank 379 · CSE 2024 · GS Paper 2
PDF · 15.7 MB
Vandita — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 2 copy
Rank 403 · CSE 2024 · GS Paper 2
PDF · 20.3 MB
Vandita — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 3 copy
Rank 403 · CSE 2024 · GS Paper 3
PDF · 21 MB
Vandita — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 4 (Ethics) copy
Rank 403 · CSE 2024 · GS Paper 4 · Ethics
PDF · 25.2 MB
Gore Akash — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 3 copy
Rank 500 · CSE 2024 · GS Paper 3
PDF · 16.6 MB
Gore Akash — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 4 (Ethics) copy
Rank 500 · CSE 2024 · GS Paper 4 · Ethics
PDF · 19.1 MB
Gyanendra Bharti — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 1 copy
Rank 537 · CSE 2023 · GS Paper 1
PDF · 18.5 MB
Gyanendra Bharti — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 4 (Ethics) copy
Rank 537 · CSE 2023 · GS Paper 4 · Ethics
PDF · 31.4 MB
Gyanendra Bharti — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 4 (Ethics) copy
Rank 537 · CSE 2023 · GS Paper 4 · Ethics
PDF · 15.5 MB
Gyanendra Bharti — DrishtiIAS Essay copy
Rank 537 · CSE 2023 · Essay
PDF · 18.8 MB
Gyanendra Bharti — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 1 copy
Rank 537 · CSE 2023 · GS Paper 1
PDF · 26.1 MB
Gyanendra Bharti — DrishtiIAS Essay copy
Rank 537 · CSE 2023 · Essay
PDF · 84.9 MB
Gyanendra Bharti — DrishtiIAS Essay copy
Rank 537 · CSE 2023 · Essay
PDF · 3.7 MB
Gyanendra Bharti — DrishtiIAS Essay copy
Rank 537 · CSE 2023 · Essay
PDF · 17.2 MB
Gyanendra Bharti — DrishtiIAS GS Paper 3 copy
Rank 537 · CSE 2023 · GS Paper 3
PDF · 12.5 MB
Gyanendra Bharti — DrishtiIAS Essay copy
Rank 537 · CSE 2023 · Essay
PDF · 3.8 MB
Gyanendra Bharti — DrishtiIAS Optional copy
Rank 537 · CSE 2023 · Optional
PDF · 20.7 MB
Gyanendra Bharti — DrishtiIAS Optional copy
Rank 537 · CSE 2023 · Optional
PDF · 18.6 MB
Gyanendra Bharti — DrishtiIAS Optional copy
Rank 537 · CSE 2023 · Optional
PDF · 19.5 MB
Gyanendra Bharti — DrishtiIAS Optional copy
Rank 537 · CSE 2023 · Optional
PDF · 20.2 MB
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DrishtiIAS topper copies — FAQs
How many DrishtiIAS topper answer copies are here?+
37 booklets from 9 candidates, covering Essay (16), Full GS mains (1), GS Paper 1 (3), GS Paper 2 (3), GS Paper 3 (5), GS Paper 4 · Ethics (5), Optional (4). Every one is a free PDF — no sign-up, no paywall.
Are these official DrishtiIAS materials?+
No. These are candidates' own handwritten answer sheets, written on DrishtiIAS mains test-series papers and filed here under that label so you can find them. UnlockIAS is not affiliated with DrishtiIAS; credit for each booklet belongs to the candidate who wrote it and to the test series that set and evaluated the paper.
What should I actually look for in these copies?+
Not the content — the shape. How long the introduction runs, whether the body is point-wise or paragraph-wise, where diagrams and flowcharts sit, how the conclusion links back to the question, and how much of the answer space each sub-part gets. Those are the transferable decisions; the facts you already have from your own notes.
Can I compare these against copies from other test series?+
Yes, and it is the more useful exercise. The same archive holds booklets from Vajiram & Ravi, NextIAS, ForumIAS, VisionIAS, InsightsIAS. Reading two writers on the same paper from different programmes shows you which habits are genuinely common to good answers and which are just one evaluator's house style.
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