{"id":51012,"date":"2026-08-12T11:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T11:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=51012"},"modified":"2026-08-12T11:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T11:11:10","slug":"geography-optional-strategy-by-utkarsh-yadav-air-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/geography-optional-strategy-by-utkarsh-yadav-air-32\/","title":{"rendered":"Geography Optional Strategy by Utkarsh Yadav (AIR 32)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Utkarsh Yadav secured AIR 32 in his second attempt \u2014 <strong>292 marks in Geography Optional (151 in Paper I, 141 in Paper II),<\/strong> part of an 852 written score. Here&#8217;s the method behind it, straight from his own breakdown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Paper<\/th>\n<th>Marks<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Paper I<\/td>\n<td>151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paper II<\/td>\n<td>141<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>292<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a7f6fcf328dd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/geography-optional-strategy-by-utkarsh-yadav-air-32\/#GS_Optional_Full_Days_Not_Half_Days\" >GS + Optional: Full Days, Not Half Days<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/geography-optional-strategy-by-utkarsh-yadav-air-32\/#800_PYQs_Written_by_Hand\" >800 PYQs, Written by Hand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/geography-optional-strategy-by-utkarsh-yadav-air-32\/#Paper_IIs_Trap\" >Paper II&#8217;s Trap<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/geography-optional-strategy-by-utkarsh-yadav-air-32\/#How_He_Used_AI\" >How He Used AI<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/geography-optional-strategy-by-utkarsh-yadav-air-32\/#Answer-Writing_Speed\" >Answer-Writing Speed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/geography-optional-strategy-by-utkarsh-yadav-air-32\/#On_%E2%80%9CTrial_Attempts%E2%80%9D\" >On &#8220;Trial Attempts&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/geography-optional-strategy-by-utkarsh-yadav-air-32\/#Quick_Takeaways\" >Quick Takeaways<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/geography-optional-strategy-by-utkarsh-yadav-air-32\/#For_topic-specific_depth_Human_Geography_insights_AIR_32_and_Climatology_strategy_AIR_32\" >For topic-specific depth: Human Geography insights (AIR 32) and Climatology strategy (AIR 32).<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/geography-optional-strategy-by-utkarsh-yadav-air-32\/#Build_This_Into_a_Structured_Plan\" >Build This Into a Structured Plan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"His_Revision_System\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/geography-optional-by-shabbir-sir-foundation-course\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50943\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Your-paragraph-text-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Your-paragraph-text-2.png 1280w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Your-paragraph-text-2-1170x274.png 1170w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Your-paragraph-text-2-585x137.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>His Revision System<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Class notes were bulky, so he ran every topic through a 5-stage funnel:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Notes<\/strong> \u2014 full class notes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Concise summary<\/strong> \u2014 10-12 pages cut to 5-6, cross-checked with PYQs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Memorize<\/strong> \u2014 the summary, not the original<\/li>\n<li><strong>Active recall<\/strong> \u2014 explain it out loud with the notebook closed<\/li>\n<li><strong>PYQ check, then answer<\/strong> \u2014 attempt the PYQ, then write it out<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Making the summary <em>was<\/em> a revision round \u2014 that&#8217;s how 35-40 final pages stayed revisable in a week, repeatedly.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GS_Optional_Full_Days_Not_Half_Days\"><\/span><strong>GS + Optional: Full Days, Not Half Days<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>He alternated <strong>one full day for Optional, next full day for GS<\/strong> \u2014 splitting each day in half, he found, leaves too little real focus time on either.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"800_PYQs_Written_by_Hand\"><\/span><strong>800 PYQs, Written by Hand<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Post-Prelims, he and a study partner wrote out <strong>800 Geography PYQ answers<\/strong> spanning 30 years. Rough time split across the full cycle: <strong>60% notes-making, 25% recall + PYQ enrichment, 15% answer writing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paper_IIs_Trap\"><\/span><strong>Paper II&#8217;s Trap<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Paper II topics look generic enough to answer like plain GS \u2014 but that doesn&#8217;t score in an Optional. His fix: <strong>every Paper II answer links back to a Paper I theory.<\/strong> A Himalaya\/GLOF question tied to geomorphic processes and isostatic equilibrium, not just described.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_He_Used_AI\"><\/span><strong>How He Used AI<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wrote his own core content first<\/li>\n<li>Prompted per topic: <em>&#8220;give me 2 case studies, 2 regional examples, 2 international examples, 3 geographers, 2 theories, value-addition from schemes&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Picked only what fit \u2014 not everything the output gave<\/li>\n<li>Compressed a year of current affairs (Edukemy&#8217;s KOSMOS) into a <strong>10-12 page document in two days<\/strong> the same way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Answer-Writing_Speed\"><\/span><strong>Answer-Writing Speed<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Five 10-mark questions took 45 minutes early on; daily timed drilling (5-10 questions\/day, no full mocks) cut it to <strong>30 minutes<\/strong> over 40-45 days. Attempt order: strong first 5, comfortable next 5, full intensity for the last 10 (15-markers) \u2014 best return per question. No enlarged handwriting; diagrams did the space-and-density work instead.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"On_%E2%80%9CTrial_Attempts%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>On &#8220;Trial Attempts&#8221;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>He doesn&#8217;t believe in them. An underprepared attempt costs real focus afterward \u2014 he lost 1.5 months after narrowly missing attempt one. If you want a trial, solve a full paper at home, timed. Don&#8217;t spend a real attempt on it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_Takeaways\"><\/span><strong>Quick Takeaways<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Summarizing notes <em>is<\/em> a revision round, not prep for one<\/li>\n<li>Alternate full days between GS and Optional<\/li>\n<li>Anchor every Paper II answer to a Paper I theory<\/li>\n<li>Use AI for enrichment after writing your own content, never before<\/li>\n<li>Drill speed daily in small timed sets<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t waste a real attempt as a &#8220;trial&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"For_topic-specific_depth_Human_Geography_insights_AIR_32_and_Climatology_strategy_AIR_32\"><\/span><strong>For topic-specific depth: <a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/how-to-prepare-human-geography-for-upsc-2026-insights-from-air-32-utkarsh\/\">Human Geography insights (AIR 32)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/how-to-study-climatology-for-upsc-geography-optional-air-32-strategy\/\">Climatology strategy (AIR 32)<\/a>.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Build_This_Into_a_Structured_Plan\"><\/span><strong>Build This Into a Structured Plan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/geography-optional-by-shabbir-sir-foundation-course\">Geography Optional Foundation Course by Shabbir Sir<\/a> \u2014 built around the same concise-notes, PYQ-linked, mentor-evaluated approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utkarsh Yadav secured AIR 32 in his second attempt \u2014 292 marks in Geography Optional (151 in Paper I, 141 in Paper II), part of an 852 written score. 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