Candidates are prepared to take part in the UPSC mains exam 2023, which will be held this month. Success stories of previous year's top performers serve as a source of guidance for candidates as they are preparing for the exam and completing that last-minute preparation. IAS Kasturi Panda, who scored an excellent 67 AIR on her second try, is one of these top candidates. Learn what her strategies were. Kasturi Panda, an Odisha resident, placed 67th in the 2022 UPSC Civil Services Exam (UPSC CSE). She passed the Civil Services Exam with a total score of 1006 points, including 822 on the written test. Without any coaching, she was able to become an IAS on her second try.Odisha-born IAS Kasturi Panda earned a B.Tech in computer science from NIT Rourkela. According to Kasturi, she was successful in her very first effort to get the interview. However, she was rejected during the interview stage. However, she continued to improve on her weaknesses after this and retook the UPSC exam, this time with success.