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Geography Optional — UPSC Toppers List & Analysis

Complete list of UPSC CSE toppers who chose Geography as their optional subject. View marks breakdown, average performance, rank distribution, and preparation strategies.34 top rankers from recent years (2022-2024) selected Geography and secured excellent ranks.

Total Toppers

34

Average Rank

AIR 235

Best Rank

AIR 8

Avg Optional Marks

277

Year-wise Distribution

2025

1 toppers

2024

11 toppers

2023

9 toppers

2022

13 toppers

All Toppers with Geography Optional

RankNameYearOptional MarksTotal MarksDetails
AIR 8Raj Krishna Jha2024—1031View Strategy
AIR 13Hemant Mishra2024—1025View Strategy
AIR 15Banna Venkatesh2025—1023View Strategy
AIR 24Prajnandan Giri2023284/5001024View Strategy
AIR 24R Rangamanju2024—179View Strategy
AIR 29Subashkarthik S2024—185View Strategy
AIR 35Shreyak Garg2024—201View Strategy
AIR 39Monica R2024—201View Strategy
AIR 40Iram Choudhary2024—182View Strategy
AIR 42Pavithra P2024——View Strategy
AIR 43Avdhija Gupta2024——View Strategy
AIR 44Akanchha Singh2023283/5001010View Strategy
AIR 49Sourav Sinha2024——View Strategy
AIR 50Ankur Tripathi2024——View Strategy
AIR 81Malini S2022267/500999View Strategy
AIR 99Annapurna Singh2023273/500992View Strategy
AIR 109Akshansh Yadav2022297/500993View Strategy
AIR 113Rupal Srivastava2022273/500992View Strategy
AIR 118Siddharth Srivastava2023293/500989View Strategy
AIR 126Vishwajeet Souryan2022298/500991View Strategy
AIR 127Aditi Upadhyay2023279/500987View Strategy
AIR 225Rohit Kumar2022244/500978View Strategy
AIR 276Ajay Yadav2022277/500972View Strategy
AIR 297Aniket Agrawal2023281/500966View Strategy
AIR 348Himanshu Samant2022285/500966View Strategy
AIR 399Yash PalSingh2022252/500961View Strategy
AIR 409Santosh Kumar Patra2023276/500958View Strategy
AIR 514shivin iAS2022279/500948View Strategy
AIR 523Sagar Bhamare2023268/500949View Strategy
AIR 534Navodit Singh2022276/500946View Strategy
AIR 712JoganiUtsav Satishbhai2022281/500929View Strategy
AIR 769Divyanshi Singh2022263/500925View Strategy
AIR 872Sushant Kumar2023280/500916View Strategy
AIR 894Mangera Kaushik2022282/500897View Strategy

Key Insights for Geography Optional

Success Rate

34 toppers from recent UPSC batches chose Geography, with an average rank of AIR 235. The best performer secured AIR 8 in 2024.

Optional Marks Performance

Toppers with Geography scored an average of 277 marks out of 500 in optional papers. The highest marks recorded were 298.

Why Choose Geography?

The success of these toppers shows that Geography is a viable optional choice for UPSC aspirants. Explore individual topper profiles to understand their preparation strategies, study materials, and answer writing approaches specific to Geography.

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