Who Is Gita Gopinath’s Husband Iqbal Dhaliwal, IAS Topper Now Heading MIT’s...
Indian-American Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist at International Monetary Fund (IMF) will succeed Geoffrey Okamoto to become IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director. This will be the first time a woman...
View ArticleTravelling 70 Km for School to Cracking UPSC Without Coaching: IAS’ Inspiring...
Born in Sitarganj, which is in Udham Singh district of Uttarakhand, Himanshu Gupta is an aspirant who cleared the Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) Civil Service Examination (CSE) thrice, most...
View ArticleHow I Secured One of the Highest Marks in UPSC CSE’s Essay Paper: IAS Officer
Clearing the Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) Civil Service Examination (CSE) was both a personal and professional victory for T Prateek Rao. A graduate of NIT Surathkal and Indian Institute of...
View ArticleRaising Marriage Age Isn’t Enough: IAS Officers, Civic Heroes Show What Needs...
A recent development that has sparked much debate is the Union Cabinet’s decision to clear a proposal raising the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years. (Image above of IAS officer T...
View ArticleExclusive: IAS Officer Revives Tamil Nadu’s Eco-Friendly ‘Manjapai’ Bags
The slogan Meendum Manjapai Vizhipunarvu Iyakkam (Back To Yellow Cloth Bags Awareness Campaign) is gathering a lot of momentum in Tamil Nadu, thanks to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer...
View ArticleIAS, IPS, IFS: Meet 12 Officers Who Excelled in Public Service in 2021
While we are quick to criticise and find fault with bureaucrats, we often fail to praise the good work done by them. The last two years have been exceptionally tough with COVID-19 cases surging all...
View ArticleWhat Happens in the Foundation Course at LBSNAA? Civil Servants Answer
Aspirants preparing for the Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) Civil Service Examination (CSE) spend close to one year doing just that. Once they clear the exam they spend time at Lal Bahadur...
View ArticleAt 3.5 Ft, Arti Dogra Beat all Odds to Become an IAS Officer & Inspiration To...
Award-winning IAS officer Arti Dogra is a real inspiration to everyone who struggles to find the light at the end of the tunnel. Born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Arti is just 3.5 feet tall. When she was...
View ArticleHow I Cleared UPSC CSE With Highest Marks in Interview: IAS Apala Mishra
Dr Apala Mishra secured an All India Rank (AIR) of 9 in her third attempt at the Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) Civil Service Examination (CSE). From not clearing the prelims in her first two...
View ArticleUttarakhand IAS Officer Helps 4.5 Lakh Farmers With Projects Worth Over Rs...
Dr R Meenakshi Sundaram is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who holds several portfolios in Uttarakhand and he says, “It is my dream to transform the economy of the state.” It is perhaps...
View ArticleFrom Not Clearing Prelims to Securing Rank 1, IAS Officer Shares How He...
With less than a month to go for the Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) Civil Service Examination (CSE), Shubham Kumar, who secured the All India Rank (AIR) 1 in 2020, shares the strategy that...
View ArticleFrom Not Clearing 1st Attempt to Getting AIR 12: IAS Shares How She Cracked UPSC
Armed with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from IIT Kanpur, Tejasvi Rana decided to appear for the UPSC CSE in her last year at college. She appeared for the examination in 2015 for the first time,...
View ArticleWhat IAS Officer Tushar Sumera’s Viral Marksheet Reveals About Indian...
The Class 10 mark sheet of IAS officer Tushar Sumera of the 2012 batch has gone viral on Twitter because of the low marks he scored. He received 35 marks in English, 36 in Maths, and 38 in Science....
View ArticleKey Tips to Craft a Powerful Essay in UPSC CSE Mains by Expert & IAS Officers
The UPSC CSE’s essay paper is among the nine that aspirants are required to clear. Here, they choose one from four topics and attempt two essays, each with a word count of 1,000-1,200 words. The essay...
View ArticleIAS Officer Shares Strategy For Last 30 Days Before UPSC CSE Prelims
Namrata Jain is an Indian Administrative (IAS) Officer who secured an All India Rank (AIR) of 12 in the UPSC CSE 2018 examination. Namrata’s journey from Naxal-affected Dantewada to clearing the UPSC...
View Article‘We All Made It’: Meet the 4 Siblings Who Cracked UPSC CSE to Become IAS, IPS
During Raksha Bandhan 2012, the Mishras had gathered at their hometown of Lalganj in Uttar Pradesh. Of the four siblings, sisters Kshama and Madhavi wore dejected looks, as they had failed to clear...
View ArticleIAS Officer Doubles District Literacy to 100%, Drastically Reduces Bank Frauds
Sarita Devi* (name changed) (38), a resident of Mandla in Madhya Pradesh for many years now, has been saving money every month. The daily wager planned to ensure that every rupee she saves went into...
View ArticleHow To Make a UPSC CSE Prep Timetable That Works? IAS Officer Shares Her Secret
7:10 pm10 October, 2022 The results of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Service Exam (CSE) 2021 were announced, bringing squeals of happiness, tears, and bear hugs to the Pandey...
View ArticleEngineer, IAS Officer & World’s No.1 Para Shuttler: Suhas Yathiraj’s...
An engineer, an IAS officer and now a para shuttler — one profession or even two does not seem enough for Suhar Yathiraj. Born with an ankle impairment, he proves that nothing is impossible if you set...
View Article‘My Disability Doesn’t Limit My Service’: Visually-Impaired Civil Servant On...
The controversy surrounding the selection of Puja Khedkar, the trainee IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer of the Maharashtra cadre, who allegedly availed of concessions for physical...
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