Dear aspirants, right now you may be disappointed in the performance you have given in the latest Prelims. I am sure you studied for hours and have sacrificed many things for this exam, and yet you may not be having the required cut off to move to Mains. I assure you, this phase is temporary. […]
First and foremost, I congratulate you for deciding on becoming a Civil Servant. It takes a lot of courage and passion for choosing this field. It is one of the most respected fields in India, and you will shoulder a lot of responsibilities, and you work to make the dreams of millions come true and […]
The UPSC Civil Services Exam is considered the toughest and one of the most prestigious exams to crack in India. I often meet up with students who are inhibited about studying for Civil Services as they feel that they are not a brilliant student. Now, thinking this from the perspective of UPSC… They conduct the […]
Taking the first step will always be the most significant one. You might be having countless doubts and inhibitions about the uncertain future that you have to face after you take the step, but at the same time, you now dare to start something new. The same thing happens when you decide to start your […]
You know that the central government has recently passed a bill for the reservation of EWS in government jobs. But there are some confusions regarding that eligibility issue. Today we shall discuss them one by one. About the EWS category This category is strictly for general category candidates. For those included in OBC, SC or […]
Other Backward Classes (OBC) are socially and educationally backward classes in India. OBCs are distinct from Scheduled Classes (SC) or Scheduled Tribes (ST). The Central Government of India maintains a list of castes/communities to be considered as an OBC. However, only if you belong to Non-Creamy Layer OBC, you will get the reservation in jobs as […]
Santosh Kumar, IFS Diplomatic License I was called for an interview in Delhi. The day before I was to appear for the Union Public Service Commission, Harsh Gupta, the friend with whom I was staying, casually asked me whether I had photographs for the occasion. What photographs? I squeaked with mounting panic. He […]
Santosh Kumar, IFS A grand external strategy would require that interactions between different strategic objectives be examined to arrive at the right balance. There is clearly a possibility of a trade-off between some interactive objectives, and even between components of an objective. We now discuss some of the more significant interactions. Security and […]
Shyamala B. Cowsik, IFS At the outset, I would like, in the standard bureaucratic fashion, to disown all responsibility for the infliction of this piece on all of you. It was all Ashok Jha’s fault. This is in case it bores you to death. If you happen to like it, I shall of course […]
Purshottam Lal, IPS, Punjab Article on Editorial page – Daily Post, October 24, 2015 The will of the people P. Lal According to the Preamble of The Constitution of India, the people of this country adopted, enacted and gave to themselves the Constitution on twenty-sixth day of November, 1949 in the Constituent Assembly. […]
