Thursday, 2 February, 2023
TopicAll India Civil Services Examination

Topic: All India Civil Services Examination

Regular coaching no longer enough — UPSC aspirants opt for ‘personal mentors’ to crack exam

Kritika Sharma -
The mentors, often former civil servants, help aspirants 'improve their performance, focus on their holistic development. and encourage critical thinking'.

Single Civil Services Exam outdated. UPSC holding separate exam for Indian Railways—good idea

Sanjeev Chopra -
Before the nationalisation of the railways in 1951, all constituent railway companies had their own methods of recruitment. Then why not now?

Want to crack the IAS entrance exams? Make it happen with the best coaching centres in Delhi

PR Spot -
Online coaching for the civil services entrance exam has become popular, especially since the Covid outbreak. Here's a list of the best centres in Delhi.

UPSC changed many exam rules in 10 yrs. Now, MPs want to know how they impacted civil service

Sanya Dhingra -
Rajya Sabha panel says though civil service exam has changed drastically since 2010, no one has studied the effect on aspirants, nature of recruitment and administration in general.

Most UPSC aspirants can’t afford private coaching, so states are stepping in to bridge gap

Sanya Dhingra -
Delhi govt is organising interactions for students with serving officials, while UP has launched a scheme where IAS & IPS officers will coach aspirants.

Little known, but much in demand — ‘star’ teachers keep IAS, IPS, IFS coaching industry going

Kritika Sharma -
Civil service aspirants seek coaching for optional subjects like history, geography & political science. This makes ‘subject expert’ teachers most sought-after.

Engineers still account for 60% of new civil servants, despite UPSC’s attempts at diversity

Sanya Dhingra -
UPSC uses a secret formula to ‘normalise’ scores in optional subjects, as there’s a gap between humanities marks and that in a technical subject like maths.

Supreme Court refuses to postpone civil service exam slated for 4 October

PTI -
The apex court also refused to consider plea for clubbing the exams of 2020 with next year's saying it will have a cascading effect.

India wants to be Vishwa Guru but IFS gets too few diplomats to take us there

Sanya Dhingra -
Only 24 officers were recruited to the IFS in this year’s UPSC exam, and officials and former diplomats say there’s a host of reasons why.

UPSC aspirants call for merger of 2020 and 2021 exam, cite Covid disruption 

Sanya Dhingra -
An online petition with 9,000 signatures says it will be unfair to go ahead with civil services exam on its 4 October date as it may cost some aspirants their last shot.
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In a first, six women officers to enter prestigious Defence Services Staff College

Snehesh Alex Philip -
As many as 15 women appeared for the examination, out of which six were selected, including one who has made it to the course along with her husband. 

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