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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
TopicCivil services exam

Topic: civil services exam

Self-study enough to crack civil services exam, says UPSC chief. ‘I did not take coaching’

UPSC chairperson Ajay Kumar fielded questions from civil services aspirants in a live DD News session. ‘It is like Mumbai’s dabbawalas — every candidate gets their own paper.’

UPSC Civil Services Exam has been reduced to a memory test. That’s not how you select officers

India’s civil services were once called the ‘steel frame’. But steel is forged in fire, not moulded in a coaching class. While dilution has made the exam easier, it has also made it harder to find the game-changers we need.

A blacksmith’s son’s grind to a new mom taking the exam 17 days postpartum—UPSC candidates’ journeys

UPSC 2024 toppers & other candidates with high ranks reflect on their personal hardships, steady resolve, and family backing that carried them through.

How visually impaired candidate won 16-year legal battle for civil service appointment

Pankaj Srivastava, appointed as information officer, is among a number of civil Services qualifiers denied appointment due to delays in implementation of disability reservation laws.

UP Public Service Commission’s exam schedule sparks protests, aspirants demand ‘1 day, 1 shift’ format

Citing facility constraints, UPPSC says it'll hold Combined State/Senior Subordinate Services prelims on 7-8 December & review officer/assistant review officer exams on 22-23 December.

Union Coal Ministry launches NIRMAN scheme for minorities appearing for UPSC

Financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh for qualifying candidates to be provided.

Civil Services 2023 results out. 3 of top 5 all-India rank holders are IPS trainees already

Aditya Srivastava, who secured 1st rank, is currently undergoing training for IPS; a total of 2,843 candidates were interviewed for 1,105 vacancies.

Haryana civil service shocker: 90k applicants for 100 vacancies, but just 61 reach interview stage

Results of recruitment exam for Haryana Civil Services (Executive Branch) were announced Monday. HPSC secretary says results declared strictly according to rules.

State govts are getting into UPSC coaching game—not for business but as a strategy

From Gujarat to West Bengal and Kerala to Uttar Pradesh, state-run UPSC coaching centres are now part of the Rs 3,000 crore industry in India. But they don’t market themselves overtly.

For these UPSC aspirants, Covid isn’t over. It killed their IAS dream, now a fight unending

Some 40,000 aspirants are asking the government for one more chance. But doors aren’t opening.

On Camera

The Kapoors’ love for food is stuff of legends. Netflix gets us a seat at a table

If there is one celebrity who has made talking about food both relatable and entertaining, it is Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Nvidia worth $5 trillion: What does it mean for the market?

The chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history. Nvidia has been the primary driver of the market’s gains since the start of 2023.

Launch of India’s heaviest comms satellite is a level up for its soaring military ambitions. Here’s how

ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 satellite from Sriharikota Sunday. It weighs 4,410 kg, will primarily serve Indian Navy and has a life of at least 15 years.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.