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Topic: IAS

In this sleepy UP town, lakhs are sold an IAS-IPS dream but no one gets selected

Thakurdwara is home to dozens of UPSC coaching institutes that teach youth to pursue the IAS-IPS dream, without caring for the reality of a lack of jobs.

These civil services want Modi govt to merge them to challenge ‘IAS hegemony’

The suggestion comes less than a month after the Union Cabinet merged 8 railways services in a bid to streamline the transporter’s operations.

Why IAS, IPS and IRS officers are feeling vulnerable under Modi govt

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

CBI raids homes, offices of IAS and KAS officers in 2018 arms licence case

The case relates to the illegal issuance of 2 lakh arms licences between 2012 and 2016 to non-residents of Jammu and Kashmir.

And then they came for me — IAS, IPS officers share fears under Modi govt in WhatsApp groups

Several IAS, IPS and IRS officers tell ThePrint there is a palpable sense of vulnerability, insecurity and concern among officers. 

Stress management, ancient wisdom, yoga — what IAS, IPS officers learn at Art of Living

The Art of Living Foundation wants to expand the scope of its training programmes beyond civil servants, to officers of the railways, armed forces etc.

These are the new steps Modi govt is planning to make civil services dynamic & attractive

The Modi government is seeking to expand the civil services reforms it began in its first term — introduction of lateral entry for example.

J&K cadre & statehood gone, 50% quota for local officers in IAS, IPS to end too

Candidates native to Jammu & Kashmir comprised 50% of the local bureaucracy until Article 370 was revoked and the state divided into 2 union territories this August.

Why India went from copper exporter to importer in less than 2 years

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

IAS, IFS officers will now be able to pursue PhD from their training academy in Mussoorie

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Uttarakhand signed an MoU with IIM-Indore and will also offer other research programmes for civil servants.

On Camera

Bihar’s Opposition parties are looking at migration the wrong way

There is a shift in the socio-economic status of a large section of migrants and their families. It helps them acquire dignified status in society.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.