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TopicUPSC aspirants

Topic: UPSC aspirants

UPSC aspirants are replacing coaching institutes with ChatGPT — ‘I save lakhs in fees’

Three UPSC coaching centres have shut down in Delhi. From sourcing material to building complete preparation strategies, aspirants say there is little AI cannot do.

A UPSC aspirant faced a riddle in his interview. It featured JP Morgan and a diamond necktie

Many on X didn’t believe the question was real. Others saw it as part of a shift in the interview board’s approach, with more focus on decision-making and interpretation.

Bias in UPSC interviews—why candidates aren’t satisfied with randomised board allocation

Candidates often assume that board allocation happens in advance, but the UPSC has clarified that the assignment is generated through computerised randomisation.

Success to failure, UPSC is a family affair

UPSC is the Everest of competitive exams. The family are the sherpas.

You’re wrong about UPSC aspirants. I just got Rank 150 and it’s not about money & power

The scepticism surrounding the UPSC is largely misguided, driven by popular outrage rather than rational reflection.

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.

IAS aspirant’s death: Kin reject suicide theory, coaching centre says he never indicated he was stressed

Deepak Kumar Meena had moved to Delhi in July. The 22-year-old's decomposed body was found hanging from a tree Friday. Police suspect suicide, but no note traced.

Mukherjee Nagar wasn’t just the pin code of UPSC ambition. It was an emotion

Change is sweeping through Mukherjee Nagar as coaching institutes and aspirants begin shift to Noida after safety crackdown, leaving behind bare rooms, quiet streets, a sense of loss.

Delhi’s NEET, CA coaching hubs just like UPSC areas—basement library, tiny room, narrow street

Poor infrastructure, inadequate drainage systems, and substandard living conditions aren’t confined to Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar and Mukherjee Nagar. It's business as usual in Gautam Nagar and Laxmi Nagar.

4 coaching centres announce aid to families of deceased UPSC aspirants, offer to take in Rau’s students

Week after the 3 aspirants drowned in flooded basement of Rau’s IAS Study Circle in Delhi, Vajiram & Ravi, Drishti IAS, NEXT IAS and Sriram's IAS have come forward with support.

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The oil pipelines that could decide the Iran war

Washington: Iran’s strategy in its war with the US and Israel is by now clear: Impose an intolerable economic cost on President Donald Trump,...

Russian crude never left India’s import mix. It made up 1/3rd of oil imports from 2024 to 2026

After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.

India and Indonesia finalise BrahMos deal, contract to be signed early next fiscal

One battery of the BrahMos missile is to be procured in the initial phase. The plan is to scale up the procurement in phases.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.