Responding to PIL by aggrieved aspirants, Central Administrative Tribunal has refused to direct UPSC to keep result in abeyance. Matter is now listed for hearing on 6 July.
UPSC said in a statement that it would take 'penal action' against Ayesha Makrani & Tushar Brijmohan for 'fraudulently' claiming that they had been selected for the civil services.
There’s been a surge in edtech platforms like UPSC Wallah and StudyIQ offering online classes and study material in pen drives that are mailed across India for the civil services exam.
These ‘modern gurus’ are also hand-holding the students to tell them how many hours to sleep, and build their psychological fitness for the competitive exams.
While the passionate preparatory struggle of India's UPSC aspirants is widely acknowledged, their years after the negative result is spent in quiet solitude, loss of esteem, even shame.
The mentors, often former civil servants, help aspirants 'improve their performance, focus on their holistic development. and encourage critical thinking'.
Shruti Sharma, Ankita Agarwal and Gamini Singla have topped the UPSC exams for 2021. Topper Sharma is an alumnus of St Stephens College and Jawaharlal Nehru University.
As we head toward 'Azaadi Ka Amrit Kaal', let us remember the sacrifices of our freedom fighters and keep the growth engine turbocharged and bring energy and prosperity to all.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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