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Expert Talk | 'With just 1 in 1000 cracking UPSC, a solid Plan B is essential,' says former DGP of Uttarakhand
September 07, 2025 12:28 pm
"While I trust the integrity of the UPSC exam process, the misuse of documents in categories like EWS and PwD warrants urgent attention,"says former Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar. In Part 2 of our interview, he opens up about the real weight of the uniform, tackling corruption, modern-day governance challenges, cinema’s take on civil servants, the importance of Plan B for aspirants, and the growing social media obsession among young officers.
UPSC Mains Exam 2025 Special Expert Talk: How to master Social Issues in General Studies papers?
August 18, 2025 2:02 pm
UPSC expert Pranay Aggarwal shares strategies to tackle Social Issues in Mains — an often neglected yet most important area — using the '7Cs' and 'FRIENDS' frameworks. To show real-world application, we break down a key recurring theme: Women’s Issues. A must-read for UPSC Mains aspirants before appearing for the exam.
Expert Talk | ‘Reduce Ethics paper weight, CSAT should not exceed Class 10 level, release Prelims answer key sooner…’: Former DGP of Uttarakhand on UPSC exam reforms
July 07, 2025 10:40 am
"The time gap between the Prelims and Mains exams is too short. Aspirants deserve a reasonable amount of time to prepare effectively for the Mains after clearing the Prelims," says Ashok Kumar.
UPSC Prelims 2025 Analysis: Why was this one of the toughest CSAT papers in recent years? Expert explains
May 28, 2025 1:37 pm
UPSC Prelims 2025: Mudit Gupta, our CSAT expert, shares the five most important observations and takeaways from CSAT 2025 that will be valuable for future aspirants—and tells why it’s not a paper you can prepare for at the last moment.
UPSC Expert Talk | ‘Being a civil servant doesn’t guarantee freedom from prejudices associated with visual impairment’: Commissioner (Municipality), Mahe
May 12, 2025 11:32 am
UPSC CSE 2024 Results: Satender Singh reflects on the daily struggles — even within elite circles — and questions why no visually impaired officer has been inducted into Indian Foreign Services since 2015.
Expert Talk: Why aspirants protest and how should govt address it?
January 08, 2025 6:00 pm
'The politicisation of student protests, while often seen negatively, has its advantages,' says our Expert Ravi Kapoor on BPSC aspirants' protest. But what should be the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to address aspirants' demands?
UPSC Interviews Special | Expert Talk: What are the 5 mistakes to avoid in UPSC Personality Test
January 10, 2025 11:54 am
As UPSC CSE interviews enter its fourth day today, here are the answers to FAQs from our expert that every aspirant must know before facing the UPSC interview panel.
Expert Talk | BPSC aspirants protests in Bihar, Pooja Khedkar's case: Here's an 'ethical' reading of your 2024 issues
January 08, 2025 5:49 pm
Why 'Ethics' remained a buzzword in 2024 and will continue to remain in 2025? As the year comes to a close, Nanditesh Nilay provides an ethicist view on incidents that effected aspirants life, UPCS and more.
Expert Talk: Is Narayana Murthy right about IAS, IPS and UPSC?
December 02, 2024 11:48 am
'Narayana Murthy's advise of hiring IAS, IPS from B-schools, not solely from UPSC can be disheartening for aspirants. The core principle of civil services is not to sell, but to serve,' says Ravi Kapoor.
Expert Talk | What diplomatic expulsion means, tells the first Indian Head of Mission to be ever expelled by any country
October 27, 2024 5:16 pm
From being expelled in Fiji to being attacked by assailants in Nairobi, Ambassador T.P. Sreenivasan recalls events from his career as diplomats' expulsion in India-Canada standoff makes headlines.
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