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16 from JK qualify UPSC exam. (Photo- Twitter/Rising Kashmir)

Despite turmoil, 16 J&K candidates crack UPSC exam

Among them is Abhishek Augustsya of Jammu. He is ranked at 38, and is at the top of the list of the successful...

5 Aug 2020 11:33 AM IST

Could it be that there are many more attractive alternative career paths available now that are more rewarding financially and career-wise than what the civil service can offer to our brightest?

Dilip Cherian | India's toppers no longer find civil services a dream...

For decades, the civil services have enjoyed an unparalleled social standing

7 Jan 2021 4:15 AM IST

Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)

SC allows women to appear in NDA examination, asks UPSC to issue...

SC told the Additional Solicitor General that this policy decision is based on gender discrimination

19 Aug 2021 12:00 AM IST

AA EDIT | UPSC results perfect time to consider reforms in IAS

Most Indians have always held the All India Services in great esteem, with a rather strong popular narrative that this...

1 Jun 2022 12:35 AM IST

Despite DANICS officers being eligible for promotion to IAS, the average time for promotion has extended to 27-28 years. This contrasts sharply with states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, and Punjab, where state civil service cadres achieve IAS promotions within eight to 10 years. (Representational Image: DC)

Dilip Cherian | Delhi, Andamans officers must wait much longer for...

Procedural delays and contentious cases hamper the promotion of DANICS cadre officers to IAS

1 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

New dark cloud hangs over India's babudom

The training academy is controlled directly by the PM's own DoPT which explains his gameplan.

26 May 2018 4:43 AM IST

Many candidates think that their instructors at the training academy in Mussoorie will serve as judges, they are of the opinion that it will be an arbitrary assessment. (Photo: File)

Government plans changes in civil services staffing, aspirants unhappy

PMO has proposed allocation of new recruits to different services should be based not only on marks, but also on basis...

22 May 2018 9:40 PM IST

A fine of Rs 9,000 was also imposed on the man who had also kidnapped the girl in 2015. (Representational image)

UPSC aspirant arrested for kidnapping 5-yr-old to pay off debts

27-yr-old accused, Asif Saifi, was inspired by Bollywood films and used to recite dialogues from films while making the...

15 March 2018 10:45 AM IST

He had also announced that all exams conducted by NTA would be computer-based.

Odisha man tops Indian Engineering Services exam

Shehar passed BTech in electronic and telecommunication engineering from KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, in...

9 Dec 2018 3:09 AM IST

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No paper admit card for UPSC examination

It said entry into the examination venue would be barred 10 minutes before the scheduled start of the test that is at...

8 May 2018 6:31 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee addresses during the special inaugural session of the 78th Indian History Congress in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata Banerjee objects to recruiting from private sector

She also called for a debate before the step is implemented.

13 Jun 2018 1:26 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he speaks during a plenary session on the occasion of World Environment Day in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Lateral' entry won't fix basic govt glitches

Constrictive rules could have been slashed mercilessly in four years, but this was not seen as a priority task.

19 Jun 2018 12:25 AM IST