Civil Service

Jatin Kishore, with a Master’s degree in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, went from not being able to clear the preliminary examination to securing the All India Rank of 2. He shares tips with UPSC aspirants.

Mock tests to memory hacks, time management to negative marking — IPS officer Raveena Tyagi reveals key tips to help UPSC CSE aspirants crack prelims with ease.

After selling his stake in Terumo Penpol Ltd, which is one of the largest makers of high-tech bio-medical devices in the world, Balagopal Chandrasekhar went onto support a plethora of social development initiatives in Kerala and Manipur, where he once served as an IAS officer.

Gandharva Rathore who secured an All India Rank 93 in the UPSC Civil Service Examination in 2015 shares her tips and strategy for cracking the examination.

IPS Akash Tomar cracked the UPSC CSE in his first attempt and secured an AIR of 138. He shares important tips on optional subjects, preparation and exam strategy.

Suresh Lakhavath (33), Joint Commissioner of the Income Tax Department, helped build a 3-km road in the Sarvapuram hamlet of Andhra Pradesh, where he is from. With his efforts, the village now has an RO water supply scheme, LED street lights, libraries and a school

Dr Ujjwal Chavan, Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai, has run a massive water conservation initiative to rejuvenate the river and improve groundwater tables in several Maharashtra villages, including Dhamangaon, where he is originally from. His efforts have benefited around 30,000 farmers so far.

Project officer Ramana Akula at the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) set up a residential school in Maddibanda village, East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh.

Parikipandla Narahari, a 2001-batch IAS officer from Telangana cleared the UPSC with an All-India Rank of 78. All this, despite having limited resources and while juggling a full-time job. He also led Indore as India’s cleanest city, and introduced the Ladli Laxmi Yojana in MP.

Born to specially-abled farm labourers, IRS officer Vishnu Auti from Maharashtra grew up amidst poverty and famine but that did not stop him from cracking UPSC CSE without any coaching.