“Try and stay focussed only on the prelims at this point. While it may be very tempting to pick up and study your optional subject as well, do not do that," says IAS Officer Naveen Kumar Chandra.
“I have never come second in my life, so when I missed an interview call by 7 marks in my first attempt it was a major setback. But I took it as a challenge.”
“I wanted to make a connection with them, and it wasn’t just about being able to greet them,” dimples the IAS officer who learned Gondi in three months.
The charismatic leadership and zeal of Dr Satyapal Singh Meena is making Rajasthan villages self-sufficient in sustainability, hygiene, and water conservation.
“Find the fire in you to make it work. It is important to find one reason why you want to crack the examination. It’s that desire that will see you through the tough times even,” says Dhivya, IAS batch-2015