Civil Service

The UPSC CSE Mains essay paper, contributing 250 crucial marks, requires strategic preparation. Learn from toppers on selecting familiar topics, managing time, storytelling, ensuring flow, balancing views, presenting effectively, and much more.

To the world, he was a hero of 26/11. To her, he was Papa, who brought home puppies, wiped her tears, and filled her childhood with warmth. Jui Karkare Navare shares the personal memories of a father lost in one of India’s darkest moments.

CRPF Commandant Raju Wagh cracked UPSC 2024 with AIR 871 while serving in Bastar. With disciplined study hours and support from his wife, he proved that dreams come true because of dedication.

Despite being assigned election duty just before her UPSC prelims, Rishika secured an All India Rank of 217. While juggling her job as a school teacher, she strategically utilised limited time, relying on digital resources and adaptive learning techniques to achieve her dreams.

Manu Garg speaks about attempting the UPSC exam with a disability, cracking the political science paper and framing answers in the interview round.

Raised in rural Haryana, Hemant Pareek witnessed his mother’s struggles as a daily wage labourer. Moved by injustice, he set out to become a civil servant after a contractor mocked him, and with community support, he cleared the UPSC exam on his first attempt.

A promise made to his father, a blacksmith, drove Smit Panchal to become an IAS officer at just 22. After two attempts, financial struggles, and setbacks, he achieved AIR 30. This is the incredible story of his determination and the promise that changed his life.

From reviving forgotten rivers to launching space science education in rural areas, rethinking waste management, and pioneering water conservation during severe droughts — meet five visionary civil servants transforming India with groundbreaking initiatives!

From a cook’s daughter with no coaching to a mother writing mains 17 days postpartum — meet seven UPSC toppers whose stories go far beyond their ranks.

Overcoming UPSC setbacks, Veda Gogineni and Kajal Srivastava redefined their paths by embracing entrepreneurship. Veda’s Earthful flourished on Shark Tank India, while Kajal’s Kalaripayattu-driven career marked triumph. They show that not clearing UPSC isn’t the end!