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Kajal Jawla and Ankit Kumar, IAS and IFS officers respectively, share tips on how to pick the right optional paper and making an effective study schedule.

Kajal Jawla, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who bagged the All India Rank (AIR) of 28 and Ankit Kumar, an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer with an AIR of 31, share tips to study for the UPSC CSE during the pandemic.

The late IAS officer, AM Gokhale, introduced the concept of Village Development Board (VDB), which transformed rural governance not just in the State, but the rest of India. His loss due to the coronavirus was felt personally by the people and communities of Nagaland.

Old Rajinder Nagar in West Delhi is a hub of UPSC aspirants. The neighbourhood offers an array of top coaching institutes, 24x7 libraries, study materials of every subject. Thousands of aspirants stay here but only a handful crack the UPSC.

West Champaran District Magistrate Kundan Kumar, a 2012-batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, launched a unique 'Startup Zone' for returning migrant workers. Mapping their skills, arranging for bank loans and other support systems promoted entrepreneurship and created jobs too.

GV Ramakrishna, a 1952-batch IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, passed away this weekend. His legacy is marked by events like challenging the PMO during his stint as petroleum secretary and as the most effective chairman in the history of SEBI, where he oversaw the cleanup of the stock market.

With an All India Rank of 28 in the 2018 UPSC CSE exams, Kajal Jawla has appeared for the exams a total of five times. This expert shares tips and strategies to ace the prelims and exams.

Jobin S Kottaram's Absolute IAS Academy based in Kerala has helped 108 aspirants crack the UPSC CSE examination, and continues to mentor vernacular and handicapped aspirants.

Surat is the second cleanest city in India today and a lot of the credit goes to the revolutionary changes former Surat Municipal Commissioner SR Rao instituted during his brief tenure in the mid-1990s.

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.