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With the UPSC CSE 2020 Prelims examination round the corner, we spoke to AIR 8, Abhishek Saraf to help aspirants revise better.

“For survival, our people would literally scale mountains and carry several litres of water over their shoulders. But, things are changing for good now.”

"A key lesson we can learn from Raju Mupparapu's innovations is that raw talent exists in rural areas," says Prashanth Patil, who is currently the Collector of Nalgonda district.

In a moving post, Tamil Nadu IAS officer Sarayu Mohanachandran pays a beautiful tribute to her mother.

Amazingly, all of this was done by spending as little as Rs 15 Lakh, and the right mentality.

What happens when you spend years preparing for the UPSC exam and still don’t crack it? Four aspirants share details on how they dealt with failure.

After attempting the UPSC exams two times previously in 2017 and 2018, Pratibha Verma from Uttar Pradesh managed to secure the 3rd rank and became the woman topper for 2019.

“It is very important for your mind to be calm when you sit to study. You will also realise it is much easier to grasp and retain concepts better,” she shares.

Crossing deep rivers, dense forests and braving various obstacles like wild animals and unpredictable weather conditions, Sivan travelled on foot along the Nilgiri Mountain Railway track, to deliver mail and pension to plantation workers and villagers.

Without any coaching classes, this IRS officer cracked the UPSC exam with just nine months of preparation. Here's how!