prelims

Thinking about changing your optional subject for UPSC CSE Mains? IAS officer Varun Reddy changed his after failing in his first two attempts and speaks about how that helped him boost his score.

AIR 1 Pradeep Singh from the 2019 batch has appeared for the UPSC CSE four times. His tips, strategies and notes will help all aspirants, even those from vernacular backgrounds.

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.

Preparing for UPSC Civil Service Examinations? IAS officer Srushti Jayant Deshmukh shares a list of must-read books and crucial tips to help aspirants ace Prelims.

Odisha's Simi Karan cracked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Service Examination (CSE) in 2019 with an All India Rank of 31. She shares strategies and tips for aspirants.

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.

IAS officer Tina Dabi, who secured AIR 1 in UPSC Civil Service Examination 2015, shares her study plan and strategy to tackle prelims and essay paper.

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.

“The lockdown is the most effective time to start out with the 2-hour study technique. If you are working from home but preparing for the civil services, then this is the perfect method to adopt. "