UPSC Exam

Kajal Srivastava was on the brink of giving up on life after six failed UPSC CSE attempts. Kalaripayattu came to her rescue. This is her story of finding solace in martial arts.

Learn effective strategies to prepare for History and Culture for the UPSC exam from scratch. Discover essential resources, study plans, and revision techniques for success.

The UPSC Mains exam is scheduled from 20 September 2024, exactly a month from now. Are you prepared to take the exam yet? Here are some tips to help you sail through.

From covering the syllabus for prelims to answer writing for mains, IAS officer Valay Vaidya shares the preparation strategy that helped me ace UPSC CSE.

Old Rajinder Nagar in West Delhi is a hub of UPSC aspirants. It offers an array of top coaching institutes and 24x7 libraries. Thousands of aspirants stay here but only a handful crack the UPSC.

Dr Saloni Sidana pursued civil services after completing her MBBS. She aced UPSC CSE, securing 74th rank in her first attempt.

The Personality Test is the last stage in the UPSC civil services examination after the Preliminary Test and the Mains.

The AI-based technology not only calculates the scores but also provides a detailed review and suggests study materials, thus saving time.

"In the break, I was being given IV drips in my car," says Sharma, who didn't even avail the special reservation for her disability. She bagged AIR 9! #UPSCSimplified #TopperTalk

Optional papers (Paper VI and Paper VII) of the UPSC Mains examination carry 500 marks. This accounts for almost 25 per cent of the total marks (2025), which is a combination of the written and personality tests.