UPSC preparation

IAS officer Jitin Yadav speaks of how with study materials and guidance available online, coaching institutes for UPSC CSE should become a thing of the past.

Having cleared the UPSC CSE three times, Nikhil Agrawal shares important tips to successfully clear the civil service exams.

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.

Inspired by his father, an IPS officer, Ishan began his preparations for UPSC in the final year of his engineering. He began preparing in June 2013 and secured rank 144 in his first attempt.

“I liked my life in Mumbai, it is such a safe place for women. I was learning with the job, and the financial security that it brought to me was immensely satisfying,” she says.