Picture (c) Osnat Tzadok We are living at a pivotal point in human history. Times like these are testing times. It reminds me of a close friend, a senior, mentor and a guide to me. About a decade ago. She always wanted to be an Indian Foreign Service Officer. It was her childhood dream. That… Continue reading 60 Days – Prelims Preparation in times of Corona
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Preparing for Phase 2 of the Interview + Invitation for Group Mocks + Download Interview Transcripts
We have reached a point where nearly half of our friends have appeared for the Interview. About one half of the students are now still waiting for the interview. If you are one of those whose interview is not yet done, here are some likely scenarios, and here is how to deal with them. #1… Continue reading Preparing for Phase 2 of the Interview + Invitation for Group Mocks + Download Interview Transcripts
Countdown to Mains 2019 + Making the most of last days
First, the bad news. This year has been extra hard , at least in the past ten years of Civil Services Examination history. Thanks to the most productive session of the Parliament since Independence, and an active Prime Minister who tours as many countries in a year as the Lok Sabha passes Bills. The good… Continue reading Countdown to Mains 2019 + Making the most of last days
The Secret Ingredient to the Last days of Prelims + Winning the ENDGAME
Charles Dickens famously wrote – It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The run-up to the Prelims perhaps can be best described as above.[1] Being just a few days away from Prelims is like being at the edge of the cliff. You are afraid of the fall, and yet you… Continue reading The Secret Ingredient to the Last days of Prelims + Winning the ENDGAME
Two Cents : How to clear Civil Services with a TOP Rank and AVOID exhausting attempts
I met a teary eyed girl sometime in 2017. She was a friend of Prajit Nair, a popular ForumIAS Member. She was hard working, meticulous, confident and clueless. “Neyawn“, Prajit said, ” Please help her out if you can. Almost everyone in our friend circle has cleared the exam except her. She is very demotivated… Continue reading Two Cents : How to clear Civil Services with a TOP Rank and AVOID exhausting attempts
U.K. clears Mallya’s extradition to India
British Home Secretary Sajid Javid has signed the extradition order for fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya for his extradition to India. Two years ago, the Indian Government requested the extradition of Vijay Mallya to the British High Commission in India. Vijay Mallaya is the erstwhile chairman of United Sprits, who has been declared both a… Continue reading U.K. clears Mallya’s extradition to India
Why People Fail to clear Mains? And how not to repeat it next year.
It usually takes the morning after, for the Mains results to sink in. Sometimes, between 3 to 5 days – when you actually are able to fully realise the implications of what just happened when UPSC released that damn PDF on their website that did not have your roll number. And then you cry. Sometimes… Continue reading Why People Fail to clear Mains? And how not to repeat it next year.
[Strategy] The Post Mains Agenda – Preparation for Interview & Ahead
There are two tragedies in life. One is not getting what you want. The other is – getting it. In a few weeks from now, it is expected that the Civil Services Mains 2018 results will be declared. And the outcomes, unlike most things in life – are going to be in binary. You will… Continue reading [Strategy] The Post Mains Agenda – Preparation for Interview & Ahead
Threats to Wetlands and conservation
What is wetland? Wetlands are area of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water, the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six metres. Examples: Wetlands include mangroves, peatlands and marshes, rivers… Continue reading Threats to Wetlands and conservation
The Last Miles to Mains – Making the most of your time
Darius, the Persian Emperor, fallen to the Greeks, and in his death bed, tells his son Xerxes. “Only the Gods can defeat the Greeks.” For days Xerxes mourned until one day, Artmesia[1] tells Xerxes Your fathers words were not a warning, but a challenge.If only the Gods can defeat the Greeks, you could be God… Continue reading The Last Miles to Mains – Making the most of your time
