The Prelims examination is about 2 weeks away. Not only do we have a delayed prelims, but the extra time has given some of us less time for Mains, and more time to worry for the prelims. Especially when the Prelims 2023 was a lot different from what we used to write in the past… Continue reading Fighting Depression in times of the Heatwave+ Prelims Examination
Category: MOTIVATION
The Last Week before Prelims – Performing on the D Day
I envy ants. I saw one yesterday, stealing my food. It picked up a large, fully cooked grain of rice, through an insurmountable wall that separated my workplace from my colleague’s. Halfway through its journey, the rice fell. A lot of other ants passed beside it, pretending that nothing happened. But this one, did not.… Continue reading The Last Week before Prelims – Performing on the D Day
[Video] The Housewife from Haryana who became IAS – The Story of Pushplata, IAS Rank 80
Some stories need to be told, more than once. And this story is more important to us, than anyone else’s – because we want our readers to know how it is – to prepare for the examination with responsibilities. Meet Pushpalata, the housewife from Harayana – a mother of five, a wife, a daughter in law… Continue reading [Video] The Housewife from Haryana who became IAS – The Story of Pushplata, IAS Rank 80
Mains ( And Prelims ) Marksheet : Getting the Closure out of your Marksheet
Yesterday was an important day for those people who appeared for CSE 2017. The UPSC, albeit reluctantly, came up with the marks-sheet of those who wrote the Civil Services Examination 2017. This is one is for those of you who made it. And those of you who did not. We often try to find patterns… Continue reading Mains ( And Prelims ) Marksheet : Getting the Closure out of your Marksheet
MOTIVATION : For friends who did not make it, By Sachin Gupta, IAS Rank 3
by Sachin Gupta, AIR 3, CSE 2017 Finally UPSC results are out on 27th of April 2018, many have secured rank but many have not been able to make it into the list. Again, the race against time has started to crack this exam. I have been in this situation in last three years and… Continue reading MOTIVATION : For friends who did not make it, By Sachin Gupta, IAS Rank 3
The Difficulty of waking up after Civil Services Examination Final Results
At this ungodly hour, when I write this at 4AM, so that you can read it before you rise – or goto bed – I see a lot of people awake -some of them are awake because they failed to meet their life goals with the CSE results coming in last night – and some… Continue reading The Difficulty of waking up after Civil Services Examination Final Results
Last 40 Days : Assessing your Performance in Simulator Tests/ Any Other Test Series
This article is written with the purpose of providing some feedback to Candidates writing the FourmIAS Simulator Tests, but aptly apply to Candidates appearing for any other test series too. Dear Friends, We are done with four Simulator Tests so far. We have been going through the performance of each one you after every test,… Continue reading Last 40 Days : Assessing your Performance in Simulator Tests/ Any Other Test Series
[Video] Answer Writing for CSE / IFoS Mains 2018 : Learn from the Toppers | IFoS Rank 9, 18, 19
It is said that toppers don’t do different things. They do the same things differently. And probably over and over again, before they become Toppers. We got Rank 1, Rank 6, Rank 9, Rank 18, Rank 19 – all IFoS Officers together and asked them what they did for answer writing for Mains. Because it… Continue reading [Video] Answer Writing for CSE / IFoS Mains 2018 : Learn from the Toppers | IFoS Rank 9, 18, 19
For those who did not make it to Mains – An Open Letter by Lady Officer
Poonam Dahiya, now serving in the Indian Revenue Service, and formerly as DSP with Haryana Police, has shared a letter she wrote to her friends , after Mains. Its an old letter, but worth reading. Click here to read it Also read an Article co-authored by Neyawn and Himanshu Jain , AIR 44. Click to… Continue reading For those who did not make it to Mains – An Open Letter by Lady Officer
The Morning ( and Days ) after Mains Results – For Both Have’s and Have Not’s
I met Himanshu a few years ago. He was remarkable when I met him, back then. Most aspirants – color their life in black and white – Getting Selected means success, everything else means failure. This categorization becomes rigid especially after every result. But Himanshu was different. When he thought he had failed, he would… Continue reading The Morning ( and Days ) after Mains Results – For Both Have’s and Have Not’s
