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
Category: MOTIVATION
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
The Post Mains Guide to Interview Preparation and further preparation
I once met a farmer, It was the end of Harvest. And the sowing season was far away. “So now”, I said, “you will take a looong break, and make merry?” “No Saheb”, if we take any rest now, our hands and legs will rust. We need to prepare ourselves for the sowing season. For… Continue reading The Post Mains Guide to Interview Preparation and further preparation
Minutes to Midnight – Scoring better in Mains 2017
There are about 7 billion living people on earth. And about 98 billion dead people. Throughout human history. But we do not remember all of them. We remember some, who left a mark. On us as individuals, or on the society as better humans. In about ten days the Civil Services Mains Examination will be… Continue reading Minutes to Midnight – Scoring better in Mains 2017
Inspiration: Tribute to People’s IAS Officer Shri. S.R. Sankaran
by P.Sandeep Kumar, AIR 732 (2016). Since the days of colonial rule, this nation has seen thousands of IAS officers. But only a few are remembered as long as this nation exists. One such unique and unprecedented officer is Shri. S.R. Sankaran. Mr. Sankaran was no ordinary civil servant, move than a babu he was… Continue reading Inspiration: Tribute to People’s IAS Officer Shri. S.R. Sankaran
The Last Minute Plan to Ace Mains ( And Motivate Yourself )
It is one of those 2 AM emails you badly want to write. For friends. Who are slogging each night. To ace the Civil Services Mains Examination with such a margin in the Mains score, that cracking the interview is a child’s play. As we walk into the exam zone, a territory which may not… Continue reading The Last Minute Plan to Ace Mains ( And Motivate Yourself )
