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  • UPSC Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – Mains Marathon

    UPSC Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – Mains Marathon

    Dear Friends, As promised, we begin with Civil Services 2017 Preparation. And the key to preparing for Civil Services Examination 2017 will be based on following things: Reading Current Affairs on a daily basis Writing Answers Based on Current Events Covering the GS Mains Syllabus holistically to some extent before Prelims Attempting Daily Current Affairs Questions…

  • Download UPSC Mains 2016 Essay Question Paper

    Dear Aspirants, Click Here for UPSC Mains 2016 Question Papers : General Studies So the big day has arisen. The UPSC Mains 2016 Essay Paper just got over. The Essay Paper of UPSC Mains 2016 is of 250 marks and candidates had to write two essays. Interestingly, unlike the essay paper of Mains last year, the…

  • Update : Prelims 2017 Batch 3 – First Test on December 11

    Dear Friends, A lot of you who have subscribed for the Prelims Test Series – Batch 3, emailed us about preparation strategy and guidance for the Prelims in particular and overall UPSC in general – over a period of one year. We thought you would like to have a guidance session on overall preparation and…

  • Mains Marathon Update : Plan Details To be Uploaded Soon

    UPDATE: Plan Details would be released tomorrow (2nd December). Dear Friends, Thank you for your tremendous Response to the Mains Marathon Survey. We have received over a hundred emails from you – each one wanting something different. Based on your response, we have formulated a plan with the express goals of Covering all relevant Current…

  • Update : Mains Guidance Program (MGP) 2017

    Update : Mains Guidance Program (MGP) 2017

    Dear Friends, We shall be commencing the Mains Guidance Program from about December 10th.  The primary purpose of the Guidance program will be to Provide meaningful guidance to the candidates for the Mains Examination Provide a platform for development of Answer Writing Skills through a series of Tests covering the full syllabus Provide a mentor support to…

  • 9 PM Daily Brief – 17 November 2016

    9 PM Daily Brief – 17 November 2016

    Front Page / NATIONAL Soon, search engines to blank sex selection ads Apex court refuses to lift ban on jallikattu Plea against use of word ‘Dalit’ by media, HC seeks Centre’s reply UIDAI cautions against misuse of Aadhaar Editorial/OPINION A challenge and an opportunity Violence that’s not gender-neutral Economy  Moody’s keeps India outlook ‘positive’ Bank…

  • 9 PM Daily Brief – 15 Nov 2016

    9 PM Daily Brief – 15 Nov 2016

    NATIONAL Azhar: Uri out of India’s proposal to U.N. International China insists on NPT for NSG entry ‘ Israeli President arrives on 6-day visit Editorial Opinion Demonetisation and after / When cash is not king / Economists see ‘short-term pain, long-term gain’ / Eye on the big prize Hope floats in Colombia The breakthrough with…

  • (FREE Full Length) Essay Test 12 – 13th November

    CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD  ESSAY TEST 12 QUESTION PAPER Instructions: Write two essays, choosing one from each of the following Section A & B, in about 1000-1200 words. Total Marks : 250 Time: 3 hours Section A 1. Independent thinking should be encouraged right from childhood. 2. Human capital formation: Our future need. 3. A Gender…

  • 9 PM Daily Brief – 1st November 2016

    Archives   FRONT PAGE/ NATIONAL   [1]. A.P., Telangana top in ease of doing business The Hindu Context Andhra Pradesh and Telangana jointly topped the “Ease of Doing Business Reforms Ranking 2015-16”. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and the World Bank conducted the “Ease of Doing Business Reforms Ranking 2015-16 Andhra Pradesh and…

  • 9 PM Daily Brief – 31st October 2016

    Click here to Download 9 PM Daily Brief PDF (31st Oct. 2016) Front Page / NATIONAL    [1]. Last Maoist bastion may have begun to crumble The Hindu Context Author analyses the latest operation of anti-Naxal forces stating that this time security forces have taken the fight to the Naxal stronghold of Andhra Orissa Border…