“Lateral entry” is a recurring buzzword but with a difference. It has been bandied about for so long that it has become a farce, providing fodder to some journalists who could be out of work otherwise. It is as old as our Constitution. It surfaces from time to time, enacted by players who are addicted …
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September 8, 2017A couple in Rajasthan’s Dausa district is offering free coaching, similar to Bihar’s Super 30 classes, to help underprivileged students clear competitive exams. As the country celebrates Teachers’ Day on Tuesday, the ‘Nishulk Guidance Classes’, run for the past six years by Vinod Meena (41) and his wife Seema (39) to support the poor and …
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September 5, 2017The1st of June is a historical day in the annals of Civil Services in India. On this day, in 1842 was born Satyendranath Tagore, the first Indian to qualify in the Indian Civil Service examination. He entered the ICS in 1863 and was posted to Bombay Presidency. Satyendranath was the son of Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, …
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June 17, 2017So, the list of those who cleared the Civil Services, the country’s most prestigious examination, is out. The Union Public Service Commission released the merit list of 1,099 candidates on Wednesday. Among the successful candidates are civil servants, engineers, doctors, students, etc. The merit list has 846 men and 253 women, including 500 in the general category, …
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June 1, 2017The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results of its 2016 civil services examination. As per reports, KR Nandini from Karnataka bagged the first position, while Anmol Sher Singh Bedi and G Ronanki bagged the second and third positions, respectively. Candidates who have appeared for the exam can check their results at upsc.gov.in. In …
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May 31, 2017The government will hire 980 officers to fill up vacancies in the prestigious IAS, IFS and IPS through civil services exam 2017, the lowest in the past five years. A total of 1,079 and 1,164 vacancies were reported to be filled through the civil services examinations 2016 and 2015, respectively. The results of last year's …
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February 26, 2017For the first time in the history of Nepal, 651 transgenders applied for civil service exams conducted by the Public Service Commission last year, a media report said. The forms for civil service jobs exams had three gender options, one for male examinees, the other for females, and the third for the 'Other' sex, Kathmandu …
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February 11, 2017Aspirants writing the Civil Services Main Examination must be at the last stage of their preparation.
November 28, 2016Aspirants writing the Civil Services Main Examination must be at the last stage of their preparation.
November 28, 2016Aspirants writing the Civil Services Main Examination must be at the last stage of their preparation.
November 28, 2016Aspirants writing the Civil Services Main Examination must be at the last stage of their preparation.
November 28, 2016