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WITH FIRM FAITH, IMMERSE IN IAS PREPARATION

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Every year lakhs of youngsters decide to prepare for the coveted Civil Services Examination, however a small proportion of them are actually able to start the preparation. On the day of prelims examination, it is seen that only about half of the people who had registered for the exam, actually appear! It tells us there …

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START EARLY TO CLEAR CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To join Civil Services is a dream of millions of students. This is indicated by an ever-increasing number of aspirants, year after year. There was a time when Civil Service Examination (CSE) preparation was seen as suitable for post-graduate students. The trend then shifted to students who had completed Bachelor’s degrees. But today, the awareness …

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ABOUT IAS EXAMINATION

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] According to UPSC, the examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their information and memory. The nature and standard of questions in the General Studies papers will be such that a well-educated person will be able to answer them without …

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ROLE OF AN ‘IAS’ OFFICER

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An IAS officer’s core functions are as follows: Handling government affairs including policy framing, implementation, and review Consulting with various departments and elected representatives Managing allocated public funds for various schemes Supervising the implementation of different government schemes and policies Responding to and coordinating relief operations in response to emergencies such as natural disasters, major …

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HISTORY OF CIVIL SERVICES IN INDIA

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Civil Servants for the East India Company used to be nominated by the Directors of the Company and thereafter trained at Haileybury College in London and then sent to India. Following Lord Macaulay’s Report of the Select Committee of British Parliament, the concept of a merit based modern Civil Service in India was introduced in …

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