How many people would walk away from the most coveted job in India just two years after winning it? Most aspirants spend half a decade trying to enter the “Steel Frame” of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

Uttar Pradesh is not a cadre for the faint-hearted. It is India’s most populous state, home to over 200 million people, with one of the most complex law and order environments in the country.

In the history of the Indian Civil Services, it is rare for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to take the extreme step of permanently debarring a candidate after they have already been allotted a cadre.

Can an investment banker in Hong Kong find his true calling in the dusty terrains of rural India? Gaurav Agarwal did exactly that.

While most candidates would celebrate securing a rank in the civil services, Haritha V Kumar chose to keep her head down and try again.

Imagine a student who spent only four months of dedicated preparation for the world’s toughest exam. Now imagine that same student suffered from 90% hearing loss since the age of 16 and refused to use any disability reservation, competing instead in the General category.

The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) conducts the Combined Civil Services Examination in two successive stages: a Preliminary Examination followed by a Main Examination (written test and interview).

The Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission conducts the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) to fill various administrative roles in the state. The selection process has three stages: 

Goa Public Service Commission publishes Goa PSC syllabus 2024 for civil service exam in the GPSC Notification.