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Here we are, with the third and final part of our blog on “Tips for preparing for UPSC IAS Interview”. In this sequel, we are sharing some important DO’s and DON’Ts for the IAS Interview. The DOs and DON’Ts listed here are generic in nature and would apply to all. However, each candidate has individualistic …
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In the Part I of our blog on Tips for Preparing for UPSC IAS Interview we had discussed in detail about why and how PT is conducted and we had also dwelled upon some sample questions of the interview. In Part II of this blog we shall be giving tips on what is to be …
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Its time now to tighten reins for the third and final stage of UPSC Civil Services Exam which is known as Personality Test (PT) commonly called as Interview. UPSC IAS Interview is the decisive stage of a yearlong Civil Services Exam process and is indeed the final rank decider. The competition gets stronger and stiffer …
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What a newspaper needs in its news, in its headlines, and on its editorial page is terseness, humour, descriptive power, satire, originality, good literary style, clever condensation and accuracy, accuracy, accuracy! …
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If you study the success rate of the Civil Services Prelims Exam, you would notice that around ten lakh aspirants (according to the UPSC in 2019), who filled the form and around twelve thousand of them got a chance to appear for the mains exam. Statistically, this will lead to a success rate of just …
Life was much simpler and less confusing when there was only White Colgate toothpaste to be picked up from a grocery store. But with the multitude of choices like Colgate Blue, Red, Total, Herbal, Active White, Spicy Fresh, Salt Neem, Sensitive, Sensitive Plus etc etc, it has now become baffling to make a choice. This confusion …
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Civil Services Examination conducted by UPSC has three stages – Prelims, Mains and Personality Test (PT). The ranking of a candidate in the final merit is decided by IAS Mains exam and PT. And between these two, Mains exam is most critical for the simple reason that it constitutes nearly 86% marks of the total …
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UPSC Exam comprises of three stages – Prelims, Mains and Interview. Amongst these three stages, the Mains Examination is the most vital because it comprises nearly 86% marks of the total marks (1750 Marks out of total of 2025 Marks). In the Mains examination, the candidate is to choose one Optional Subject from the UPSC …
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Section No. of Questions asked Year 2016 2015 2014 History of India and Indian National Movement 17 15 19 Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World 7 12 18 Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc 6 12 12 Economic …
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Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan– “I intend to make the “Confluence of the Two Seas” – the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean – open, peaceful and abundant, and we shall further advance peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region in the 21st century”. The Indo-Japanese relationship, remarkably free of any strategic dissonance or bilateral …