Civil Services

BPSC exam paper leak: CM Nitish Kumar says guilty won't be spared

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that strict action will be taken against the perpetrators of Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Preliminary exam paper leak.

The provincialisation of All India Services

All India Services were to be all India in character for a purpose. Any dilution of this central tenet should worry policymakers

Modi to confer Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Admin

The award has been instituted to recognize extraordinary and innovative work done by districts and other implementing units besides central and state organisations for the welfare of common citizens

Can't change number of attempts, age limit for civil services exam: Centre

The Centre on Wednesday said it has not been found feasible to change the existing provisions regarding the number of attempts and the age limit for the civil services examination.

Pak amendment on dual nationality to clip wings of 20,000 officers: Report

Lawmakers are considering an amendment to the civil service rules that will bar top government officials from holding dual nationality

Civil services (main) examination to be conducted from Friday: UPSC

The UPSC has asked the state governments to ensure that no inconvenience is caused to the candidates and examination functionaries in their movement

Mission Karmayogi aims to add futuristic vision to civil services: Minister

Jitendra Singh, said on Thursday that the 'Mission Karmayogi' aims to impart futuristic vision to civil services which could effectively determine the roadmap for the next 25 years

Wasted in the IAS

Ideally, doctors and engineers, because they are more useful as doctors and engineers, should be banned from joining the civil services both at the central and state levels

UPSC selects 31 pvt sector specialists as joint secys, directors, dy secys

Thirty-one private sector specialists were on Thursday selected as joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries in central government departments, the Union Public Service Commission said

Bihar's Shubham Kumar tops civil services exam examination 2020

Shubham Kumar has secured the 1st position. He has graduated in B Tech (Civil Engineering) from IIT Bombay

Change negative perception of police among people: PM to IPS probationers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday told Indian Police Service probationers that the spirit of 'Nation First, Always First' should be reflected in every action of theirs

Andhra Civil Service Commission drops prelim exams for recruitment jobs

In a key decision, preliminary exams for the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), except for Group 1 posts, have been dropped, APPSC member Shaik Salam Babu informed

SC allows 5 UPSC civil candidates to appear for interviews as special case

The Supreme Court on Friday as a special case allowed five civil service candidates, who had cleared the UPSC main examination but were disqualified for not submitting the degree certificates

A dive into the govt's plan to overhaul entry into the civil services

Future civil servants will not enter a service just on the basis of their final ranks in the examination, but on the basis of tests of aptitude

Sticking to the straight and narrow

Book review of How to Change: The Science of Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want To Be

UPSC to commence interviews for civil services exam from August 2

The UPSC has decided to commence interviews for civil services examination 2020, which were deferred due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, from August 2, according to an official statement.

UPSC postpones June 27 civil services prelims exam; to be held on Oct 10

The commission conducts civil services examination annually in three stages -- preliminary, main and interview

SC rejects plea for extra attempt in UPSC to those having lost in Covid-19

It had said that the candidates who gave their last attempt examination in October 2020 would get one more chance this year provided they are not age barred

UPSC 2020: SC refuses to grant extra attempt for Civil Services Prelims

UPSC Civil Services is not the exam where you prepare at the eleventh hour, Centre argued in SC

UPSC exam: Extra chance allowed to those who missed last attempt in 2020

The one-time relaxation will benefit over 3,300 students without even increasing the age-limit