Dear friends, I got this excellent paper on Civil Service Reforms published by the Ministry of Personnel, Government of India. It is a small paper, very crisp and important for the GS-2. You can find the paper here. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and find them in the “Notes”.

Hello friends, Dr. Apala Mishra, AIR 9, UPSC CSE 2020, who secured the highest ever marks of 215 (Wow! Isn’t it?) in UPSC personality test (interview), has been pleased to write this article on her strategy for interview preparation. Please give it a read: The interview, or the Personality test as UPSC calls it, came […]

Dear friends, I have now updated the booklist for economics paper 2 (optional). I am sorry for this delay as I was too busy with the training in the last one year. But it is available on this page now.

Dear aspirants, you can now find the links to my video lectures on YouTube. The links are embedded in the UPSC Page.

I have compiled some of the questions that very frequently come to the minds of most of you. Many aspirants message me and ask me these questions. So I am making this small effort to answer those questions. Please go through it till the end. Hope you will like it. 1. Why to choose a […]

Visit this page to see what Srushti Jayant Deshmukh, AIR 5 CSE 2018 has to share with us. 🙂 Enjoy!!

Friends, on popular demand, my friend, Trupti Dhodmise, has agreed to share her optional strategy for PSIR optional on this blog. Please go through her strategy and the resources she followed on this page.

Interview Transcript of Snehal is available here.

Booklist and Notes for Agriculture Optional by Snehal Dhaigude, IAS, AIR 108 CSE 2018 have been uploaded on the new page Agriculture Optional. Click here to go to the page.

“LAST MINUTE REVISION FOR MAINS AND IMPORTANCE OF QUICK NOTES” has been uploaded. Have a look on Mains page! Good luck!

Friends, I had found some compilations of topic-wise questions for GS-1, 2, 3, 4 on internet very useful. So sharing with you. This helps you to understand the trends in questions and common themes, if any, in the questions asked. Please download them from GENERAL STUDIES page.

Dear Friends, I have uploaded the question papers for the Economics optional answer copies I had previously uploaded. Sorry for the delay. 🙂You can find them in the Answer Copies tab.

Dear friends, I am extremely sorry for this delay in updating the booklist for economics optional. I was not well for the past 3-4 weeks and hence, couldn’t do it in time. I have now updated booklist for paper-1. I will do for paper-2 soon. Please visit the page for Economics Paper-1.Thanks and good luck […]

43. There are two forms of leadership – one, leading from the front, and two, leading from the back. What, do you think, is the best way to lead an administrative department in the government? [GS-4]44. Explain the differences between conflict of interest and conflict of conscience. Do you think one leads to another? Elaborate. […]

41. Critically examine government’s efforts to reduce logistics cost in India. To what extent have these measures been successful in increasing India’s exports? [GS-3]42. Do you think a good character is inborn? Can a person achieve it through choices he/she makes in life? [GS-4]

39. Examine the need for a new wave of revolution in the agricultural sector in order to address the most pressing needs of rural India. [GS-3]40. Humanism is often seen in opposition to religion. Do you think religion today has become a tool for spreading hatred and intolerance? Explain your view with suitable examples. [GS-4]

37. How does policy uncertainty affect investments? Examine using suitable examples. (150 words)38. Indian cities need serious infrastructure overhauling. Discuss the issues of urban infrastructure and suggest measures to address the same, in light of the recent infrastructure related accidents in Indian cities. (250 words)

35. Critically evaluate the role of behavioural change on the success of economic policies. Use recent examples. (150 words) 36. What are the most serious challenges to job-creation in India? Suggest policy road-map to generate jobs in India. (150 words)

33. What are the challenges faced by the civil aviation sector in India? Critically examine the actions taken by the government to address these challenges. (250 words)34. Discuss the factors responsible for the proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTA). Are they substituting the multilateral trading systems? Critically examine. (250 words)