You must have had practised writing enough, must be trying to locate your centre and might be a little nervous as well. It is ok! After all you are about to get into the battleground of probably the toughest examination in the country. Do not let the nervousness overwhelm you.    Thy who lost sweat… Continue reading 19 Quick Points on Answer Writing for IAS Mains

Here is a set of 21 probable questions forward by Mitra’s IAS – Leading coaching academy for Philosophy and Ethics. For those appearing for IAS Mains 2015, give this a last minute look. For those preparing at leisure, see if these concepts strike as common sense to you.   Attempt the following 1. Today , building trust… Continue reading Ethics Probable Questions for IAS Mains 2015 by Mitra’s IAS

  Prelims has a fair number of questions from Geography and fair number of them are actually based upon the map reading by the candidates. Geography Mains Paper II has 10 map based entries carrying a weight of twenty marks (as in the last paper). So let us see how we can attempt Map Based Questions… Continue reading How to Tackle Map Based Questions in IAS Prelims and Mains?

Note – CD is experimenting with user generated content that can help initiate a discussion at large. Should you wish to write on our platform, read the footnote in the bottom. So… India is now intolerant? For millennia, India has faced several invasions from outside, many of them even massacred thousands. But, people of India adjusted… Continue reading Kicking the tolerance/ intolerance debate

It’s back! In a richer, more generous, more fiery, more flashy avatar. With more goodies for everyone. No, not James Bond. Pay Commission 007. And it has left the Indian Administrative Services shaken as well as stirred. Decadal corrections have come in, and how! “What took you so long, 007?” Even as the average salaries… Continue reading Pay Commission 007: Bond’s Spectre pales before India’s Spectre!

Hi friends, Most of my students have had this question “How to read the Hindu ? What notes to make ?” Yes,’ The Hindu ‘ is the preferred newspaper for IAS aspirants, because most of the questions are triggered from there . Before you learn how to read the newspaper, here are some points I… Continue reading Techniques for reading ‘The Hindu’

Here’s a sneak-peek of what’s to be expected next on The First Firangis series. The Anglo-Mysore wars And here’s how you can help Tell us what intrigued you about these 4 wars? Tell us if you wish to know about anything in particular – any trivia, any weird fact, a tact or diplomatic maneuver which made… Continue reading What’s next on The First Firangis?

The bureaucrat returns with an emphatic answer as to why should you JOIN civil services.   There are several benefits in the civil services, which you can’t get in any other profession. It is upto you to focus your attention to the positive side of the civil services or at the negative side. There are… Continue reading Why should you join Civil Services (IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS or like) in India?

Most people join IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS or other civil services in India without knowing the full facts. You already know why you should join civil services. Yet most of you may not be aware of the negative sides of the civil services, which you will realize soon after you join. It is only fair… Continue reading Why you should not join Civil Services (IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS or like) in India?

The word Bharath Darshan, becomes a motivating force for IAS aspirants. What happens during Bharath Darshan? Please read my experience.   It was first week of December 2004. Foundation Course got over at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie. Other than IAS, all other officer trainees (IFS,IPS,IRS,IRTS,IAAS etc) left to their respective… Continue reading Bharath Darshan – The dream which motivates IAS aspirants