Hailing from a remote village in Malappuram District of Kerala, Muhammad Junaid’s schooling was entirely on his mother tongue – Malayalam. His parents couldn’t study beyond school levels. However, they wanted their son to be the best student in every class. Same was the desire of his teachers. While many kept complaining about the lack […]
Archives for January 2019
IPS – How can you get into the Indian Police Service?
Do you love the police uniform? Is your ambition to become an IPS officer? In this post, we shall see how can you become an IPS officer. We shall also cover the eligibility criteria and the medical requirements for IPS. IPS Full Form: What is the full form of IPS? The full form of IPS is Indian […]
ClearIAS UPSC Interview Program 2018-19: Register Now to Maximize Your Personality Test Marks!
ClearIAS UPSC Interview Program 2018-19 has started. All candidates who appear for UPSC Civil Services Exam Personality Test during February-March 2019 can register online for our program now. ClearIAS UPSC Interview Program 2018-19 The final 275 marks – the UPSC Interview performance – may decide your future. Keeping the specific requirements of the 30 minute […]
10% EWS Reservation – How will it affect your chances of getting a government job?
The Central Government of India recently introduced EWS Reservation. 10% quota is provided for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) among General Category candidates in government jobs and educational institutions. This is done by adding clauses for the same in the Indian Constitution (103rd Constitution Amendment Act, 2019). Are you thinking that the 10% Reservation for EWS […]
Will General Category Candidates (EWS) get more attempts in the UPSC Civil Services Exam?
News reports (like that of Financial Express) mentioned that once the new quota bill for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) comes into effect, there is every chance that more attempts would be given for General Category Candidates in UPSC Civil Services Exam. However, as of now, no such steps are taken by the (NDA) government. Even in […]
Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) – Understand the 10% Quota Bill
The Central Government of India has introduced 124th Constitution Amendment Bill in the Parliament to provide reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) among the general category candidates. The move is to provide 10% reservation in higher education and government employment. 124th Constitution Amendment Bill (2019) Constitution 124th Amendment Bill, 2019 provides ten per cent reservation […]
ClearIAS Current Affairs Capsule December 2018 – Monthly MCQs eBook (PDF) Now Available to Download (for FREE)
ClearIAS Current Affairs Capsule December 2018 (the latest monthly MCQs PDF) is released. You can now download the Monthly MCQs eBooks (PDFs) for FREE from the ClearIAS Store. What is peculiar about ClearIAS Current Affairs Capsules? ClearIAS Current Affairs Capsules (CCC) are eBooks which contain all important questions (MCQs) based on the Current Affairs for each […]
If you just apply, but don’t appear, will that be counted as an attempt in UPSC Civil Services Exam?
UPSC Civil Service Exam Attempt Counting: Will application to IAS exam be treated as an attempt itself? If you just apply for the UPSC Civil Services Exam (CSE) but don’t sit for the same in the exam hall, will you lose a chance? What does UPSC notification (last year), says? Read the last year UPSC […]
UPSC IFS 2018 Main Exam Results – 223 Candidates Get Interview Call For Indian Forest Service
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has published the results of Indian Forest Services (IFS) exam. 223 candidates are called for the final round – UPSC interview – at Delhi. Scroll down to check the UPSC IFS 2018 Main Exam results. Candidates selected for Interview – UPSC IFS 2018 Main Exam Results On the basis of […]
Cadre Allocation Policy for IAS/IPS/IFoS – Will You Get Posted in Your Home State?
The Central Government of India (after consultation with state governments) had revised the cadre allocation policy for All-India Services like IAS, IPS, IFoS etc in 2017. Candidates should read the new cadre allocation policy (explained below) before filing the cadre preference. What is a cadre? Cadre refers to a state (or group of states/union territories) […]
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