UPSC Toppers

What would you do if you fail to clear the first stage of the UPSC Civil Services Exam, ie Prelims - the first two times? Will you feel disheartened? Not Rahul Sharma. He cleared Prelims, Mains, and Interview stages in his 3rd chance and finally landed up in the coveted IAS (Indian Administrative … [Read more...] about Rahul Sharma (CSE 2016 Rank 76) UPSC Topper’s Interview: Couldn’t Clear Prelims in the first 2 attempts; IAS in his Third!

Do you know what is common in the below study materials/notes published on clearias.com? One Belt One Road (OBOR) by China – Should India Join It? Inter-State River Water Disputes in India: Is it time for a new mechanism rather than tribunals? The Twin Balance Sheet Problem (TBS): How can … [Read more...] about ClearIAS Content Contributor Rahul Sharma Secures Rank 76 in UPSC CSE 2016!

Nandini K R is the UPSC 2016 topper and will add the three letters 'IAS' to her name! Nandini secured All-India Rank 1 in the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination 2016 - popularly known as IAS exam. Nandini K R - A Civil Engineering graduate who is already working in IRS … [Read more...] about Nandini K R – The IRS Officer Who Secured Rank 1 and IAS in her 4th attempt

ClearIAS had published the inspirational story of Sunil George, the son of a farmer from Kerala, who cleared Civil Services Exam 2015. It was the power of self-belief  which helped Sunil to clear the toughest exam in the country in-spite of his family background and financial constraints. There … [Read more...] about Sunil George (CSE 2015 Rank 587) UPSC Topper’s Interview: The power of Self-belief and Self-Reliance

ClearIAS.com has already shared the inspirational story of Poonam Dalal a few weeks back. Working as the Assistant Commissioner of Police Gurgoan, Poonam gave UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2015 when she was 9 months pregnant. She appeared for the main exam when her son was 3 months old. In … [Read more...] about Poonam (CSE 2015 Rank 308) UPSC Topper’s Interview: Performing under the most challenging circumstances

Sunil George (29) is not from any IITs or IIMs. His father had studied only till 4th standard and mother only till 8th. Sunil himself got only 58% marks in Class 12. But Sunil has cleared the toughest exam in the country - UPSC Civil Services Exam - and has made the name of his village, Paisakkari, … [Read more...] about Sunil George: Farmer’s son in a remote village of Kerala clears UPSC Civil Service Exam

Nitin Sangwan felt that he should try to get into Indian Administrative Service (IAS) when he was in the Infosys bench. That was his second job then. He worked as Tehsildar in Haryana (1 year), DANICS (9 Months) and in Indian Revenue Service (IRS) before he cleared IAS exam in 2015.  This was his … [Read more...] about Nitin Sangwan (CSE 2015 Rank 28) UPSC Topper’s Interview: From Infosys Bench to Indian Administrative Service (IAS)