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BJP govt has 'failed' first test of accountability by not seeking Pradhan's resignation: Kharge- Cracked 19 govt exams! This 23-year-old Raipur woman stunned nation with historic feat; Now she will receive award at Rashtrapati Bhavan
- UPSC AIR 910 to AIR 167: How this IIT Madras graduate with no forearm climbed ranks despite repeated failures
- Moroccan proverb of the day: 'The one who wants honey must...' Deep life lessons on why success, happiness and every great dream come with painful challengesMoroccan proverb of the day: Moroccan wisdom teaches that worthwhile goals often require effort, patience and perseverance. Success, happin...09 Jun, 2026, 02.06 PM IST
- Bareilly woman spent 8 years preparing for UPSC, now earns Rs 18,000 in Gurgaon; urges youth to keep an alternative readyA Bareilly woman shared her eight-year UPSC preparation journey, ending with a modest ₹18,000 job in Gurugram after exhausting all attempts...08 Jun, 2026, 11.57 AM IST
- IIT Madras ₹10 LPA job offer, UPSC failures to alcohol addiction and more; techie shares friend’s 12-year journey of strugglesAn IIT Madras Chemical Engineering graduate rejected a ₹10 LPA placement to pursue UPSC, facing multiple failures over 12 years. After setb...28 May, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
- Hyderabad techie's IIT Madras friend rejected Rs 10 LPA job for UPSC. He failed it 6 times, battled heartbreak and now earns Rs 2 lakh a monthAn IIT Madras graduate, rejecting a lucrative job for UPSC, faced years of failure, heartbreak, and addiction. After battling through multi...27 May, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
- 'Fear of trolling stopping Indians from trying': UPSC mentor sparks debate after Saurabh Dwivedi's Kartavya Netflix debut goes viralJournalist Saurabh Dwivedi's acting debut in Netflix's 'Kartavya' sparked online mockery, igniting a debate on India's culture of online ri...18 May, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
- Techie, a grad from NIT, reveals how she ended up as a Rapido driver for a while: ‘Giving you a glimpse of what failure looks like…’A former NIT Durgapur graduate, Rupanjana Mitra, shared her journey of career setbacks and personal struggles online. Her candid account of...11 May, 2026, 08.33 PM IST
- Failed 35 exams but still cracked UPSC twice: How this Haryana man proved failures don’t define your successVijay Vardhan’s journey to success in the UPSC Civil Services Examination was marked by significant challenges. He faced numerous setbacks,...11 Apr, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
- Techie from Mumbai slums, whose father is a truck driver, shares how he cracked UPSC: ‘For years my dream wasn’t a big career, but….’Bapusaheb Gaikwad overcame immense hardship to achieve his dream of cracking the UPSC examination. Growing up in a village and later facing...27 Mar, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
- Would you opt something that has 99.9% failure rate? Sanjeev Sanyal compares UPSC preparation as 'opium'Economist Sanjeev Sanyal has criticised the intense focus on India's civil services exam, highlighting its low success rate and the role of...07 Aug, 2025, 04.20 PM IST
- India is 'losing talent to rote learning and repetition' in UPSC civil services exam system: Bengaluru tech founderCoinSwitch founder Ashish Singhal points out the high rejection rate in India's civil services exam. He suggests that many aspirants spend ...01 Jul, 2025, 09.11 AM IST
- Akshat Shrivastava on exam race in India: 'There is life outside IIT/ UPSC/ CAT/ NEET. Your talent could be used to...'Akshat Shrivastava ignited a conversation about India's exam-focused culture, highlighting the struggles faced by aspirants of IIT, UPSC, C...18 Jun, 2025, 10.23 AM IST
- Techie, who couldn't crack UPSC, shares nostalgic pic of pens she used during preparation. Post goes viralAn engineer's photo of pens used during UPSC exam prep went viral, sparking a wave of nostalgia and reflection on the competitive exam cult...17 Apr, 2025, 12.09 PM IST
- ‘Do not heard’? IPS officer’s motivational video goes viral, but for his grammatical mistakeIPS officer Sameer Sharma’s motivational video on Instagram went viral, not just for its inspiring message but also due to a grammatical er...11 Mar, 2025, 08.11 PM IST
- Coaching centre deaths: MCD launches sealing drive in UPSC coaching hub Mukharji NagarThe MCD carried out a sealing drive in northwest Delhi’s Mukharji Nagar following the deaths of three UPSC aspirants in a flooded library. ...29 Jul, 2024, 05.37 PM IST
- UPSC CSE 2023: Three success stories of a son of a daily labourer, a humiliated ex-police constable and a taxi driver's sonThe Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the Civil Services Examination (CSE), renowned as one of India's toughest tests, demand...18 Apr, 2024, 11.28 AM IST
- Aashna Chaudhary: A tale of triumph over UPSC's toughest challengeAashna Chaudhary's journey from a small town in Uttar Pradesh to becoming an IPS officer proves that with mental toughness, hard work, and ...01 Aug, 2023, 12.48 PM IST
- SC directs UPSC, Nagaland, Centre to complete process of appointment of state DGP by Dec 19Presently, 1991 batch IPS officer T J Longkumer is continuing as the Nagaland DGP. Longkumer was appointed as the DGP on June 27, 2018. He ...09 Dec, 2022, 01.41 PM IST
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