Civil Servants News
Are competitive exams picking the wrong candidates for important job roles?
India’s top exams for management, civil service roles and the like have been testing skills that have little to do with real-world performance. Do we need managers who cracked a speed test called CAT or officers who memorized vast data troves to secure a UPSC rank? This only holds the country back.
4 min read8 Oct 2025‘In UP-Bihar, UPSC isn’t just an exam’: Woman reveals aspirants who fail to make it as civil servants go ‘invisible’
The woman said that the lucky few who clear the UPSC exam get caught up in politics and then a chain of transfers begins. But things are worse when the UPSC preparation doesn't work out. She said, those who never make it quietly fade out of conversations.
2 min read1 Aug 2025Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri ‘locks’ his X account. ‘Working tirelessly for our nation,’ says Owaisi slamming trolls
A 1989-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, Ambassador Misri has served in various capacities at the Ministry of External Affairs, in the PMO and in various Indian Missions abroad in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America.
2 min read11 May 2025Beauty with brain: Woman goes viral after clearing UPSC with ‘dope Instagram game', ‘Produced by Dharma Productions’
The final results of the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2024 are out. A total of 1,009 candidates, including Poorva Choudhary, cleared the final round.
2 min read23 Apr 2025UPSC CSE 2024 final results OUT: Shakti Dubey tops civil services exam, check full list of successful candidates here
UPSC CSE 2024 final results OUT: Shakti Dubey topped the civil services exam as per the results declared on Tuesday, April 22. Check the full list of successful 1,009 candidates who have cleared the examination and are recommended to IAS, IFS, IPS, and other cadres.
2 min read22 Apr 2025Indian bureaucrats aren’t superhuman: Relieve them of stress
Administrative service officers are expected to deliver on ever-rising expectations, manage conflicting demands and endure an exhausting workload. Let’s ensure that their service isn’t at the cost of their well-being.
4 min read26 Dec 2024Ageing: A challenge that confronts India’s civil services as much as society
Governments need to prepare for the inevitability of both a young and ageing civil service to ensure delivery outcomes are not undermined. There are instructive examples of where and how they can do this.
1 min read15 Nov 2024Mozambique’s Surging Wage Bill May Delay IMF Payment to 2025
Mozambique’s next payment from the International Monetary Fund is at risk of being delayed because of the African nation’s ballooning public wage bill, according to a document seen by Bloomberg.
2 min read30 May 2024Govt plans training for senior civil servants in public health
The health ministry wants to train senior officials who have it from other ministries to try and plug a gap that often results in loss of critical time in finding solutions.
1 min read10 Apr 2023Half a million workers to strike on UK Chancellor’s Budget Day
About half a million British workers are striking on Wednesday as unions stage a mass walkout timed to disrupt Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt’s annual budget.
2 min read15 Mar 2023Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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