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Even after joining the civil services, one has to learn how to be empathetic, deliver the expectations, all while managing the pressure and conflicting interests.

In such scenario, any good work that you do, while facing massive odds, will only get thank you. And sometimes not even that. For good civil servants, it is only expected out of you. For you, it becomes a thankless job. Don't expect any accolades.

And then, sometimes, out of nowhere, you will be a scapegoat when someone else bungles up.

“Karnataka’s ruling politicians and cricket administrators are jointly responsible for Wednesday’s tragedy. Their greedy lust for reflected glory led to it. To make an outstanding officer a scapegoat is reprehensible.” -- Ramachandra Guha, Historian

(It is not merely a case study for GS4. It is something to feel and think about.)

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/suspension-of-police-commissioner-rankles-police-establishment/article69666247.ece

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Irony is not lost on anyone.

https://www.youtube.com/live/pbWvhAvlaTo?si=8RgjikWyta2-e5IX

Timeline of Ancient India, Detailed and interesting discussion on Pre and Proto History and in Depth analysis of Paleolithic era as well as Mesolithic era.

The multi party delegations are back to Delhi. It took Pakistan to bring the people together.

The Mission was complete. But long miles are still to go before it is really completed.

Here,

I have identified major themes from Ancient India and Culture for Main Examination. Era by era I have traced important themes for the exam.

https://youtu.be/FUlqaQlMCAI

Hello students,

I just met some students who were not able to study. Their scores in Prelims are on border - in mid 80s. They are not sure whether they would qualify for Main examination. And they were extremely anxious about it.

This is actually a normal thing every year. So, I was little surprised looking at their level of anxiety. A deeper probe revealed that they are stressed out for last 2 days due to continuous consumption of social media. On Telegram there are certain groups where the results date/time are speculated every day. And every day they are postponed. It is creating unnecessary anxiety and leading to waste of time.

My suggestion is - stick to your preparation. Result will come whenever UPSC wants it to come. We should not spend our time in doomscrolling, rather we should focus on studies. Every day is precious right now.

Also, we need to learn to regulate ourselves during the times of high pressure and uncertainty. That is an OLQ (officer like quality) which we must inculcate if we are to become good officers.

One simple way is - stay off the Social Media for some time.

All the best.
Nikhil

The above post has 500+ views in less than 2 mins. It shows how many of you are still on social media, on telegram, right now.

Go and read the notes and books.

Result Out for Forest Exam.

Civil Service Prelims Results 2025 (English)

Some UPSC teachers and youtubers ko politicians ki bimari lagi hai.

Some politicians blame election commission after losing elections. And the whole conspiracy theory emerges...

Some teachers and youtubers are doing the same. They are blaming the UPSC for students who have received setback in the Prelims 2025.

They are feeding off your emotions. They want to get your views, increase engagement, create anger and then in the end exasperation.

I am not saying that UPSC cannot improve in its process. But, rather than guiding students about how to tackle this setback, how to strategize, how to assess... they are busy creating conspiracies with brainless patterns.

It started 2-3 years ago on social media. Now it is becoming tsunami.

Stay away from them. Your time is precious. Your emotions about results are not zariya to enhance engagement metrics for teachers and youtubers on social media. Only follow sensible people who really help you in life.

Nikhil

Do watch this video for sensible guidance with respect to strategy and preparation.

Esp if you are a working professional, how to manage everything to clear the exam.

https://youtu.be/kYOPs1msIO4

In one recent lecture, I had a freewheeling discussion on History. It would be a good entering point for anyone into the philosophy of history.

This is actually a deep ocean and I am merely scratching the surface. But it is so fun doing that sometimes.

In a UPSC coaching context, we generally dont get an opportunity to discuss these things. I stole a chance. It would be worth your while.

https://youtu.be/w-cvamjc3wA