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Dilip Cherian l UPSC Draws The Line: Crack IAS or IFS & That’s It

Dilip Cherian l UPSC Draws The Line: Crack IAS or IFS & That’s It

The UPSC has tightened the rules, and the signal is unmistakable: if you are allotted the IAS or IFS, there is no second...

13 Feb 2026 1:50 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Lateral Entry: Reform On Paper, Retreat In Practice

Dilip Cherian | Lateral Entry: Reform On Paper, Retreat In Practice

Lateral entry isn’t inherently bad. India’s civil services can benefit from outside expertise — economists,...

9 Jan 2026 1:53 AM IST

The states have been told that if necessary, the e-admit cards of the candidates and the identity cards of the examination functionaries are to be used as movement passes, the UPSC said. (Representational Image/PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Quota Scam Hits UPSC Again, 15 Under Lens

If UPSC and state governments aren’t cross-verifying certificates before appointments, what’s the point of elaborate...

5 Jun 2025 9:53 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Will UP Get First Woman DGP? Or Will Centre Call the Shots?

Dilip Cherian | Will UP Get First Woman DGP? Or Will Centre Call the...

New rules, familiar doubts as state delays DGP appointment before May 31 deadline.

21 May 2025 10:00 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Why are Delhi officials giving its MLAs the cold shoulder?

Dilip Cherian | Why are Delhi officials giving its MLAs the cold...

Fast forward to today, and it seems the bureaucracy is still grappling with this new power dynamic. The habit of looking...

28 March 2025 12:21 AM IST

Several IAS officers feel that the move is a clear attempt to attack the autonomy of UPSC which conducts the examination.

In a first, UPSC allows candidates to withdraw from exams

The arrangement will be implemented beginning with Engineering Services Examination, 2019, a statement said.

1 Oct 2018 8:26 PM IST

UPSC aspirant killed 7-yr-old with muffler

Stuffed boy's body in suitcase; showed neighbours dead rats to explain stench.

14 Feb 2018 1:40 AM IST

Hyderabads Durishetty Anudeep has topped the list. (Photo: Facebook screengrab/Anudeep Durishetty)

'Have failed thrice before, journey was not easy,' says UPSC topper

A total of 990 candidates have been recommended by the Commission for appointment to various services this year.

27 April 2018 9:24 PM IST

Several IAS officers feel that the move is a clear attempt to attack the autonomy of UPSC which conducts the examination.

Dilli Ka Babu: Non-cooperation blues

The Centre is considering a major change in the allocation of services to successful candidates of the civil services...

22 July 2018 4:38 AM IST

Air India Chief Ashwani Lohani has been appointed as the new Chairman of Railway Board on Wednesday. (Photo: Twitter)

Dilli Ka Babu: Lohani's return to Air India

It is said that employee unions were still a roadblock to the divestment of Air India, slowing down the winding up...

31 March 2019 2:26 AM IST

Ashok Khemka is a 1991-batch-IAS officer, who has been transferred over 45 times during his nearly three decade long career. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Moral victory for Khemka

However, the babu has finally managed to score yet another moral victory, this time over the Manohar Lal Khattar...

24 March 2019 12:15 AM IST

Several IAS officers feel that the move is a clear attempt to attack the autonomy of UPSC which conducts the examination.

Dilli Ka Babu: Tapping new talent

The slow progress, say our sources, is due to the need to carefully shepherd the policy through the thicket of babu...

17 March 2019 5:59 AM IST