

However, the core area of preparation revolves around Social Studies, the same subject that is today the most despised subject among school students. Yes, there is aptitude and English segment too, and the additional pressure of an optional subject. The preparation for UPSC exams is focused around Social Studies. From issues that are focused on economic development and social elevation, to the ones that are more instantaneous in nature like damage control after a natural disaster, the elite working force of India is always expected to rise up to the occasion, to deliver, and to usher the system into a spectrum of progress that is well calculated.Īs someone who aims for a career with this elite force, my objective has always been to gain a deep understanding of the problems that plague our nation, and more importantly the reasons that these problems have sustained their presence over a period of sixty long independent years, thus taking the population downhill.Ĭontrary to what is conveniently believed, the process of carving a successful bureaucrat does not begin after the result is declared, but on the day an aspirant decides to pursue the hard road of preparation for the prestigious exam. The bureaucratic set up in India has always been on the receiving end with critics, thinkers, and other influential faces in and out of the system criticizing it for its vulnerability to corruption, sheer laziness in attending to matters that require urgent attention of the state and center, weak policy implementation and execution, and lack of innovation in problem solving.
