Introduction Clearing the UPSC exam is tough, but what if you could still make a meaningful career out of your passion for governance, administration and doing something impactful for the society and people? For many UPSC aspirants, the journey is filled with intense preparation and determination. However, despite their best efforts, not all candidates succeed… Continue reading Why Public Policy is a Smart Choice for UPSC Aspirants
Understanding the civil services, challenges of UPSC aspirants, and exploring new horizons! Have you ever wondered what it takes to shape the policies that govern our nation? Or what drives thousands of aspirants to dedicate years of their lives preparing for the coveted UPSC Civil Services Examination? Every year, determined individuals embark on this journey,… Continue reading What are civil services and the challenges faced by UPSC aspirants?
Beyond the UPSC dream: Discovering modern pathways to civil services “ You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you. ~ Barack Obama Approximately, only 50% of the 4 lakh candidates who apply for the UPSC prelims, appear for the exam, while only 5% of candidates make it to… Continue reading What if you couldn’t clear the UPSC civil services exam?
The Union Cabinet, led by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the ‘One Nation One Subscription’, a new Central Sector Scheme for providing country-wide access to scholarly research articles and journal publications. India spends a whopping ₹1,500 crore annually on reading research from journals (The Hindu, 2024). Currently, the higher educational institutes(HEIs) can… Continue reading Streamlining Access: India’s One Nation, One Subscription Initiative
Harris lecture (Will Gossin): “Effective policy cannot rely on data alone” Why do we need innovation in public policy? Public policy is incomplete without ‘public’ – the humans making it and being impacted by it. Hence, public policy should be human-centric. The case study of laying pipelines in a village leading to dissatisfaction among the… Continue reading The secret ingredient for effective policy
The Moment of Reckoning After nearly half a decade of subsuming my entire identity towards becoming an administrative services officer, it was in oct 2022 when I made the difficult decision to redirect my efforts. While I saw most of my age settling into their jobs by now. I found myself standing at a crossover,… Continue reading Fulfilment Beyond Finish Lines: My Journey from a UPSC Aspirant to Public Policy Aspirant
Facilitate Seamless Collaborations With The Government With ISPP! Teamwork And Collaboration Is The Recipe For Success | And Yet The Road To Success Is A Rocky One! | Leadership Training and Development With ISPP ToThe Rescue | FAQs ______________________ “Great things are done with a series of smaller things brought together” ~ Vincent Van Gogh… Continue reading Master Governance & Decision-Making In 2 Days At ISPP
A Government of India (GoI) Intervention to let girls be born, nurtured and educated. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: Why are we still talking about it? India is on its way to becoming the fastest-growing economy in the world and will surpass China as the most populous country this year, as per the latest reports. Experts… Continue reading Evaluation Summary Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (2015-2022)
Women skilled in technology operations can be selected from Self-Helf Groups (SHGs) or other informal community institutions. These women can be trained and incentivized to contribute towards temporarily staffing the AWCs and POs during the NIOS admission cycles. A similar model of SHG involvement was successful in states like Jharkhand in generating awareness around COVID-19… Continue reading Open Schooling: An alternate education pathway for out-of-school children
India has successfully improved school enrolment in recent decades yet failed to deliver actual learning. The ASER Survey by NGO Pratham (2020) spotlights large learning deficits in students’ foundational learning. For instance, only 50% of Class V students can read texts of Class II level. More than half the students in Class VIII struggle to… Continue reading Quality Education and Expanding Learning Opportunities – Challenges in the EdTech Space
