Civil Services Role (Governance).
Syllabus: UPSC Pre GS1: Indian Polity and Governance; Mains GS2
Pay Commission for UPSC: what CPCs do, history from 1st to 7th, 8th CPC terms of reference and members, fitment factor, fiscal…
Women form nearly 41% of the 2024 IAS batch, among the highest gender shares in the service's history, the Personnel Ministry said on 27 May 2026. Under the Assistant Secretary Programme, 184 officers of the batch are attached to 49 Central ministries and departments for eight weeks (4 May to 25 June 2026).
UPSC angle: Mains: women in civil services.
27 May 2026
More women in the services makes the bureaucracy look more like the country it serves.
UPSC angle: Mains: women in public service.
18 Apr 2026
Scientists who run institutions need management skills too, and this course is for that.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Mission Karmayogi.
5 Apr 2026
The switch option lowers the risk of choosing UPS for employees unsure of its value.
UPSC angle: Prelims: UPS vs NPS.
18 Sep 2025
Women's share in the IAS is rising.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none.
20 Apr 2025