The Civil Services Dialogue
Unhurried conversations with seasoned officers about the service, the choices behind it, and what it means to serve. For aspirants who want to understand the career, not only the examination.
Officers who have sat on both sides of the table
The Dialogue brings these officers to you: what the service actually asks of a person, told by people who gave it their careers.
Listen to people who have served
Each episode opens on YouTube.
Dr. Bachittar Singh, IAS (Retd.)Making of an IAS Officer
Mrs. Inderjeet Kaur, IDES (Retd.)She Chose Civil Services
Ms. Amrit Singh, IASDifferent Paths, One Service
Mr. Harish Dayama, IPSOne Dream. One Decision. IPS.
Mr. Jagbans Singh, IAAS (Retd.)Guarding Integrity
Guranchal Ma’amWhat UPSC Aspirants Need the Most
Moments from the Dialogue.
Short clips from conversations with serving and retired civil servants.
The examination is the door. The service is the life.
Aspirants spend years preparing for an examination and very little time hearing from people who have lived the career. The Dialogue brings those voices to you — and it is a valuable companion for the interview, where your understanding of the service matters.
The people behind UPSC Gurus.
Dr. Bachittar Singh
The Civil Services examination has always asked one question beneath all its papers: is this person ready to serve? The institution that helps a young mind answer yes, honestly and completely, is doing something that matters.
Mrs. Inderjeet Kaur
Genuine preparation is rare. Most aspirants are taught what to write. The ones who are taught how to think carry that with them into service, and it shows, for the rest of their careers.
Ms. Guranchal Singh
We built UPSC Gurus because I believed every aspirant deserves preparation that sees them as an individual, not as one of a batch. That belief is in every program, every session, every evaluation we give.
Have a story of service to share? We would be honoured to host you.
The Civil Services Dialogue is open to serving and retired civil servants, academics, educators, journalists and fellow podcasters. Whether you would like to be a guest, host a conversation, collaborate on a series or suggest someone we should speak with, write to us here.
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