UPSC ISS Paper 3

7 Common Mistakes in UPSC ISS Answer Writing (And How to Fix Them Before the Exam)

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A focused Indian student self-correcting a statistical formula with a red pen on a UPSC ISS answer writing descriptive paper, implementing an improved ISS descriptive paper strategy.

Every year, UPSC Indian Statistical Service aspirants walk into the exam hall with strong concepts, solid formulas, and honest hard work – and walk out with marks that do not match their effort. Why does this happen? Because the UPSC ISS answer writing (descriptive papers) do not just test what you know. They test how … Read more

Will India’s Inflation Drop? The Truth About the New CPI Base Year (2024)

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Will India's Inflation Drop? The Truth About the New CPI Base Year (2024)

In our last blog, we discussed the “Big Picture” of MoSPI’s base year revisions. Today, we are zooming in on the indicator that affects every Indian’s pocket and every UPSC ISS aspirant’s marks: The Consumer Price Index (CPI). The government is shifting the CPI Base Year from 2012 to 2024. Why is this huge? Because the current inflation … Read more