Welcome to India’s biggest and arguably the toughest examination—the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Clearing the exam is a painful journey—a battle, some might say—that requires tenacity, discipline, dedication, unwavering self-confidence, and hard work. While all losing battles have many things in common, a winning one has one: sound guidance. All unsurmountable goals are possible with a perfect companion and guide.
About the Author
Shakti Singh is an IRS officer of the 2014 batch. Currently he is the joint commissioner of income tax in Punjab. He started his career as a banker before being bitten by the UPSC bug. He pursued his dream of clearing one of the toughest exams in the world alongside working a full-time job. He cleared the exam in 2014 and was allotted the Indian Revenue Service. Since then, he has worked in different sections of the income-tax department. His passion for learning went beyond job security. Rather than resting on his laurels, he studied law and earned LLB and LLM degrees from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. While preparing for CSE, Shakti realised the lack of good guidance for students preparing for the exam. How To Get into IAS is a direct result of that longstanding need. The book is a one-stop guide for all civil service aspirants.
Rohit Sharma is a bestselling author with five published books to his credit. He is currently working with one of the world’s leading IT companies and has over eighteen years of industry experience. He has a master’s degree in IT and a bachelor’s degree with gold medal in computer engineering. Rohit is also a motivational speaker; he has delivered lectures in various colleges and universities across India. In his free time, he coaches students for various competitive examinations. That’s when he realized there wasn’t a book on information related to CSE and got together with Shakti Singh. It took them six years of extensive research and hard work to complete How to Get into IAS. It is a complete guide for all UPSC aspirants. Rohit is a proud pet parent to an indie named Rocky. He dreams of opening a shelter home for stray animals someday. Meanwhile, a major percentage of the earnings from the book will go into providing for the wellbeing of our homeless paw stars.