The UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) is one of India’s most prestigious and challenging competitive exams.

Life puts us to the test in ways we do not see coming. There are times when hard situations disrupt our lives and leave us with feelings of disappointment and emotional exhaustion. All of that can lead us to questions about our strength, our choices, or even larger questions of purpose. Ironically, it is during our saddest moments and most trying times that hard work becomes our only viable alternative. And so is the story of IPS Shalini Agnihotri, who cleared the UPSC exam without coaching. Read her motivational story below.

During an interview, Shalini Agnihotri stated that she hailed from the Una district of Himachal Pradesh, where her father worked as a bus conductor. She p

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