In 2018, during a speech in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unusual observation that sparked instant debate. Referring to conversations with IAS officers, he said many of them confessed that their own children had no interest in joining the civil services. "They want to start their own ventures," he remarked. The statement reported by a leading newspaper was striking because it hinted at a shift emerging within the very families that once considered UPSC the most prestigious path in India.

Nearly a decade later, that perception has only strengthened. A quiet but noticeable change is unfolding: children of IAS officers are increasingly choosing not to appear for the UPSC exam. While there is no official data tracking this shift, interviews, anecdotal narratives, and beh

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