Mains Focus DOES THE CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION NEED REFORM? "The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination (CSE) has morphed from Macaulay’s 1854 merit test into today’s three-tier marathon. Yet with 13.4 lakh applicants for Prelims 2024 and barely 14,627 qualifiers (≈1 per cent success), the gateway now resembles a “jealous gate-keeper” rather than a talent-scout. Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao calls this prolonged ordeal a “colossal waste of productive years” and urges a second makeover." https://blog.lukmaanias.com/2025/06/05/does-the-civil-services-examination-need-reform/ ..