Lateral entry in UPSC + The Teach For India Fellowship!
Policy Post #147
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One opportunity we’re particularly excited about is the Teach For India Fellowship, which is now accepting applications. If you’re passionate about education and making a difference, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. In other news, the government has recently rolled back the UPSC's lateral entry recruitment advertisement, stirring up quite a conversation. We’ve got a detailed video highlight exploring this development and its implications.
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With that, we bring to you: Policy Post #147!
Policy Charcha 💬
The best of Podcasts, Videos, Essays, Fellowships and other Career resources from the world of Policy and Governance from the week gone by!
📝 Article highlight: Rethinking India’s Land Regulation - from Zamindari to Zoning - with Anirudh Burman.
💻 Fellowship Highlight: Teach For India is taking applications for their 2025 fellowship!
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Video Highlight:
👉🏽 This video delves into the central government's decision to roll back the UPSC's advertisement for lateral entry recruitment in mid-level bureaucracy positions. It explores the rationale and historical context of the scheme, the influence of caste and coalition politics, and the reasons behind the current controversy, despite the practice being in place for decades.
Watch below!
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