PRAYAS ACADEMY NAGPUR MPSC UPSC SSC Success corresponds to the cumulative corollary of continuous labour, ceaseless patience and unshakable determination. The Civil Services examination at the preliminary, mains and the interview levels tests not only knowledge but also a candidate's whole personality including his attitude to life. The duration of the examinations may be a week or a month but the preparation for them takes the whole year. A failure at any stage means beginning from the first step again. It is not for nothing that only a few hundred candidates out of a contingent of about a quarter million get through the Civil Services Preliminary Examination.