UPSC Civil Services Examination(CSE) results were announced this week. Around 11 IPS probationer have made it to divine list of successful candidates and would be leaving for LBSNAA Musoorie. We celebrated their success by cutting cake in dining lounge yesterday. For those who could not make it and thus would continue in IPS, I would say, they are still in one of the best services and lot of opportunities and challenges awaits them in their career. In fact, they are also being congratulated by fellow probationers for making it to IPS....
Mangesh is from Village named Tandiyoun, Uttrakhand. He has done B.SC. (PCM), M.SC.(Physics) and MTech(Laser Sciences). He was recipient of gold medal in B.SC. and MSc. He has worked in Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE) before in Dehradun as a scientist. His UPSC optionals were Physics and Geography. Last year, he entered IPS with UPSC Rank 131.
Mangesh is a brilliant officer trainee with down to earth personality. He is a music enthusiast, trekker and an athlete. He is an active participant of Cultural, Dramatics and Fine Arts (CDFA) Society in Academy. When we were in the same squad, I can recount a GPS treasure hunt, where he would sprint to next target using GPS devices so that he could feed the clues(which are co-ordinates of next target) kept there in GPS devices by the time rest of the squad reaches there.
In following interview, I have tried to be very specific on various facets of CSE examination, so that readers/aspirants could get specific tips with regards to CSE preparation.
* Que : How do you feel about your success in civil services examination
As single digit UPSC rank holder: Really this is an amazing experience and most valuable moment of my life.
As civil service aspirant: This is always the dream of every civil service aspirant to get success in Civil Services Examination. So, for me also it is like a dream come true.
As an IPS probationer: It is very difficult to express feelings as being IPS probationer because after joining training here I started loving Indian Police Service. So I feel I’ll always miss my training days, friends, NPA faculty, staff and everything of NPA. But all the skills inculcated in me by NPA will always be with me and will help me at each and every step of my life.
As Highest UPSC rank holder from Uttrakhand(since 2000) : This is really a blessing of Almighty God on me that I got this for my state.
* Que: Can you give 3 best tips to civil service aspirants each for
CSAT :
- Practice as much as possible.
- Focus on comprehension skills in a big way.
- Solve as many problems of quantitative analysis and logical reasoning.
GS :
- Read a news paper (The Hindu, Indian Express etc.),
- a monthly magazine (Chronicle, Wizard etc), Yojna and Kurukshetra regularly.
- Be factual in your study in preliminary and analytical in mains along with focus on conventional areas.
- Try to study and prepare your own notes.
Essay :
- No separate preparation needed.
- Try to write on current and relevant issues in your own words regularly.
- The introduction and conclusion part should be well organised and try to write clean and in good handwriting in essay paper.
Interview :
- Always be yourself and honest in your answers.
- Collect sufficient information about home town, state, educational and employment background, hobbies etc.
-Be calm and cool during interview.
* Que: What according to you, would be the best strategy for preparing for new pattern of Mains exam that UPSC has suggested, and might come into being from 2013?
> Ans: Basically the pattern proposed by UPSC will change the entire preparation strategy . The complete information about this is yet to come. But I think in that case the conventional subjects of GS will be more important and thinking power of candidate will be analyses.
* Que:Which was your board for UPSC interview? What questions you were asked?
Ans: My interview was on 26th March in the board of madam Alka Sirohi. Board asked me questions on various issues regarding my colleges, state and policing etc.:
Some of the questions are:
-What is Prayag? Arrange all the Prayags of Uttarakhand from north to south along with rivers there?
-Applications of laser in medicine?
- Some questions regarding my previous job.
- What will you do to improve the image of police?
- How will you implement community policing?
- What will you do to improve the housing and training of your subordinates?
- What are the qualities of a leader?
- Should a policemen keep the weapon with him?
* Que: What according to you is necessary for achieving success in Civil Services Examination?
Ans: In my views the focussed preparation, passion for the goal alongwith proper guidance are necessary for success in CSE.
