Dear\nFriend,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nCivil Services Examination (CSE), conducted by the Union Public Service\nCommission (UPSC), is one of the most difficult examinations in the country.\nAround 5 lakh candidates attempt the Preliminary Examination. Eventually 900 to\n1000 appointments have been recommended per year by the UPSC in the last couple\nof years. The average success percentage of the CSE over the last some years is\naround 0.19%. Candidates from every region of India and all socio-economic\nbackgrounds vie for these appointments. This time, I shall share with you the\ninspiring stories of the All India Topper of CSR 2016, two toppers from CSE\n2017 and a successful candidate from CSE 2020 and what we can learn from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In\nCSE 2016, Ms. Tina Dabi proved that caste and privilege have no role to play in\nlife as long as one is committed to success. She was a candidate from the\nScheduled Caste category, and she secured the All India Top Rank in the\nprestigious examination. Among all the IAS toppers we at the CSR have\ninteracted with, Ms. Dabi was found to be one of the most articulate,\nassiduous and progressive par excellence, yet humble and down-to-earth. Ms.\nDabi is an avid reader of CSR. She said, \u201cCSR enables one to learn about the\nstrategies of successful students and from that draw one\u2019s own game plan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms.\nTapasya Parihar is a feisty young lady from an underdeveloped village in the\nstate of Madhya Pradesh. She bagged 23rd Rank in CSE 2017. She hails from Jowa\nvillage that has just over 800 people. It is about 10km from Narsinghpur district\nheadquarters and has a literacy rate of 63%. The Law student cracked the exam\nin her second attempt after she failed to get through the Preliminary\nExamination in her first attempt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In\n2004, Mr. Sivaguru Prabakaran gave up his dream of pursuing an engineering\ndegree as his family could not afford the money to help him attend a\ncounselling session in Chennai. What followed was an extraordinary tale of grit\nand determination that took the son of an alcoholic from Melaottankadu village\nin Pattukottai in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu to the hallowed corridors of\nthe Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration as an IAS\nprobationer with Rank 101 in CSE 2017. An alcoholic father meant that much of\nthe earning burden fell on his mother and sister, who made ends meet by weaving\ncoconut fronds. When he could not pursue engineering, he decided to work to\nsupport the family. He worked as a saw mill operator for two years and did a\nbit of farming. Whatever money he could muster, he spent a portion on his\nfamily and saved some for his education. He was not prepared to let go of his\ndreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Constable\nFiroz Alam made Delhi Police proud by securing the 645th Rank in CSE 2020. His\nseniors in the force would help him by sanctioning leaves for his exam since he\nhad shared with them that he was working hard to become a senior civil servant\nby cracking the CSE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All\nof you would be at different rungs in India\u2019s socio-economic hierarchy. While\nmany of you would be financially comfortable thanks to the hard work put in by\nyour parents, some of you might be able to closely identify with the\nprotagonists of the above-mentioned stories of heroic achievements. No matter\nwhat your individual situation in life is, you can all draw inspiration from\nthese real life stories. Remember to always focus 100% on your career so that\nyou can build a golden future for yourself and be of utmost benevolent use in\nservice of your country. It is one thing to get admission in a good college and\nscore well in order to make your parents happy. It is another thing to make\nthem really proud by achieving difficult career goals. Do not merely drift\nalong in life and while away your valuable time with friends or on social\nmedia. Aim high, write down your career targets in a diary and make planned efforts\nevery day to achieve your goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Television\nchannels try to improve their Television Rating Points (TRPs) by focussing on\ndistractions like Bollywood scandals, conjectures about the consumption of\nbanned substances and the recent suicide of a popular film star. You should not\nfall prey to these games which are played on the minds of the viewers by the\nmedia. You should save yourself from wasting your valuable time in lapping up\nsilly and salacious tales which are broadcast non-stop until the next scandal\nbreaks, or is manufactured by vested interests. You should, instead, use this\ntime to work hard and build a successful career for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\nwish that you have all the focus, dedication and success in your career!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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