Civil Services Day - India - 21 April

My Dear Young Indians,

21 April was The Civil Services Day of India

This date is chosen to commemorate the day when the first home minister of independent India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the probationers of Administrative Services Officers in 1947 at Metcalf House, Delhi.

He had referred to civil servants as the Steel frame of India.

India is a democracy. The elected representatives come and go with each election.
The Civil Servants are the Permanent Executive of India.

Elected representatives meaning the Prime Minister, his council of ministers and the Parliamentarians make laws and frame policies for the country.

Implementing these policies is the responsibility of Civil Servants (sometimes referred to as Bureaucrats)

Today you may be dreaming of being an Engineer or Doctor.

The good part about Civil Services Exam is that you have to appear for it after B Tech/ MBBS/ Chartered Accountancy/ B Com./ B Sc/ BA.or any other graduation course. 

Complete your Class 12 

Complete your Graduation Studies.

Now you have to appear for Civil Services exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) संघ लोक सेवा आयोग

Various State Public Service Commissions also conduct similar examinations for their respective state.

We will focus on UPSC.

The exam conducted by UPSC is a combined exam for 24 civil services, some of which are-

Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Indian Police Service (IPS)
Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
Indian Revenue Service
Indian Audit & Account Service
…..and more

The examination conducted by UPSC is divided into three parts-
 
Preliminary Exam
Main Exam
Personality Test

These three exams together test your academic knowledge, logical aptitude, General Awareness, analytical skills and Man Management Skills.

This is a test of your overall personality.

The student who scores 99% marks in class and has now clue of the events in the world around him and has no personal view on what is happening in the society may not qualify and a 70 percenter who has adequate general awareness may qualify.

Preliminary Exam is known as Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT).

CSAT has two Question papers of Objective type.
(This means the candidate has to choose the correct answer from the choices provided. Questions are on conventional subjects as well as current events.)

Candidates who pass the Preliminary exam appear for the Main Exam.

Main Exam has 9 Question Papers of Essay type and NOT Objective.
 
Paper 1- English Language

Paper 2- Indian language of candidate’s choice.
Paper 1 and 2 are of Qualifying nature meaning that the candidate has to pass these papers but the marks would not be counted for the final result)

Paper 3 - Essay- Topics of the essay would be subjects of national and international relevance.

Paper 4-to 7 - General Studies- Questions would be on History, Geography, Indian Economy, Politics, Ethics and every subject possible.

Paper 8 & 9 - Optional subjects- Chosen by the candidate from the list of subjects offered by UPSC(along with syllabus).

Based on marks obtained in Main Exams, candidates are invited for personal interview.

Personality Test- Personal interview is the last exam.

Now, based on the merit list (list of successful candidates in descending order of marks), candidates can choose the service (IAS, IPS, IFS etc) that they wish to join.
 
 
In a nutshell, you need to be a complete personality to qualify as a civil servant.

Selected candidates undergo a 4 month Civil Services Foundation Program at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussourie, Uttarakhand.


 After the 4 month program, candidates of Indian Administrative Service continue their training here while candidates of other services move to their respective academies, for instance-

Candidates of Indian Police Service move to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad

Candidates of Indian Forest Service move to Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy in Dehradun

Candidates of Indian Foreign Service move to Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service, New Delhi

Candidates of Indian Revenue Service move to National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics , Faridabad

It is never too early to think about what you wish to do in life.  Right ?
It you start thinking about it now you will have time to work for it.
 
Think about being a Civil Servant......
इसलिए नहीं की लोग आपकी तारीफ करेंगे क्योंकि आप ऊँचे पद पर होंगे या इसलिए की आपको लाल - नीली बत्ती वाली गाडी मिलेगी

परन्तु इसलिए की आप के पास वो अवसर और अधिकार होंगे जो आपको अपने देश और समाज को सवारने का सौभाग्य देंगे

You too can be the Steel Frame of India
All the Best !

 

Dream, my Dears
Dare to Dream

Remember this…
 
DREAM is not what you see in sleep, DREAM is something which doesn't let you sleep.

 – Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam

 

 Jai Hind !

 

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