Wish you all a very happy new year

Hello, Neutralviews greets all of its readers a very happy and successful new year...I wish that all of your dreams come true in 2010. I wish that this year, each one of us will make a new promise to leave atleast one bad habit in 2009. This will make our life peaceful and full of happiness.....keep blogging....

Reply to Mr Siddhartha

Hello Mr Siddhartha, thanks for your visit on the blog.....Regarding your queries :
[1] It is not clear whether UPSC interview board has the mains marks of the candidate at the time of interview or not....It is generally assumed that they don't have it.
[2] Regarding the change of the preference of the service after the selection....It is not at all possible to change the preference after the selection...thus it is strictly advisable to fill the mains form carefully and specially the service preference very carefully...there are incidences where one candidate got rank in top twenty and was allotted Postal service due to his/her service preference.....further query is welcome...keep blogging...

Simplifying pay scale...Reply to Mr Dilip

Hello Mr Dilip, thanks for your visit on the blog...regarding your query regarding the meaning of pay scale i.e. Rs 15600-39000/- with grade pay 5400 [PB3].....according to 6th pay commission applicable to government servant, it simply means 15600 + 5400 =21000/-...This amount is the basic salary of Group A officer at the entry level...after adding other benefits one gets amount 26000/- in hand after general deductions at the entry level.....After wards there will be time bound increase in the pay in the band of 15600-39000 /-.....according to new formula, there will be several grades pay which will be added to the basic salary on the promotion....further query is welcome...keep blogging...

Wild Life attachment is over with flying colours...moving for Customs attachment...Updates from NACEN,Faridabad

Hello, We have just finished our two week Wild Life attachment with lot of enjoyment...We spent 3 days in Jim Corbet National Park...unfortunately, we have seen all the creatures but tiger...We have realised the devastating impact of men's greed on the forest ecosystem where this wild cat is no where seen....in last days we went to Nainital,Ranikhet,Mussorie,Rishikesh and Haridwar...We enjoyed 18 Km river rafting in the sacred water of Ganges...In all, our two week attachment at Dehradun was full of fun with greater sense of responsibility towards animals and illegal trade in animal parts...Now we are ready for our customs attachment at different ports of the country...keep blogging...

Interview for IFoS....Reply to Miss Anurima

Hello Miss Anurima, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about the effort....Congratulations on getting call for the interview of IFoS....Since the result of IFoS-09 has been declared quite earlier, the interview will also be expected earlier….You can start the mock interviews now…you can circulate your bio data to your friends and ask them to generate random questions on it….you can prepare the answers for these questions….I think this will be a great help for you…good luck for IFoS-09…further query is welcome…keep blogging…

Reply to Mr Gaurav

Hello Mr Gaurav, thanks for your visit on the blog.....regarding your query about IFS....yes one can bring their parents at the time of the posting in Indian mission abroad....further query is welcome...keep blogging...

Regarding IFoS...Reply to Miss Anurima

Hello Miss Anurima, thanks for your visit on the blog....I am sorry for the late reply...I was in Corbett National Park where there was no connectivity....Regarding your query, I can understand your tension....the notification for CSE-2010 will possibly come on 5th January around....as per insider information, there are some changes in the pattern of the examination and possibly in the prelims...but there is no need to worry because it will be for everybody...regarding the interview....UPSC always prefer freshers...you can attend some mock interviews this time.....It is always advisable to be yourself,truthful in front of the board...Communication and to the point answer will give the upper edge to the candidate....one can't fool the UPSC board member.....you should not worry about the board.. sometimes luck also matters....generally UPSC board is very cordial....regarding the mark sheet of top-3 candidate of IFoS, I will try to publish it on the blog as soon as possible......further query is welcome...keep blogging...

How to send query to Neutralviews....Reply to Mr Mayuresh

Hello Mr Mayuresh, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind suggestions....I am sorry for the delayed reply due to no connectivity in Jim Corbett National park where I was undergoing training....Regarding the profile of the blogger, I have written earlier on this topic also....kindly refer the old posts on this matter....regarding the method to send the query to Mr Manmauji, the one way is to click on the comment link under each post and write a comment on the space provided as you did this time....another way to send your query is to write an E-mail on neutralviews@gmail.com .....Regarding the posts starting with "Reply to XXXX", generally I try to reply individual queries regarding civil services calling the person name...If these queries are of general interest and useful then I add the name of the topic of discussion.....If you have any other new idea to reply, kindly do suggest...further query is welcome....keep blogging...

Moving to Wild Life Institute, Dehradun...updates from NACEN

Hello friends, We are moving to Wild life Institute,Dehradun for two week attachment....We are quite hopeful that we will be having great fun at WLI for 3 days trekking in Corbet....I will try to update you on further developments if connectivity permit me to do so....Besides, NACEN is ready to welcome 61st batch of IRS [C&CE] probationers for training...I extend my hearty congratulations and welcome all of them to NACEN...keep blogging..

Reply to Miss Anurima

Hello Miss Anurima, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about it...I have already written on the blog about the possible changes in CSE-2010....However you should wait for the notification for CSE-2010 which is shortly going to come....further query is welcome....keep blogging...

The training venue for 61st batch of IRS[C&CE]...Reply to Mr/Miss Anonymous

Hello Miss/Mr Anonymous, thanks for your visit on the blog...congratulations on getting in to IRS[C&CE]....Regarding the training venue for 61st batch between Faridabad and Mumbai, the board policy is every third candidate in the merit list will be sent to Mumbai....Some candidates have sent the request for change in the venue but they will be considered on case to case basis...The final list is shortly going to be published on NACEN website...I don't see any need for panic as both the venue are good for training.....As soon as any update will come,I will post it on the blog...further query is welcome..keep blogging..

Reply to Mr Dattu

Hello Mr Dattu, thanks for your visit on the blog...regarding the change in the pattern of prelims of CSE-2010 is not sure....The notification for CSE-2010 is about to come...so just wait for some more days...regarding the EOL, I don't think that any change in the prevailing system will occur in this year....So, those academies which give EOL will continue to do so...but from next year onwards, there may be complete ban on EOL....further query is welcome...keep blogging...

Procedure of Extra ordinary leave[EOL] at NADT,Nagpur...reply to Mr Sanyam Suresh Joshi

Hello Mr Sanyam Suresh Joshi, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about it…congratulations on getting in to IRS[IT]…regarding the EOL, It is true that you have to take it for full one year…you have to join NADT on the specified date after FC….after the joining you can apply for EOL….there may be possibility that EOL will not be granted but I think it is remote this year…the new rules will be applicable from next year if at all any…..for updates and joining instructions, you should visit NADT website…So don’t worry about it…regarding the arrears, I am not sure but I think you will get all those arrears only next year when you will join with your juniors…further query is welcome...keep blogging...

Preparation for joining NACEN....Reply to Mr Dattu & Miss/Mr Anonymous

Hello Mr Dattu & Miss/Mr Anonymous, thanks for your visits on the blog and kind words about it...congratulations on getting in to prestigious IRS[C&CE].....Regarding the joining letters from MOF, you are going to get those letters very soon...in case you don't get, no need to worry, you can directly come to academy and can complete the joining formalities...Regarding the training, It is going to be conducted at NACEN,Faridabad and Mumbai....the list will be published very soon on NACEN website [http://nacen.gov.in]....Regarding the cloth requirement, there is no separate requirement.....you can have formal clothes, suite, etc....NACEN will provide service tie, two T-shirts and Trek Suit at the time of joining....Regarding the leave, you can avail the leave provisions in between the training schedule.....You will have real fun and of course you can visit your home also....in fact you can choose the places for your field training near your home.....further query is welcome....keep blogging....

Reply to Mr Harsh

Hello Mr Harsh, thanks for your visit on the blog...Regarding the answer writing skills, I have written some blogs on it. You can search it in the blog. There are no short cuts in this matter. You should read news papers carefully and try to write the articles in your own words regularly. This way you can improve your writing skills. Regarding the grammatical errors, you can follow any 10th standard English grammar book....further query is welcome...keep blogging..

Quantum jump in Intakes in various services...Good opportunity for CSE-2010 aspirants

Hello Dear CSE aspirants, I have a good news for all of you....According to the confirmed sources, Dopt is agreed to recruit officers in large numbers to IAS,IPS,IRS[IT] and IRS[C&CE]....for the next 3 to 4 years, the intake in these services are expected to be very high.....IRS[IT] may have more than 170 seats and IRS[C&CE] more than 180...the same pattern will be in other services...It is a possibility that from CSE-2010 onwards , Foundation course will be conducted at LBSNAA, MCR HRD, Hyderabad and NADT, Nagpur to accommodate the huge numbers....this will definitely give huge respite to the millions of CSE aspirants...I wish a good luck to all of them for their next attempt....However, I warn to all of you to get ready to face any drastic change in the pattern of CSE exam which can happen at any point of time....few changes I have already mentioned in my previous blogs.....keep blogging...

Reply to Mr Dattaprasad shirsat

Hello Mr Dattaprasad shirsat, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about it...congratulations for getting in to civil services...For the preparation leave, I don't think that your academy will allow it....still I will confirm it and will write to you accordingly....In case you get extra ordinary leave as in IRS[IT], you will not get the salary for this period and though you will not loose the seniority but you will have to attend the training with your juniors....good luck for CSE-2010....further query is welcome...keep blogging....

Reply to Miss/Mr Anonymous

Hello Miss/Mr Anonymous, thanks for your visit on the blog.....Regarding the training at NACEN, It will commence probably from 7 days after the completion of the FC...you should constantly visit the NACEN website for the joining instructions and exact dates....Academy is in the process for 61st Batch training......further query is welcome...keep blogging...

Reply to Mr/Miss Anonymous

Hello Miss/Mr Anonymous, thanks for your visit on the blog....one can definitely file RTI for not getting in to IAS/IPS despite the good rank only to Dopt as UPSC does not have any role in allocation of the services....This generally does not happen..there may be some medical ground for it.....further query is welcome..keep blogging...

About IFS...reply to Mr Wannabe Diplomat

Hello Mr Wannabe Diplomat, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about it...regarding your query I will try to answer one by one:
[1] After the long probation, IFS officer is attached with one of the embassy depending on the language specialisation he/she got during the probation.
[2] Regarding the work load, It is not as compared with IAS and IPS but of course with huge responsibility.....It depends on the country where you will work. In the present times, the work load is increasing as India is having large trade with several country.
[3] I don't have the exact salary figure at Germany.
[4] Generally, posting is done on the option taken by probationer during training along with language specialisation.....UPSC rank, qualification and other academic records also matters...though at senior level, one can be posted at any place with due political consideration...
[5] Since IFS training is long enough so probationer keep their spouse with them.
[6] Seats in IFS is generally within 20-40 range....due to increasing Indian clout in international affairs, seats are expected to be increased in coming years but not like IAS and IPS.
[7] There is a huge scope in IFS for study leave and other higher courses at international institutions. GOI does provide scholarships and sponsor these degrees along with a bond.
[8]The safe rank is with in 80 in general category though depends on the vacancies in a particular year in IAS and IFS.
I hope I am able to reply atleast some of your queries...further query is welcome...keep blogging...

Reply to Miss Preeti Nigam and Miss/Mr Anonymous

Hello Miss Preeti Nigam and Miss/Mr Anonymous, thanks for your visits on the blog.....Regarding the management optional, I don't know any body who appeared this year from this optional....you can wait for some time...UPSC may upload all the question papers on its website www.upsc.gov.in or in next few months unsolved will come in the market..you can also contact to any coaching institute e.g Vaji Ram & Ravi or Sri Ram, they can help you in this aspect.
Regarding the changes in the Civil Services, Dopt can deny extra ordinary leaves at any stage because leaves are not the rights, they can be denied by the government...still, We can't say anything regrading the proposed changes, you should wait for the notification in December....further query is welcome...keep blogging....

The proposed changes in Civil services and CSE[Pre]-2010...reply to Miss/Mr Anonymous

Hello Miss/ Mr Anonymous, It is true that UPSC has proposed some drastic changes in the pattern in CSE examination....It is quite possible that these changes may apply from CSE-2010....so be prepared for it...as they did in the case of negative marking, they can implement it too.....The Dopt and UPSC now has same line of thought regarding the reforms in CSE thus it is quite possible that the reforms may be implemented very fast....According to confirm sources, one high level meeting was held at LBSNAA, Mussorie last month where all the DGs of training academies were participated...The consensus was formed regarding the changes in the service conditions in Civil services. The proposed changes are as follows:
[1] Foundation course [FC] is going to be mandatory
[2] Once the candidate join any service, He/She will not be allowed to sit for next CSE i.e you can not appear for rank improvement after the selection.
Thus, the reforms in CSE are quite imminent and drastic...I appeal to all CSE aspirants to gear them self to face these changes...though some of the changes are quite beneficial to the serious, meritorious and hard working candidates....further query is welcome...keep blogging...

The impact of large 61st batch of IRS[C&CE] on IRS training.....Reply to Miss/Mr Anonymous

Hello Miss/Mr Anonymous, thanks for your visit on the blog...congratulations on getting in to IRS[C&CE]....Regarding the apprehensions,though I have written earlier as well ,still.... they are quite baseless....It is true that your batch size is big and there are fewer seats at the top...but it is true for every service....In IRS, the restructuring is in pipeline...there will be more commissionerates so greater chances of promotions for you....Regarding the jurisdictions, the upcoming GST and prevailing economic conditions triggers immense work load, there is a need of smaller divisions for better efficiency...GST will further increase the area as several state taxes will be under IRS[C&CE].....regarding the training, there is no need to worry about it...though you may not know all your batch mates.....besides, you will stay for only 5 and 1/2 months in academy in full probation period, the rest of the time you will move across the country for field training...so just enjoy your FC and IRS service.....further query is welcome...keep blogging....

Reply to Mr Lakshay Gupta

Hello Mr Lakshay Gupta, thanks for your visit on the blog and congratulations on getting in to IRS[C&CE]...regarding the family accommodation in Faridabad, since your batch is being divided in to two due to large size....there may be some problem for you in family accommodation.....Though, there is no official permission to stay with spouse during probation in any service still your seniors in IRS[C&CE] got the family accommodation in Type-2 and Type-1 quarters having kitchen.....In Mumbai, since academy is very small, you will not get family accommodation.....further query is welcome...keep blogging...

Reply to Mr/Miss Anonymous

Hello Miss/Mr Anonymous, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about it....thank for your valuable suggestions.....regarding the question papers, you can wait for some time....Chronicle and wizard magazine will publish question papers with answers.....may be next month these question papers will be available on UPSC website also under previous years question papers link.....Regarding the blog arrangement, I have already classified and made links of all the postings in the left side corner.....you can click on those links according to your query.....further I will try to simplify and decongest it as far as possible....further query is welcome...keep blogging....

Reply to Mr Dilip

Hello Mr Dilip, thanks for your visit on the blog....Kindly go through the old postings on the blog..I have written about IAS Vs IFoS....as both are all India services, both are enjoying all the perks and facilities....further query is welcome...keep blogging....

Reply to Mr Shailesh

Hello Mr Shailesh,thanks for your visit on the blog and congratulations on getting in to IRS[IT]...you can very well appear from NADT while doing professional training but you will have paucity of time...as your schedule will be very hectic there...you will be required to attend classes from 9 am to 5 pm...but still you can appear from there....good luck...further query is welcome...keep blogging...

Reply to Mr Pradnyasheel

Hello Mr Pradnyasheel, thanks for your visit on the blog....I think your approach to Essay is quite good....There is no best way to write any Essay in UPSC...different people have different ways to attempt it.....so just wait for the mark sheet.....still the UPSC marks are not the exact indicator of the quality of Essay.....further query is welcome....good luck for the exam...keep blogging...

Reply to Mr P. Shanker

Hello Mr P. Shanker, thanks for your visit on the blog.....regarding your query, UPSC has the minimum qualification of graduation...thus I don't think that this small problem will matter to ?UPSC...still for your satisfaction, you can go for the name correction......further query is welcome...keep blogging...

Some key words for Public Adm paper for CSE-09 mains….Reply to Mr Rajesh

Hello Mr Rajesh, thanks for your visit on the blog…regarding the key words in optional specially in Public administration, It is advisable to go through the Laxmikant guide on PA….you can see all the highlighted words given in this book….some key words e.g. privatization, RTI, Good governance, decentralization, bottom up approach, peoples participation, civil society, quick-fix solutions, one size fit all approach, NPA, NPM , small state, nanny state, democracy, Janata darbar, single window, SWOT analysis, localism, globalization, rural-urban divide, digital divide, etc can be extensively used in Public ad paper…..further query is welcome…good luck for CSE-09…..keep blogging…

Essay topics of CSE-09 mains…..Reply to Miss Divya

Hello Miss Divya, thanks for your visit on the blog….I will be publishing the GS papers of CSE-09 for your reference very soon…..I am publishing the Essay topics of CSE-09 ‘Essay Paper’
[1]Are our traditional handicrafts doomed to a slow death?
[2] Are we a ‘soft’ state?
[3] “The focus of health care is increasingly getting skewed towards the ‘haves’ of our society.”
[4] “Good fences make good neighbours .”
[5] ‘Globalism’ Vs ‘Nationalism’
Good luck for CSE-2010…further query is welcome…keep blogging…

Drastic change in General Studies pattern….Don’t loose hope

Today, CSE-09 mains conducted by UPSC has started with a bang….GS paper was a big surprise to most of the candidates….As UPSC known for its unpredictability, It has changed the pattern of both the paper substantially…all the predictions proved wrong….The number of questions and the relative weightage of the sections were completely absent….Some thought that it is a deliberate policy of UPSC to undermine the importance of coaching institutes which have been proliferated by leaps and bound in recent years….but, I doubt whether it really minimize the need of coaching institutes in the preparation for UPSC exam…with the level of unpredictability and difficulty, coaching institutes will proliferate further….It will also hamper the chances of rural background people to enter in to CSE….but one thing is sure that now candidates will be forced to read extensively as selective reading won’t help….it is a good trend in this sense.
I advise all the appearing candidates to not to loose hope as optionals and essay papers are still do be attempted..as the competition is relative, so if it is touch and unpredictable, it is for all…so just do your best in remaining papers and wait for the result…good luck…keep blogging….

Wishing best of luck to all candidates for CSE-09 mains

Hello everybody, I wish all the very best and good luck to all the aspirants going to appear for CSE-09 mains starting from 23rd Oct.....for most of them, there may be high level of tension and un easiness....but, it is natural and every successful candidate has undergone this temporal trauma.....so just try to maintain cool and calmness....do breathing excercise, take lot of water and pray to God for better time ahead....Once again, I wish good luck....keep blogging....

The bifurcation of IRS[C&CE] 62nd batch for training....Reply to Mr PR Jumle

Hello Mr PR Jumle, thanks for your visit on the blog….It is true that NACEN authority has changed its previous decision to conduct the IRS training at NACEN only…..due to space constraint, now it has been decided to conduct the training schedule at Faridabad and Mumbai….The exact modus operandi is not known….probably , authority will decide who will go where….the officer trainees has to shuttle between NACEN Faridabad and Mumbai….Probably, at NACEN, Faridabad, central excise, narcotics and service tax module will be conducted….and at Mumbai, customs module will be conducted…thus there will be a change of place after the completion of the respective module….but, since the total duration of academy module is very less, so there won’t be too much problem….you have to visit several field offices as an attachment…It is just an intelligent guess, I am not sure about the exact details….I will post the updates as soon as I get some latest information about the training schedule….so till then just enjoy the IRS[C&CE] training which is the best in any case among all the central services…further query is welcome…keep blogging….

Reply to Mr Dilip

Hello Mr Dilip, thanks for your visit on the blog….You rightly said that IFS is getting overseas allowances in US $...besides,IFS officers are allowed to take their families along with them at the place of postings…Regarding the current affairs, I have replied you previously also…you are on the right track…the months which you are mentioned are correct…Refer the magazine of the period which you have rightly mentioned…further query is welcome…keep blogging….

All about Doha round of WTO…Reply to Mr Rajesh

As requested by Mr Rajesh, I am trying my best to present the complex issue of Doha round in simplified manner……
WTO got in to shape after the Uruguay Round [1986-93] under the system of GATT [general agreement on tariffs and trade] in Jan 1995…..GATT came in to existence in 1948 and India was a founder member of it…..Uruguay round was the 8th round of discussion under GATT…[the term ‘round’ indicates the negotiations entered around a specific set of issues over a period of few year leading to agreement among members]….in brief Uruguay round was collapsed due to differences between developed and developing nations thus DG of GATT Mr Arthur Dunkel came out with a compilation to break the deadlock and finally signed by the member nations in the form of Marrakesh Treaty….It includes the issues of :
[1] Market access
[2] Agriculture
[3] Textiles
[4]TRIMS [trade related investment measures]
[5]TRIPS [trade related intellectual property rights]
[6] Trade in services
[7] Institutional matters
Since 1995, WTO began its work and held so far 7 rounds of discussions known as ministerial conference at Singapore, Geneva, Seattle, Doha [capital of Qatar], Cancun [Mexico] and Hongkong and Geneva…..Singapore issue includes labour standard, investment & competition, IT and international trade in textiles, etc….India opposed the inclusion of labour issues in WTO which it claimed the ambit of ILO….the four major issue outlined in Singapore round are:
[1]Trade facilitation [Developing nations agree on it as it includes procedural matter]
[2]Competition policy
[3] Transparency in government procurement
[4] Investment
Geneva and Seattle meet did not yield any result due to large differences between developed and developing block…It is in fact the fight between vested interest of two opposing block….finally Doha round of trade talks began in 2001….It is also called the Doha development round as it promised to address the issues that are important to developing nations like India…..Developing countries believed that the issue of AOA [ agreement on agriculture which includes ‘(1)domestic support ‘in the form of Green box, Amber box which is trade distorting and Blue box (2)export subsidies and (3)market access], TRIPS and GATS [general agreement on trade in services] are unfavorable to them and have pro developed bias.
Thus to pacify developing nations Doha round aims at further liberalization of international trade in Agriculture, Industry and services….Developing nations demand to slash the agricultural subsidies by US and reduction in tariffs on agriculture goods by EU…since developing nations has cost effective agriculture as compared to developed but due to subsidies developing nations are not able to export to developed nations…….while developed nations demands the opening up of the market of developing nations under NAMA i.e. non agricultural goods and market access where developed has upper edge…..Besides, developed nations also demand liberalization of services sector in the fields of education, legal advice and insurance…..
Due to these competeting claims and conflict of interest, Doha round is still not complete and successive ministerial conference at Cancun, Hong Kong and Geneva were collapsed as poor countries are not willing to heed the demands of developed nations on the issue of NAMA till their demand on agriculture subsidy and tariff cut were met…….Due to the failure of successive WTO talks, countries are now prefering to have PTA [preferrential trade agreement], FTA[ free trade area] or RTA[regional trade area], etc as an alternative trade arrangement till the finalisation of WTO talk.
I hope, I am successful in clearing the cloud of confusion on Doha round and now you will be able to understand the Doha round fully….further query is welcome…keep blogging….

All about WTO and Doha round …Important for CSE-09 mains....Reply to Mr Rajesh

As requested by Mr Rajesh, I am trying my best to present the complex issue of Doha round in simplified manner……
WTO got in to shape after the Uruguay Round [1986-93] under the system of GATT [general agreement on tariffs and trade] in Jan 1995…..GATT came in to existence in 1948 and India was a founder member of it…..Uruguay round was the 8th round of discussion under GATT…[the term ‘round’ indicates the negotiations entered around a specific set of issues over a period of few year leading to agreement among members]….in brief Uruguay round was collapsed due to differences between developed and developing nations thus DG of GATT Mr Arthur Dunkel came out with a compilation to break the deadlock and finally signed by the member nations in the form of Marrakesh Treaty….It includes the issues of :
[1] Market access
[2] Agriculture
[3] Textiles
[4]TRIMS [trade related investment measures]
[5]TRIPS [trade related intellectual property rights]
[6] Trade in services
[7] Institutional matters
Since 1995, WTO began its work and held so far 7 rounds of discussions known as ministerial conference at Singapore, Geneva, Seattle, Doha [capital of Qatar], Cancun [Mexico] and Hongkong and Geneva…..Singapore issue includes labour standard, investment & competition, IT and international trade in textiles, etc….India opposed the inclusion of labour issues in WTO which it claimed the ambit of ILO….the four major issues outlined in Singapore round are:
[1]Trade facilitation [Developing nations agree on it as it includes procedural matter]
[2]Competition policy
[3] Transparency in government procurement
[4] Investment
Geneva and Seattle meet did not yield any result due to large differences between developed and developing block…It is in fact the fight between vested interest of two opposing block….finally Doha round of trade talks began in 2001….It is also called the Doha development round as it promised to address the issues that are important to developing nations like India…..Developing countries believed that the issue of AOA [ agreement on agriculture which includes ‘(1)domestic support ‘in the form of Green box, Amber box which is trade distorting and Blue box (2)export subsidies and (3)market access], TRIPS and GATS [general agreement on trade in services] are unfavorable to them and have pro developed bias.
Thus to pacify developing nations Doha round aims at further liberalization of international trade in Agriculture, Industry and services….Developing nations demand to slash the agricultural subsidies by US and reduction in tariffs on agriculture goods by EU…since developing nations has cost effective agriculture as compared to developed but due to subsidies developing nations are not able to export to developed nations…….while developed nations demand the opening up of the market of developing nations under NAMA i.e. non agricultural goods and market access where developed has upper edge…..Besides, developed nations also demand liberalization of services sector in the fields of education, legal advice and insurance…..
Due to these competing claims and conflict of interest, Doha round is still not complete and successive ministerial conference at Cancun, Hong Kong and Geneva were collapsed as poor countries are not willing to heed the demands of developed nations on the issue of NAMA till their demand on agriculture subsidy and tariff cut were met…….
I hope, I am successful in clearing the cloud of confusion on Doha round and now you will be able to understand the Doha round fully….further query is welcome…keep blogging….

Some tips for CSE-09 mains.... Reply to Mr Rajesh

Hello Mr Rajesh,thanks for your visit on the blog….you need not draw the line on top and bottom of every page….you should draw line after finishing one question which indicates the completion of an answer…It is mentioned on the instructions on answer sheet itself….regarding colours of pen, it is advisable to use only black and blue…though you can use other colours except red….you can use pencil to draw chart on pub ad or any other optional…..regarding current affairs, It will be misleading to post some topics on the blog…It is advisable to go through vaji ram notes for current affairs along with selective topics from either wizard mains issue or spectrum current affairs…regarding Doha round, Interaction has published very good economy notes …you can refer it for greater understanding….for UN’s MDG goal, for mains you need to remember only key words which can be remembered with the help of acronym ‘ DGP2M2E2’….for details you can go through wizard…further query is welcome…all the best for CSE-09 mains exam…keep blogging…

IFS Vs other services.....Reply to Mr Dilip

Hello Mr Dilip, thanks for your visit on the blog….I have written on IAS Vs IFS in my previous blog…you can refer those postings for greater understanding for the recent trends….still, IFS is quite good in terms of pay package and life style…but candidates prefer IAS and other services over it due to abroad postings in IFS….you rightly mentioned that many high profile people belongs to IFS….you get ample opportunities to meet very high profile people….you have very high standard quality life in IFS…but it depends on individual choices at the end of the day….further query is welcome…keep logging…

IAS Vs IRS [C&CE] pay package...reply to Mr/Miss Anonymous

Hello Mr /Miss Anonymous , thanks for your visit on the blog…..Congratulations for getting in to prestigious IRS[C&CE]…..regarding your query, the pay package for group ‘A’ posts is same for all the services including IAS…but the chances of promotion are quite fast in IAS and hence better pay package in later years for IAS as suggested by 6th pay commission…in this sense, IAS has better pay package at senior level compared to IPS and any other services….in fact it was quite demoralizing for the officers who were selected through same process but having different pay packages at senior level with same number of service years…in fact all the services except IAS have made the representation before 6th pay commission but of no avail….but I feel that money is not the only motivating factor as vindicated by several human relations theories….If you enjoy your work, every service has good pay package and career advancement opportunities….regarding your other query, since your batch is huge in size and your senior batch [2008] is also big…there may be some problem of promotion..but restructuring in the department is in the pipe line along with the coming GST, I hope that various new chief commissionerate will come up and hence the problem of promotion will not be there after few years….further query is welcome…keep blogging….

Audacious serial Bomb blasts in Pakistan

Today, once again, Pakistan is under the attack of Taliban terrorists…Its two main cities Lahore and Peshawar have faced this mindless violence [42 died and more than 50 injured]….We have seen such violence few days back when Army Head quarter was attacked by Taliban….If we see the demographic and physio graphic composition of Pakistan then we can understand the prevailing condition…..Pakistan is merely an amalgamation of Baluchistan, Sind, Punjab and N-W frontier province with unique history, problems, ideals and demography which prevents the development of national feeling and commonness….Besides, Army has domination in every walk of life of Pakistan be it socio-cultural, economic or political…This lead to the weak control of civilian power over the affairs of Pakistan….The present condition of Pakistan is also the result of the policies followed by it to destabilize India through low key war in J&K and ISI support to terrorist attack in various parts of India…In fact, Pakistan is now facing the back fire by the child which he has reared since long [just like US faced ]…..Now, it is a high time for Pakistan political authorities to realize their faulty policies and change the course of action…It should start an all out effort to flush out the terrorists and their infrastructure along with the complete stoppage of support from ISI…Though it is going to be very difficult for them due to long time associations with terrorists, strategic interest of Pak army and vested interest of fundamentalist groups flourishing in Pakistan….Pakistan along with the world bodies must act collaboratively to stop the funding to these terrorist groups along with a massive men hunt and crack down on their training camps….This will help in ensuring world peace and inclusive growth…..At the end I express my sincere feelings to the common people of Pakistan whose family members, relatives or friends have died in these attacks…..keep blogging….

Impact of GST on IRS[C&CE]....Reply to Mr Pradnyasheel Jumle

Hello Mr Pradnyasheel Jumle, thanks for your visit on the blog...congratulations on getting in to IRS[C&CE].....GST stands for proposed goods and service tax by central government by combining excise,service tax,sales tax, etc.....Though the exact tax structure is still not clear as deliberations and discussions are going on....It will take some time to know the clear picture and its impact on central services...but from the preliminary idea, it will boost the scope of IRS[C&CE] as there will be dual GST collected by centre and state....due to GST,IRS[C&CE] will have its say and power on various erstwhile exclusive state taxes e.g sales tax, entertainment tax, state excise, etc.....thus I think there is no need to worry about GST...regarding the restructuring of IRS[C&CE], it will remain a central service thus no state cadre...though there will be restructuring of the service by the creation of numerous chief commissionarate...this will further boost up the chances of promotion of IRS[C&CE] officials.....further query is welcome...keep blogging....

Reply to Mr/Miss Anonymous

Hello Mr/Miss Anonymous,thanks for your visit on the blog….congratulations for being selected in CSE-2008…..Regarding your query,NIFM has very beautiful campus with all the modern facilities….Very good ,big and well furnished Family quarters are also available for the married probationers depending on the demand and supply equation….Regarding the leave, you will be entitled for various kinds of leaves which you can avail at any point of time....further query is welcome…keep blogging….

Reply to Mr P.Shanker

Hello Mr P.Shanker, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about it....I sincerely thanks for your co-operation to promote this blog ...I am looking forward for more enriched articles from your side.....regarding your last comment,Public administration indeed require this type of live examples to be quoted according to the context....I hope other readers of the blog are also able to pick this technique from the blog post...keep blogging....

HOW FOOL PROOF IS INDIA’S DISASTER MANAGEMENT……Reply to Mr P.Shanker

Mr P. Shanker wrote:
Dear Mr Manmauji,
I appreciate the humane concern of all the bloggers who have empathize with the plights of all the innocent people who have not only loss the lives and assets but also have become a victim of the devastating floods occurred in southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra..
I don’t want to go far back in history but just in April 2009 when India achieved another laurel by putting up RISAT-2 in space by PSLV-C12. RISAT-2 was presumed to be an all weather satellite capable of taking images of earth during day, night and cloudy conditions. It was termed as an “all weather spy satellite”. The basic purpose of RISAT-2 was to enhance India’s capability in earth observation especially during floods, cyclones, landslides and disaster management.
My question to all the readers of this blog is that have RISAT-2 been able to provide its required purpose of enhancing India’s capability in disaster management. Are we able to offer time help to all the victims who are fighting with their destiny? Are we still relying on “fire-fight approach” on disaster management? What we have learned from December 2004 tsunami which took away Indira Point from us?
It is evident that India is vulnerable to various natural disaster management on account of its geo-climatic conditions. There are various disaster management authorities, national policies and programmes to tackle with this unforeseen evil. How far they have been able to prevent this or provide timely relief.

Neutralviews :
Hello Mr P. Shanker, thanks for your visit on the blog…..I wish that you continue to send articles like this one to enrich me as well as the dear readers of this blog…. you rightly mentioned the drawbacks in India’s disaster management which is evident from the current crisis….It is true that We have state of the art technology and adequate number of satellites in the sky but the problem is of the dissemination of the information received and coordination between the plethora of the agencies exist…The lack of the co-ordination between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh government can be evident from the allegations made by the TRS Chief [Telangana Rashtra Samiti] [published in THE Hindu,Page-14, Oct8,2009]….the co-ordination problem is all pervasive in India’s institutional arrangement be it IB,CBI,CID,RAW and home ministry on intelligence issue which was evident at numerous occasions…to solve it, incumbent home minister has made some institutional arrangement to share the real time intelligence and quick dissemination to all the stake holders…This type of arrangement can be made for disaster management too….keep blogging…..

Guidelines for filling the first page of CSE mains answersheet….. Reply to Mr Rajesh

Hello Mr Rajesh, thanks for your visit on the blog….you have a valid doubt which many of the CSE candidates have…The right way is…as soon as you get the answer booklet , fill the questioner number column starting from 1 to 8 [in optional] and up to 12 or 15 [in GS] or depending on the number of questions you have in the question paper…..then fill the page number according to the attempt e.g. If you start with Q 3, then write in page no. column 1 in front of Q no 3 row….this will save your time…..no need to write page numbers separately for the sub parts of a question as it is advisable to attempt all the sub parts of a single question at one place e.g. if Q 4 contains 4[a],[b] &[c] part and you start it at page no-8, then write only 8 in page no column in front of Q 4 row….Always remember to draw a line after the completion of a answer and start new answer on fresh page….I hope I have made my point clearly…further query is welcome…keep blogging….

Institutes for Economis & Commerce optionals...Reply to Miss kritika Batra

Hello Miss kritika Batra, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about it….You rightly mentioned that Commerce and Economics are rare optional…..There are few institutes in Delhi which are providing guidance in these optional e.g. for commerce Vaji Ram & Ravi and RS Agarwal in Ranker’s classes [Kings way camp] and for Economics, Axiom in Rajinder Nagar…..However you need to check the veracity of the faculty available by attending introductory classes…Besides, you can regularly go through The Hindu news paper where all these Institutes are placing their advertisement and their future programmes, contact numbers, etc…..good luck for CSE-2011….further query is welcome…keep blogging…

Few tips on answer writing skills for CSE-09 Mains.....Reply to Mr Rajesh

Hello Mr Rajesh, thanks for your visit on the blog…Regarding the answer writing skills in mains…few things should be kept in mind:
[1] Answer should be strictly according to the question….for e.g. if question is on impact of PRI [Panchayati Raj] on silent social revolution comes….then focus only social aspects of PRI provisions with some live examples…no need to write on the provisions of Election commission, Finance commission, etc…..answers in General studies should be written straight forwardly e.g Discuss 3 stage nuclear power programme of India?….Answer should start as follows: India’s 3 stage power programme is as follows…stage [1]…stage [2]…stage [3]…no need of intro…you can write few lines in conclusion…..The answer can be in the form of points [in GS specially] or paragraph or points and paragraphs depending on the content and time availability.
[2] Language should be simple and writing should be neat and clean with minimum cutting.
[3] Focus on content rather than size of the answers.
[4]For socio, pub ad or any other optional, figures, maps or diagrams can be inserted only if context, situation and matter demands so…unnecessary diagrams and figures may harm your chance.
[5] Underlining of the key points and concepts can be done with the same ink or different ink…butt it should not be too much as it is a time consuming process.
[6] Selection of the questions is very important…choose easy and straight questions or those on which you have enough content…no need to select question out of the box….
[7] last but not the least, maintain your cool and calm during the examination hour as creativity comes in tranquil mind…..even if some questions or some papers get spoiled, don’t loose the battle….miracles happen in UPSC….
Further query is welcome…good luck for CSE-2009 mains….keep blogging……

Reply to Mr Srinivas

Hello Mr Srinivas, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about the post….thanks for updating my knowledge about the flood situation….I wish that you will constantly update me as well as our dear readers of the blog about the relief and rehabilitation measures undergoing in the flood affected areas….keep blogging…..

Reply to Mr Dilip

Hello Mr Dilip, thanks for your visit on the blog….you said rightly about the duration of the magazine…..apart from the regular issue, you can buy bumper issue of the magazine and regular study of the news papers e.g. The Hindu, Times of India and Hindustan Times will be a great help at the both the stage of the examination…..further query is welcome…keep blogging….

My heart is coming out……Devastating flood in India

From last few days I am not at peace….I am quite disturbed when I read and saw the pictures of devastating floods in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra….My tranquility has been disturbed specially when I came to know that Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh has been collapsed and destroyed completely……I have special emotional bondage with the Guntur…..As an IRS probationer, Government of India sent me for a ten days sensitization programme i.e. ‘Village visit’ in 75,Tyrralu village of District Guntur…..We went by Bus….I saw the beauty and prosperous landscape of the country side of Andhra Pradesh….We were kindly received by the DM and SP of the District….It was really a nice feeling on the first encounter of the district head quarter and its officials after becoming a bureaucrat….All was well organized…..along with the senior officials, Block development officer [BDO] and Panchayat secretary were present who took us to the 75,Tyrralu village….It was a well developed, literate, peaceful, clean and properly sanitized , fortunate to have piped water supply and lift irrigation, English medium residential school and 108 emergency medical service village along with [of course] some prevailing general problems which almost all the villages of India have e.g. caste discrimination, separation of hamlets of SC and ST population form main village, relative deprivation, high caste domination ,etc….The Panchayat secretary Mr Srinivasn and BDO were very co-operative….We took shelter in the Panchayat Bhavan having toilets, electricity connection and 24*7 water supply with very less mosquito menace….All in all, I found the village as an Ideal village [Pictures of this village can be seen in previous blog postings] .
Today, due to flood, all is lost…I don’t know the real situation but can easily guess the plight of the villagers there….since there was no nearby upland, I am doubtful about the survival of human and cattle resources of this village .….I am doubtful about the future of the lonely old lady living in ST colony whose source of income was weaving of mats from locally available raw material….I am doubtful about the future of numerous kids in ST colony who were fighting with each other to stand in the front row and asked me several times to take their photographs from my digital camera…..My heart is coming out…..
When I closed my eyes….all the incidences vividly moves just like a movie…..I paused to re look about the disaster management machinery of our country…Is it efficient, capable and sufficient for the disaster of this magnitude and the vast size of mother India….I doubt….though we have, National disaster management authority at place with all pomp and show….but whether it is delivering at this crucial juncture….I think We need to re-assess, re-evaluate and critically analyse the efficacy of the system in place…We need to have disaster mitigation as well as disaster response fund and strategy at macro, meso and micro levels for the quick response at the time of crisis….Though ,we cannot make country disaster proof but definitely We can chalk out some strategy, plans and programmes to minimize the colossal lose to men and material…..With the proper co-ordination, synergy among all the stake holders and extensive usage of IT, satellites data and regional planning, we can make the life of common people safer and happy.
I hope the people of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra will come out very soon from the bad memories of today and keep on moving for a brighter and prosperous future….Besides, I express my feelings to the people of Indonesia and Philippines and Samoa Island[US] who have suffered a severe jolt from the cruel hands of geo-morphological phenomena i.e. Earthquake and Tsunami very recently…..keep blogging…..

Reply to Mr Anonymous

Hello Mr Anonymous [Mr Educator], thanks for your visit on the blog…..I really appreciate your hard effort and dedication in the service of the nation….As asked by you, I have sent your reply to Mr P.Shanker directly…..I appreciate the frank views of the blogging community….I liked your previous message and thought to be useful for other CSE aspirants…that is why, I posted it on the blog….unfortunately, It has triggered controversy….I personally appeal to all the dear, prized and precious readers of this blog that kindly don’t take anything personally regarding any posts or comments published on this blog…as the policy and motto of the Neutralviews suggests, it is a public platform to discuss, debate and get and suggest direction from objective and neutral perspective….I publish all the comments, postings received by me in their original forms without any editing [unless directed to not to publish on the blog]….you can easily see several pejorative comments on the posts….but indeed, it is the theme behind the creation of the idea of blogging….I wish that you shall continue to send your valuable inputs to the benefit of this blog and its vast readers….keep blogging…..

Reply to Mr Dilip

Hello Mr Dilip, thanks for your visit on the blog….regarding the vacancies in CSE-2009, It is expected to be around 900 taken in to account the numbers appearing in CSE-2009 mains….The number of seats in CSE-2010 is also expected to be high…but it hardly matters as you require only one to be a successful candidate…good luck…further query is welcome…keep blogging…..

An E-Mail from Mr P.Shankar..... Reply to Mr P.Shankar.....

Hello Mr P.Shankar, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about it...I am publishing your mail as asked by you for a healthy debate and the enlightenment for the CSE aspirants....keep blogging.....
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REPLY TO MR. EDUCATOR
Dear Mr. Educator,
I appreciate your concern for my query and a quick expert comment which was very much expected from any layman educator because you simply failed to study my intense analysis inherent in my question put up to neutralviews of improving one’s performance in CSE.I am a bit surprised that an educator did not understand my question who boasts that he has literally taught students and on the other had we have Mr. Manmauji who is a part of virtual world in educating successful and aspiring CSE aspirants and has never made a deliberate attempt to disclose his identity on the lines of neutrality and anonymity. Well, what all I can say is that UPSC is very much capable of identifying great talents and one amongst many is Mr. Manmauji.

Here is a short reply of your analysis of my query:

(1)Indeed neutralviews is a platform where not only CSE aspirants but also those hardworking fortunate individuals who get through this coveted exams ask about their queries which consists of the nature and type of service, training schedule, their day to day activities,etc. Thus, it is an unique junction of all aspiring and successful bureaucrats. Hence, neutralviews can not only be judged in terms of "number of queries" it gets. For me it would be an under evaluation of a great person's selfless effort who apart from his training and other day to day activities takes out precious time in replying our doubts.
(2)You also mentioned to offer a reply in neutralviews's way which is far away from the principal on which neutralviews operates because neutralviwes's reply is always positive, optimistic, to the point, and gives very less room to further generate queries from his reply and to a larger extent Mr. Manmauji is also able to provide an appropriate reply to each and every query in a way which solve the doubts of persons concerned. Your reply is full of value-judgments (dos and don’ts).You have presumed that all aspirants waste their time in figuring out a 'formula' which is a great generalization and a vagueness personified. As Mr. Manmauji has rightly pointed that at the end of a day "number matters a lot".
(3)You are also not fully right is stating that all students opt for IAS as their first service preference. Let me tell you that quite a lot prefer for IPS,IFS,IRS(IT),and even IAAS as their first service preference. You can go through "Pratiyogita Darpan" and find out the facts yourself and various other articles are available on Internet suggesting that changing trend. Here, again your argument fell in stereotyping.
(4)Gone are those days when a person used to work tirelessly and spend days and nights in studying each and everything just to gain knowledge without even thinking of the end result. The yearlong process of CSE exam compels the individual to have some fallback career option not only for his/her own sake but also for those who are dependent on them. Probably you will agree with me that CSE aspirants are made up of various categories- well-to-do families, upper-middle class, lower-middle class and lower class. My basis of this classification is solely based on the financial status of the person and his/her family members. Thus, one can not study for CSE in an intellectual and scholarly manner and afford for arm-chair discussions .CSE aspirants needs to know from each and every walks of life in a generalist way without philosophizing and complicating things. Thus one can gain knowledge to empower but should draw the line as well where it exceeds. You have rightly said that students learn when they have a reason.
(5)Should I presume that being an educator you have read about School Culture-Rituals and Ceremonies, about J.Krishnamurty(a great educator of India,KFI Schools),Gandhi's views on Education, John Dewey, Durkheim’s views on Education, An Ethnography of Life in School by Meenaskshi Thapan. These are a few basic texts which any so called "Educator" can read before giving any expert advice. These articles are mentioned in some of the great works done in the field of education. I would request you to please read at least about Dr.Radhkrishnan so that an educator's viewpoint is naturally reflected in your further comments.
I would also like to thank Mr. Manmauji in giving you an opportunity to reply/comment to my question. This is truly democratization.
Thank You So Very Much!!

The Ex-President of India DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 's Speech in Hyderabad

"Why is the media here so negative?
Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse acknowledge them--- Why?
We are the first in milk production.
We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.
We are the second largest producer of wheat.
We are the second largest producer of rice.
Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit.
There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters.
I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.
In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.
Why are we so NEGATIVE?
Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? We want foreign T. Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology.
Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture,when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed India . For her, you and I will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.
Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.
Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours.
YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke,
The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.
YOU say, say and say.. What do YOU do about it?
Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - YOURS. Give him a face - YOURS. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores... YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road ) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity... In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU?
YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai .
YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah .
YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds ( Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.'
YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop,'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.'
YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand.
Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ??? We are still talking of the same YOU..
YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India ?
Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay , Mr. Tinaikar , had a point to make. 'Rich people's dogs are walked on the streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the place,' he said. 'And then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do they expect the
officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels the pressure in his bowels? In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan . Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right... We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.
We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin.
We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.
We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.
This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public. When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse?
'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forgo my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system? What does a system consist of ? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbor's, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU.
When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away. Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England . When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.
Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too.... I am echoing J. F. Kennedy 's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians.....
'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA
AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA
WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'
Lets do what India needs from us..."
Source: An E-mail from Friend

How to take care of your wife

In the world, one single rule applies to the men: Make the Woman happy. Do something she likes, and you get points. Do something she dislikes and points are subtracted. You don't get any points for doing something she expects. Sorry, that's the way the game is played.
Here is a guide to the point system:

SIMPLE DUTIES
-- You make the bed (+1)
-- You make the bed, but forget the decorative pillow (0)
-- You throw the bedspread over rumpled sheets (-1)
-- You go out to buy her what she wants (+5)
-- In the rain (+8)
-- But return with Beer (-5)
-- You check out a suspicious noise at night (0)
-- You check out a suspicious noise, and it is nothing (0)
-- You check out a suspicious noise and it is something (+5)
-- You pummel it with iron rod (+10)
-- It's her pet (-10)
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS
-- You stay by her side the entire party (0)
-- You stay by her side for a while, then leave to chat with a college buddy (-2)
-- Named Tina (-4)
-- Tina is a dancer (-10)

HER BIRTHDAY
-- You take her out to dinner (0)
-- You take her out to dinner and it's not a sports bar (+1)
-- Okay, it's a sports bar (-2)
-- And it's all-you-can- eat night (-3)
-- It's a sports bar, it's all-you-can- eat night, and your face is painted the colours of your favourite team (-10)

A NIGHT OUT
-- You take her to a movie (+2)
-- You take her to a movie she likes (+4)
-- You take her to a movie you hate (+6)
-- You take her to a movie you like (-2)
-- It's called 'DeathCop' (-3)
-- You lied and said it was a foreign film about orphans (-15)

YOUR PHYSIQUE
-- You develop a noticeable potbelly (-15)
-- You develop a noticeable potbelly and exercise to get rid of it (+10)
-- You develop a noticeable potbelly and resort to baggy jeans and baggy Hawaiian shirts (-30)
-- You say, "It doesn't matter, you have one too." (-8000)

ENJOY THE 'BIG' QUESTION
-- She asks, "Do I look fat?" (-5) [Yes, you LOSE points no matter WHAT]
-- You hesitate in responding (-10)
-- You reply, "Where?" (-35)
-- Any other response (-20)

COMMUNICATION
-- When she wants to talk about a problem , you listen, displaying what looks like a concerned __expression (0)
-- You listen, for over 30 minutes (+50)
-- You listen for more than 30 minutes without looking at the TV (+500)
-- She realizes this is because you have fallen asleep (-10000)
Source: An E-mail from friend

A valuable Thought for CSE aspirants......Reply to Miss/Mr Anonymous

Miss/Mr Anonymous has left a new comment on the post "Reply to Mr P Shanker":
Sir,
I have always found your blog very informative, and by the no. of queries you receive, is a proof that many look upto ur blog for advice.
I would like to share my opinion, which if u agree with it, can share with the civil services aspirant in ur own way.
1. Many students spend a lot of time and effort in figuring out a 'formula', trying to judge how much they should score etc
2. Generally IAS as their first option and barely know about other services and give no thought to their own skill sets and interest.
I feel that preparing for Civil Services, though is very excruciating, it can be enjoyed. rather than obsessing over how much score one can get (which is not predictable), a candidate should derive joy in learning about such diverse topics. This approach not only takes away some amount of stress but also prevents one from feeling lost, in case one does not clear, because the take way from one to two years of studying is huge.
Prior to appearing for CSE, I was a educator and worked a lot in the field of how students learn best. When I taught, I was amazed at the steep learning curve which a student achieves if there is a reason, correlation and above all enjoyment in the process of learning. Above all identifying ones interest and strengths and leveraging upon it is very important, rather that trying to copy what others around do. This not only helps in achieving ones aim but also leads one to a more holistic development and a confident self.
civil services requires people who can make decisions,troubleshoot and have an ability to think objectively , which comes easily to those who approach the UPSC examination with the right perceptive and put their efforts in the right direction.

Neutralviews: Hello Mr /Miss Anonymous, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about it....I found your comment so valuable that I am publishing it as a new posting on the blog….You rightly mentioned the general psychology of the CSE aspirants who emphasized much on the score…I feel that one should study for the sake of study, to enjoy, to enrich himself….for example when I was preparing for CSE, I usually browsed 4 to 5 news papers…but it was not a burden at all because I was very much interested in reading the news papers…I used to be so engrossed in it that I usually forgot the sense of the time…..this habit is still continuing…and because of it, I feel more confident, informed and empowered… Knowledge is a flow concept…It is a dynamic one..one should enrich it continuously…I strongly feel that if CSE aspirants heed your valuable advice, they will definitely enjoy the process of CSE preparation…however due to intense competition, the pressure on CSE aspirants is quite natural….and to beat the cut throat competition, one is forced to make strategy to obtain maximum marks…because ultimately CSE is a number game which of course is highly unpredictable…..expecting more write ups like this one from you.....keep blogging…..

Reply to Mr P Shanker

Hello Mr P Shanker, thanks for your visit on the blog….I am replying your queries in the sequence of your questions:
[1] You have rightly mentioned the points which any examiner must be looking for in the Essay paper…you can always add subtitles…I have gone through the attachment sent by you…It is very good….It can be a model Essay for you..besides, Essay should stick to the topic with relevant content….there is no standard rule to be followed….the maximum marks in essay varies…so far I heard [not sure]180 highest in Essay paper.
[2] Regarding Sociology, I hardly have any idea….but your target is well achievable..you can score 370 plus with good writing skill…for that you need to do a lot of writing practice…you can write answers and get it evaluated by any good professor of sociology nearby regularly….
[3] Regarding Pub Ad, you can score 350 plus easily for this you should read news papers extensively…minimum 4 to 5 news papers…you need to pick the examples ,stories, case studies ,etc which are relevant according to syllabus…along with it you can go through IJPA journals for value addition…
[4] Regarding interview, you said rightly, it is very crucial in deciding your final rank…for this you should focus on your communication skill and body language…make it a habit from the beginning to speak selectively with appropriate words and pin pointedly….definitely you can score more than 200 plus…
[5] Regarding your bio-data.. Though you can send me…but I think first you should focus on mains and don’t think too much about Interview…at the time of the final call, you can send me your bio-data ..I will send you the possible questions on it at that time…
Hope, this reply will satisfy you…..I appreciate your analysis and great zeal for success…my good wishes are with you…I will happy to see you in IFS…..good luck….further query is Welcome….. keep blogging…

Reply to Mr Dilip

Hello Mr Dilip, Thanks for your visit on the blog…My training is over in Hyderabad and currently undergoing at Faridabad…Regarding DANICS and DAPICS, I have written in previous postings…Kindly go through the older posts…you can get sufficient idea about these Group-B Posts…further query is welcome…keep blogging….

Reply to Mr Nanu

Hello Mr Nanu, thanks for your visit on the blog……you have sufficient time to prepare for CSE-2011….you can start it after your certification test…From Jan 2010 to June 2010, you can complete your 2nd optional…From July 2010 to Nov 2010, you can finish General study and from Dec 2010, you can prepare your 1st optional from mains cum Pre point of view along with GS from Pre point of view….you can write your queries on this blog directly…I will try to reply each of them….or you can write it on neutralviews@gmail.com …….all the best for CSE-2011….further query is welcome….keep blogging…..

Reply to Mr Hemant Sharma

Hello Mr Hemant Sharma, thanks for your visit on the blog…So far there is no official communication from UPSC regarding the changes in the pattern of CSE exam post Mr V.Moily’s recommendations….Though these recommendations are being considered at the highest level …but I don’t see any possibility of any radical change in the CSE pattern suddenly….at least it should take few more years…..so don’t worry about the changes…for the existing pattern of CSE, you can see the detailed advertisement in Employment News Paper or you can visit UPSC website www.upsc.gov.in ……..prepare well for the CSE-2010…good luck….further query is welcome…keep blogging….

Reply to Mr Dilip

Hello Mr Dilip, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about it....My training is going on in Faridabad [NACEN]...I was in Hyderabad in the month of August 2009 in NPA....Any way, We shall meet one day....further query is welcome...keep blogging....

Reply to CSE Aspirant Mr Amit-IAS

Hello Mr Amit, thanks for your visit on the blog….It is nice that you have finalized your plan to settle in Indore….I don’t have any idea about the good coaching institutes in Indore….You can do one thing that before joining any coaching institute, ask for free demo classes for two to three days…this way you can judge the quality of the faculty as well his/her teaching style….but I want to suggest you that if you have plan to shift to Delhi then Why to waste money in Indore [on coaching institute]….will it not be better to enjoy self study in the mean time?……Regarding your addiction to your dream, this is a good indication for the sure success in the exam…this is the right attitude and you need to preserve and cultivate it throughout your journey to crack CSE….Regarding my identity, I have already replied on this topic in my recent post..However you can have some idea by browsing the posts written in 2007…..further query is welcome…keep blogging….