Reply to Mr Teddy

Hello Teddy,thank you for a visit to the blog....Let me congratulate you for your success in CSE-08.....It is always good to enter in to this covenanted service.....If you have the attempt then do try for it once again...you never know what is there for you in the future...since UPSC is a highly unpredictable exam, there is no point in loosing hope....just appear in the next attempt and do your best...the best approach to UPSC is "FIRE AND FORGET".
Regarding IRS service....There are ample opportunities available here both in IRS[IT] and IRS[C&CE]......You will be responsible to handle thousands carores of government money....In this service there is no political interference...you will have complete freedom to work....You will get postings in urban areas [good cities]and according to your choices across the country[there is no cadre in central service]... You will work under Ministry of Finance,so your market value will also be very high if few years down the line you want to quit...you have numerous opportunities to work with international agencies....As far as challenges are concerned....corruption is a major problem in this department....you will not have any interface with common mass....you will be specialised in a very narrow area i.e. taxation....but for an individual and family life IRS is the best service.....thus in nutshell I can say IRS is also a good option for a career but do try for IAS....because in IAS you will have more power and direct interface with the common people....If possible kindly mail your interview experience [in Q & A format if possible]on neutralviews@gmail.com ...I will post it on this blog to help future aspirants.All the best for you result....any further query is welcome....keep blogging.

Reply to Mr Srinivas

Hello Srinivas...nice to hear that you are relieved now....regarding the order....you will have optional paper in the 1st meeting and afterwards general study..the timing and other details are available on the admit card...so don't worry at all and prepare well for the exam...good luck...keep blogging

Don't believe Internet rumours

Hello friends....this is the time when CSE aspirants wait for their final results and this is also the time for rumours....Internet plays a major role in spreading rumours along with the mobile phones....If you browse through myriads of Orkut forums you can easily mesmerised and confused by the information overload....I sincerely suggest you to not to rely on those information. Let the result be out,all things will be clear. No need to panick about the final list. Along with this tension phase,kindly focus on the prelims preparation as well to be on the safer side [to be more practical]..... I wish you all a very good luck.

Reply to Mr Srinivas

Hello Srinivas....Don't worry about the admit card....it is true that you can take the venue information from the UPSC website and get admit card from the centre two hours before the examination[but you need to carry 2 photographs and ID proof]....There is still lot of time..so wait for it...or you can simply write to UPSC,they will send you another duplicate admit card by speed post...so no probs.... Regarding the question paper...so far UPSC allows the candidates to bring the question papers along with them......Good luck for CSE-2009 Pre...any further query is welcome....keep blogging....

Good Luck for CSE-2009 PRE

This is the right time to say Good Luck to those who are appearing for CSE-2009 pre.....The heartbeats must be very high with a lot of anxiety and tensions. I suggest only few things:
[1] It is an All India Exam where people appear from each corner of the country.
[2]It is a competition where you need to do better than your counterpart.
[3] No need to do the best
[4]Only relative performance matters
[5]Don't test yourself each and every moment,UPSC has fixed 17th May for this.
[6]Try to keep yourself cool and calm.....Things will be all right
[7]revise..revise and revise
I think these are the important pointers to take care of...All the best...keep blogging

Reply to Miss Smitha

Hello Smitha....I am in IRS and presently undergoing training at NACEN Faridabad....We went to foundation in Hyderabad,so we don't have any access to LBSNAA website of which you have sent the link. Any further query is welcome.

CSE-2008 Mains Exam..Mark Sheets available

Hello friends,UPSC has published the mark sheets of those candidates who didn't qualify in CSE-2008 Mains exam. To view the mark sheets you can log on to the commission website [www.upsc.gov.in]... All the best.

Reply To Miss Sunaina

Thank you Sunaina for your comment and good wishes. I request you to share your interview experience on this blog. It will be a great help for the aspirants. You can write your experience and mail me on neutralviews@gmail.com.. All the best for your result.

Reply To Miss Smitha

Hello Smitha,you rightly said that total training period for IRS is 16 months. But there are lot of field attachments in between such as excise,customs,service tax,military,navy,forest academy,industrial,etc. You can choose the locations across the country e.g. Delhi,Noida,Bangalore,Pune,etc. These locations gives you the experience of on job training.Thus there is complete fun and a great opportunity to visit across the country on government expenditure. The number of holidays are as usual according to the government notifications year wise.In nutshell We can say that IRS training is not at all boring. Regarding posting...Board ask for your choices...so far officers are lucky to get the postings of their choices. The final posting will be at the end of the training as an assistant commissioner in a revenue division.....Further queries are welcome.