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….

Reply to Mr Kaushlendra

Hello Mr Kaushlendra, thanks for your visit on the blog and suggestion….I can hardly do anything regarding the programme of the counter because I have taken the help of free counter service…In any case, the counter statistics is meant to know the number of total counts on the page…apart from it, I don’t have any other hidden or economic motive….keep blogging…..

Reply to Mr Dilip

Hello Mr Dilip, thanks for your visit on the blog….I have already written about your queries in my previous replies..kindly refer those posts…however, It is going to be difficult to make you understand by post…The only better way is go through the previous year question papers which will give you the clear cut idea about the way UPSC ask the questions….to save your time and effort, you can refer the coaching material and the books I have mentioned in my previous posts…..further query is welcome….keep blogging….

Reply to Mr/Miss Anonymous

Hello Mr/Miss Anonymous, thanks for your visit on the blog……Management optional is quite unique in nature which very few candidates prefer…I don’t know any body in my circle who took Management…however every optional has the potential, pros and cons….kindly take the guidance from any coaching institute as I don’t have any specific information about it….however, I am trying to contact few people who may guide you on this topic…As soon as I get these guys, I will write it on the blog…further query is welcome…keep blogging…..

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Reply to Mr Dilip

Hello Mr Dilip, thanks for your visit on the blog…..The salary structure, facilities and service conditions are exactly the same for IFoS as IAS and IPS as this is also an All India Service….The job profile of IFoS is also very good as you will be the king of vast forest area…..Regarding the exemption, I am not sure about it….but I think you can get the exemption from attending FC [foundational course] which is being conducted at LBSNAA along with CSE candidates….further query is welcome…keep blogging…..

Reply to Mr/Miss Anonymous

Hello Mr/Miss Anonymous, thanks for your visit on the blog and congratulations on getting in to IRS[C&CE]….The training schedule in NACEN will commence from 18th of December 2009 probably as FC is getting over on 12th December….however you can get the latest further updates from the academy website www.nacen.gov.in ....…..further query is welcome…keep blogging…

Reply to Miss Upali

Hello Miss Upali, thanks for your visit on the blog and congratulations for getting in IRS[C&CE] and for being some one’s…..Since you have not joined FC, so unfortunately you will not get any salary and arrears for the period of FC….any way the arrears is given in the month of January or February depending on the clearance of the bills by the department….the amount is approximately RS-40,000/- only….my best wishes for your grand occasion…..Further query is welcome….keep blogging….

Reply to Mr Rahul Pandey

Hello Mr Rahul Pandey, thanks for your visit on the blog…You are partially correct but you need something extra for GS in Pre as well in mains beyond NCERT….you have to learn the art of time management to crack CSE…Topic like GK, current affairs, Economy, etc need extra reading…Since it is humanly impossible to read all the books available in the market…you can take the help of guide e.g. Spectrum or TMH and coaching notes which will save your time and effort…..It is strongly advisable to stick to syllabus and constantly refer previous years papers of Pre and Mains…If you are comfortable with NCERT and News Papers and able to score more than 75 questions then there is no need to refer any other sources…all the best for CSE-2010..further query is welcome…keep blogging…….

Reply to Mr Anonymous

Hello Mr Anonymous, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about it…..It is indeed an honour to have you on this blog…Neutralviews strongly desires to publish your valuable articles on this blog….I firmly believe that in the era of specialization, globalization and increasing complications on the security front, the officers like you will be the most prized shoulders on which our Nation can rely for your able guidance in maintaining the security and integrity of the mother land……further query is welcome…keep blogging….

Reply to Mr AK

Hello Mr AK, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about….Civil servants are required to work on the principle of neutrality and anonymity….I am trying to follow this principle in letter and spirit and hence the name of the blog….The disguised form make me to serve the blogging community in much more professional, impartial and efficient way…I am a stronger believer in the ‘Nishkama Karma’ philosophy of ‘Sreemad Bhagwat Geeta’….I strongly follow the advice of ex-president of USA Mr Harry Truman that ‘your work will succeed as long as you don’t care who gets the credit’…thus let Mr Manmauji takes all the credit and appreciation of the revered blogging community…. I humbly appreciate your interest…..I will reveal the identity at an appropriate time…..further query is welcome…keep blogging….

Reply to CSE aspirant Mr Amit-IAS

Hello Mr Amit, thanks for your visit on the blog….If you are not getting old NCERT books…you can go through new one…no problem….regarding the list published earlier on the blog…it is most comprehensive and can be followed….regarding the News Paper and Magazine, it is true that it is a time consuming affair…but initially you will take some time, after few months you will get an idea about what to read and what not to read…..you should focus on major national, international, constitutional, social , economic and science and tech issue in news paper….you may not get any idea from this reply…thus I will suggest you to first go through the planner and then refer last 10 years GS question paper….then only you will have an idea about what to read and not to read….regarding notes, you should prefer making notes rather than keeping cuttings…but notes should be in point form and not very elaborated……besides, TMH can be referred provided you can grasp the topic from it…GK, physics, chemistry, biology and economy section can be studied…..further query is welcome…keep blogging….

Reply to Mr/Miss Anonymous

Hello Mr/Miss Anonymous, thanks for your visit on the blog….congratulations on your becoming OT at Hyderabad……you are going to have great fun during trekking…regarding the essentials….you must have been briefed by Mr JSV Prasad on this topic…the items are almost same…you can bring few jeans, 2-3 t-shirt, some warm inner wear, rain-coat, good jungle shoe[ as you will encounter leeches]….4-5 pairs of good shocks….towel, toilet shop and other daily usages items….sleeping bag is must which is not of good quality…..since you may hardly get any market on the route, you can carry some food stuffs…rechargeable torch is must [you can buy china made]…almost all the resting points have electricity barring few….ensure that luggage should be bare minimum…though one vehicle will be there to carry your luggage to the next destination….you will encounter good weather with intermittent rain occasionally…..the temperature will be very low at some locations…so ensure one jacket….monkey cap is also must….carry your personal medicine e.g good quality move [though one medical kit per group will be there]…if possible buy I-pod….Trekking is a great fun ….enjoy to the fullest….make good friends and interact with every one in the group….buy digital camera so that you can have memorable photographs….Ooty is near by…find some time to go there…though probably you will be received by DM of Ooty at last destination….but if not then try to persuade forest officers and fix the deal with car driver to go to Ooty….you can go to Mithun Da’s hotel Monarch and have some fun….of course there will be some tiring moments but don’t loose hope and enjoy each and every moment…..good luck….if possible share your FC moment and trekking moment with this blog and all it’s readers…..you can simply send the detail write up on neutralviews@gmail.com for publication ‘in the column UPDATES FROM MCR HRD’ on this blog….further query is welcome….keep blogging…..

Reply to Mr Dilip

Hello Mr Dilip, thanks for your visit on the blog…I have already mentioned about pay package in previous postings….any way it is 21000/- only during foundation course[ 4 months]..the rest of the amount one get during his professional training in bulk in one’s respective academy….then around 27000/- during probation which increases slowly due to addition of DA…..it is same for all the services…further query is welcome….keep blogging….

Reply to Miss/Mr Aaruni...usage of Red, Blue and Yellow beacon lights

Question by Miss/Mr Aaruni: Sir,can you tell me the difference between red,blue and yellow beacon lights used on the cars by administrators and other officials?
Does all the selected candidates of CSE get that facility on their first postings?Who all from the services listed in CSE mains forms get them?
I am very curious to know and tried finding out about it on Internet but could not.
Thank you sir.
Neutralviews: Hello Mr/Miss Aaruni…thanks for your visit on the blog…regarding your query…it is a quite natural to be curious about the beacon lights…after all these lights attract all of us to enter in to this labyrinth i.e. the preparation for CSE….generally, red beacons are for political executives and very senior bureaucrats, blue and yellow lights are for administrators…however there is a huge variations from state to state…in fact the road vehicle Act of the state defines the color of light and the officials who are entitled to use it….Since every state has different rules for it, thus there is a conspicuous variations in their usage….regarding CSE candidates…..all of them are not entitled for its use on their first posting…It depends on the type of work they are handling at a particular time….
But, in my opinion, in a democratic set up one should not be attracted towards the beacon lights…as they are the symbols of feudal mind set…in fact these lights are provided on the official vehicles only as a ‘right of first passage’ to this vehicle considering that the user of this beacon vehicle must be going for performing some important duty of public interest….but now a days, this noble thought is being grossly miss utilised to show case the power…it has become a status symbol…..The people of Uttarakhand was so upset by illegal usage of these beacon lights that incumbent government has to issue an order to immediately removal of all beacon lights except some authorized officials immediately after coming in to power……in today’s milieu of technicisation, democratization, globalization and specialization , one should be judged on the basis of his competence, knowledge, integrity, austerity and skills and not on the basis of beacon lights, security commandos, etc...further query is welcome...keep blogging....

Reply to CSE aspirant Mr Amit-IAS

Hello Mr Amit…thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about it….regarding GS coaching, Vaji Ram and Ravi is the best at this moment….you can consider interaction as an alternative…..fee structure of these both coaching is unfortunately very high…[around 35000/-]….postal guidance is also available in both the institutes….Regarding psychology optional, first of all remove the mental block that for success in CSE, you need coaching….there are people who did it without the coaching…they took only material of these coachings and did it….the printed material and class notes are easily available in the market e.g. zerox shops in Rajinder Nagar or Mukherjee Nagar or Jawahar book depot, Ber Sarai, New Delhi….I will suggest you, first go through the basic books I have referred in the previous reply….if you find it very difficult to understand psychology….then you can think Geography as an optional because this optional along with PA can be prepared without any coaching help….regarding notes making….you should read the books at least two times thoroughly before making any notes…after completion of a chapter according to syllabus, you should refer previous years question paper [available in the market] on that topic and try to answer it….do this exercise for two times…then only, you will be in a position to make relevant notes…for the PA notes, you can see PA guide by Laxmikant…it is in the form of ready made notes for PT and mains…you can refer solved question paper published by chronicle publication or Jawahar book depot for PA, geography and GS…..for more details and strategic planning, you can purchase ‘IAS Planner’ by chronical publication….this will be quite helpful for you…..further query is welcome…keep blogging…..

Reply to Mr/Miss Anonymous

Hello Mr/Miss Anonymous, thanks for your visit on the blog….regarding your query, the service allocation is very complicated matter due to rule 16[2] of service rules…..generally, there is a clear cut category wise allocation in IAS and IPS….but still, OBC candidate can eat up the general seat of IAS and IPS if his/her rank is high and didn’t avail the benefit of reservation at any stage of the examination….e.g. an OBC candidate who has cleared CSE in 1st or 2nd or 3rd or 4th attempt with say AIR 8 within 30 years of age and didn’t take any benefit at PT or mains stage…then he will be considered as general category candidate and will eat up the seat of general….because general category does not indicate any specific caste….it is just a general pool as its name suggest…..so in CSE-2008 result ,I may be possible that some seats are allocated to the category candidate considering his merit in the exam…..This applies to SC and ST as well….further query is welcome…keep blogging…..

Reply to CSE Aspirant Mr Amit-IAS

Hello Mr Amit, thanks for your visit on the blog and kind words about it…..Regarding your query, Public ad is also very dynamic subject as compare to sociology….so you can opt pub ad in my view…the scoring pattern from last three years are quite encouraging in PA as compared to Sociology….but it should be solely your decision…if you like sociology more than pub ad then go for sociology strictly….you can score high marks only when you like the subject…..regarding optional for Pre….Pub ad is always better than psychology due to availability of material, high probability of getting through, less syllabus, etc….for books in PA, you can refer my old postings…however I will write for you as well in sequence of study…
For Public Administartion :
[1]P-1 Sharma and Sadana
[2] Thinker by Prasad and Prasad
[2] Mohit Bhattacharya
[3] guide by laxmikant [for Pre & Mains]
[4] BL Fadia [P-1 and 2]
[5]P-2 Goyal and Arora
[6]Polity by DD Basu
[7] selected IJPA journal
[8] Regular news paper Hindu and Times of India
[9] Some additional books for Pre [PA]….Nicolas Henry, Kuntz and essentials of organizational behavior by stephen P Robbins
These books are minimum and sufficient for pre and mains…the order of study is same as given here for Pre and mains….however for Pre you should focus on syllabus only…..along with it you can read Vaji Ram & Ravi printed material for PA……
For Psychology:
Though My optionals were PA and Geography, but according to my friends, the suggested books are:
P-1
[1]Baron
[2]NCERT
[3]Ciccarell
[4] Mr Mukul Pathak’s notes [Vaji Ram & Ravi, New Delhi]
P-2
Only Mr Mukul Pathak’s notes and Internet
For Psychology, I think you need to attend his classes….
You can get these materials from respective coaching institutes through postal guidance programme……Regarding myself…you can refer the old postings….further query is welcome…keep blogging….