Kudos to Indian Citizens [not the PEOPLE]....15th LOK SABHA Election

Kudos to Indian citizens [not the Indian people]...today's results of 15th Lok Sabha election of the largest democracy of the world has once again proven that We,the citizen of India has the best sense of decision making in the favour of Nation building.Though the voter turn out was not very impressive but still at last democracy triumph.The significant outcomes such as the defeat of communal forces,defeat of criminal candidates,etc.This result clearly vindicated that now citizen of India are able to distinguish between the national issues and state issues.The defeat of LEFT [leg pulling party]in Kerala and West Bengal has proved this fact.Now citizen can co-relate the issues of inflation,terrorism,economic slowdown,etc with the international development.It is not the sole responsibility of the ruling power to do anything on these issues.In this election only one issue prevailed in the minds of voters and that was development. No fake promises can work in future. Citizens want delivery and value for their money.They want to pay taxes provided it is being used in the development of the nation. It should be seen on the ground. The best example is Delhi. All the seats are captured by incumbent government because they showed that they know how to utilise the public money.I wish a great future to the incumbent Prime minister. The opposition parties, now,should learn a lesson of constructive opposition. The people like Mr Paswan, Lalu Yadav and Prakash Karat,etc will definitely learn a lesson that caste politics,intimidating politics,regional politics,etc will not have any place in the future.Once again, kudos to those citizens who have participated in this great dance of democracy. I wish that in next general election all the people of India will become citizen of India and will take part in the democratic process..... Long Live India....Jai Hind....

Reply To Mr Vineet

Hello Vineet,thank you very much for reading this blog.Regarding your doubts...you said rightly that it is quite easier to score high marks with art optionals.But there are ample examples in every year that candidates from Science optionals do qualify with good ranks e.g.Mr Ankur Garg [1st Rank]had same optional as yours.So it depends on you...if you are highly confident and have good command over the optionals you can very well go ahead with it. There is no need to listen from various walks of the people because there is a huge negativity prevailed in the market regarding science optionals. For UPSC all the optionals are scoring..It depends on the presentation of the answers and thoroughness of your preparation...So Just finish your optionals along with GS and appear in next CSE.... Good luck...Any further query is welcome....Keep blogging..

Reply to Miss Smitha

Hello Smitha...thank you for your visit on this blog...yes it is true that 59Th batch at NACEN got its postings at various locations given by the officers as their choices...I am not aware about Mr Naveen...I will be able to trace him after 17th May..As soon as possible I will get the information I will send you the details...for this kindly leave your e mail id at neutralviews@gmail.com. Any further query is welcome....keep blogging...

Reply to Miss Aditi

Hello Aditi,congratulations on your great success in CSE-2008. I thank you for your visit on this blog.Regarding the offer letters,DOPT will start dispatching the letters within few days.You can visit dopt website http://www.persmin.nic.in/ for the latest updates. On the left hand side of this website,kindly browse citizen corner link....within this link click on CSE Result/allocation.... you will get all the details regarding medical status,service allocation etc with the help of a web authentication code [you can get this code from your letter given for medical examination at the time of interview by UPSC... probably in the last paragraph of the letter]...regarding facility at MCRHRD,you will get shared rooms [2 person]... hostel is centrally AC....Regarding missing FC,some of our batch mates have missed it due to compelling reasons [e.g. one lady probationers had 1 month old baby]...you can contact to DOPT for the leave..there won't be any problem I suppose....still It is advisable to join FC..because it is a golden period for anybody who have suffered a lot during the tiring preparation [you can enjoy like anything specially trekking and village visit]...you can make lot of friends also from various services....anyway enjoy your success....any further query is welcome...keep blogging....

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.

Reply To Miss Sunaina

Hello Sunaina, Thank you for a kind visit on the blog and nice words poured on the usefulness of this blog. Regarding IAS interview tips, It is indeed a personality test where the for most parameter is confidence. The board usually look for the level of confidence. No matter how many questions you have replied or not replied if your confidence level is high you are bound to get very high marks. Some other pointers can be:
[1] Well dress sense
[2] Good eye contact
[3] good manners
[4] polite and humble behaviour
[5] knowledge about current affairs
I think these are sufficient grounds on which one can prepare for his/her interview. Any further query is welcome. Good luck for your interview. Keep blogging.

Reply To Mr Nishant Gautam

Hello Nishant, Thank you for a visit on this blog. Let me reply your questions one by one :
[1] There is no word limit for an Essay paper. It is considered that approximate 1000 words or more is the safe limit. But there is no hard and fast rule for this. Some candidates have scored very high marks with 600 words essay. But generally 1000 plus words are safe.
[2] There is no fixed criteria UPSC follows to select people. The optional wise selection is only in prelims examination. In mains,it is simply the aggregate marks in the final list. You may have got the idea of 10% because mostly candidates choose geography optional.
[3] So far UPSC didn't disclose scaling pattern. But it is a practise to equalise the scoring pattern in myriads of optionals. I suggest you not to dig too much on this issue because nobody has any authentic information.
[4]For geography mains paper,you need to study first all the basic books of NCERT starting from 6Th to 12Th standard. Then take the help of Savinder Singh for Geomorphology,D S Lal for Climatology,books by Mr Mazid hussain,K.Siddarth,Rupa made simple and guide from Tata Mgaw hill.....Map practise is must.
[4A] Both the paper of Geography are scoring. generally candidates score more in paper 1....but I usually scored high in second paper. It depends on writing skills.
[4B]For good marks in geography,you need to have good command on map locations and very strong factual base will be good.
[5] For prelims,70 effectively correct questions in optional and 65 effectively correct in General study paper will be a safe score in the era of negative marking. But it varies on year to year basis depending on the difficulty level of the question paper.
[6]Good writing skill is always rewarded but language should not be too complicated. A good and simple English with slightly better vocabulary will serve the purpose.
I think I have replied all your queries. For any further clarification you are welcome.All the best for the exam.Keep blogging.

Reply To Mr Ganesh Shankar

Hello Ganesh, thanks for visiting this blog and showing faith on it. I will definitely send you the requested mark sheet as soon as UPSC loads it in its server. Prior to it, It is impossible for me to fetch any mark sheet. For any further query feel free to write.keep blogging.

WHY DO YOU WANT TO BECOME CIVIL SERVANT??

It is a favourite question in UPSC interview board.Some times it is difficult to reply the real answer. Because It varies...for some it may be power,prestige,diversity of work or for some it is mere source of money.....to help the aspirant for the current interview I am presenting the writeup written by one IRS guy....
" In retrospect, it was not a totally unconscious choice. Somewhere along the years, I found that Government is the place where I would be happy to work. Nothing patriotic or serve-the-people or make-a-difference-in-people’s-life about it. I believe that only interest that men have is self interest. So when people tell me that they join civil services to serve the nation, I become a little circumspect. I am not really sure if we really serve the people. The job has a mandate to fulfill. We do it and we get paid for it. Nothing selfless or altruistic about it. It is just another job on earth.
However, the civil services do have an appeal of their own, distinct and undeniable. The challenges in the Government are immense. Any industry would have a section of population as its prospective clientele. But for the Government, the entire population is its clientele. The Government of India is represented in more countries and performs more varied activities than all the MNCs combined. The sheer numbers, the geographical stretch and mind-numbing diversity in its activities makes any Government the most challenging employer. The impact of its working is all pervasive. One of my batchmates, who had earlier put in more than a decade in the railways, recently told me that Mumbai runs more than three times the number of local trains for which the infrastructure was actually created. And that too with 99% trains running on-time. Trust me, work at Indian Railways is more challenging than any MNC.
If the challenges in the Government are one attraction, its conditions of employment are the other. It ensures that the work pressure does not lead to a burn-out. Personally, I always wanted to lead a balanced life. I believe that work should not become life. It should just be a part of life. I wanted to have enough time to pursue my other interests, say bore people by writing blogs. No wonder bureaucrats are such prolific writers. In such matters, Government of India is a very benevolent employer. Be it the five-day week or the sufficient leaves or the provision of benefits like health, housing etc, Government seeks to be the ideal employer. Its mid-career training programmes, where it funds the entire cost of post-graduation in prestigious universities like Harvard, Duke etc are something which you can never expect in even the best of the private sector firms. The exposure you get from the interaction with numerous institutions and distinguished persons in course of your career is invaluable.
So to put it simply, civil services offer a right mix of challenging opportunities and benevolent conditions of work, which nurtures a balanced growth of personality. As a pay-off, you might have to be contended with abysmally low salaries and curbs on your freedom in the form of conduct rules. But, that’s how life always is, a trade-off. I felt, and still feel, that implementing the Income-tax act, investigating tax evasions, conducting search and seizure operations, dabbling with transfer pricing and international taxation, being a part of budget formulation etc are more interesting than coding in a cubicle in a far off land earning tons of money but carrying the burden of monotony. It is a decision I made based on my observation of the world around me. It is for time to judge whether it would hold good in my case too."
SOURCE: Blogbharti

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY HOLI

Hello everybody,I wish you a very happy Holi. Do enjoy to the fullest this festival of colours by forgetting all the bad thing of the past time. Let us unite against communal discord,violence,terrorism,other evils of society and give our genuine effort to the welfare to all.
Be happy and keep blogging.

Reply TO Mr Rajesh

Hello, there are ample possibilities of technical errors in this result. I know several cases of technical mistakes in UPSC mark sheets in previous years. But UPSC has plenty of excuses to give. This is the biggest problem with this independent constitutional body. Though conduct of exam is quite fair but there are several loopholes remained which destroy life of several eligible aspirant to become IAS officers. But at this moment we can't do much. The only thing is better to prepare for next remaining attempt.
I think there is a strong need to raise the issue of gross irregularity inside UPSC in parliament or any other forum. Some of us have tried earlier but their effort went in vain due to lack of support from the aspirants as well as the other institutions.
Anyway I am fully with you and wish you a grand success in your next attempt.

REPLY TO Mr Rajesh

Hello Rajesh, It is really disturbing to loose mains. But you have to muster courage to fight back. It is part and parcel of this preparation. Don't loose your faith in yourself. Next year is also a good year in terms of vacancies. So just wait for your chance. Regarding sociology optional,this year this optional has performed very badly [may be because most of the questions were from new syllabus]. Most of my friends who had this optional lost this attempt despite the fact that they are already in service with good track record in sociology. At this moment I can say that wait for mark sheet then only take some decisions. Since I had geography and Public Ad, so I can't say much about your optional. But keeping the fact in mind,if you are not able to score continuously in socio then it is advisable to change the optional with say philosophy,public ad,pali,etc. It has been observed by several aspirants[including topper few year back] that every optional has some good time and bad time alternatively. This year socio probably has bad phase. This will continue for at least two more years. Public ad has relatively very good phase since last year. So it may be a safe optional for you. In any case,this should be your own decision. Take some time,meet seniors,friends and then only go for a change. Since you have enough time now to decide on it.
I wish you a good luck for your next and last attempt.Any further support is welcome. Keep blogging.