Success stories shared by C. Sylendra Babu, Additional Director General of Police, Coastal Security Group, an IPS officer, motivated job aspirants at the inauguration of an Indian Civil Services training programme launched by Tuticorin Corporation here on Sunday.
The programme was inaugurated in the presence of Rajesh Das, Inspector General of Police, South Zone. Confidence-building was the highlight of the programme. Many with their parents paid rapt attention to Mr. Babu who appealed to the audience to develop talents into genius to confront challenges of the modern times. With strenuous efforts and a high level of confidence, anybody could achieve the desired results in the civil services examination, he said.
One must strive hard until the target was reached. Though aspirants used to get exposure to various other competitive examinations, success in civil services was their top priority, for the recognition in the society, and for the chance to shoulder responsibilities and transform lives of common people. Unlike public examination in education system, civil services exam was very competitive and the takers must exhibit their utmost talents. “Many high paying jobs are waiting for you but they could be obtained only if you meet requirements of employers. Hence groom themselves to satisfy them,” he said.
It was under his motivation that a candidate, V. Prasanna Venkatesh, gained confidence ahead of the final stage of interview and achieved the goal. In the past 10 years, the IPS officer had been offering guidance to boost the morale of the younger generation to pass in the civil services exam.
Four centres, two in Chennai and the rest in Coimbatore, have been opened in Tamil Nadu. Eighteen candidates trained in Chennai have passed out this year, he added.
“Civil service goes to persons who want it the most. While lakhs of people write it, only few hundreds make it. One who is strong in determination succeeds,” Mr. Das said. Choose the subjects according to one's desire and do not get swayed by opinions of others. A wise person should know his strengths and weaknesses to gauge his or her capacity and then adopt successful strategies. Develop language skills in speaking and writing at leisure time. “It took six months for me to choose the subject,” he said while sharing his experience at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
E.M.A. Masanamuthu, IPS officer (IG) Training Centre, Chennai, also motivated the listeners. Mayor L. Sasikala Pushpa said that the free training programme would begin from Saturday at the corporation school on Gin Factory School premises with services of select faculty members, facilities of library and internet. P. Xavier, Deputy Mayor, S.A. Rajagopalan and other officials were present.
