Administrative interventions in “Maoist-affected areas”, running a “corruption-free country” and contributing to policy making; these are a few career goals that were articulated by young Indian Administrative Service aspirants, who spoke on the sidelines of the seminar on civil services exam conducted by Triumphant Institute of Management Education (TIME), coaching centre chain, in association with The Hindu here on Sunday.
Keshav P.R., an IAS aspirant who attended the seminar, said, “I want to begin by cracking the IAS exams and working in Maoist-affected areas. There is a need for a new generation of people and also for new leaders there, so that governance in those regions can reach the people.”
Another IAS aspirant and engineer, Amareshwar Patil, said that he wants to create a model to create a corruption-free government. “All the people from lower socio-economic backgrounds are not able to obtain the benefits of several welfare policies. There is a need for better governance in the country. If I clear this exam, I want to strive and bring about a difference by evolving a new system of governance,” he said.
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The preliminaries of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) test consist of two papers — General Studies and the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT). The latter, which includes comprehension, logical reasoning, analytical ability, decision-making, problem solving and data interpretation, was discussed during the seminar.
On this, M. Bhimsen, faculty member, TIME, said that to prepare for the CSAT paper, students need to brush up their basic skills in English and mathematics. “Reading newspapers as well as watching television news will help in improving general knowledge as well as vocabulary,” he said.
Apart from that Mr. Bhimsen pointed out the need for students to be thorough with basic mathematics concepts. “There is a need to apply shortcut methods such as speed maths, which can be used along with conservative methods while solving papers,” he said.
Mr. Bhimsen emphasised the need to develop critical reasoning.
