(Article) For IAS develop positive thinking and respect for the pillars of democracy

(1) It’s the most perplexing time for the recently passed out college graduates.

While it is gratifying to have a degree most youngsters are not content with being ‘just a graduate’.

Some want to go for higher studies, some plan to take up a vocation and scour the job market, while some others are as yet undecided about what they want to do in life.

Even as the students chalk out their career paths, an interesting feature that has caught Metrolife’s interest is the new-found interest amongst youngsters for a ‘secure government job with decent work timings’.

Apart from the obvious reason of job security, most students aim at clearing IAS because it is assures a well paid job which comes tagged with respect, a smart designation, the convenient government facilities and good salary.

But people tend to forget the hard work and dedication that is involved in reaching that pedestal.

Most of the students only want to feel and be the ‘power’ of being in the administration. But only those who are ready to accept the responsibility that is complementary to that power, end up clearing the exams.

(2) While in the not too distant past government jobs had lost favour with the youngsters, looking for savvied placements with multi-nationals, the trend seems to be slowly and surely reversing.

Suddenly, there seems to be a wave of civil service aspirants in the country, with a whopping number of students from Arts courses enrolling with coaching institutes that train all the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) aspirants.

So, what propels these students to choose civil services as a career option?

Is it the job security or the fact that it’s a well paid government job with retirement benefits?

(3) Mostly, students from the humanities background opt for IAS because the structure of our courses covers a vast amount of syllabus for UPSC.

The humanities background students are already well versed with the General Studies part of the exam and Maths and Science are the only subjects that are to be prepared.

(4) Gaining mere academic knowledge is not sufficient.

There is a huge divide between the section of people who are actually going to take over the country’s administration and the section of people who are just academicians that are knowledgeable but won’t clear the exams, because they are critics.

To be a part of IAS, one needs to be positive about the three governing pillars of the country.

The academic class is never entertained in these exams.

One needs to follow the way in which the questions are to be answered.

Those who are critical about the governing policies and administration are mostly left with writing research papers all their lives.

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Courtesy: Deccan Herald