I am 24 years old. I am working as a software developer in an MNC company. Currently, my inhand salary is around 65k. I am living a decent life in high tech city of India - Hyderabad.

I don't feel shy in saying I am a small town girl born in a middle class family. My parents only motive was to provide their children best education possible .This made me ambitious and studious since childhood. I still remember the days I used to study with candles at my table when there was a power cut.

I got 1st rank in my Ist class and this was statistically unchanged over the years. After my 10th standard, I chose Science and wanted to prepare for IIT JEE. But at that time, there was no coaching in my town. I decided to prepare for my boards exam so that I can get admission in Delhi University. I did my best and got 96.2%. I was the topper of that year in my town. 

I gave IIT JEE mains exam and got qualified for Advance. But I could not clear the exam. My teachers advised me to drop one year and prepare for IIT-JEE in kota.

I had two options - To pack my bags for kota. Or to get admission in DU. But family was struggling financially. My father had already taken loan for my elder sister education and he couldn't afford more loan. I didn't want to be a burden for him. I had to drop the idea of studying in top colleges. 

I was dispirited by the circumstances. I felt like all my hard work over the years went in vain. After the 12th boards, where my friends were getting presents for getting passed or a good performance, I did not get education of my choice. 

But, I didn't give up. I started trying for local colleges for B.Tech. I also got good rank in U.P. S. E. E which made me get 100% scholarship through a fee waiver seat in a college near to my hometown. 

I took admission there and started giving tuition classes to avoid asking for any pocket money to my parents.

Being in a Tier 3 college, I knew only few companies are going to visit for campus placement. I have to work hard to get a job. At that time, we didn't have any desktop or laptop at our home. I used to learn coding at college. I learnt all the required skills that a company looks for.

   And then comes the time for campus placement. I got job offer. Not one but from two MNCs - Capgemini and Tech M. I joined capgemini. I used to get 15k inhand salary in my initial days. I worked there for two years. After that, I applied for job in other companies. I got job offer from companies like TCS, Accenture, Virtusa, Cognizant etc. This way, I came to the place where I am today.

Am I happy? Yes I am. I am proud of all the struggles I have faced. And the person it made me today. I am stronger than I thought I am.

I know life could have been different and I might be earning more if I got better opportunities in life. But I believe I have a long way to go and its just a beginning.

Believe in yourself. And just keep going, keep going.

-Yamini Gupta, Software Engineer 


{ Blogger's Note: If you wana do B.tech and you have financial problem then look for Fee Waiver seat in college. In every state , engineering colleges whether govt or private 5% seats are fee waiver seats. To get it you have to give state entrance exam and fill the counselling form carefully and have income certificate below certain amount  and select fee waiver seats while filling forms (read the exam brochure you will get all information there). 
                      You have Jadavpur University where the whole 4 year engineering fee is 10k for all students who are admitted and its not limited to domicile students and placements are decent also.

  If you wana do MBBS then govt college have low fee like VMMC and AIIMS. Just Lookup the fees and cut off.

If you wana do MBA and you cant pay the high fee of IIMs then you have place like FMS,Delhi where fee is comparatively low and ROI is quite high and packages  comparable to old IIMs  

If you wana teach  then get Master's degree and clear NET JRF and pursue Phd You will do research and teach and get paid for that.

Dont say I cant do this because of all these problems rather search how to do it and how to overvcome the challeneges .

    Look for problems, You will find it
       Look for solutions ,You will find it 



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I am 26, a central government employee and my monthly in-hand salary is 52k. Let’s do a quick scan of my expenses.

10k -EMI (till October, 2020)

3k - Younger brother’s pocket money.

₹649 - Netflix monthly membership

5–7k - Misc. expenses. (Includes commute, recharges etc.)

That’s me in my office. We have to adhere to a color code. (Black and white)

I manage to save around 25k per month.

Coming back to the question, if I am happy with my salary? Yes. It helps me maintain a dignified life. Allows me with the means to help my family and friends whenever they need.

Am i satisfied with it? Honestly, no. And it’s not because the money is less. I’m earning more than enough to manage my expenses and one can anyway never have enough money.

My dissatisfaction is with my potential not being fully explored. And that dissatisfaction is what will make me grow, personally and professionally. Money should never be a parameter of happiness. It’s always about how satisfied one is with one’s growth. If money becomes a deterrent to your growth, no matter how much you earn, you will always be unhappy, and that is something I don’t wish to see myself dealing with.

Wisdom and Smiles.

-Komal Sahay

How did you get a government job?

Okay. So, I got this question request. And I will try to cover answers to other questions as well through this answer only.

It was in the year 2017, if I’m able to recall correctly. I was pursuing NIELIT ‘O’ level Course (formerly DOEACC). I had enrolled myself in a 6 month crash course because I wanted to get a formal computer qualification in my name. Won’t recommend anybody to get into the crash course. The diploma is of 1 year duration and it took me real efforts to complete the entire syllabus within 6 months.

I got to know about the vacancy of JUNIOR COURT ASSISTANT in The Supreme Court of India through one of my batchmates in the Institute. The notification wasn’t advertised on many platforms. The important details were as follows:

No. Of Vacancies- 56 (tentative)

Fee- 300/-

Qualification- Graduate in any field with 35 wpm typing speed.

I was reluctant to apply. You ask why? Because I had appeared for IBPS Bank PO and SBI PO exam in 2016 while I was doing M.A in English. Could clear IBPS preliminary exam with flying colours but didn’t clear the overall cutoff in Mains. I wasn’t disappointed at all because I hadn’t prepared much. But had to pay 600 each, which equals 1200, for those two examinations and there were sufficient no. of vacancies as well.

But with SCI, the vacancies were so less and my typing speed wasn’t good at all. That is why the reluctance. When you’re unemployed, you obviously hesitate to frequently take money from your parents. At least, I used to think again and again before applying for any such vacancy. So, I discussed it with my father and he promptly agreed to finance the exam fees. He has always been supportive.

1. STAGE I : PRELIMINARY MCQ EXAM. It had TWO PARTS.

Part I - The usual division into 4 sections. English, Quant., Reasoning and General Knowledge.

Part II - Computer knowledge

Had to clear cutoffs of both the part separately to qualify for the next stage.

2. STAGE II : TYPING TEST

3% mistakes were allowed with 35 wpm speed. More than 80% of the candidates were screened out at this stage.

3. STAGE III : DESCRIPTIVE TEST

Essay, precis, letter writing.

4. STAGE IV : INTERVIEW

It was my LIFE’S FIRST JOB INTERVIEW. The feeling is inexplicable. I came out a confident person, regardless the knowledge of the final result.

Me, after I came out of the interview room (badly taken pictures make for the best of memories)

So, this was the entire screening process which took around 2 years to complete. I completed a masters degree, ‘O’ level and PGDT, meanwhile. The final result came out on 17th January, 2019. I am a General candidate. Don’t take pride in working a little harder than others. Everyone does their share of hardwork. I don’t wish to undermine anybody’s efforts based on their category. I secured rank 12 out of 143 final selected candidates.

The regular process followed. Document verification, medical check up. After all the formalities, the first batch of around 15–17 of us finally joined on 25th January, 2019. A panel valid for a year was made. Others were called later on.

About the ones asking how am I in a Court if I am not a lawyer, well every court has its own staff other than lawyers and judges. Supreme Court has its Registry which I am a part of. Will have to get an LLB for better promotion scope.

Hope I managed to clear as many doubts as possible. Would be glad to address any other questions.

BEST WISHES.

-Komal Sahay

What kind of people will not succeed in life?

1. The ones who DON’T even TRY.
2. The ones who GIVE UP on their dreams and goals.

Yes, the answer to this question can really be summed up in the above two points. Anybody and everybody has the calibre and capability to achieve what they want. Yes, the meaning of success may be different for different people. Likewise, the time to achieve those goals, the perseverance and hardwork required to become your definition of success may differ but the only ones who do not succeed are the ones who give it all up.

क्यूँकि कोशिश करने वालों की, सच में, कभी हार नहीं होती।

BEST WISHES AND HEALTH.

-Komal Sahay 

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Well the best way to motivate jee aspirants is showing the pics of the college they want to be a part of…

So here are some of them from my gallery..

1. The views of our hosltel…

2. Views from our hostel

3. At the top of the hill inside our campus .

At night.

At day time

4. Powai lake at night

5. Main building

6 .Gymkhana ground

7. Convocation hall

8. Table Tennis Court

9.Badminton court ( where the last basketball game was played in chhichhore movie)

10.Swimming pool.

And finally …

Main gate…

This college is not just college it is emotion ..

So if you too wanna be a part of this place just do whatsoever requires to be in.

Thanks for scrolling till here.

 
 
-Balbhadra Daxini, B. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (2023)

IIT is a place which you.........

After getting into IIT, I was happy as I was in a place that was full of opportunities. It was also the first time I was staying away from home and was excited about hostel life. I just focused on studies and friends in my first year. I used to go back home every weekend so was not able to take part in a lot of activities.

Starting the second year I started to explore all the opportunities that the college had to provide. I took part in the following:

1. Training and placement cell: Part of the cell at various levels for 3 years. Met with countless company officials, handled tests/interviews.
2. Rendezvous: Part of IITD’s annual cultural fest organization team for 3 years. I met with embassy officials, foreign artists (who are still my friends), and handled thousands of audience.
3. PRATHAM, NGO: In the summer I took time to work for Pratham, where I wrote a course on C++. For that, I wrote a book explaining coding in very simple language, and then also designed a course
4. Merry-Go-Learn, Startup: I took up this as a side activity, where I used to make interactive sessions for middle school kids in Maths or Science, essentially making them understand concepts using very practical applications
5. Minor degree, CS: I developed some love for coding in 11th, 12th and pursued it by doing a Minor degree in CS, it was extremely difficult as the people you’re competing with are the computer science major students and they know a lot more than you do.
6. Cambridge internship: In my 4th year summer I applied to a lot of foreign universities and was accepted in many including MIT and Cambridge. It was a pleasure to go and learn during this internship. It was also my first foreign travel.

IIT is a place which you can use as a stepping stone to go in various directions. If one joins and becomes complacent here, they lose the edge they have. This is also true in general. So it is never a good idea to just stop working hard or relaxing a lot. Hard work would never let you down.

Good luck :)

-Chhavi Gupta,IIM,IITD

How can I motivate myself to study even if I'm not interested in education?

Oh boy, I have been there so many times to the level that I thought of dropping out of college quite a few times as I found the lectures and “college education” boring.
 

Now, have you ever questioned how unfair the world is?
 

Why do some people work 16–18 hrs under extreme circumstances and still get paid barely enough to support their family?
 

While some people work for several hours in fancy suits and offices yet still get paid millions?

Pretty unfair eh?

A friend of mine works for 10 hard hours to get paid $X. For me, it takes an hour of talking to get paid the same amount. Well, for some people, it is the matter of couple of minutes of their time.

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The reason for all this discrepancy is that the cost of a product or an effort is not linearly correlated with your hard work.

Basic principles of economics states that the cost of a product is determined by the supply and demand curve.

If there is too much of demand for the job, the job supplier makes the call on the payment. In other words, if there are millions of people who can do what you do, then the reality doesn’t care about how many hours you work. That is the simple rule of the job industry.

And as you have experienced first hand, it ain’t easy to keep your head focused on studying for hours and hours. It is pretty easy for me to spend my time doing sports, singing, etc. rather than punching the wall for not understanding the Schrödinger’s equation.

But this is what separates people. This is what decides the roles in the job market at the end of the day.

Majority of people can do the physical work. There is too much of supply of workers. This is why they get paid less despite working multiple times harder.

If you do not have set of skills that market demands, then you are not valued enough and can always be easily replaced.

And education, at least for the current market, can equip you with the necessary skills.

(Of course, it is not only about the demand and supply, the payment also has to do with the product you deliver. But it is a story for a different time).

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I understand that you are not interested in education. If you think you are better off without it, go ahead. You have my full support.

However, if you are not, then here is the reality.

The world doesn’t give a shit about your feelings bro. Sorry, but that is the sad reality. (This by no means aims to demotivate anyone. This is just a grown up version of oneself and accepting the reality).

Sure, I understand that people wanna do what they love and media sells you to follow your “passion” (whatever that means) to change the world. But here are two things I wanna say:

If you can get to do what you love, then go with it 100%. But, what if you can't get to do what you love? Just gonna sit there and wait for it. Unfortunately, the life doesn't grant what everyone wishes. The best way to deal with it is to face it and take the maximum out of the situation.

On the other hand, most of the people forget the fact that they start loving what they do “when they become damn good at it”. I have seen it so many times. Some people don’t even know what they love. They think they do, but in reality, they don’t.

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Here is a personal story.

When I was selected to the science olympiad team of my country, chemistry was my last choice of subject. I hated it! And most of the people I have met hate chemistry. I feel like they are 100% right. The reason is that the subject is not taught properly. I did not understand it and this is why I hated it.

As I didn't have the luxury of changing the team to study math or computer science, I had simple two options - (1) leave the science team or (2) study damn hard to qualify for the International Olympiads.

Well, I didn't question if my lovely heart wanted to study the subject or not.

I decided to study even if I did not like it. I studied damn hard for 3 years and won a gold in national and a bronze in the International chemistry olympiads.

And you know what, I love chemistry now. I love it because I am aware of the power of what I could do with chem science and engineering skills. I only started to love it once I became good at it.

I wouldn't be who I am today, had I listened to that lazy and spoiled kid.

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The motivation provided so far will turn you on to study.

This, however, is not the healthy way to motivate yourself.

The reason is that you are studying because you are afraid. Sure, the fear is a good source of motivation, but it is not the best source.

Think about one of the most valuable assets you have - time! Time listens to nobody. It constantly flies. And we have only constant amount of time.

So be it studying, sleeping, talking, etc., time is going to pass.

If you think long term, then investing your time in building useful skills and connections will bring you a prosperous future (statistically speaking) compared to thinking short term and investing your most valuable asset on temporary values.

Besides, realizing what you can do with the power of knowledge (building apps, editing genes, developing renewable energy resources, predicting the future economy, treating patients, etc.) is usually more than enough to have a “positive” motivation to study.

It is up to you how you want to spend one of your most valuable assets.

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In college, I saw lots of students complain about studying. Although I also complained from time to time, questioning what’s wrong led to a self-realization, which completely altered my perspective towards studying:

You know what, on the entire planet, you are doing a favor only to yourself by studying. Not to your profs, friends, or a stranger on the street. You are helping yourself. You are helping yourself build a better future.

I mean, people are just too weak that they don’t even want to help themselves.

-Perman Jo, Ph.D Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge (2021)

How do you know that you are not meant for certain things?

I have not written even a half page article in my entire student life.

I would have never imagined that one day I would be a writer and published author.
 

We human beings are like ocean and we don’t really know what treasures are hidden in us unless we explore it thoroughly.

When I say that we must explore ourselves thoroughly, I mean to go into the depth of ocean to find the hidden treasures.
 

You can’t get the treasures of the ocean on the surface, where you can see only waves which are appearing and disappearing every moment.
 

Mahatma Gandhi was so shy that he could hardly speak before the judges in the court. He was a failed lawyer. Yet be became one of the most vocal opponent of British Raj and ultimately threw them out of India.
 

He was also so truthful that he would not cheat even when prompted by his teacher. He should have never aspired to become a politician where speaking lies is considered to be the greatest asset and absolute necessity. Yet he became one of the greatest politician the world has ever seen.
 

Albert Einstein was so mediocre in studies that he could not get a job of a petty lecturer/professor in any university and he had to work as a class-III clerk in Swiss Patent Department.
 

Yet he became the greatest scientist the world within few years.
 

When you develop the habit of giving up due to your belief that you are not meant for certain thing, you would end up giving up all since you can never succeed in any area without great struggle.
 

And you can never carry on a struggle in life unless you have belief in yourself and trust in your ability to achieve success in your chosen field.

-Awdhesh Singh (अवधेश सिंह), Director, Awdhesh Academy| Author|Educator|Speaker

"'UPSC is NOT for Average People"

If rumors, lies, and fiction were products wrapped in silver foil and placed in the UPSC preparation supermarket, 'UPSC is not for average people' will top the sale charter.

When I decided to prepare for UPSC, I was told that I will ace the exam in my maiden attempt. Maybe because I have been a good student throughout my school, I graduated from reputed colleges and worked with some of the gifted people of my field. Yet, I failed to clear even the preliminary examination in the first attempt. If the cut off for that year’s preliminary examination was as high as the terrace, then I was still stuck in the basement of the building. For, I failed not by a tiny margin but by a whopping thirty marks. I could make it in my second attempt; however, my rank drastically slipped in the third attempt when UPSC placed me in the supplementary list. It seemed UPSC had taken pity and didn't want me to return home empty-handed.

On the contrary, I know of someone with a mediocre academic CV not worthy enough of a second look by anyone. Yet, he made it to the Indian Postal Services in the first attempt, Indian Police Services in the second attempt, and figured among the top ten in his third attempt. He also has the feat of getting the highest marks in the optional subject that year. Another friend of mine who passed off as the plain Jane of academic life is an IFS officer today. She often says in her interviews that if she could make it then anyone can. I cannot belabor this point enough.

UPSC is not for average people is a big, fat lie.

It is for all those who can put in hours and hours of deliberate labor day after day after day. And, for those who can come face to face with their shortcomings and have the heart to work them. I don't know anyone not bitten by the bug of mediocrity when they laid their hands on anything that was new and challenging. If you would have asked any topper of this exam to solve a previous year's preliminary paper, before he began preparation, I bet he wouldn't be able to get cracking on more than twenty questions.

I will share with you my own story. Once I was coming out of a hall after writing a mock test for the preliminary examination. A couple of us were stuck in the lobby of the exam center because the main gate was shut. While waiting there, I overheard one friend telling his other friend-‘Yaar agar yeh question theek ho jata toh static part me full marks aajate.' (Buddy, had I got this one question right I would have obtained cent percent marks in the static portion). And there I was, someone who knew who couldn't get the basic questions right even before checking the answer key. That memory of standing still among many candidates treading ahead and thinking to myself will I ever be able to make it has remained etched in my mind.

I was so below average in General Studies. But there was no option but to work my way through it. I decided to take on each subject of General Studies, one by one. First, I picked up History and read through all the NCERTs, not once but thrice. The idea was to master the fundamentals. After that, I picked up advanced readings and also gave them three readings. The first reading was spent to get an overview. The second reading was meant to underline all the important points for preliminary and mains examination. The third reading was for making notes to facilitate revisions. Once through with this, I would look at past year preliminary and mains paper and solve them. I would also take several mock tests, and based on the feedback, I worked on my weak points. This process was repeated for every single subject of General Studies and was followed by several mocks just before each examination. When results were out, it was not a surprise that my marks in General Studies had contributed to a large part of my success.

No doubt, some of us are bestowed by God with higher grasping abilities or an elephantine memory. Some of us or are more comfortable with the optional subject because we already have a degree in them. However, any natural advantage one has in one or two areas evens out because this exam is a long-drawn process that requires mastery over so many subjects and so many topics. And that can be achieved only by meticulous work day after day. That is the only way I know for escaping the fate of being average and for getting the ticket to admission to the coveted list.

When your mind tells you that you are not good enough, it is deluding you so that it doesn’t have to slog its way out of the cozy nest. Stop falling in that trap laid out by your thoughts. Work hard, be persistent and face your shortcomings. That is the only way to crack this exam.


-Kanika Dua, Indian Revenue Service (IRS)

A day in my life at IIT Delhi is pretty darn awesome!

I wake up in the morning sometime between 8:30–8:45 am for a 9 am class after a long battle with the snooze button :) I get ready and rush to the mess to grab a bite to eat if time allows. Here’s what our breakfast looks like on a good day

  

I then race from my hostel to the lecture hall complex. This walk is always a joy, our campus is absolutely gorgeous.

 

Unlike our dingy hostels, the lecture halls are grand and majestic. I was in awe of them during my first visit to IIT. In class, I study/scroll through my newsfeed on my phone/sleep/catch up with friends depending on how interesting the course is and how well the professor is teaching. Contrary to public opinion, we are pretty lazy people

 

After a bunch of classes, I head back to my mess for a quick lunch. Here’s what our lunch looks like

After lunch, I normally have a bunch of classes or a lab until 5 pm. Once I’m done, I head to the wind-t or ex-hall (the communal spaces of IIT) to hang out with my friends. Here are me and my friends, Nishtha Gupta , and Aditi Gupta doing “bakchodi” in the ex-hall. I’m the one in the middle

 

At around 7, I head back to my mess for dinner. I’m a big foodie, hence all the pictures :P

 

After dinner, I either call it a day, go back to my room and watch some TV series, or head to the library, depending on how much work I have to do. On this day, I decided to go to the library and work. Here’s our campus at 3 am, I took this picture when I was heading back to my room.

               In stark contrast to how unsafe Delhi is for women at night, our campus is the safest place ever! I have never thought twice about leaving my hostel at night, I can confidently walk alone at any odd hour without fearing for my safety. We have a gated campus and an extremely secure community that I am very grateful for. Additionally, there are absolutely no restrictions on girls, we can enter and leave our rooms whenever we wish.

And at last, here’s my bed where I decide to crash after a long day :)

             In a nutshell, despite the stress that many IITians face due to constant academic and social pressure, I love my life at IIT and wouldn’t trade it for anything :D

-Varuni Sarwal,IITD

Life of Block Development Officer in State Civil Services

Well, who would like to get insight into the life of a state civil servant or a BDO for that matter, obviously one who likes to be the same ,Yes a UPSC or PSC aspirant.I googled same query many times before I joined the services. I ll just try to answer the query. Situation may be different in other states.

1. Background …I am a 2018 batch BDO selected through himachal administrative exam. Prior to this I was working as a software engineer with IBM at Bangalore with good annual salary package of 13 lacs.
2. Let me focus mainly on question asked rather than autobiography. It's been about two years since i am in service and gained reasonable experience and idea about my future prospects.
3. So far I am more than satisfied and value my decision to leave corporate life and seek a decent government job.Since we execute many central and state sponsored schemes like MGNREGA,SBM,NRLM,watershed, housing schemes,planning heads like MPLAD ,MLALAD and many more which in turn affect thousands if not in lacs households ,it gives immense pleasure and satisfaction to bring and see positive changes in the lives of masses.Payments worth crores are made with your signature every year . This means that you carry immence financial power.Financial power equates to the value of the post. In MGNREGA alone we spent 30 crores in FY 2019–20.Since we get contigency and admin expenditure deducted at block level itself for every payments made for most of the schemes like MGNREGA,SBM ,WATER SHED , PLANNING SCHEMES it makes BDO very powerful and resourceful.last year I got CCTV,LED screens invertors installed in my office and all 45 panchayats for worth 88 lacs from MGNREGA admin without any funding from department or district. It's prerogative of BDO alone. This initiative helped bringing in transparency,safety , attendance ,security and effective supervision .Few months back I got 19 ACs installed in whole office and a very high end confernce hall and dining hall constructed with quality furniture and equipments all with the funds available under my disposal.And same thing is being followed in Panchayat offices.These days space and amenities of far flung panchayat offices can easily become a matter of envy to many other departmental officers. Values of the post can be judged from the fact that we control panchayats which in tern receive crores for expenditure under various heads. Most of the days I come home contended with the idea of having justified the role entrusted upon me as a civil servant. Moreover you are never afraid of being transferred far from your home state . Yes I do love Himachal. I am more than satisfied as for as my professional life is concerned.
4. Let's talk about my personal life .Well Government has provided me enough to lead a decent life as an officer . Starting salary is about 38 k after all deductions.I am entitled with a decent house infact a spacious cottage inside and out , government vehicle with driver (Bolero), plenty of staff members starting from class 4 to class 3 under my control (about25 in office and 75 in field excluding Panchayat representatives.)I am living a happy life with my family .I get to use my discretion,bring innovative ideas and mangerial skills while executing almost all the schemes on the field under my jurisdiction. You can decide or direct Panchayats on where and how to construct a community building, village road,bridge,rural paths, check dams,plantations,school rooms.toilets,land development and protection works and so.on .Without any exaggeration,I just can't compare my present life with my past corporate life.
5. Obviously you all would be more interested to know the negatives aspects of being a state civil servant. I must say it depends upon person to person. For some, direct phone call from comman massses , executive bosses like DC ,ADC or director or political bosses like MLA,MP ,minister may be irritating and troublesome.For many it would be a matter of charm,prestige or opportunity as directly commoner ,IAS or politician is calling you.This is because of the functional value of your post.You are directly connected with lowest to highest sections of society.Political interference is a reality and no one is untouched from this.But remember there is rule of law.Not even CM or PM is above law.If you are duty and rule bound ,no one can harm you .As an officer your positive image in public would undermine any political interference,in fact even your bosses would admire you and can't bring any harm. So it's all.about management as an administrator.Infact many times we get frustrated by complaints and then conducting enquiries made by fake complainants as all our hard work ,time and resources eventually go waste. But this is how democracy works .Many times you work after 5,during elections,disasters, calamities, exigencies like COVID-19.But who else would distribute ration to those stranded labourers,residents of panchayats? Who else would sanetize public places ,who would gather reports of quarantined persons?Who else would perform duties as a sector officer or magistrate?Who else would help district administration to maintain laws and order ? who else woukd ensure fair elections? Who else would prepare solid liquid waste management plan or eco village for entire community?And you are not doing it all by yourself,you have many subordinates or a team. Don't you think it should be a matter of pride of being given such responsibilities. Some might be frustrated citing being overburdened others might feel privileged. Well ,again it depends upon person to person.
6. Final Verdict….just don't think about negatives or subordination of being a state civil.servant which is a relative term ,focus on positive aspects of being a civil servant .I hardly know anyone in this service who would even think about an alternate profession once being a civil servant .You are literally just one step below IAS and a perfect alternate to UPSC in case if you just miss to crack it.. Its a noble service with immence social recognition and respect.Once you join barring exceptions ,you would enjoy the life being offered as a civil servant.

 

BDO office and residence downthere,

Residence

BDO bhatiyat Distt chamba

BDO Tissa my office

 
-Babnesh Chadda, BDO at HPAS (2018-present),B.Tech-Jaypee University of Information Technology,Waknaghat,2009