Director's Message to the Aspirants



You deserve compliments for your decision to pursue a career in the civil services. This is because a career in the civil services is not just another job for earning a livelihood, but a great opportunity to raelise your potentials, enjoy your assignments of diversities & dynamism and agreat opportunity to serve the country.

 The civil services -- IAS/IPS/IFS and other central services -- have attracted awe and respect of thousands of young Indians for decades. The challenging and dynamic nature of civil services has fuelled dreams of generations of Indians.  Indian bureaucracy and bureaucrats have commanded unparalleled respect and prestige both domestically and internationally.

The government in a democracy like India runs on the basis of the ability of the bureaucrats, who form the core of its think-tank. These bureaucrats, who come from various civil services like IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS,  IRTS etc., function as advisors, secretaries, heads of the departments, members, secretaries and chairpersons of important committees and commissions. In fact, almost every department and agency of the government is placed under the care and guidance of these civil servants. The civil servants have been playing a pivotal role in the development of the nation right since its independence.  Even in the era of globalization, liberalization and privatization, Indian bureaucracy has not lost its sheen; and, even today it truly forms the steel frame of the Indian political system.

In the face of changing global economic scenario, the nature of civil services, too, has undergone some changes. When change occurs in one sphere of a society, it has a direct bearing on all other spheres thereof. The processes of liberalization, privatization and globalization have had an impact on policies relating to governance, administration, international relations, trade and a plethora of other issues. Administration in India has undergone a paradigm shift – from being control & regulation-oriented, it has become development and facilitation-oriented; from being state-friendly, it has become public-friendly. Under the present system, a typical District Collector/Magistrate is no more an all-powerful controller and regulator, but a benevolent facilitator & promoter of public interests and welfare.  Accordingly, the role of a civil servant has undergone a vast change and the challenges before him have increased manifolds. While traditionally there has been an inherent prerequisite for a civil servant that he should be a sincere, honest, dedicated, intelligent and law-abiding individual, the demands of the civil services have now increased. The new civil servant has to be brighter, more dynamic and techno-savvy than his predecessor.

In the recent years, civil services have begun to attract a large pool of talent. A large number of professionals – led by engineers, IT & management professionals, doctors, lawyers and other meritorious students who could have got lucrative jobs with the corporate sector have started preparing for the civil services exam.

It is well-known that the civil services exam, through its various stages, tests a candidate’s suitability to the top-rung positions of Indian bureaucracy. A candidate is thus tested for his administrative traits -- mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgment, variety and depth of interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity and also his social traits.

I believe that the above qualities can not be acquired overnight. Nevertheless, a candidate has to inculcate and exhibit the above-mentioned qualities. During my close-to-two-decades of teaching and guiding civil services aspirants I learnt that the requisite administrative traits and qualities can be inculcated in the students’ personality through scientifically designed guidance and training. After years of research and analysis, my team succeeded in developing a course-structure that would ensure that students study the concerned subjects alongside developing the administrative qualities and soft-skills necessary to succeed in the civil services exam. Our guidance programmes emphasize on mind-power development so that our students are trained to use their resources optimally and emerge victorious not only in this exam but in life’s every battle.

Finally, I would like to congratulate you on your decision to pursue a career in the civil services. At the same time, I would like to remind you of your duty as a responsible citizen of this great nation that you ought to enter the civil services with sincere & sacred intention of serving the people of India without any bias or favour. India is a land of vast resources, large population and huge potentials. It is also a society gripped with many contradictions. While a section of Indian society surges ahead with pride to merge with the developed world, a large part of India’s population suffers from – hunger, poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, lack of clean drinking water, lack of basic medical amenities and so on… So , remember these suffering faces as you make up your mind to enter the civil services; because, you are not entering the civil services to earn a living, but to wipe the tears of the suffering millions, to heal their wounds and to help them lead a better life. I promise you all cooperation in this noble mission. I also welcome you to Chanakya IAS Academy, where your commitment & devotion will be met with perfect guidance & right direction, and your dreams will metamorphose into sweet success…

A.K. Mishra