A blog about me will almost certainly revolve around UPSC. Now that I have spent a good half hour of my life in the SANCTUM SANCTORIUM aka the UPSC chairman's office, the least I can say is I am awe-struck! It's almost the first time that I have had a crush on a man almost thrice my age.. :p Wearing a Pista green shirt with sleeves rolled up, he devoured me in the half hour that I sat there. The sheer aura of the room (fantastically designed )and the man himself emanated power in the truest form.
Ok.. I now come to the point.
Civil Services Examination in India comes with a great deal of hype from the time the notification is out to the service you get alloted to eventually IF YOU DO! So much so that the first timers are thoroughly intimidated by it. Having been through the whole process myself, I am certainly one of those enlightened ones.. the one with the halo?? :p
My realisation? The exam's most amazing test is putting up with the hype.
No matter what people say about it being the most non transparent body, with archaic testing methodologies, and a cumbersome process, I for one, know for a fact that only people who deserve to get through actually do. And going by that fact alone, UPSC is an unparalleled institution in India.
One whole attempt done. I have learnt from my mistakes. Most importantly the hype is gone.
It's just another exam. I wanna crack it because it will get me the job I have wanted. Its just another job. The next time I enter that building, I will know for sure, those walls had nothing different in them. It was all in the mind. This time I will know I belong there..
