Transcription
To the people of Pune, the cultural capital of Maharashtra, and the hotspot of the East, a salute from Gujarat.
I had to play a long innings in the last phase, but time was very limited. I don't know as much as is initial, as much as is very important. UPSC cleared, GPS cleared, Class One in Gujarat, third rank. UPSC cleared, rank 570, IPS. Becoming a young officer, this all happened at an early stage in Gujarat. And people come to you and say, "You are very lucky." Yes, very lucky. But no one brings their luck with them; it has to be made. If you have the attitude to take risks.
I am Gujarati, and we are born for business. And business has only one principle: high risk, high profit. So, if there is an accident, and you cannot go to the exam, you are hospitalized for a month before the interview, and a week before that, you can go to Delhi and prepare for it. Then luck has to come to you; it has to come, and it has to make you an IPS. People will say, "After the accident, you went." It was simple. I left for the exam. My GST paper was at 8:30 AM. I had an accident, a ligament injury, an injury to my left hand, and bleeding from the seat. But there were two options. I stood up, looked, okay, my right hand is safe. I decided to go to the exam.
I had these two options: either I get up and cry, "Why did this happen to me? My accident happened, my exam is ruined, and I should go to the hospital." Or the second option is to see if I can survive for three more hours. Yes, I can. I went to the exam hall.
All these photographs that are displayed, as they said, all the people who have been successful, if you look at their life stories, there is a moment somewhere where the person's struggle reaches its peak. At that moment, you have to decide whether to take a U-turn from there or to move forward from there. All these people decided that they would move forward from there. That is the fundamental of life. Success only comes to those who think of moving forward from that point of struggle.
Whenever you feel that you are in great trouble, whenever you feel that you are surrounded from all sides, whenever you feel that you have no option, then keep one thing in your mind: this is the moment from which your destiny is going to change.
Because the more a diamond is heated, the more its value increases. The more gold is refined, the more its value increases. If you are being tested in life, if you are being refined in life, if you feel that you are surrounded by troubles from all sides, only then will your value increase.
And this has been my attitude. People say that your financial condition was not good. Father was an electrician, mother was a housewife. She worked in a diamond factory, and then she worked making rotis at weddings, and that's how I was educated.
But when I am asked what is the one thing in my life that I would like to change, I say, "Nothing." If that were not the case, perhaps I would not be standing in front of you today. So, if there are problems in life, if there are trials in life, as the sir said, "Struggle is part of life," and I strongly believe in that.
Then we were in Delhi, with my friend, I went out for a walk. "Oh, I want a life like this. No worries, just sit comfortably in an air-conditioned room all day, with lots of money and no tension." I want a life like this. What is the option? Look at the ATM in front of you. An air-conditioned room, lots of money, no worries. Take a job. Why am I messing with my mind for IPS? If I don't want this, then this is the life I want to romance with.
When the dream of a great India was seen by Chandragupta, by Chanakya, and when the struggle to build that India was ongoing, then the daughter of King Dhananand, Durdhara, fell in love with Chandragupta from afar. And when Chanakya told them, "No, you have to stay away from her," then Chandragupta said, "Acharya, sometimes I think, to become the emperor of India, if one did not have to make so many sacrifices, so much sacrifice." And then Chanakya replied, "Then everyone would be the emperor of India."
That is the fundamental of life. If you don't have to sacrifice to become an IAS, an IPS, if you don't have to make sacrifices for it, then you will find IAS and IPS in every house in India today. So, when you are entering this dream of UPSC or MPSC, make sure you have to sacrifice anything that will take you to your goal.
If there is a problem, we get worried. Oh, my friend's engagement, his birthday party, I won't attend his wedding, and he'll say, "I won't come to your wedding." And all in all, believe me, when you become an IAS, he will send you an invitation card from the heart.
So, whatever you are sacrificing for this, when you reach that post, all of it will be worth it. My interview for UPSC, I remember the exact date, March 23rd was my interview. I was admitted to the hospital on February 28th. I had an infection, a very high fever. There was no option but to stay. On March 1st, I thought, "Okay, let's go to Delhi." On March 2nd, I reached Delhi. On March 3rd, due to tonsillitis again, I took a flight back to Palanpur, Ahmedabad. Again hospitalization. On March 15th, I was discharged from the hospital. On March 16th, I reached Delhi, and on March 23rd, I gave my UPSC interview. One month of hospitalization. After that, the thought in my mind was that the people giving the interview with me had been preparing for a month, and I was in the hospital for a month. Again, I thought, "This is the moment to prove yourself." I went to the interview, and I got the second highest marks in the interview in the whole of India. This is to say how much I achieved. This is just to say that UPSC is all about this. I didn't put any pressure on myself for the UPSC interview to score good marks. UPSC doesn't just check your knowledge. Make it very clear in your mind. It said, "It's a game of wisdom." You have to become an officer first, from here. UPSC's job is just to stamp it, saying, "Yes, this person has become an officer." All the IAS, IPS officers you meet, you will realize this: the officer-like quality is already present. When you start your preparation, understand that your IAS, IPS training has also started.
Because the qualities you need as an officer, what qualities do you need? First of all, confidence. When you sit on the seat, whatever question comes in front of you, you will be able to handle it. You have to sit on the seat with this confidence. This is the confidence you need when you start your preparation. Decision-making. If you are asked about every topic, "Brother, which book should I read for this? What should I read for this? What should I do?" Then you are not suitable for this.
Some people say that preparation takes one year. Like I went to Delhi in June 2016 and cleared UPSC and MPSC in June 2017. People say, "Sir, you cleared the exam with one year of hard work." The hard work of sitting on a chair was for one year, but how old was the mental preparation behind it? When I was in primary school, I thought of becoming an IAS, and since then, my needs, my temperament, my attitude has been in this direction. When I was in college, I started an NGO in the morning. I was associated with three NGOs. When people were busy on social media, WhatsApp, Facebook, I used to go to slums and teach children. Why? Because I knew that this is what I have to do in the future, so I started training for it now.
So, I have invested every moment for this goal. Because the personality test that UPSC takes at the end is not an interview; it's a wisdom test. It's an interview that goes on. They don't ask questions there. If you answer "Sorry sir, and ma'am, I don't know" to nine out of ten questions in the UPSC interview, it doesn't matter. What matters is how you handle those questions when your sweat starts pouring, or you maintain that temperament in the interview. This is what is tested. Your thinking as an officer. When you are placed on the seat of an IAS, IPS, how will you treat the citizens of this nation? What will be your attitude towards every person who is going to come and meet you? This is what is tested during the UPSC interview. And in this entire journey, if there is one most important thing, it is your learning attitude, not just for UPSC, but for life itself.
Even though I am speaking in front of you in Hindi and English, it is very clear that I belong to a rural background. Gujarat. My entire studies were in Gujarati medium, in a government school. My 12th-class studies were in a government school, in the Gujarati board, in Gujarati medium. And I got good marks in the UPSC interview in English in Delhi, and scored such marks.
Where does it come from? I still remember my college was the National Institute of Technology, Surat, where the students studying with me were all from CBSE, ICSE. And I reached there like an alien because then I realized that there is something called English and there is something called Gujarati. Because I was exposed to the metro city. And when I used to interact and try to speak English, like in the Sanju movie, the English of Gujaratis is shown, where they say "zero ko zero." Similarly, I also had a mother tongue accent. It's very obvious. So, you speak "notes" and "doors" and "don't know." People make fun of it. But you don't have the option. Either you stop speaking English, or you improve it.
So, I decided to improve my English. My preparation for civil services had to be in English. I took coaching, where everything was in English. All my subjects were new. Starting from scratch, starting from English medium NCERT, and a Gujarati-English dictionary. And then I started my preparation.
Sometimes it happens that I read the entire editorial of The Hindu, and then I think, "What did I read?" This will happen to everyone. But if you stick to it, if you have patience, if you survive there, then you will also survive in success. Because in the race of UPSC, the tortoise always wins, never the hare. The winner is always the tortoise, who is slow but steady.
It takes 5 years, it takes 6 years, and it has taken people 10 years to clear the exam. But believe me, when the result comes, all that sacrifice will feel worth it. Read the interviews of people. What did they do in their four years of college? I went through each and every interview of UPSC toppers on YouTube, from Ira Singhal to Tina Dabi, I watched all their interviews. Not just to know what mistakes they made that took them so long, but so that I don't repeat those mistakes.
As Chanakya said, "One who learns from the experiences of others learns quickly," because to learn by experiencing everything yourself, life is too short. In these four years, I watched every topper's interview, understood things. What is common among them? And what are the mistakes they made that I should not repeat? So, when we enter the battlefield, when we enter this battlefield, we should enter not like Abhimanyu, but with the preparation of Arjuna. We should know how to get out of it.
So, in four years of college, I watched interviews, read blogs, understood. What is the common minimum? That is the axe. If you go to cut a tree, you have to sharpen your axe, otherwise, the additional effort required will increase. Four years of college, five to six years, which means if I have to stop somewhere for a year, then another year.
Today, I get many messages, "Sir, please give me a strategy." And many of you have asked to set up a strategy with some toppers. Why? Everyone's strategy is their own. If there are 980 UPSC Mains toppers, you will get 980 because everyone's strengths and weaknesses are different. This is the truth.
When you go to a doctor, you are sick, and you never tell the doctor, "Sir, give me the same medicine that you gave to the previous patient." Please understand, his illness is different, my illness is different. The same thing applies to UPSC. Your strengths and weaknesses are different. Someone's strength is in one topic, and someone else's weakness is in another. You have to find your own path.
If you see my UPSC book list, you will find that it is completely out of the box. I have never read Laxmikanth. This is a very big statement for UPSC preparation. Shankar, Rajyojana, Kurukshetra, I have never read them.
For Mains writing practice, I wrote one paper of 400 marks, one essay, and one optional paper. I did writing practice for 400 marks. Because I knew that my strength lies in handwriting, speed, and content. I wanted to show my handwriting and speed. In the meantime, people were typing. And improving content, adding points. So, this is the spirit. If you feel that you cannot finish the paper in three hours, then go for writing practice. Do as much as you can. But if a topper wrote 50 papers and joined three test series, then I also have to do it. No, this is not the rule in UPSC. If someone joined that test series there, and someone joined this test series there. No, you have to create your own path. And this is difficult for UPSC preparation. So, set your own goals. This is the applicability of your mind. Because your strengths and weaknesses, no one knows better than you, not even your parents, not even your best teacher.
Some people understand by reading three times, some by reading five times, some understand in one go. But I don't follow the simple path that others have followed. That is not for me. I have to create my own path.
This is the point. The labor of digging a hole for 12 hours on the road is done by a person, and the CEO of a top company also works for 12 hours using his mind. But how are they different? Not by the road, but because they use their mind. In UPSC, you have to use your mind. I realized that Laxmikanth does not fulfill my Mains requirement. Prelims, it is said, was not a consideration. I know why. Because you have to cross Prelims. If I score 190-200 in Prelims, then in Mains, I will be on par with everyone. Why waste your time? Focus on something that will get you the service, something that will get you the service. Good marks in Mains and good marks in interview will get you the service.
Prelims is about quantity, Mains is about quality. In Prelims, the target is always the same. Whatever test I give, whatever I solve, today I have crossed 128. In the safe zone, I have crossed 120. The UPSC cutoff has never gone above 120 and is not going to. So, clear your mind.
So, with minimum risk, maximum output, that is the balance. And for that, you just need practice. This is how preparation is balanced. What I did was, I took the Mains test series. And for every side, I took test series. I started giving them from August. I revised things. I gave the sentence framing. It was over. Even I am telling you, my result for Civil Services 2017 came in April 2017. I got IPS, but the form for IAS was already filled. And I thought, "Okay, let's go." For fifteen days, it was all celebration. The result came, I became an IPS, it's good. So, the remaining one week, I had to study. So, I started reading Vision 365, but not with full effort, because your celebration was going on. A sense of security comes. I did what I had to do. No one asked anything. In 2018, it was just a clearance based on the last preparation. Those who had been preparing for 2018, those who had been fighting for 12 years for Mains, they couldn't clear the exam.
It's just that you have to understand. The best feeling is that the answer is in front of your eyes. The Mains is also made. One thing is clear: you just need to understand the trick that UPSC follows. Very easily. If you have seen the last 15-20 years of UPSC papers, you will understand that there is a pitfall here. If UPSC has made a statement of this type, then you have to be careful. What happens is, we go for test series like Vision Bajirao, and our mindset is set accordingly. And we try to attend UPSC. My advice is that if your Prelims is in May, then finish all the test series by mid-May. Do the papers of UPSC. Then your mindset will be set according to UPSC. Then, target the Prelims exam from the UPSC point of view, not from the Vision Bajirao point of view. This mind can see this, this cannot be stored in a class, this can be written in a book. You understand this yourself. As the sir said.
If 5 lakh people sit for Prelims and 15,000 qualify, what is different about those 15,000? There are some things that you need to grasp for Prelims. Test series are practice tests. What do we do? We give a test series, and it's over. No, that is called re-evaluation. It is a learning process. What I did was, when the Bajirao test series was over, I used to make my own questions at home. How will this help you in the videos? And the entire topic. It's 120.
It is more about revising what happens in the exam. When four options are given, the entire solution revolves around them. When you understand the topic thoroughly by searching on Google, and then if another question is given on that topic, it is a different thing. Practice problems in this way. If you are investing time anywhere, you have to get optimum results. Those who make current affairs notes by reading newspapers, I never made such notes. Even after paying so much money to coaching classes, they make people sit and prepare excellent material from newspapers, and there was no need for me to write the same thing in my notes.
It is better to revise the monthly magazine repeatedly. There is a system of 500 people in the discussion. If you are sitting in the front row, you can write it down. I used to go an hour early, but an hour early, what people used to do was the dates of discussions, things they themselves didn't know about. And I was drafting and taking notes section by section. I revised the monthly magazine for an hour while sitting there. No extra time for that.
And with this, before the Mains, my monthly magazines were revised five times. I had the confidence to go for the Mains exam. In every revision, what happens is that we go to the Prelims, see a question, know two options, don't know two options. UPSC, it's very common. You know two options, that means you have covered the topic. You don't know two options, that means you lack clarity on the topic.
The fewer dilemma questions you have, the more you know and don't know. The more questions with dilemmas, the more revision you need, the less your applicability. This is a simple test to check your progress. Whenever you sit with notes, if the topic has been read, you must know everything. If it hasn't been read, then it's an issue. You just need this course. 6000. Same thing. 50%. So, improve. But no one can clear it 100%. Even after clearing UPSC, UPSC, both in the first step, if I am missing something from medieval India, I don't know anything. I haven't studied it. I know that if they ask two questions in Prelims, it will be a waste of time. But instead of that, I should revise the economy or economic review, in which there are 15 questions, or economy, environment, but from which 15 questions are asked. Sometimes something is very uncertain in the exam. It might give me something that is not worth it. I might leave it. If I had gone to the house, he might not remember. But I remember reading it. They ask questions from medieval India, but I won't say that you shouldn't study medieval India. If questions come, then understand. A hint to the wise is enough. I loved the question, and in 2017, there wasn't a single question from medieval India.
Now, you will say this separately. This is separate. It became separate when I made a decision. Do you understand? Otherwise, UPSC, I have said this before in my interviews, and I am saying it again today. It's just a mind game. It's just a mind game. Understand things. If I haven't done answer writing in Mains, I shouldn't get demotivated because I know I don't need it. You need it. You should know what you need to be proficient in. If I want to clear the first attempt, then I need coaching. See, when I thought about coaching, I decided to do it in Bajirao because I researched a lot about coaching institutions. Then I decided to do it in Bajirao. I found out that the fees there, plus the living expenses, would be around one and a half lakh, so it would be around three to three and a half lakhs easily.
My total savings were not more than ten thousand at that time. I had to do it. I had to do it from here. And then my father said, "Okay, go to Delhi. With your dream, I will finance the expenses." But that could only happen when I had the dream, without considering the situation. That's why the dialogue from "Om Shanti Om" is my favorite. If you desire something with all your heart, the entire universe conspires to help you get it. It happened with me. I desired UPSC with all my heart, and the day I set foot in Delhi, it was clear in my mind that my first attempt would be my final attempt. With this mentality, we can see dreams. The result is not in our hands. So, when preparing, if you have doubt in your mind, whether it will happen or not, tell me, what is in your hands? The result. No. What is in your hands? What is the work? And the work is to give 100% to this exam. And with proper preparation, if you have worked with such dedication and with 100% effort, and still it doesn't happen, believe me, you won't be dissatisfied. You need a motivational game. You have given 100%. It's up to Him.
You have to live with this. And you should know that in UPSC, there are not two phases, Mains and Prelims. There are no phases in Mains. It's a minute-long thing. There is no reply available on the internet. What I want to focus on is what is required to enter this field. Before entering this labyrinth, what preparation do you need to do? The first and most important thing is confidence. I remember there was a student in my class, who was preparing for a doctor's exam. Whenever any question was asked in class, he was always ready to answer. Regardless of the subject, regardless of where the answer was, he had it ready. And my friends used to say, "Brother, how will it be possible for us?" I told them, "Brother, it's based on parameters. There is only one vacancy in UPSC. There are many vacancies, and if he takes one, then for us, it's 14.1 seats."
Regarding the clearance of the year 2018 as well. So, understand this. It's not about your intelligence. It's not about how much you know. It's about how well you can express things. So, if you have to write answers to questions in Mains, you will bring facts. You will see. What do you want to get selected in the exam? Because it's not interested in you. You have to connect with current affairs. If something is asked, how are you connecting it with the basics? If something is asked in Geography, how can you connect it with History? If something is asked in History, how can you connect it with Economics, with society? These are the things you need to learn in UPSC. But for all these things, whether it's Prelims, whether it's Mains, or whether you appear for the interview, one thing is very much needed there: confidence. And where does this confidence break? By reading current affairs from Vision IAS, and my friend is sitting with Insight. Then I said, "Oh, he's reading Insight. What if I've missed Shankar Rao?" Then you set Insight, then someone brings Next IAS, then someone brings Next IAS. Where will you wander? You have to stick to one source.
The syllabus of UPSC is the same. The material of every class is the same. The difference comes when you read one book 10 times. I remember when I used to read Bajirao's current affairs in an hour, everyone there was reading Vision IAS current affairs. It's a big ocean. Their current affairs are different. Their problems are different. But you won't get the content for Mains, which I was reading. That was specifically designed for science and technology. Bajirao, without getting affected by what people are doing. It will be the same in coaching. In this class, you are doing something, and someone else is doing something. When people didn't do Laxmikant, I thought, "I don't need to read Laxmikant, Yojana, Kurukshetra." What do they do in Yojana? They make a complete magazine by compiling all the current initiatives of the government on a topic. When I am reading the newspaper, watching Rajya Sabha TV, reading something, and it's covering all the current affairs, then it's presented separately by aggregating things. Why should I spend an extra hour on this? It's better to spend those three hours on things you have already read. So, with minimum material, minimum required material, you have to give optimum output. There is no point in going to too many books. You will be confused. And for those who are first-timers, I am telling you, be certain. You have limited resources. What happens is that you read too much for Mains. "This topic, that topic, this topic." You get confused in that. There is very limited scope to write. You have to write limited things. So, it's about your limited knowledge with maximum understanding. If you understand something, understand it thoroughly, keeping all dimensions in mind. That's all. When I took the GPSC exam, Gujarat Public Service Commission Class 1, I didn't do any separate preparation for GPSC. I took the GPSC exam based on the UPSC paper. But I targeted the syllabus that was common to both. Based on this common syllabus, I got 3rd or 4th rank in Gujarat. And the interesting thing is that I entered the preparation in English from scratch to the end. In Bajirao, being an English medium institution, I wrote Mains in Gujarati sentences, with Gujarati literature as an optional subject for the exam in Delhi. The level was uncertain. But I designed it according to my strengths and weaknesses. I can't express in Gujarati. And UPSC Mains is all about 6% optional. In which year, in which year, in which year? Why shouldn't I join Gujarati medium? The preparation was in English, but why was it? To understand something. And to express something, you can express it in English as well. Gujarati is also fine. So, the medium is not an issue in UPSC anywhere. If you understand things, you can represent them in any language. In UPSC, they carefully check your language. They check your clarity and how you express your thoughts. So, never be confused about your medium. Choose the medium where you feel you can give your 100%. And if there is still confusion, okay. Write down the same topic in Marathi or Hindi, or whichever language you are confused with, and write the same topic in English. Evaluate it yourself and see. The language in which you can give 100% output is the language you can choose for Mains. That's all. Whether to give the interview in English or Hindi in UPSC, give it in the language in which you can clarify well. That's the logic. When you go to sleep at night, ask yourself, how much time did I waste today? That time is wasted when you see less work done. Understand that you are on the right track. Never go by quantitative parameters. Finish two chapters, finish 500 pages, study for 15 hours. No, it's mechanical. You have to be very careful about this science. Thank you. And one very, very clear thing, which is a minor mistake of many people. Never go for any shortcut. It will never help in UPSC. People will read monthly magazines, a little more, and then in the last two months, they will track 365. When it's already read, and it's made from that, why don't we think about revising it again and again? Read one thing 10 times, and you will get an understanding of that particular topic. But if you read the same topic from another book, you need to start from scratch. Your mind's memory works. You have to work accordingly. If you are afraid of which book to read for this, what to do for that. Yes, if you get demotivated somewhere, if you need motivation, if your negative marks are increasing or decreasing, or if your Prelims score is low, where is the chemistry failing? But our requirements are different, so our sources will be different. So, I felt, and in my entire preparation, Mains, interview, I didn't read India Year Book. How can I read India Year Book? What is in India Year Book? Updating current affairs. Reading monthly magazines. Those who make it by picking from everywhere, why waste your time in writing something that is a repetition of the same thing? So, have a very smart approach. And one thing, if you want to join civil services and stay in this game, your inspiration should be from within. Why do you want to become an IAS or IPS? This is a fundamental question. And whenever you feel demotivated, whenever you feel that you can't do it, distract yourself. If your conviction is strong about why you want to become one, you will be able to study in this game. But if you want to do it for money, with materialistic goals, then UPSC checks your presentation, but God checks your intention. That's why I have seen that your intentions matter a lot. If you want to work for the nation, if you feel that you want to do something good for society, then you can achieve it. If you want to make money, then it's a corporation. So, with clear intentions, with clear inspiration, you have to enter this game, and with a lot of confidence. Don't take a certificate from others. In life, we have done this. Even if we go to a wedding dressed up, until the other person praises us, we don't feel satisfied. Is it? We need a certificate from others. Until someone comes and tells me that you can do UPSC, I don't have the confidence myself whether I should do UPSC or not. If someone tells me that it will take three or four or five years, it's not your cup of tea. Again, I start thinking. Some people in Gujarat have this mentality. They don't know the cost here, but they say, "First do MPPSC, then Class 2, then think about UPSC." It's like that here. But you have to understand that the requirements of MPPSC, Class 1, Class 2 exams are completely different from the requirements of UPSC. If MPPSC asks where the Statue of Unity was built, or who built it, how much gold was used, or who was the architect, UPSC will also ask about the Statue of Unity, whether it should exist or not. The people will ask you where the battle of Panipat took place, the second, the third, who won, who lost, where they came from. UPSC will ask about all the battles of Panipat. So, UPSC is about where, and what is about how and why. So, whoever is reading more, whatever advice you are getting, the question is why India, the question is how. Without getting tired, just one thing is very much needed for this: a critical attitude. Everything, without being influenced by anyone, not supporting any ideology, not supporting any party. One thing is to hold on to the torch of the Constitution of India and the philosophy of the Constitution of India throughout your life. No party philosophy is required. So, if something is happening, I have only one thing to check its merits and demerits, propose a solution. If there is a solution, what will be the advantage, what will be the disadvantage, what should have been done, and what should be done. That's all. Living as an IAS or IPS, you have to do the same. But what I said, the training for becoming one has started from now. If you start preparing for the exam under the influence of a particular person or ideology, you will not score well in this game. UPSC has its own checks and balances. If you clear Prelims, there will be Mains again. If you clear Mains, there will be an interview again. There are three steps. That's why they are kept so that deserving candidates come. And if you have any reservation in your mind, like I studied in Marathi medium, or my family background is not good, or I am too old, or I am a working professional, how can I do this exam? For every problem, we have a solution, with examples. People who prepared in different ways. All India Rank 2, Anum Kumari madam, prepared for a year and a half, keeping her one and a half-year-old child away from her. She prepared at the age of 31 and secured the rank to become an IAS. Or you can take the example of Ujjwal Khetri, who was thrown out of the house at the age of 8, saying that girls in our house don't study beyond 8th grade. And living in that slum, she studied, tutored children, ate stale rotis for 365 days, and after that, she got a PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University and secured an All India Rank 4 in her first attempt and is now training as an IAS. And with a medical disorder, her bone density is quite low, so she has had 16-17 operations so far. Do we have any kind of limitations? Like a genetic disorder, or being thrown out of the house, or having to study by working as a laborer? No. All problems are here. If I had thought that this accident happened, I can't write, I wouldn't have been able to write. If someone asked me about the achievements of the government, having achieved so much, and taken it from life, you have to connect with others. Your experience in life, whether it's success or failure, it's your mind. If something happened to you, learn from it and move forward. That's what you will have. UPSC is all yours. So, the saying is, deserve before you desire. If you want to win in civil services, you have to deserve it. If you want to have a Fortuner in your house, then first there should be a place to keep the Fortuner. In simple words, if you want to be in civil services, have that mindset. You have to read my interview for UPSC. On my Facebook account, you will find a PDF. If you don't go there, you will find a PDF with the questions asked and my answers. Everything from Islam, why Islam, why the choice of Aligarh Muslim University, Banaras Hindu University, what is Sharia, what is Fatwa, everything about Islam. Not what some sects do with me, or something like that. Business model check. If this person is put in the post of IAS or IPS, will he treat citizens of India of any particular community equally, or will he treat them differently? This is what is checked in the UPSC interview. Are you satisfied with this? And not because you scored well. This is a...
The requirement of the top. If you feel that Muslims are treated differently with you, I was asked a question. Now I have an interview. Richa, whose video went viral, brother Ansar, same Richa. Anirudh, to my interview, chief, this is that when you belong to Gujarat and have an officer, somewhere in the mind, 2012 comes. After that, did you feel anywhere that Bigg Boss has suppressed you anywhere or discriminated against you? I simply said no. I never felt like when Bigg Boss, somewhere in my mind, there is no differential discrimination. That this year, or this person treats people differently based on religion. No class. I will see how people behave with me from that angle only.
But I am treating everyone equally as if I have no bias in my mind. Will not see bias or this kind of discrimination. And when it comes to entering service, this is the first and foremost requirement that you have a secular outlook, secular thinking, and thinking as per the Constitution of India. The soul. In all these things, the delivery for a desire starts from here. After becoming an IPS or IAS, the things you have to do, you have to start inviting them from here. You cannot want to each and everyone. What should I do for this today? What should I do for that? That is to ask yourself questions and answers.
Make a value. You got a chance to be a collector in jail. You got a question. What should be done in Mig-21? Know, you have a decision. And the benefits. You have to handle some situation somewhere. You can dance. Now, brother, what should I do in this? Take decisions. And decision-making. Laxmikant's book. How did the fever catch? Some coaching notes. So you have to decide for yourself according to your requirement. Read The Hindu, Indian Express, whatever you understand more.
I understand it at that time, and the requirement of UPSC, I have to keep both these things in mind. So this is fifteen minutes of the story. I have five to six questions from your side, but last but not least, what I have to tell is not for UPSC, but for entering life. All the complaints in your life, I come from here, my parents do it, I do it. My English is not good, my math is not good. These are all excuses we have given ourselves. You have to find a solution by yourself. If you don't know English, then start with a fifth-standard book or from your side. If I am struggling with my own in the middle, then I cannot present myself at any stage of life. Live chat with faces. Read a book on English topics in English. If you are shy to speak, take three or four children from your neighborhood who are first in this area and talk to them. They won't understand anyway, and you will tell them what you are saying.
If there is someone in Delhi, then if you are struggling with it there too, start doing it like this. Start meeting. At 11-12, I knew how my English was, yet I spoke English. I told the person in front, they wouldn't understand anyway. If I heard an English dialogue in any movie, the whole day, in my day, meaning wherever I would talk, there was a loss.
Deceptive food. If you haven't learned five things from history, from NCERT, try to think about it. Try to ponder over it. These Maratha empire notes. Try to make them fit. What is necessary for any administration to survive? What is necessary for an empire to be formed? Where did they make mistakes? Focus on consolidation, not expansion. In the Lok Sabha, expansion, not consolidation. In the administration. Who is the time? Akbar. Then the turn. On that, consolidation comes into picture. In UPSC too, it's the same. Consolidate your knowledge and then go for expansion.
If you have read NCERT, then consolidate it. What came out of it? Then go for Vipin Chandra's advanced books.
Getting my point. So if you also want to make your UPSC foundation strong, then go for consolidation first and then for expansion.
So, the complaints I was talking about in life, those complaints will not take you anywhere. You have to put all your complaints aside. Preparation. Because until today, the world believed that we cannot express our thoughts without speaking a single word. So, with us, Charlie Chaplin, who entertained the whole world without speaking a single word. Today, when the world believes that only good food can be made, we have Sanjeev Kapoor, who gave the taste of India to the whole world. Today, if the world believes that nothing can be done by a single person, we have Mahatma Gandhi, who walked alone and the whole country followed him. Today, if the world believes that to become rich, it is necessary to be born into a rich family, we have Dhirubhai Ambani, who showed a dream to the whole world, "Make the world in your fist," and Reliance Industries is the world's and India's biggest industry. Today, if the world believes that we cannot do anything beyond our limitations, we have Amitabh Bachchan, who still gives three blockbuster movies in a year. If you believe that to enter service, your background is necessary, in front of you is Shah Rukh Khan, without any background, still the king of Bollywood. If until today the world believed that we are only meant to live on earth, we have Neil Armstrong, who went to the moon. Until today, we know what we are, what we can become. The time to know this starts now. Thank you so much. [Applause]
Thank you.
So I would like to request all my volunteers to come forward and also would like to present a moment of Thanksgiving to our guests. And left.
On behalf of the wood, I would like to open up the session for question and answer. And just to also be aware, the way to exit. So all are ready. Standing at the exit gate. Just remove your registration form from the thing that has been provided. Free laptop and electing them. And also we have provided them tea and coffee at the exit. So you can have the day.
Okay, so you can destroy your registration form, registration test while going.
Okay. So we open the forum for question answers. Or can we save the mic points? Would like to ask any question to our guest? Please.
Hello. Good afternoon. My name is Maniyar. I have a question for you.
You said that the syllabus changed. The pattern of the 2017 prelims was different, and the pattern of 2019 was different. Your attempts were in 2017 and 2018. So, without giving the exam earlier, how did you manage to clear both of them? There was a certain change in the pattern, and you cleared both prelims. So, sir, please shed some light on the prelims. Thank you.
See, the paper pattern of 2017 and 2018 prelims was different. But on one side, it was different for everyone. For those who have been preparing for four years, and for those who are appearing for the first time. So you have to make one thing very clear: that uncertainty is part of UPSC, and the unpredictable Public Service Commission. So if the notice, the 2017 mains pattern was also different compared to 2016. So this just gives a level playing field. UPSC's thing is that I will always be quite opposite for everyone. To give equal opportunities between seniors and pressure, see this unpredictable setting. The mains and prelims pattern was different. 2018 was completely different. Don't know about 2019 either. So your preparations have never changed. Your track, in which you are preparing for civil services, preparing current affairs, the way you are doing it. Follow it. Everyone was doing that. And whatever change will be there in UPSC will be equal for everyone. There too, your attitude as an officer, to adapt to new things and face new challenges, which you will do sitting in the office every day, every hour, that is what you have to do in UPSC. So the paper pattern will change. That will not make the impact. As much as you take it to your mind. Because everybody is facing the question paper for the first time. Whoever is sitting for UPSC prelims, whether the paper pattern is new or whatever it is, it is for everyone. For example, in mains, a question was asked about the medical admission of the Malabar Peninsula people. A question was asked about Pir ki Konar. No one would know. So, relatively, we only know UPSC's role. So if the prelims paper is tough, it is tough for everyone. If corner questions were asked, they were asked for everyone. So you never worry about what you perceive as unpredictable. You only worry about how much you want to get. So unpredictability is part of the exam, in prelims, in mains, and most of all in UPSC interviews. So you have to worry about what is not known and what is your preparation. Current affairs. Give one hundred percent. That sort of thing.
Thank you. Any other questions?
Yes. Thank you very much. Okay. I have one more question.
Good tour and congratulations, Mr. Safran, on what you have achieved in your life. My question is, if you want to make me an IAS officer today, and looking at today's situation and today's things, is it possible to change those things that you people say, "You have to work for society and you have to bring about change"? My opinion is that you can, you please focus on today's situation. What do you mean by today's situation? And students who are admitted to coaching, they don't want to do that. They are seeing things from above, and they are doing wrong things. So I...
Sir, first of all, I would say that you said that today's situation. Sir, the situation has always been like this. If you take any great personality, any great person, take a prophet. So, prophets became prophets precisely because they faced the situation. If the situation were good, would there be a need for prophets?
Now, your son will decide.
See, he said so many things. He gave a lot of answers. The entire life of a common man is filled with pain. A great man's entire life is filled with challenges. This is what you have to decide. Difficult situations, sir. The situation was good. Ram, Muhammad, Prophet Muhammad, look at your time. Look at Akbar's time, sir. First thing. Second thing is that the situation is like this. We are from history. So I always take examples from history. In 1398, Timur invaded India. He destroyed everything. From 1398 to 1556, for about 150 years, India's situation was bad. Everything was destroyed. And in that situation, sir, in 1556, a 15-year-old boy sat on the throne. Look at Akbar's first. Why don't we say this, sir?
We only call them great because you dealt with this situation. Someone is saying, "My relatives are after me." Relatives are supposed to do that. What are they doing? They demoralized me. You are seeing such a big dream of becoming something. Oh, do something first. Take care of your parents' situation. All work, sir. Your friend came. He said, "Brother, you are going to become an officer." Okay. He never attacks directly. I have a girl who came a few days ago. She said, "Sir, my father is very worried. Come back." I said, "Okay. Tell your father to talk to me." So I asked both of them, "Sir, what happened? Tell me." So they said, "We are very scared." I said, "How?" They said, "Our neighbors were telling us that something bad happened in Delhi. Something bad happened in that area." A child was mistreated and murdered. Sir, the Prime Minister was killed at that time. You yourself will save him and take him there. Why did history make anyone great, sir? In a career of 51 years, that person... I am from UP, Allahabad. The name of Allahabad has changed to Prayagraj. But if I ever meet our Chief Minister, I will ask him, sir. The name of Allahabad can never be changed.
Because it was not changed. Sir, even today, the Prayagraj station. If you go there, you will see two rivers meeting after the station. Prayagraj. So Prayagraj is still there, sir. Allahabad. It's a round meeting place. If I talk about Akbar, then in Allahabad, two rivers meet, the Yamuna and the Ganga. The whole of Northern India can be covered by that river. So it is basically a military base. If you go to Allahabad and sit on the banks of the Ganga, you will see that fort. It is a military station. Sir, for the first time in India. Second, for the first time, if Harshavardhana organized a meeting of all the saints, sir, what you are seeing today, its beginning was made by Harshavardhana. So talent is this thing, owner. I told you, I have to tell you.
Muslims are at the height of the world. I am in China, championing India.
On this land, sir, today you see, Muslims are at the height in the world. Because they missed one thing: we have to understand time. So, this talent, this is why history will not dig up the dead.
Mr. Omar.
Look at all the old ones. Now what should I write? Where did the department we have today come from, sir? It came from Baghdad. That department was built by Caliph Harun. The name of that department was Bait al-Hikmah. Scholars from all over the world were called to Baghdad. So I have heard the name of Master Blaster Sachin. Today I saw Master Blaster Sachin, sir. Such a big example is sitting in front of you.
Sir, this is what you are. You are wrong to say that, sir. Sir, I apologize. You should not have done that, sir. Because then you would have understood. That talent, sir, maybe it was in front of your son. The great. Today, the era we are going through, sir, maybe that person is the challenge. This is the challenge, sir. I went to take this class. I have to teach history, sir. And I have to teach Unity in Diversity. Sir, you praised the Mughals a lot. I am not swearing, history is. Sir, not at all. You have praised them a bit too much. I said, how much? Sir, the Mughals. Our medieval India. There was no communal riot, sir. In a class of more than 100 people, tell me one riot that happened in medieval India. Iltutmish. A Sikh comes to meet him. His guru is Qutb al-Din Bakhtiyar Kaki. If you go to Delhi, you will see Khurme. It is named after him. That Sufi man, Qutb al-Din Aibak, went to meet Kaki. He asked Kaki, "Sir, this is the ring you are wearing, sir. How much is it?" 15 crore. A normal police officer wears a 10 rupee ring. A sub-inspector wears a speed ring. But every traffic value. That value is divided in his thought process. He said, "Think of it as 5 crore. 98% are non-Muslims. We are ruling over 2% of them. Why? Because they are divided. These Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas do not want to see each other. If you touch their religion, these 98% will become one. And if these 98% become one, I will convert. Because I believe in the unity of the account." Sardar was a slave. So his life started as a slave. He had 50 sons. 50 sons. He died. He wrote a letter asking for help. No one helped. His daughter went to Russia. She took command in her hands. She defeated the king of Gwalior, sir. She captured Gwalior. She crowned her daughter in Gwalior. A Muslim from the 13th century. She made a book in Gwalior. My daughter is nothing, sir. This is our spice. You have heard it. You have compared it to others, sir. Send your son again. Maybe he will find another Akbar for India. Today, sir, we need such people.
In the class, I said at the beginning, when I was speaking, my side. Think. Thinking is not enough. A parrot repeating "Ram, Ram" has never become enlightened. It is the greatest gift of the owner, sir.
So I have come now, but I will tell you that you will take with you. What you are doing, the world cannot do anything. Sir, I gave an example in the class. Today, the second biggest position in the world is Muhammad. And sir, heroes and challenges are faced by common people.
Thank you for this experience for everyone.
In every situation, we only have two options. Either fight the situation or fear the situation. You are here. You are sitting. Someone asked me the same question. It will be a bit political, but I want to tell these people. Someone messaged me that the name of a city in a state is being changed. What is your comment on that?
The day you stop caring about that city, that day it will also stop.
For example, if there are certain officers who are still carrying their value system. Okay. So there are systems. There are systems. People will use them. No one can harm you. If you have not abandoned your ethics. Article 371 of the Constitution is the highest level of security for a civil servant working in the Government of India or the State Government. But if you have a problem somewhere, it falls into their hands. Then you can play with it. You are very clear about your role, your duty, and you are aware of where to make what decision. No one can interfere in your life. On the other hand, if something happens to them, even if they are framed, but truth will win.
There are values that can never be modified or replaced. That's it.
My question is, or rather, again, actually, Shroff 29086, and I am working in banking, so it's quite a comment from 2768. Thing data, I am preparing for UPSC in 2024. To absolutely end of account with the job, please guide me the best. How is it based on the torch?
People are there. No sir. Wife, bike, cycle race. Those who ride bicycles, will they ever set a mobile? Yes or no, tell me. Turn it off.
When I am cycling with confidence on the cycle, and you are cycling and the phone rings, then like those who are driving cars, this morning, sir, yes, YouTube channel.
We develop command on certain things. Took out one thing. You have two. That you just crossed where. So now how much is it? How much is it? Meaning, all the things. There, they said that the foundation. In the beginning, I went to urinate. I said that the IAS exam is very easy. I asked you people a question. I said, I will give a prize for this question. None of you have answered yet. Why did Sindhian have enmity with Holkar? And none of you asked. I will tell you. And the prize question is, sir, tell me.
Sir, I think I read somewhere that it was from Holkar, the rest came from there. Meaning, except for Vishwas Rao, I read that perhaps this could be the reason. Okay, and anyone else?
Now you have to think about this. Gwalior and Indore, Malwa, it is very famous for opium cultivation. Opium. East India Company was selling that opium the most in China.
Nishant is for America. It was like opium for East India Company. They had so much gold. And China, the Chinese, they sell any of their goods only for gold. They don't give it for anything other than gold.
Listen to something else. They don't give it for anything else. And they want to save their gold. So they started the opium trade in China. People there. That's why in Chinese history, the word opium will come to you.
And this Malwa and Kachori region, this is a region with so many rivers. Betwa, Ken. All these rivers. The area is fertile land, highlands. The temperature here is very pleasant. High, slightly highland, so the temperature is a bit normal. Opium grows on it.
So now, whoever has control over Malwa will have control over opium cultivation. And whoever has control over opium cultivation will have their share.
Did you hear what I said? You said, I think I have said everything that I have said to you, sir. Use your brain. This brain is not meant to be put in anyone. The world's biggest coward.
The two principles of Islam are basically the principles of almost all religions. Then Akbar asked this question to his guru, Abdul Latif. Then who? If you pray Namaz, if you fast, if you pray five times, tell me among the five. Then I will tell you who is the one. And the morning prayer. I couldn't do the morning one.
The evening prayer. He went to meet his guru. I am coming after praying. For what purpose did you pray? So tell me honestly, when you were offering Namaz, was it only the thought of the Master? When this was asked, I will be able to tell you. But I will have to tell you, only then will I give you the answer.
Immediately, my Mina Bazaar was. There would be very beautiful girls roaming around. And I will also go. So Abdul Latif said, "He who is lost in the eyes is enough." You have to live in the world.
Now, what did you do? My friend Danish Roshan Singh, to pray Jummah Namaz, sit with you. Now, when will you go? And why are you in a hurry to go to the Master?
We went to meet the Prime Minister. Now I won't do it. It's his will. Because he is the Master. So just tell me, I am going. When you are going to meet the Master, going to pray, going to the temple. Yes, sir. Look, we take a thousand rupee flower.
Because WhatsApp and Facebook are the world's biggest enemies.
There are too many. Because of Facebook. So too many. Who stopped this in the world? Kafirs. Kafir means one whose mind is not with the Master. At least when you sit in front of a great person, focus on him.
Now, if you read the mobile, sir.
Now look. And my brother has a photo worth one lakh rupees. It doesn't look good. The question is not of good. The question is of the mind. We are talking. You have two options.
NCR update. In banking, there is no problem. You have our program, Cash Series. We are starting a program called Ikra. It's a small start. Seven tests, 1000 questions per subject. We will teach you the entire history in class. We will discuss it by giving questions.
And when you answer the question, you look around that question.
So we have written in the book, bullet point, America 124 formula. We will not do one question. They said, when you answer the question, you look. I am just a pain. You have avoided things around it. We will do the same here. We will ask that question. All the things around it. We have put a statue of Buddha. We have put a photo of such great people. We have put another one.
Did you notice? None of you asked, sir, tell me, who are you among these three? We put it there because he is the world's first prophet who talks about dry journalism.
This is the world's first prophet. Next news. Now, whether I am Allah or not, what will you do? Tell me the problem. My child is not getting married. Say this.
So come. Is he there or not? This is the wrong question. Running such a big institution with such a large number of successful people. Remove them. Will this run? So this is not a question to discuss.
Inshallah, the Master is here.
He is the king. He is running it. Managing it. Doing such a big job.
If you are alive, sir, the world. This world will run. There is no question about that. But first, see what you are looking for.
You want my son to become a doctor. So why are you crying?
Because he will get blessings. Blessings to everyone. You hate a criminal. I don't hate him. I always admire him. But when will the layers come? This is the biggest thing. Who is crying? Umar, sir, Kale, former.
Umar 40. What are the benefits of Baghdad?
Now, our dreams. Today's situation. The village head is running with ideas. Running with a Bolero. Running with a Fortuner. What are the benefits of Kale Umar, Baghdad?
There is no money to make this. He tells his treasurer, "Hey, give me some money for clothes for the children. I will return it next month's salary." The treasurer was even smarter. He said, "Give it in writing, guarantee that you will be alive next month."
When they were kings like that, people were happy.
And who created the situation in this country? We have democracy. We the people of India. So lovely. If you also find out that there are murder charges against me, you will all leave and come. You won't hear anything at the wedding.
When you are leaving my class, you are a murderer. We don't hear anything. Sir, why are such people sold in Parliament?
You will see Muslims are in danger. I will tell you.
Sir, they are going to build a temple. Build it, brother. Make the temple such an issue. Brother, I will build it. I will build it. But this is not the number. Sir, we need to get water from that well and drink it. But tell me, sir, how will you get jobs for our children? Build a temple. Build a temple below. Build a mosque above. Then build a church above that. Then build this. Then build my land.
But tell me, our children are sitting here after graduating for four years looking for a job. How will you give them a job, sir? You don't ask this. Then you don't give it.
So the situation. Now, you people will change the situation of this country. Or history will be written. And then someone from you will emerge. Safi Nagar Read.
A sensible person. Yes. So we are starting that program. It is only because, like any food program, its entire motive is that we will revise everything for you in four-five months. Teaching and revising.
So the most hardworking people to come here. There are already many here. And all are good. Some teacher is complete. No coaching is standing.
So why did you come?
It's not a game, sir.
And we haven't come to teach games. We know the principle of winning, sir.
There are many players here. Many to think. We know everything. The formula for winning.
We have to share.
You did not pay attention to the word "consolidation."
In 1765, East India Company. Sir, I asked the question from behind. Today I will say it for you. 1765, East India Company captured Bengal. Not at all. First, they consolidated Bengal. Physical to C. Special to consolidation. Marathas were being benefited. Look, they are eating chicken, eating mutton. Brother, let us also do it.
It was supposed to be a treaty. The British ate it, digested it, went to the toilet, and in 300 years, they captured the whole country.
That's why I started from here. The first thing to speak from here is Banarsi Das's story. Understand. The whole game is from here.
The whole game is from here. You have to get out. Enjoy the fight.
You cannot stop. You cannot stop. And whoever enjoys the fight. My uncle told me, "Oh, you are dreaming big dreams. You won't do anything. Open a shop in the village. If you don't eat, you will starve to death. And my steps will be looted."
So don't say such things.
The problem is very, very difficult.
Sir, you are being rude. One, you are calling yourself mine, mine, both are attached. He who is carrying double baggage. He can demoralize his children. You said, "Son, work harder. Get up. Move forward. It won't happen like this. You won't do anything. Open a shop."
So when you started, I replied. I apologize for that.
So this whole game, this game, sir, is a game. We said at the end, three things. If you think that you cannot earn money because you are poor, do you not know Bhairubhai Ambani? What is the matter? Why do you think so?
They said, "Is there discrimination against Muslims?" These files are standing. I go to my house. And I am homeless in my own house.
My utensil is in my house. I was accidentally born in a Brahmin's house.
Sometimes it happens. I should be born at home. And I am fond of gatherings.
So they have kept my reading material.
Mother, put it in this. What is this for? This is not running from any school. What is this for? And discrimination. You sit in front of him. I help myself. Never tell me two things. One, your name. And what your father does. Whatever he does, it doesn't matter to me. My job is to help everyone. Even if your father is the Prime Minister of this country, I will do it. If your father is a peon, I will do it. Look, this is my job.
So you are fine. And finally, at the last moment, you want to climb Mount Everest.
So you will go and see the world from a height. Enjoy. But sir, with every enjoyment, there is a danger. The danger of an avalanche while climbing Everest. We will take the risk with you. So why don't you improve the Aravalli? Who told you to dream? You are dreaming. We are doing this. And there will be no pain. We will make you. We have not come to say such nonsensical things.
There will be pain. We will tell you how to enjoy this pain.
Get up next week and dance.
It will be destroyed. It's a cup. And this is the job of a coach. This is the job of a question.
I will thank all of you. But lastly, I would like our team, Ikra's team from Pune, who helped so much last month. Ashraf Sahib, where is he sitting? Come here. Come here for a minute. Then I want to introduce you to his mother and father. They are also here. I want them here. Lastly, my team should come. I want to meet you once. Look, these people, their hard work. Some people have not slept for 24 hours. Among them, Arakan Pishab is here. So a memento for Megh. Lakhan Film.
So.
I want Hussain Sahib to call his mother and father himself. So for the parents sitting here, the message is that if there is any contribution to my success in the whole country, it is that every mother works hard to secure the future of her sons and daughters. But one thing that is special is that "Give me the freedom to dream." Whatever you want to do, like Kanhaiya, Guddu, we are with you. A sense of freedom. And it brings a sense of responsibility. And they did that. If you look, doctor, engineer, I have done this. Even after being this, they will start giving labor for UPSC preparation. So that finally, you, you, you.
This is probably a body of freedom. And 5 IAS is good for you. Make him so. Let's salute to welcome Mommy-Daddy. Please come on stage.
Lastly, I would like my team, Ashraf Sahib, Prakash.
And others. So I want all of you to come. Riyaz Bhai, our. So.
So.
Finally, I want to thank all the people of Pune very much. You have cooperated a lot. And you came and sat for so long. Thank you.
Ashraf Das, and the session with the National Anthem. So I request all of you to please stand.
Thank you very much. You all loved this seminar on the first day. Please fill out the registration form. Registration test. Thank you. My name is Bhupendra Dhawan. Thank you.