By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
The results of Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission Food and Sanitation Inspectors (UPPSC FSI) were declared on September 25 which listed that 127 candidates had cleared the exams. Among the 127 candidates selected are four Muslims, with Ahmad Nadeem securing the highest rank among them at 32.
Nadeem, a 28-year-old from Darbhanga, Bihar, completed his B Tech (Biotechnology) from NIMS University in Jaipur, Rajasthan following which he was working in the same city. His father is a private employee in Darbhanga and mother a government teacher.
While the recent results have, of course, left Nadeem overjoyed, he does not wish to stop and instead wants to appear for the IAS exams which he had already attempted before but could not clear.
His reason for wanting to join civil services is his state Bihar which he feels has a lot of skill and manpower but is still underdeveloped. He informed TwoCircles.net, “As an IAS Officer I want to be change agent and will try to implement government policies as per need and suitability and empower and educate people for their rights, I find only government can change the situation of Bihar nothing else and as a part of government I will try to become connecting link between grass root level and higher bureaucracy,” he says.
Nadeem wrote the UPPSC exam in 2015 in Lucknow which had objective questions of general knowledge and those pertaining to Food and nutrition. The results were declared in 2018 and he was called to attend the oral interview in Allahabad in August in which he qualified.
For the UPPSC, he revealed that he did not go for any coaching classes but studied for 10 hours consistently every day. He also looked up at the IAS Forum, YouTube and other sites on the internet for helpful hints and tips.
Success for Nadeem has come after a lot of attempts he says. He failed to clear over 25 competitive examinations, sometimes at a preliminary stage, sometimes at mains and sometimes during the interview. However, he kept going because he knew his potential and had strong faith in almighty.
His advice to other aspirants: “Don’t stick to a rigid routine…instead of studying unproductively for 15 to 16 hours daily, it is wise to study consistently for 10 hours a day. Don’t be too rigid or too flexible with your schedule, instead try to modify it as and when needed by studying previous years’ question papers and so on.”
Although he has not gone to any coaching centre, he says, aspirants appearing for the first time can join a coaching academy but success depends on your zeal and hard work.
Nadeem is waiting for his placement to join duty in the food and sanitation department. He plans to prepare for the civil services along with his job. He is confident he can manage both.