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Rajesh
Advisor, Chennai - Career
My nephew, 23, did BA Economics from Loyola College, Chennai. He then spent a year at Trivandrum preparing for the civil services examination targeting the Foreign Service. He did not pass the Prelims in his first attempt. He is now doing a new course at the Gokhale Institute of Economics and Politics, Pune, called MSc in Geopolitics and Geoeconomics (https://gipe.ac.in/post-graduate/m-sc-economics-geopolitics-and-geoeconomics/). Should he persist with Civil Services alone? What are the other career options open to him? A new development is that the VC of GIPE, Ajit Ranade, who was instrumental in starting the International Geopolitics and Geoeconomics course, and whose name and reputation mattered to attract good visiting faculty for the course, had his services terminated suddenly (See https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/ajit-ranade-terminated-from-post-of-vice-chancellor-of-gipe-9567955/). My questions need to be seen in the light of this development too.
Rajesh, chasing the civil services dream is a tough one. Very few people make it and those who don't would have lost a few years of their life chasing it. My sense is that if your nephew was not able to crack the prelims in the first attempt it may be tough to crack a rank good enough to get IFS in the next attempt. Nevertheless since he took the plunge it might not be a bad diea to give one more serious attempt. What I have also seen is that a rigorous preparation for the civil service will make people more aware and well rounded person and better prepared for any job they take up. In that sense the time spent for preparing for civil services is never wasted. Coming to Gokhale Institute, it has a great reputation. If he is really interested in Economics or Politics a degree from Gokhale Institute can open doors for higher studies in many Indian as well as international universities. This can open up opportunities for a variety of careers in developmental organisations, banks, research teaching and many more. As for the removal of the VC you can see it as a temporary setback and wont have a long term impact on the reputation of the university.
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- 07-09-2024
