Competitive exams & Career Awareness

Competitive Exams How to begin How can SPIPA

After Graduation? Preparation? help?
• UPSC, Bank • SPIPA is a Government
• Staff Selection body, that provides free
• Defense Services coaching, after
admission through
• GPSC
entrance for Guj.
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 Types of “Free” Seminar for career awareness
Private classes’ “Free” seminars
•Scare tactics, inferiority complex.
•UPSC/GPSC: 5 dozen books
prescribed 
•Annually 11 lakh apply, Only
0.01% clear IAS, Delhi coaching
with Rs. 1 lakh is essential.
•Bank jobs only for S.India, too
much workload, Nagaland
posting.
•SSC, income tax, only for
N.Indian.
•Indian Engineering services: only
IITians.
My lecture
•Possible to clear any competitive
exams. With self study. No need
for 5 dozen books.
•Without coaching. Even if
coaching req. then free coaching
@SPIPA
•No job is bad by itself. It depends
on with what expectation you’re
joining.
Inferiority complex,
Scare Tactics 
Types of “Free” Seminar for career awareness & competitive exams
Sweet talkers &
Motivational speakers
•All of you will become
IAS & District
collectors!
•Only motivation type
speech.
•But no info. About what
to read exactly? 
Bitter realities
•Will provide info on how
to start preparation.
•Not all will become
<annual IAS intake
180, collector ~700>
•But hardworking person
can find a good
Government job,
through competitive
exams.
Annual competitive exams at National level : 55,000+ (major exams)

BANK CLERKS 19789

SBI CLERKS 17140
BANK OFFICERS 8822
SBI OFFICERS 2313 PLUS
SSC CGL 2017 3805 1. Railway,
CDS OFFICER 1000 2. Sainik, Navik
LIC OFFICERS 650 3. GPSC
ENGINEERING SERVICES 609 ===
UPSC CIVIL SERVICES 1100 2 lakh+ annual
2016-17
 Topic#1: After Graduation- Major exams by UPSC
Civil Services Technical grad. Uniformed Services

IAS/IPS…24 • Forest • CAPF

services • Engineer • CDS
depending on • Economic • CMS (Medical)
• Statistical
merit,
• Geologists
preference,
vacancies.
 UPSC Civil Services Exam: Top-3 Services (annual intake)
IAS (180) IPS (150) IFS (45)

• Asst. Collector / SDM • ASP | ACP • 3rd Secretary

• DDO • SP | DCP • 2nd
• Collector •… •…
•… • DGP • Ambassador
• Chief Secretary, • BSF, CRPF.. • Post Retd.: Shivsankar
Cabinet Secretary • Post Retd: Ajit Doval Menon, Hamid Ansari
• Post-retirement: (NSA), MK Narayana
Governors/ Chairman (Gov-Bengal)
 IAS, IPS = All India services: “Cadre system”
you’ll serve either in that state or at centre (New Delhi) on deputation
Rank1 and rank 2 did not get home cadres
Scare tactics
1.“FENKI DESHE”:
Transparent process-
2.Talati, forest guard:
atleast “district”!!
3.Talati ~20k| collector
(IAS) ~80k: Government
bungalow, car, driver,
bodyguard
4.No Gujarati girl so far
became Direct-
recruitment IAS/IFS 
 CSE-2014 CSE-2015

IAS (Guj. Cadre) Tejas Parmar, IAS,

Gujarat Cadre

IAS (Guj. Cadre)

90s, they used to get far away cadres. But now rules
are tweaked that usually nearby the home state.
[SCARE-Tactics by pvt GPSC classes] -
 SPIPA UPSC study centre-> IPS (Gujarat Cadre)

ASP Dr. Parthrajsinh Gohil DCP Hitesh Joysar

Eyesight, Height, chest requirement. No physical running etc test.

ASP Karan Raj Vaghela SP Deepak Meghani DCP Leena Patil

Eyesight: upto 6D glasses, even LASIK permitted.
IPS IAS and others..no limit

• IPS is only for Haryana

and North India.
• Misinformation,
inferiority complex,
scare tactics
 UPSC Civil services- one exam, and 24 services.

Top-3 most prestigious services Scare tactics

• Mostly sent to choice of state,
•1. IAS: “cadre” •
or near by state.
Bunglow, car, staf other
•3. IPS: “cadre” •
amnesties available.
Deputation: State ->union;
•2. IFS (Foreign): “Region” •
Country->MEA, Passport office
IFS- must know foreign
language, political sci.
Revenue (IRS) Assistant commissioner (Gr.A)

•6. Custom-Excise Asst. Inspectors

commissioner (Group B & C)-
•8. Income Tax Group A (UPSC) SSC-CGL
UPSC-CSE: only one exam, 24 services on merit, preference

Corporate related?
•19. Indian Corporate Law Service ,Group "A“:
•18. Indian Trade Service, Group "A"
Account
•5. Audit & Accounts [including UN postings]
•11. Civil Accounts (upto CGA)
• Min. graduation in
•13. Railway Accounts any stream.
•7. Defense Accounts • Not necessary to be
•4. P&T Accounts & Finance B.Com, CA, MBA
 UPSC-CSE: Group-A remaining services

Communication related
• 10. Postal Service
• 17. Information Service (jr. grade)- DD, AIR...
Other -Railway
• 12. Railway Traffic Service,Group "A“
• 14. Railway Personnel Service,Group "A“
• 15. Railway protection force: [physical std- like IPS]
Other- Defense
• 9. Ordinance factory [Administrative ]
• 16. Defense estate [like cantonment muni.commissioner]
 Group “B” services [~55k per month]

20. Armed Forces HQ • Promotion &

nomination to
21. DANiCS- Civil services IAS/IPS by 14-17
years service.
22. DANiPS- Police services
• Andaman Nicobar
Posting- max 3-5
23. Pondicherry Civil Service
years in entire
career. [scare-
24. Pondicherry Police Service
tactics]
UPSC CSE: Age counted on 1st August, Min. age @21

Category Age Attempt

General 32 6

OBC +3=35 9

Upper
SC/ST +5=37
age
 Civil services Exam: 2017 last date to apply is over BUT
Any stream graduate can appear, irrespective min. %.
external, ATKT, small college …doesn’t matter.
Online Application for 2018
Prelims (MCQ)
7 Feb
th
2018 Prelim Result & DAF Form
3rd June
2018 Mains (Descriptive)
Aug-2018?
Interview
1 Oct
st
• No Certi Required.
• Last Year/Sem.can
(5 days)
Certi. Required
apply…YES!
1. Graduation
2. Category Final selection on combined
3. PH marks of Mains and Interview
 UPSC Civil services exam 2016

Final 1099

Selected for Interview 2961 x3

Selected for Mains 15445 x15

Appeared in Prelims 500000

Applied for Exam 1136000

You’re
somewhere here JBPS because
only Rs.100 fee
 Scholarship scheme by Government of Gujarat & SPIPA
Advertisement in June/July
Entrance -> Admission in SPIPA-Till Prelim
Clearing Prelim
2000 x 7
=14,000 Clearing Mains
Girl: 30,000
Final List Topper
Boy: 25,000 Girl: 30,000
(+ Free Boy: 25,000 Girl: 61,000
Education) Boy: 51,000

All categories eligible, no income ceiling, Gujarat

Domicile required. You can get for max 3 trials.
 UPSC CSE-2016: 15 Toppers from SPIPA,
Felicitation by Hon'ble CM of Gujarat on Jun-13-2017

Why only 15?

AIR Rank Inferiority Complex
197 SCARE Tactics

AIR Rank
170 AIR Rank AIR Rank
67 5
UPSC CSE: Stage#1 Prelims MCQ Paper set in English & Hindi

Paper 1 Paper 2
(General (Aptitude
Studies) 100 Qs | 200
/ CSAT) 80 MCQs|200
marks | 2 hours marks | 2 hours

Negative marks Negative marks

for wrong for wrong
answers answers

Only 33%
Prelim to Mains
qualifying marks,
selected decided
Not counted for
from this score
result
UPSC CSE: Stage#2: Mains Exam – Descriptive Papers

Not counted Counted in

in Merit Merit
300 Marks Each | Min.
25% Passing Marks

Indian
Essay Paper

250 Marks Each

Language

Compulsory
GS1 to 4
English

Optional
(1 subject,
2 papers)
Detailed Syllabus: UPSC Website LINK.
Pick any 1 out of following optional subjects for mains
Same subject
Graduation not required.
•Engineer: history
•BA: mathematics

But, should be
chosen as per
interest level,
guidance..

Maths: English: 60/100 Scaling System

100/100  
 Mains medium doubts
Essay & GS (1-4) papers Optional
Mech. Engineering
Suppose he decided
English medium Will have to write in English only.

Essay & GS (1-4) papers Optional

Gujarati literature
Suppose he decided English medium
Will have to write in this in Gujarati
script only.

Mains Interview
He can give interview in English,
Hindi, Guj. Depending on his
Suppose he wrote in English
choice, but has to declare in DAF
(Mains-application form)
 Why UPSC/ national level interview medium should be Hindi / English
Gujarati: translators are of poor quality.
Gujarati: Panel may permit hindi/ English but marks
still poor than “official English”.
Working level Hindi/ English sufficient. You don’t need
to be extremely fluent.
 CSE-2014 CSE-2015

IAS (Guj. Cadre) Tejas Parmar, IAS,

Gujarat Cadre

Face Bitter realities

No inferiority complex

IAS (Guj. Cadre)

• Schooling: Gujarati medium
• Interview: English (not taken special classes for ‘spoken’ English.)
• Bank, Defense services (written English “merit”, + oral- they may
ask you to speak something in English)
 UPSC Civil Services Final merit = Marks in Mains + Interview

Prelim Paper-I (GS)

•Only for selecting
candidates for Mains

Mains &
Interview
•Counted in final
merit.
 After Graduation? Major exams by UPSC
Civil Services Technical grad. Uniformed Services

IAS/IPS…24 •Forest •CAPF

services •Engineer •CDS
•Economic •CMS (Medical)
depending on
•Statistical
merit, •Geologists
preference.
 Indian Forest Service? More details @ upsc.gov.in

•Any graduate •Only Selected Science

Civil Services

Forest Service
•Common prelims & Engineering streams
•Mains: 4 GS + 1 •Common prelims
Optional •Mains: GS+ 2 optional
•Interview (No liberal arts) +
English
•Interview

Collector, SP Dy.Collector, DCF, higher ACF, RFO

(UPSC) Dy.SP (GPSC) (UPSC) (GPSC)
 After Graduation: Engineering Services by UPSC
Civil Mech
Gr.A

• ~65,000 Per month

Gr.B

• ~55,000 Per month

Electrical Electronics & Comm
Scare tactics,
Inferiority complex
DySo, Dy.Mam
Nirma & LD Dist.
• 38,090 Settling for lower jobs.

Talati, Lokrakshak, Vidhya Sahak…

• 19,950
Annual ~600-1200 vacancies
depending on retirements
Indian Engineering Services : Eligibility

When to apply?
• Online Application: 27th September- 2017 [exam Jan-2018]
• Not necessary to be IIT graduate 

Education: Degree Engineering

• Last year /last semester can apply
• Have to submit docx @DAF form post-written [July’18]

Age counted on 1st Jan

• Gen: 21 – 30
• (+3 OBC) (+5 SC/ST), (+10 PH
Engineering Services: Structure of Exam

Prelim (MCQ)- 7th January 2018

•General Studies
•General English Prev. Papers @
•Engineering Department upsc.gov.in

Main (Descriptive) –1st July 2018

•Engineering Department.
•Can be written only in ENGLISH

Last stage: interview

 After Graduation? Major exams by UPSC
Civil Services Technical grad. Uniformed Services

IAS/IPS…24 •Forest •CAPF

services •Engineer •CDS
•Economic •CMS (Medical)
depending on
•Statistical
merit, •Geologists
preference.
 After Graduation: Uniformed Services by UPSC
Sub inspector by SSC Airport, PSU security

CAPF (Asst. Commandant in BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITPB, SSB)

Once a year
25th April 2018 notification.
Exam 22th July 2018
VIP security, embassy
Unmarried 20-25 (+ age MCQ + Essay + Interview+
relaxation for reserved cat.) physical

GS centric
NSG commando, General, Admiral, Airmarshal..
Aptitude
CDS (2nd Lt.: Army, Navy, Air force) centric
Twice a year: notifications in MCQ + Services Selection
Unmarried 19-25 Age
November & February. Board (SSB)- GDPI

EYE SIGHT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS ARE TOUGHER

How to enter defense services as an officer? 10+2
NDA
UPSC’
No. min. marks in Graduation
CDS
Min. 60% agg. in graduation AFCAT| SSC
for AFCAT Tech. Entry
Ground Duty Technical
Flying Branch
Branch Branch

68,550/- 71,550/- 80,250/-

 Competitive exams after graduation @National Level

Central Govt. Defense/ Bank PSU

Uniform /Corporations

•UPSC CSE •CAPF; CDS •IBPS

•LIC, EPFO,
•Tech: Forest, •Coast Guard •SBI ESIC
Engineer, •RBI
Stat., Eco.. •SSC CAPF-SI •FCI, BSNL
•Combined •IB (ACIO) •ONGC, SAIL,
Graduate CIL (GATE
Level (CGL) • Intelligence bureau: asst. central intelligence officerscore)
• Ek thaa Tiger, James Bond
• Powers less than PSI. 60k bond. ~10 years, group-A service.
• Job itself is not ‘bad’, depending on your expectation it will be
good/bad. Nirma/L.D: B.Tech, M.Tech
 SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level)
Group A by Promotion
Assistants UPSC Inspectors (N&V)
IRS Gr.”A”

•Central Ministries •IT, Excise, Custom,

(Group B) Narcotic Bureau,
Postal Dept.
Monthly salary Group B: ~55,000/-| Group-C: 35,000/-

Sub Inspectors Account

•CBI & NIA •Auditors,
Accountants, UDCs,
Stat. Investigators
Apart from this: 10+2, Steno, Translator; CAPF- SI, Constable
 SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level): new format..

Tier1 (MCQ-
Tier2 (Online) Tier3
Online)
•Maths, •Maths •Interview |
English, •English Written Test-
Reasoning, •IF applied for essay, letter
GA Technical writing etc.
posts- Stat /
Finance
Last date to apply is 16 June 2017
Age limit 18 to 32 depending on job.+ relaxation)
Age & GRADUATION on 1st August 2017
IBPS: Inst. Of Banking Personnel Selection [except SBI, RBI]

•Probationary Officers
PO/MT
•Management Trainees
•Clerks PRIME Advantage
CWE Within 3-4 months exam
•Assistants concluded + On job training

•Group-A Officers
RRBs
•Assistants (Multipurpose)

Specialist •IT, Law, HR, Marketing

Officers •Agriculture, Rajbhasha
More details @ ibps.in
 Career path of a Bank Probationary officer? (PO)
Annual Package C/MD
(Interview)
7.55-12.93 lakhs* Executive
Director
General
Manager (Interview)
…
Dy.
PO (Asst. Manager
Manager)

Scare tactics, sour grapes

1. Girls should apply only
for clerk not officer
Arundhati
2. All India Posting?
Usha Subramanian Bhattacharya
3. Workload & targets?
BoB Specialist officer ’80 SBI PO ‘77 Batch
(GPSC doesn’t have?)
CMD of PNB
IIT, IIM, HARWARD, OXFORD PASS OUT?
 Career path of RBI Grade “B” officer?
Dy. Gov1

Dy. Gov2
RBI
Governor
Dy. Gov3 2 Reserved
for Grade 10th, 12th, Grad
Dy. Gov4 “B” officers Min. 60%|
50% (SC/ST/PWD)

Don’t prepare for competitive exams @expense of

your college studies
Similar case in CAT/IIM also.
 Structure of Bank Exams “Officers”

IBPS [Prelim, SBI (~2300

RBI (~160)
Mains MCQ] vacancies)
• Maths, • + that Group • + Descriptive
• English Discussion and paper
• Reasoning Personal “computer
Interview. “TYPE”
• Computer
• Gen-Attempt 4 • Gen: Attempt
• GK, Current-
“6”;
Banking
• Specialist
officer..tech
• Interview.
Sectional cut-off. English bad but Maths powerful…X
 Competitive exams after graduation @National Level

Central Govt. Defense/ Bank PSU

Uniform /Corporations

•UPSC CSE •CAPF; CDS •IBPS

•LIC, EPFO,
•Combined •Coast Guard •SBI ESIC
Graduate •RBI
Level (CGL) •SSC CAPF-SI •FCI, BSNL
•Tech: Forest, •IB (ACIO) LIC AAO/ADO… •ONGC, SAIL,
CIL (GATE
Engineer, IRDAI chief e.g. score)
Stat., Eco..
TS Vijayan.
Earlier used to be
only IAS
 Competitive exams after graduation
PG/pvt. Academics / Research

Min @Grad
50% (gen.)
45% (reserve)
• CAT, XAT, GMAT • NET:CSIR|UGC
• GATE..PG • NET-LS: Teaching Post
Entrance • NET-JRF: Stipend for
= Asst. professors (~65k) Ph.D / Research (max.
Depending on univ. age 28 years+
PG+ NET reservation)
PG+ PhD + NET
Gujarat State Level exams
 Gujarat Stat services Class I and II

IFS 1/3rd of the

UPSC IAS IPS
(Forest) cadre posts
reserved for
Tech. state service
GPSC GAS GPS
services promotees.
• Dy. Collector • Dy.SP, PI • ACF, RFO
• Dy.DDO
• Mamlatdar • Accounts officer
• Food & Drug
Women
• Cooperatives reservation
Registrars Etc. 33%
GPSC Class 1|2 . Last date over

GPSC-Pre June W1
UPSC-Pre June W2

GPSC-Mains W2

GPSC interview: Jan 2018

GPSC Class 1 | 2 Exam structure Prelim (200 marks 2 hrs)
Paper-I

History Culture Constitution Aptitude

Paper-II

Economy Geography Science Current

GPSC Class 1 | 2 Exam structure Mains. No optional subjects
 Class-III jobs
Administrative Accounts Police
• Bin-Sachivalay Clerk • Dy.Accountant, • Unarmed PSI
• Office Assistant Auditor • Head Clerk, Sr. Clerk

Info, broadcasting Technical PSI, ASI,

• DTP operator • Lab technician, Constable
• Translator Physiotherapy Police
• Asst. Librarian • Instructors etc. recruitment
board

Gram Sevak,
Talati Cum
Asst. Chitnis Nurse, …and more
Mantri
Compounder
 Today’s Session

Competitive Exams How to begin How can SPIPA

After Graduation? Preparation? help?
• UPSC, GPSC
(1|2)
• Bank
• Staff Selection
• Defense Services
 UPSC Annual reports: Success is “Bell shape” curve
30
1. Peak Mental and physical
Second, 26
Third, 26 2. Learned from mistakes
If not achieved
25
3. Incremental
knowledgebase
1. Misdirected We can only help you here
Fourth, 18
2. Lazy, Daydreamer, whatsapp, FB,
20

15 cricket, marriage
Fifth & Above,
First, 15receptions
3. Not ‘cutout’ for this 15
10

Your Objectives?
5
1. Straight arrow
2.
0 By 2nd “serious attempt”:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Mains must be written.
3. By 3rd “serious attempt”: SSC, IBPS, GPSC….
Office Rank job UPSC, SSC,
IBPS. >4+…if finance, family..
 Put eggs in Min. 2 exams, Max. 3 exams.

• 90s: IAS preparation

UPSC IAS, CAPF SSC, CDS
= license to pass all
• GS Heavy • GS less, aptitude More
• Aptitude less. • Quadratic Equation, exams.
• CAPF: Defense..more Trigonometry • Post-2010:
segmentation of non-
Bank, RBI GPSC: UPSC exams, due to
• History, Geography…X
• DI, Comprehension
• 1,2 = UPSC: GS: Guj, “attrition” and “exam
PubAd heavy, Aptitude
• RBI Officer: Less leaves”.
Economics, Finance
technical..[Rs.600]
• Lower: Factual “GK” • You’re capable to
• CAT/MBA..[Rs.1800] clear any exam, but
not all. Each has its
own senior players &
separate strategies.
 Competitive exams: right direction to prepare

General Awareness Maths

English Reasoning
 General Studies: GEPHSC
GEP-HSC
•IAS, GPSC, CAPF, CDS BBC:
•SSC, ACIO, APFC Bank,Budget,Current
•IBPS, SBI, RBI
Geography Economy Polity

History Science Tech Current

 Bone weakening is caused by Deficiency
of ___ element(s).
B) 1 and 2 only NCERT
1) Calcium Class 9 Ch6
2) Phosphorus • NCERT is
UPSC CDS 2014(i)

3) Nitrogen ‘foundation’
4) Carbon • Graduation’s
arrogance
Answer choices
a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 4 only
1. Skip 2. Attempt 3. Mark n Review
8 April 2017: to increase IIT/JEE/NEET Success….
 GEP-HSC: NCERT (download link) | Lecture series (Youtube Link)
Subject Officer Clerical
- NCERT Class 7-12.
- NCERT Class 7-12.
Geography - NIOS PDF set for Environment.
- LucentGK
- Rajtanil Solanki’s lecture series
- Mrunal Patel’s lecture
Economy - Mrunal Patel’s lecture series
series
- Indian Polity by M.Laxmikanth
Polity - Lucent GK book
- New bills & Acts: Prsindia.org
- Pratik Nayak’s Lecture series
- Pratik Nayak’s Lecture
- Spectrum’s Brief History of Modern India
History series
- NCERT Class 7-12 (New edition)
- Lucent GK
- Tamilnadu Class11 (Ancient-Medieval)

Science
This
- NCERTpowerpoint
Class 7-10; is available
- Lucent GK
at
- LucentGK or any General studies Manual
Mrunal.org/powerpoint
- IAS/IPS: 1-1.5 years’ current affairs - 3 months before the exam
- Other officers: 6-8 months - Anyone Magazine
Current Affairs
- Anyone magazine: DrishtiIAS Pratiyogita Darpan
- Indianexpress or theHindu Newspaper

Subject UPSC, CAPF, GPSC
- FastTrack approach to
Maths Arithmetic by Rajesh
Verma
- Compulsory English for
English civil and judicial services
by AP Bhardwaj
- New approach to
Reasoning Reasoning verbal and
Non-verbal by BS Sijwali
This powerpoint is
available at
Mrunal.org/powerpoint
SSC & CDS Banking
- FastTrack approach to - FastTrack approach to
Arithmetic by Rajesh
Arithmetic by Rajesh
Verma
Verma
- Class10 NCERT’s
Trigonometry chapter - Kiran Publication’s
- Ch.10 of Quantam CAT by Topicwise papersets for
Sarvesh Kumar practice.
- Wordpower made easy by Norman Lewis
- Objective General English by SP Bakshi
- New approach to
- New approach to Reasoning verbal and
Reasoning verbal and Non-verbal by BS Sijwali
Non-verbal by BS Sijwali - Analytical Reasoning by
M.K.Pandey
 Today’s session

Competitive Exams How to begin How can SPIPA

After Graduation? Preparation? help?
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