[schubho]

Hello there ..

i am a civil service aspirant, currently based in mumbai .. i'm 26 yrs old, with 3.5 yrs of work experience before i quit my job to pursue my civil service preps full time ..

i've recently taken the 2006 mains exam and am taking some time off before getting back into the grind ..

i truly commend the initiative taken by the founders of this portal .. thank you for extending your support .. and kudos to you'll, great site !

warm regards
shubhadeep (schubho)

[kkk]

hi........
resigning the job to appear in the civil service exams shows ur self confidence....... all the very best

[kushal]

Originally Posted by schubho

Hello there ..

i am a civil service aspirant, currently based in mumbai .. i'm 26 yrs old, with 3.5 yrs of work experience before i quit my job to pursue my civil service preps full time ..

i've recently taken the 2006 mains exam and am taking some time off before getting back into the grind ..

i truly commend the initiative taken by the founders of this portal .. thank you for extending your support .. and kudos to you'll, great site !

warm regards
shubhadeep (schubho)

welcome to IndianOfficer. There are many from us, who had cracked the exam exactly with the background of yours. One of my Close friend, into IRTS was working as CA, settled at Mumbai, but then he quit the job, shifted to Delhi and got through in the 3rd attempt. And he also started his venture when he was around 27.

[schubho]

hi kkk, thnx for ur wishes .. i only hope this confidence isn't misplaced .. cheers, n good luck to u too ..

[schubho]

hi kushal .. thanks for the encouragement .. having taken the mains for the first time, i'm not sure how i will be graded .. personally, i am not v satisfied with my papers but i don't think i did too badly either .. but i do worry about the subjectivity in assessing essay answers .. any thoughts on the assessment criteria ?
cheers, schubho

[maneesh]

Welcome to IO schubho
What are your papers?

Kushal what if we can display the optional and papers in the user info section that will put things in perspective while responding.

[schubho]

hi maneesh .. my optionals are history and public administration ..

there are a lot of opinions out there, regarding the assessment criteria for the mains papers .. many endorse a mechanical criteria for example, 5 marks for a main point and 2 for subsidiary points etc ..
while that might allow for better uniformity, it doesn't feel very comprehensive or realistic ..

i would think that these subjects should allow greater discretion to the examiner ..

any thoughts on the assessment guidelines?

i'm not sure if there is another forum for raising this query .. hence for now i'm placing it here .. do let me know if i should direct it elsewhere ..

many thanks.
shubhadeep

[kushal]

I am transferring this topic from New member Introduction.

[maneesh]

Thanx Kushal,
You are always around.

[kkk]

hi schubho,
i ve planned to appear for 2008 CSE........ i ve chosen public administration as one of my optionals........ any advice in general 'bout the paper............? as u ve appeared for the exam.... the piece of info u give ll b valuable for me.......

regards,
kkk.