Course Overview

Personality Test 

Remember only you are responsible what you are. You are hired for your knowledge but fired for your attitude. Think like a leader . Solve the problem there are enough people to create. Collaborate to take advantage of your resources. Communicate clearly with passion and compassion. Leadership is not a title. We all can lead in our own sphere. 

Personality test is designed to test your endurance and commitment.  We have lost our purpose why we all are here, find your purpose , passion everyone has. 

Overview

Basic Understanding of Civil Servants 

IIPA is preparing youth for nation building through Civil Services examination and selection. The readiness for exam require both technical skills and human skills but also require conceptual skill to have big picture in mind. The syllabus is designed to test your basic understanding and not your depth of knowledge. You can succeed if you understand the basics first 

1. Civilisation-oriented ( History Geography Culture and Constitution) A sense of civilisation broadly encompassing history- liquid modernity , geography- social geography and horizontal inequality, culture - traditions and beliefs understood in a constitutional democratic set up is a challenge. Preamble needs understanding as it captures a sense of all these relative deprivations and the grand vision to move forward. Virtue is knowledge. 
2. Modernity-oriented ( science and technology new research and discoveries modern trends and thoughts ) Modernity is all about questioning the status quo why thing are the way they are ?  Golden Circle-Why How and What require Toolsets Mindset’s and Skillsets of population-scale. Quest for scientific temper in our tryst with destiny require solution-mindset. A move away from “fixed mindset to growth mindset for creative problem solving - a change agent or agent of change but “be the change what you want to see.  
3. Administration-oriented (Policy Matters - domestic and foreign , Schemes and Initiative, focus on public service delivery - pitfalls 85:15 debate use of ICT ) The application of knowledge at grassroot level require behavioural change CanDo Attitude Happy to Help mindset agility for effectiveness in delivery. Ongoing public policy have a rationale but not written in stone. 
4. Character-Oriented ( affirmative action and bias towards vulnerability, value of integrity openness to ideas empathy humility and fairness etc) Words become habits , habits become character and can’t be masked for long. It require extensive reading for self motivation reflection and creativity and mindfulness for being self aware. 

The interview with stalwarts is attempting to amplify their understanding that can guide you. its you who have to travel the distance. Future is already there its only unevenly distributed, we at IIPA are trying to bridge this gap through mentoring by our best in class resource persons