Interaction Session:How to prepare for Civil Services Exam

Title of the event: How to prepare for Civil Services Exam
Type of Event (Workshop/Seminar etc.): Interaction Session
Date: 22 nd July 2023
Venue: A.V Hall
Name of Resource person (if any) with designation, address, email address  contact no. : Bhavika Thanvi, All India Rank 100 Civil Services Exam 2022, alumna of the IIS (deemed to be University), Jaipur
No. of Participants/Beneficiaries (Teaching/Non-teaching/Students to be mentioned separately): UG and PG students
Name of the activity Coordinator: Ms. Ridhsidh Singh, Coordinator, Centre for Civil Services
Name of Collaborating Agency (if any) with address contact no.: The Alumnae Association of IIS (Deemed to be University)
Objective of the workshop/seminar/activity: How to prepared for UPSC exam which consists of three stages namely Prelims, Mains and Interview.
Summary/Description (max 500 words): Bhavika Thanvi, All India Rank 100 Civil Services Exam 2022, was welcomed and a brief introduction was given by Ms. Ridhsidh Singh, Coordinator, Centre
for Civil Services. After which she was felicitated by Dr. Ashok Gupta, Chancellor, IIS (deemed to be University) and Dr. Raakhi Gupta, Registrar of the University with a shawl and a memento. Dr.Gupta congratulated her on her big achievement and said that she had made her alma mater proud and definitely raised the banner of the University high with her accomplishment. He wished
her the best for her future. Ms. Thanvi then addressed the students and said that she was very glad to be back at her alma mater. She was very grateful to everyone at the University- the staff, the faculty members who had helped her grow and provided the support system. Especially the Psychology Department, as she did her masters in the subject and also chose it as her optional for the UPSC exam. She gave a brief overview of the UPSC exam which consists of three stages namely Prelims, Mains and Interview.
A few important pointers given by her that can help aspirants:
 
 Be in touch with current affairs
 Read & broaden your horizons
 Extracurricular activities
 Health- Physical and Mental
 
There was a question answer session wherein the students asked questions and Bhavika very patiently answered them all. She was thanked at the end of her interactive, inspirational and
motivating talk by Ridhsidh Singh, Coordinator, Centre for Preparatory Classes.