IAS officer Athar Amir interacts with civil services aspirants at Kashmir University

Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Athar Aamir Khan (IAS), was the resource person for the  online session, the varsity said in a statement. In his interaction with the participants, Khan dwelved at  length on various stages of preparation for the civil services examination. He urged the aspirants to  remain focused and work hard to achieve their goal.

“Your preparation for the examination has to be result-oriented. It has to be devised in a systematic  manner so that all aspects are covered well in time,” he told the aspirants, who later posed several questions to him.

Khan said the first and the foremost thing that every civil service aspirant must focus  on is to explore why he/she is opting for civil services as a career.

“Once you are convinced rationally, your next step should straightaway be to start preparing for the  examinations,” he said, adding that rigorous newspaper reading and going through previous years’  question papers and mock tests will go a long way in helping students to stay focused on their goal.

Dean, College Development Council, University of Kashmir Prof Mohi-ud-Din Sangmi, who was the chief  guest on the occasion, hailed the CCPC for its untiring efforts in excelling in all its domains, including  coaching and training.

Once it has its own hostel allocated to it, the CCPC shall be a full-fledged Residential Coaching Academy,  Prof Sangmi said, underscoring the importance of right training and right coaching for the civil service  aspirants to be successful.

In his welcome address, Director CCPC Prof Mohammad Shafi highlighted the achievements of the  Centre vis-à-vis job placements and coaching.

He reiterated that due to the prevailing pandemic situation, the Centre has shifted its domains to online  platforms to continue with its activities in a hassle-free manner.

Consultants at CCPC Dr Bilal Ahmad Pandow and Hina Kazmi moderated this interaction session.