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I thank whole heartedly dear Tanuj Mathur, old friend and currently placed with Amity Lucknow Campus, who invited me to host a webinar on civil services exam preparation as a part of career counseling series for the students of liberal arts and business school. I was really happy and content to have done it. The recording of the webinar is attached below. It can be viewed on Youtube as well on my channel.  I have made all the efforts to outline the civil services preparation strategy with few practical and relevant tips deriving from my own experience. In this webinar, you'll get to know about: 1. Making up your mind for this Exam 2. How to choose a subject (optional) 3. Word about coaching institutes 4. Place of preparation 5. Study material 6. Finances 7. Answer Writing 8. Day scheduling 9. Productivity resources 10. AND, lots of motivation. It would be more gratifying if I could see few successful students from Amity Lucknow Campus in the years to come. Che...

We are all so overwhelmed by the current situation during this pandemic that most of the times emotions and stress drive our day. With these challenging times, our routines have gone for a toss. Working from home has actually changed the perspective with which we used to see through the day. During the initial days, when the Lockdown was very severe, procuring ration for the house was the most important agenda. But over a period of last 2-3 months, most of us have accepted this as new normal. When things are not planned during the day and we see the day through on its own, it’s basically an auto-pilot mode on which we are running. This needs to be changed and stopped if we want to create some value for ourselves and for others. This calls for a creation of a system which can help us steer through the day more productively. I faced this challenge mainly on 4 fronts: as a father, as a husband, as a Government employee and as a Boss to my immediate staff. Then I sat sown one day to ...