Imran Haseeb, resident of Gopalganj, Bihar, has secured 32nd rank in BPSC 69th. Imran will now work as District Employment Officer in Bihar Government.
10th pass father, illiterate mother but taught children
Imran's father works in spare parts in Gopalganj. The father is only 10th pass and his mother never went to school. However, the parents neither discriminated nor left any gap in the education of their children.
Imran has three elder sisters and all three have studied till Masters level. Apart from him, Imran has two more brothers in his house. He is at number 5 among all the siblings. His elder brother has studied from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.
Determined to become a civil servant after doing journalism.
Imran has studied till 10th class from Gopalganj only. After this, he appeared for the 11th class exam for Aligarh Muslim University in which he was selected.
After completing school, Imran did graduation in Journalism from Delhi University. His graduation was completed in 2020 and he was selected for the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship in the year 2021. It was during this fellowship that he realized that he had to join civil services. Then Imran started preparing for civil services.
Imran gave 8 reasons behind choosing Anthropology…
- There was no optional subject like Journalism in BPSC. It had to be chosen separately from the mainstream subjects of Social Science so that it would help in generating unique points in Mains. The point of view of the one choosing a subject different from the mainstream would be unique. If there is any consistent, If one devotes 4-5 hours to the subject every day, then this subject can be easily covered in two to three months. For Civil Servants It is important to understand different points of views. This skill can be developed through Anthropology. Taboo concepts like polygamy can be easily understood. Anthropology is considered a scoring subject in Civil Services Examination. It is a static subject i.e. there are not many current happenings in it. For example, if someone is taking Political Science then something or the other keeps happening in it every day due to which the aspirants have to stay updated. But there are very few happenings in Anthropology, which makes it easy to stay updated.
District Employment Officer works for upskilling
District Employment Officers work in two verticals. Their first task is to organize job fairs and job camps. Second, DEO is the nodal officer of the skilling committee in every district. This committee does the work of upskilling and reskilling.
Imran had done the same work for two years during the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship, so he thought that he should do the same work in future also so that his experience can be useful.
Received fellowship from IIM Bangalore
In 2021, Imran was selected for the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship to work in the field of public policy. This fellowship is offered by IIM Bangalore to do better work in the field of skill development.
During this time, Imran was posted in Buxar, Bihar. For two years he worked to improve the eco-system of Skill India. Here he was working under an employment officer.
During this time, Imran's job was to give suggestions to improve the skill development programs run by the government. Imran said that the youth population in the country is continuously increasing. Along with this, unemployment has also increased. In such a situation, the government runs different programs for the skills required for the job, like Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana or Bihar Government's Skilled Youth Program.
Through such programs, courses like computer operator, data entry operator, hair stylist, beautician etc. are offered. Most of these courses are of 3 to 6 months duration. People become job ready through such short term courses. With this, youth can get jobs worth Rs 15-25 thousand.
In this, Imran's job was to suggest such courses which were in demand in his district to stop migration. As he was posted in Buxar, he had to tell which courses were in demand in Buxar so that migration does not happen and people do not have to go out and work. They should find work as close to home as possible.
'How many police stations in Bihar, what is the area of Bihar?'
Imran says that BPSC interview is not just a personality test. In this, the interviewer also asks for facts to put pressure. Imran says, 'I was asked about the Gig Worker Act, where other than Karnataka has it come. I remembered Karnataka but Rajasthan slipped from my mind. So I gently told him that he was not coming and moved ahead. Apart from this, a question was also asked about free speech in TISS.
Those going for police service are often asked how many police stations are there in Bihar, some even ask the area of Bihar. Imran says that in such a situation, you can remain composed and tell that you don't know and move ahead. You can go by remembering the basic answers, otherwise say sorry and move ahead.
1. Toppers Mantra- Anshuman Raj's Tips for UPSC Mains: Get hold of Essay, Ethics and Optional; The ratio of syllabus and current affairs should be 65:35.
2. Toppers Mantra – NET JRF Avinash Kumar's Tips: Take Marathon Classes on YouTube, understand difficult topics from ChatGPT
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