More than a year has passed since my last post on this blog…as they say time flies; but it flies only when it wishes to!
For the uninitiated, I will be briefly dealing with the happenings that have kept me occupied over the past one year – mostly those relating to the time spent at the academy at Mussoriee. This will be my penultimate in the series related to the Civil Services and the stuff and in future, my blogs , if any , will deal with sundry things in life and at times mostly psychophilosophical stuff- whatever that means!
The two year probation period is roughly divided into two equal parts of Academic training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration – hereafter referred to simply as the Academy , and a period of District Training .
The first 100 Days of the academic training is perhaps the most memorable period where members of the All India Services (IAS, IPS ,IFS and IFoS) come together for an ‘intense’ three months program which includes activities as diverse as white water rafting , trekking, cultural programs - the song and dance variety as well as more serious stuff, debates , sports and other such things that an adventurous college student loves indulging in . The nerdy types need not worry as theres plenty of food for thought out there and the calm and serene climate of Mussoriee is perfect for those Eureka moments ( I wonder if any one actually ever has had those type of moments during their stint there!)
Last but not the least , those who share a similar affinity with me for ‘deep mental explorations’ (read sleep) need not worry as one of the commandments here at the faculties end reads “ Thou shalt not wake a sleeping probationer” -- considered equivalent to -if not worse than- “Human” Rights violations . Of course everyone is entitled to his or her own definition of “Human”!
To cut long story short ; our 100 days were followed by the Phase 1 training which lasted till June this year. Thereafter we all departed for our respective cadres for the Distt. Training phase…..
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