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Abiram Shankar Ias
Abiram Shankar Ias
Abiram Shankar Ias
Abhiram G Sankar secured the 4th rank in the 2011 Civil Services Examination, this
engineering graduate has topped the Civil Services list in Kerala. And he did it in his first
attempt. And the first position was occupied by S Divyadarshini, a law graduate.
Being an IAS officer gives a person an enormous opportunity and immense pleasure to work
in various fields and contribute to the overall betterment of human lives.
Abhiram says, ” success in the civil service exam is not related to marks scored in school or
college exams. If one is determined and ready to do hard work, then one can surely succeed
in this exam. Hardwork, strong determination and well planned strategy will definitely result
in success”.
Family
Abhiram’s father Mr Girisankar R is a Manager at Federal Bank. His mother Mrs Meena
Sankar is a homemaker and has a younger brother Akshay G Sankar is a B.Tech student.
This serious and sincere person from Kerala credits his success to his parents, teachers and
God.
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Educational Background
Abhiram G. Sankar had his primary schooling from Sree Chithira Thirunal Residential
Central School, Kunnathukal, Trivandrum. And he completed his secondary schooling 12th
from Arya Central School, Trivandrum. He then did his B.Tech in Computer Science
from Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering, Kollam in Kerala in the year 2009.
Optional Paper
Abhiram G Sankar opted for Geography & Political Science & International Relations as his
optional paper. He chose Geography because he has interest in this subject since his school
days and also due to his interest in wildlife and travel. And opted Political Science as he has
natural interest in International Relations.
Attempts
Abhiram G Sankar secured a Civil Service berth at the very first attempt and has brought new
hopes in young aspirants of the state to fulfil their dream and achieving their goals.
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NCERT books & standard texts are the basic sources of information required.
Don’t give half-hearted attempts, try to give your best in the first attempt.
Should read newspaper regularly and “The Hindu” is the most important.
Prepare your own notes and revise the self-made notes at least once in a month.
Practice regular tests and go through the previous question paper. As practice makes a
man perfect.
RR: It was in Shimla, in 1913. Who were the parties to the treaty?
Me: British India & Tibet.
RR: Myanmar.
Me: Thanked her.
RR: Suppose you are SDM of a district Abhiram G Sankar, and are traveling. You see
an accident on the road. How will you respond?
Me: I’ll stop on the spot, and get to know exactly what happened. Then call the ambulance or
police station. If the above vehicles are not available, then take the injured in any other
available vehicle.
RR: What is so special with your car that you will not take the injured in your car first?
Why wait for ambulance /police? Is your prestige more important or the person’s life?
Me: (I was stunned briefly, as it did not occur to me while answering that an SDM would be
traveling in his/her own car. But I quickly recovered & said,). The person’s life is most
important. I should have thought of my own car first. I apologise for my mistake.
RR sat with the same emotionless expression from beginning till end of her question time.
Now she signaled to another member, locked her palms together, placed them to her forehead
& slept leaning on the table.
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M1: Since you are a computer science graduate, tell me what is cyber crime?
Me: (Didn’t know the exact definition) It refers to the various illegal activities performed in
today’s IT-linked world like phishing, hacking, fraudulent info, theft of data etc.
M2: Others?
Me: I started with Guruvayurappan temple, but was interrupted mid-way.
M3: What do you think about India’s ‘big brother attitude’ in south Asia? what are the
issues with each of the neighbouring countries?
Me: India is the largest country in south Asia, and its actions are only perceived as big
brotherly by neighbours. It is not true. India’s ties with its neighbors carry historical baggage
with it which is the cause of today’s problems.
Again a list – partition issue with Pakistan…
M3: no…don’t speak about all issues…one issue at a time (in fact he had asked me for
listing out all issues!). let’s talk about Pakistan. How will you solve Kashmir issue with
Pakistan?
Me: We need an innovative solution…
M3: We have been doing that for long. But no results have come out.
Me: Sir, the issues are not at fault. Talks broke down because of events like 26/11, 2001
parliament attacks & cross border terror. India is not responsible for the breakdowns. So it is
better to continue on multiple issues.
M4: Can I also continue on Kashmir? Are you confident? (almost laughing!)
Me: Yes sir, you can.
M4: You say India & Pakistan must talk about Kashmir. But where are the Kahmiris in
the scene? Has their voice been neglected?
Me: Sir, we definitely need more Kashmiri opinion. It is heard very less.
M4: Do you mean they have been ignored completely or given inadequate
representation?
Me: sir, definitely they were heard. India did talk with separatists like Hurriyat conference.
But more needs to be done on this front. (should’ve mentioned the pm’s interlocutors at work
now, but forgot).
M4: Elections are periodically held in J&K. people vote new Govts to power. can you
consider this as a sort of plebiscite?
Me: Yes sir, they reaffirm peoples faith in our system.
M4: Do you think those elections are proper, free & fair?
Me: There have been allegations in the past about rigging.
M4: No. I don’t want other’s opinions. What do you think now?
Me: Sir, thanks to a strong election commission, I can confidently say that recent elections
have been free & fair, not only in J&K, but also in other states of India and I am proud of this
fact.
RR: Thank you. (she smiled for the only time in the whole interview!)
Me: Thanks the board & left.
The 4 male members were smiling & very attentive, unlike Ms. RR. I too tried to keep up a
smiling face through out the interview. The board was cordial on the whole. Interview lasted
for about 20-25 minutes.
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