PRINCE KUMAR
Ranchi, June 1: As many as 27 out of 70 students of ‘DSP Ki Paathshala’ run by DSP Vikas Chandra Srivastava have secured their places in the final result of the 7th to 10th State Civil Service examination conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC).
A total of 252 candidates have been declared successful in the examination, the interviews for which were conducted from May 9 to 16.
Expressing his joy, DSP Vikas Chandra Srivastava said, “I don’t have the offline data of the students studying in my class, but from the messages I have received from them I can tell that till now 27 students have qualified for the examination. For this year’s JPSC, I had nearly 70 students who appeared in the interview.”
Giving a positive message he said that it is time now for those who have cleared the examination to give back to the society and motivate several others to take up the dream of clearing the examination.
Bhola Pandey, who secured 8th rank in the 7th to 10th State Civil Service examination, said that it is because of the constant guidance of DSP Vikas Chandra Srivastava. “I have cleared the examination because of his blessings. He is an inspiration for many students like me who can barely dream to enter into bureaucracy,” he added.
Kumar Gaurav, who secured 35th rank in the 7th to 10th State Civil Service examination said, “I used to study in the library in Deoghar and used to take help of ‘DSP Ki Paathshala’ which really helped me in my interview and good knowledge of Jharkhand. He is a true inspiration for students like us. It is because of his guidance that I have cleared this prestigious examination.”
Hundred of civil services aspirants from remote villages in Jharkhand and neighbouring Bihar are pinning hopes on a serving police officer who has doubled up as their guide and tutor.
The free online class has come as a boon for the aspirants from remote villages who otherwise find it impossible to access expensive coaching centres located in the cities.
Srivastava, who is currently posted at the Investigation Training School in Ranchi, said he has been giving free coaching since his posting in Deoghar. Ha started guiding students through the Zoom App. As the number of aspirants increased during the lockdown, they requested him to give live classes on YouTube and thus ‘DSP ki Paathshala’ took birth.
‘DSP ki Paathsahala’ was launched on July 2021 and Srivastava is taking classes four days a week for one hour each for UPSC, Jharkhand civil services, Bihar civil services and JSSC CGL exams. There are four different telegram groups for each separate exam on which notes, current affairs updates, and important questions are posted to support the students.
In case students have any doubt, they message the DSP in the group and receive a reply. Srivastava teaches using a smartboard, which was gifted by the management of Ambedkar Library in Deoghar, where he started his role as a tutor.
