'Super-25' to Rock in IAS Examination,will It Repeate Super 30 Sucess !

Patna : Now financial problem won't come in the way of Bihari , but poor aspirants to crack the Civil Services examination conducted by the UPSC.

In line with Bihar's world  famous Super 30 initiative om Mr Anand where student gets coacing free of cost to crack IIT-JEE, an innovative 'Super-25' initiative is all set to launched in december 2011 .

 Under 'Super-25', scheme poor and meritorious Bihari UPSC asparants will be given free quality assistance and lodging arrangements to help them to clear UPSC civil services examination.

The decision has made at a symposium on 'Declining Performance of Bihar in Civil Services' held at A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies (ANSISS) here on Sunday.

 At the symposium, Bihar Human Resource Development minister P K Sahi, Super 30 founder Mr.Anand Kumar, DGP of Bihar Abhyanand,  Ashok Kumar Singh who rund IAS coaching Institute  , educationist S P Singh, IAS officer Sanjay Kumar Singh and others explored the cause of Bihar's declining performance in the Indian Administrative Service.

 Ashok Kumar Singh announced that in association with the Career Launcher's CL Educate Ltd. he will conduct tests in the last week of November to select 25 poor students who will be provided one year-long free coaching and lodging to help crack IAS examination.

"During the past few years, Bihar's performance in UPSC examination has dramatically declined. It is in reverse to what was the scene during the 1990s. It is a major cause of concern. Bihar's educationists and government must come forward to check this dangerous trend," Ashok added.

According to the recent UPSC report, around 50% decline has been witnessed in Bihar's performance in the prestigious examination in the last 10 years. In 1990s, UPSC success rate in Bihar was 7 to 8 % while national success rate was 8 to 9 %. At present, Bihar's success rate came down to 3.6 % while overall  success rate at national level is 7.0%.

Mr Sahi, who also felt the need to do something substantial to check this trend, promised all possible support of HRD department. In the Super-25 initiative, Meridian Courses by Ashok Singh and CL Educate Ltd will partner with the state government.

"We will formally issue advertisements to invite candidates to appear for our entrance examinations. At present, we are structuring everything in consultation with the stakeholders. Date, time and venue for the procurement of entrance forms and examination venues will be duly advertised in the local media," said CL Educate Limited vice-president Vijay Jha.

Anand Kumar mentor of "Super 30" expressed happiness over the unique idea: "Bihar has a heritage of academic excellence. This heritage should be preserved. Nothing would be better for poor Bihari UPSC aspirants."

A few months ago, the government of Jammu and Kashmir had initiated such an initiative to help poor IAS aspirants. The idea behind 'Top-25', which was conceived in a similar symposium in Srinagar, was also attended by Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah. From the very beginning, the programme was supported by Abdullah, said Jha.