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Issue 08 | June 2022 AAIConnect
YOU MAKE US PROUD
AI Family congratulates Shri. S S
Panigrahi, DGM (LM) posted at CHQ on
Ahis son's achievement. Karthik Panigrahi
secured 63 rank in UPSC IAS Examination. He
ranked first from Odisha State. Proud father
along with his son met Chairman, AAI at
Corporate Headquarters. Here is the excerpt of a
short Interview with Karthik.
Accept our heartiest congratulations on your
splendid success? What was the motivation
behind choosing Civil Services?
My motivation comes from my observation of our Chairman AAI with
Shri. S S Panigrahi, DGM
society. I believe that as a Civil Servant, I can make (LM) and Karthik Panigrahi
a change in the society by trying to address its
many issues. My aim is to harness my knowledge What is the role of family and others (teacher,
and utilise the opportunity given to me by trying friends) in your preparation and success?
to make a positive change in the society. I believe In my opinion, every successful candidate must
I can both motivate the next generation and also have a strong support system of teachers, family
contribute to nation building. and friends. Not only do they act as pillars of
strength during the preparation phase, they can
Tell us about the strategy of preparation also motivate you in case of failures to keep you
My mantra has always been that to find success from giving up. It becomes easier to cope and
in this exam you should not just work harder come back stronger with a good support system.
but work smarter. The syllabus is vast, so you
must limit your sources and spend lot of time What would be your advice to IAS Aspirants?
revising your notes multiple times and in My advice to all aspirants would be to never give
practice. I used to study 8-10 hours per day as up. Never lose faith in yourselves. Always try to
per a weekly timetable where I would divide my be the best version of yourself by working hard.
time into reading, answer writing practice and But the preparation phase is hard so take care of
self-evaluation. More time must be spent on your physical and mental health, nothing must
preparing for Essay and Optional papers because come ahead of that. One day you will definitely be
they can fetch good marks. successful. ■
Achieving Milestone
Kolkata Airport is proud of the
achievement of Shri Sabyasachi
Pan, Manager (Finance), as he
successfully completed Half
Marathon Run at Salt Lake,
Kolkata in a time span of 2 hrs
46 min 33 seconds.
