He cracked IAS at his seventh attempt

 

He failed to crack the UPSC, to be precise IAS, six times. But that

did not stop this Mysurian from giving a try for the seventh time and

finally his efforts paid off. He not only managed to wear the IAS cap,

but came out with flying colours - coming second in the state with

56th rank.

A resident of Mysuru, 29- year-old HS Srikanth, aM.Tech graduate,

received job offers from reputed companies who offered handsome

salaries, but he rejected all of them to realize his childhood dream

of cracking the UPSC. He qualified twice in the Mains but he was not

the one who could settle for anything less than IAS.

He says: ‘Since was my childhood I dreamt of becoming an IAS officer.

I never gave up. Instead I dedicated myself and took it as a

challenge. I was confident that I would clear the exams. There are

several opportunities to serve people in the administration sector and

bring change in lives of people, which provides immense satisfaction.

My goal is to provide a good administration and make people feel that

there is good governance,’  says Srikanth who was an average student

in his school days.

There is no shortcut to success. With hardwork anyone can achieve

success. No one should lose heart and always remmebr that failure and

success or part of life. I prepared for 6-8 hours for three years. I

took coaching for nine months in Delhi. My father has motivated me

lot. IAS officer P Manivanan is inspirational, says Srikanth who has

worked as project trainer at National Aerospace Laboratories.

A native of Nanjangud,  Srikanth completed schooling education in

Town. A decade ago they settled in Mysuru. His hobby is collection of

rare coins, foreign currency, stamps, diary writing. He has collected

more than 200 rare coins. Parents M Shantharaju, former assistant

director of Agriculture and T Sowbhagya said they are very proud of

their son and their enjoyment had no bounds.