Jun Taki

ITANAGAR, Apr 28:

The once elusive ‘IAS’ tag for aspirants of the Frontier State has been successfully breached with each year now seeing local indigenous candidates making it to the coveted list.

Four candidates have made Arunachal proud by clearing the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) 2017 announced on Friday evening. This is probably the  first time that so many have made the final cut.

Masanda Magdalin Pertin (443 Rank), Phupa Tsering (561 Rank), Dr Ojing Dameng (644 Rank), and Duyu Kampu (777 Rank) have now joined the growing list of Arunachalese making it to the country’s most prestigious examination.

A number of myths surround the civil services and the UPSC examination but successful candidates all speak a tale of hard work and relentless pursuit to achieve their ‘dream’.

“I don’t encourage coaching and never took one but kept myself engaged in academics. Thorough planning, being open minded, sheer determination, hard work and persistence is all that is needed”, says Dr. Ojing Dameng one of the successful candidates in a message to aspirants.

Born to Chipit Dameng(Mother) and Kipok Dameng(father) farmers by profession, Dr. Ojing a native of Milang village, under Mariyang, Upper Siang District had to face many challenges in pursuing his academic career due to his family’s economic constraints.

However fighting all odds, Ojing who studied in small town Yingkiong secured an MBBS seat in JIPMER Pondicherry in 2009 and after graduating in 2015, served as Medical Officer at CHC Mahadevpur in Namsai District in order to support his studies and to pursue his long time dream to join the Indian Administrative Service. He cracked the UPSC exams in his maiden attempt.

Another successful candidate, Masanda Magdalin Pertin said “This was my second serious attempt. I failed to clear the preliminary in 2016”.

Pertin, who is currently pursuing PhD in School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, selected Political Science and International Relations as her optional subjects.

Stating that time management is extremely crucial with disciplined routine, consistency and hard work, Pertin attributes her success to friends and parents who have been her support system throughout the process.

“I really want to thank my parents who constantly gave me emotional strength to carry on in my ambition despite hard times. And the institutional resources and intellectual environment that JNU offered,” she says.

 

Born to a lawyer-teacher couple, Masanda did her primary schooling at Siang Model School, Pasighat, and then completed her schooling from VKV, Nirjuli.

 

“Cracking this exam requires discipline, consistency, single minded focus and hard work. I struggled with all of it like anyone would. The secret is to conquer yourself first; the rest just follows,” she said in her message.

Phurpa Tsering, a native of Bomdila belongs to a family engaged in Kiwi business. He did his schooling from St. Paul's school, Darjeeling and graduated from St. Joseph's college Bangalore. He obtained post graduate degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University in political science where he is currently pursuing M Phil.

He cracked the examination in his second attempt taking political science as his optional.

“My success goes to my family for their unrelenting support and also my friends who have stood by my side always during time of need,” he said.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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