The Bhawanipur Education Society College organized a session on ‘Career Prospects in Civil Service’ held on 22nd May, 2023, from 11:00 am onwards at the Society Hall of the college. The event started with an opening speech by Prof. Dilip Shah, the Dean of Student Affairs, who optimistically discussed the changing trend of more people enrolling themselves in the UPSC examination, especially in the Eastern India region. Then the speaker, Mr. Vivek Drolia was felicitated by Prof. Shah. Mr. Drolia who is an alumnus of The Bhawanipur College is a qualified CA and CS and has also cleared UPSC, presently the Deputy Secretary, Department of Telecommunication, Government of India.
In his speech, Mr. Drolia had an amusingly simplified approach to address the audience. According to him, there must be a fire in the belly to achieve anything in life be it qualifying for UPSC or any other career option. Then he explicitly discussed his own daunting academic life and how he still achieved his goals as he was truly passionate about them. Secondly, the speaker emphasized having priorities so that there is clarity, which would help in optimizing time. Thirdly and most importantly, he suggested that one should invest more time in oneself by meditating, reading books, etc. as these activities are the building blocks of our personality.
After the speech, there were rounds of questions, where the speaker gave befitting answers to the students who were aspiring to crack UPSC. Lastly, Mr. Drolia told the audience about 1-on-1 counseling sessions that could address the gray areas related to career. The Bhawanipur College also organizes free preliminary Counseling Sessions, weekly in its Library.
This event successfully replenished the minds of the attendees through the knowledge and personal experience shared by the honorable speaker. Lastly, the event ended with a vote of thanks to the college authorities for organizing such events in the college.
The JMC batch of 2020-23 visited the AIR (All India Radio) office at the Akashvani Bhawan, Kolkata on the 6th and 7th of December, 2022. The students were accompanied by the professors. We were shown the basic functioning of the radio in Kolkata along with the frequencies associated with AIR, the different departments, and lastly …
The BEST collective of the Bhawanipur Education Society College organized an informative session on equity research, led by the esteemed speaker Mr. Aswini Bajaj. The session, held on the 6th of June, took place at the Jubilee Hall, and drew an impressive attendance of over 250 students. The primary objective of the event was to …
Extension Lecture on ‘Environmental Management in the Anthropocene-some recent terms and concepts’ by Mr Rajarshi Dasgupta held on 14.12.2022 Total Number of participants Total Number of Students Total Number of Teachers External Expert 18 16 2 1 The department of Geography of The Bhawanipur Education Society College organized an Extension lecture on the topic ‘Environmental …
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Career Prospects in Civil Service
The Bhawanipur Education Society College organized a session on ‘Career Prospects in Civil Service’ held on 22nd May, 2023, from 11:00 am onwards at the Society Hall of the college. The event started with an opening speech by Prof. Dilip Shah, the Dean of Student Affairs, who optimistically discussed the changing trend of more people enrolling themselves in the UPSC examination, especially in the Eastern India region. Then the speaker, Mr. Vivek Drolia was felicitated by Prof. Shah. Mr. Drolia who is an alumnus of The Bhawanipur College is a qualified CA and CS and has also cleared UPSC, presently the Deputy Secretary, Department of Telecommunication, Government of India.
In his speech, Mr. Drolia had an amusingly simplified approach to address the audience. According to him, there must be a fire in the belly to achieve anything in life be it qualifying for UPSC or any other career option. Then he explicitly discussed his own daunting academic life and how he still achieved his goals as he was truly passionate about them. Secondly, the speaker emphasized having priorities so that there is clarity, which would help in optimizing time. Thirdly and most importantly, he suggested that one should invest more time in oneself by meditating, reading books, etc. as these activities are the building blocks of our personality.
After the speech, there were rounds of questions, where the speaker gave befitting answers to the students who were aspiring to crack UPSC. Lastly, Mr. Drolia told the audience about 1-on-1 counseling sessions that could address the gray areas related to career. The Bhawanipur College also organizes free preliminary Counseling Sessions, weekly in its Library.
This event successfully replenished the minds of the attendees through the knowledge and personal experience shared by the honorable speaker. Lastly, the event ended with a vote of thanks to the college authorities for organizing such events in the college.
Reporter – Akshat Kothari
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