IIT-JEE to IAS-IPS: NSUT VC Reveals 4 Mantras for Guaranteed Success

• A growing trend sees engineering students, particularly IIT-JEE graduates, opting for UPSC civil services despite lucrative private sector offers.
• Professor Anand Srivastava, Vice-Chancellor of Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), highlights that engineers make good policymakers due to their technological understanding, crucial in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.
• While acknowledging students' right to choose, the VC suggests 70% of engineers should focus on technology development, with 20-30% pursuing fields like UPSC or defense.
• Professor Srivastava shares four mantras for success: embrace failure, maintain discipline, focus on identity and contribution over money/power, and differentiate between needs and desires.
• He defines true success as 'KIT': Knowledge, Integrity, and Tenacity, emphasizing these qualities over material wealth.