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Sometimes low confidence and feeling of lack of self worth make low in life. Particularly, when reason is some other person. I, myself have given upsc civil service interviews and one forest service interview. Luckily, got selected as deputy collector. Still, prevailing personal conditions forcing me to compare between said posts.... starting late preparation can negatively compensate our dreams of higher life style, particularly when low grade job people start living their full life...
So, dear friends nothing trolls n all....I wanted some genuine views to find motivating path of my life....
All the best to all aspirants
If possible then remember some good suggestion by AXIS bank CEO at IIM Ahmdabad convocation about life...
aise chaman bhi SDM ban jaate hain jo sale PO or SDM ki job compare na kar sake. Bhai gali main ghumne wale kisi rsikshey wale se bhi poochenga na woh bhi bata dega ki...SDM kya hota hai. Bhai kahi tu Vyapam ghotale ki upaj toh nahi hai ???
Sometimes low confidence and feeling of lack of self worth make low in life. Particularly, when reason is some other person. I, myself have given upsc civil service interviews and one forest service interview. Luckily, got selected as deputy collector. Still, prevailing personal conditions forcing me to compare between said posts.... starting late preparation can negatively compensate our dreams of higher life style, particularly when low grade job people start living their full life...
So, dear friends nothing trolls n all....I wanted some genuine views to find motivating path of my life....
All the best to all aspirants
If possible then remember some good suggestion by AXIS bank CEO at IIM Ahmdabad convocation about life...
You may not be a troll, but you are on a website where most people have a common bias in favour of administrative jobs.
In terms of comparison between an SDM and a bank PO, an SDM, gets immediate respect and decent administrative powers. Law & Order is a duty often assigned to SDMs, even if they are not holding the post of SDM, but as a magistrate with any portfolio in the district, be it rajasvya or transport.
The job is much less armchair than bank PO.
SDMs command high respect and value in the society and the job is the closes that you can imagine to the IAS ( provided you got the top rank and actually got SDM, and not some other department specific job like registrar etc. )
The one advantage that bank POs may have over the SDM, may be in the very long run, is that career progression for SDMs stagnate, and unless promoted to IAS , they stay at the district level, retiring at the rank of ADM.
Whereas POs in PSU can rise to the top level. The SDM rises very little in rank. In powers, it is almost a demotion. The SDM is an independent office and powerful. All other posts that you get are not independent and you will spend your career between SDM and ADM, who does not have real powers. The next independent office is DM, which you will not get if you do not get IAS.
If you are serving in state Police via this exam, you are likely to be DSP at least for 15 years and maybe for life. You may not become an SP at all.
Secondly, law and order is not an easy job or lucrative job. You don't get to do lathi charge and riot control at will . There is democracy. In real life situations, the DM may ask you as a magistrate to go for riot control and it will be on your orders that the police force will shoot a bullet.
Remember that in real life situations, firing is a big thing. You are likely to abdicate responsibility because you would want to take the DM into confidence before ordering shooting or use of violence. The DMs, a large number of times stop picking up calls when situation goes out of control and there is need to kill people to control the mob.
And if you are the one who gave shooting orders , there will be a magistratial probe, where your seniors may not be brave enough to write that situation warranted it. Most of the times, your seniors end up writing " The Office lacks decision making qualities and resorted to violence where mob control could have been done peacefully"
In fact when even SPs order firing as last resort, and if the SP has not kept good terms with the DM, who will avoid giving orders for firing , even when the mob has taken control, sometimes end up writing "SP uses force when it can be avoided"
Which is why you will see that most people in IAS boast that I can do everything what the IPS can do , plus more.
Also, Unfortunately, in working, the power gap between you first posting and the last posting is negligible, making you feel that there is no growth at all.
In fact , if you got the administrative service in the state and are actually made SDM in the first posting , which is also the first posting of IAS officers ( but they will quickly climb the succession to ADC/DDC , DM , Commissioner, Secy and Principal Secy ), further posting which are non- SDM, but in-charge of Land revenue, Land Acquisition, Agriculture, Nazarat, Treasury etc. are vastly different from an SDM's life.
However, because the job is difficult, it has more prestige, and it enjoys respect in the society. If you enjoy hierarchy ( by which I mean, enjoy giving orders and taking orders ), you will love this job.
If you are looking for a more 10-5 job, the PO is suitable. Again, SBI does make its POs work a lot. But career progression is good in Banking as of now.
I have worked at District Level and I am aware of many SDMs who would give up their jobs to be Professors, who earn very very well, have a peaceful life, and get leaves when you need + spend festivals like Durga Pooja and Diwali with family, and not on some magisterial duty like the SDM.
Not sure about anyone leaving SDMship to be a PO though.
Sometimes low confidence and feeling of lack of self worth make low in life. Particularly, when reason is some other person. I, myself have given upsc civil service interviews and one forest service interview. Luckily, got selected as deputy collector. Still, prevailing personal conditions forcing me to compare between said posts.... starting late preparation can negatively compensate our dreams of higher life style, particularly when low grade job people start living their full life...
So, dear friends nothing trolls n all....I wanted some genuine views to find motivating path of my life....
All the best to all aspirants
If possible then remember some good suggestion by AXIS bank CEO at IIM Ahmdabad convocation about life...
You may not be a troll, but you are on a website where most people have a common bias in favour of administrative jobs.
In terms of comparison between an SDM and a bank PO, an SDM, gets immediate respect and decent administrative powers. Law & Order is a duty often assigned to SDMs, even if they are not holding the post of SDM, but as a magistrate with any portfolio in the district, be it rajasvya or transport.
The job is much less armchair than bank PO.
SDMs command high respect and value in the society and the job is the closes that you can imagine to the IAS ( provided you got the top rank and actually got SDM, and not some other department specific job like registrar etc. )
The one advantage that bank POs may have over the SDM, may be in the very long run, is that career progression for SDMs stagnate, and unless promoted to IAS , they stay at the district level, retiring at the rank of ADM.
Whereas POs in PSU can rise to the top level. The SDM rises very little in rank. In powers, it is almost a demotion. The SDM is an independent office and powerful. All other posts that you get are not independent and you will spend your career between SDM and ADM, who does not have real powers. The next independent office is DM, which you will not get if you do not get IAS.
If you are serving in state Police via this exam, you are likely to be DSP at least for 15 years and maybe for life. You may not become an SP at all.
Secondly, law and order is not an easy job or lucrative job. You don't get to do lathi charge and riot control at will . There is democracy. In real life situations, the DM may ask you as a magistrate to go for riot control and it will be on your orders that the police force will shoot a bullet.
Remember that in real life situations, firing is a big thing. You are likely to abdicate responsibility because you would want to take the DM into confidence before ordering shooting or use of violence. The DMs, a large number of times stop picking up calls when situation goes out of control and there is need to kill people to control the mob.
And if you are the one who gave shooting orders , there will be a magistratial probe, where your seniors may not be brave enough to write that situation warranted it. Most of the times, your seniors end up writing " The Office lacks decision making qualities and resorted to violence where mob control could have been done peacefully"
In fact when even SPs order firing as last resort, and if the SP has not kept good terms with the DM, who will avoid giving orders for firing , even when the mob has taken control, sometimes end up writing "SP uses force when it can be avoided"
Which is why you will see that most people in IAS boast that I can do everything what the IPS can do , plus more.
Also, Unfortunately, in working, the power gap between you first posting and the last posting is negligible, making you feel that there is no growth at all.
In fact , if you got the administrative service in the state and are actually made SDM in the first posting , which is also the first posting of IAS officers ( but they will quickly climb the succession to ADC/DDC , DM , Commissioner, Secy and Principal Secy ), further posting which are non- SDM, but in-charge of Land revenue, Land Acquisition, Agriculture, Nazarat, Treasury etc. are vastly different from an SDM's life.
However, because the job is difficult, it has more prestige, and it enjoys respect in the society. If you enjoy hierarchy ( by which I mean, enjoy giving orders and taking orders ), you will love this job.
If you are looking for a more 10-5 job, the PO is suitable. Again, SBI does make its POs work a lot. But career progression is good in Banking as of now.
I have worked at District Level and I am aware of many SDMs who would give up their jobs to be Professors, who earn very very well, have a peaceful life, and get leaves when you need + spend festivals like Durga Pooja and Diwali with family, and not on some magisterial duty like the SDM.
Not sure about anyone leaving SDMship to be a PO though.
Mate, how did u write so many words??? I would have suffered a heart attack But all things aside, nothing compares to Civils.... Civils rocks </b>
Sometimes low confidence and feeling of lack of self worth make low in life. Particularly, when reason is some other person. I, myself have given upsc civil service interviews and one forest service interview. Luckily, got selected as deputy collector. Still, prevailing personal conditions forcing me to compare between said posts.... starting late preparation can negatively compensate our dreams of higher life style, particularly when low grade job people start living their full life...
So, dear friends nothing trolls n all....I wanted some genuine views to find motivating path of my life....
All the best to all aspirants
If possible then remember some good suggestion by AXIS bank CEO at IIM Ahmdabad convocation about life...
You may not be a troll, but you are on a website where most people have a common bias in favour of administrative jobs.
In terms of comparison between an SDM and a bank PO, an SDM, gets immediate respect and decent administrative powers. Law & Order is a duty often assigned to SDMs, even if they are not holding the post of SDM, but as a magistrate with any portfolio in the district, be it rajasvya or transport.
The job is much less armchair than bank PO.
SDMs command high respect and value in the society and the job is the closes that you can imagine to the IAS ( provided you got the top rank and actually got SDM, and not some other department specific job like registrar etc. )
The one advantage that bank POs may have over the SDM, may be in the very long run, is that career progression for SDMs stagnate, and unless promoted to IAS , they stay at the district level, retiring at the rank of ADM.
Whereas POs in PSU can rise to the top level. The SDM rises very little in rank. In powers, it is almost a demotion. The SDM is an independent office and powerful. All other posts that you get are not independent and you will spend your career between SDM and ADM, who does not have real powers. The next independent office is DM, which you will not get if you do not get IAS.
If you are serving in state Police via this exam, you are likely to be DSP at least for 15 years and maybe for life. You may not become an SP at all.
Secondly, law and order is not an easy job or lucrative job. You don't get to do lathi charge and riot control at will . There is democracy. In real life situations, the DM may ask you as a magistrate to go for riot control and it will be on your orders that the police force will shoot a bullet.
Remember that in real life situations, firing is a big thing. You are likely to abdicate responsibility because you would want to take the DM into confidence before ordering shooting or use of violence. The DMs, a large number of times stop picking up calls when situation goes out of control and there is need to kill people to control the mob.
And if you are the one who gave shooting orders , there will be a magistratial probe, where your seniors may not be brave enough to write that situation warranted it. Most of the times, your seniors end up writing " The Office lacks decision making qualities and resorted to violence where mob control could have been done peacefully"
In fact when even SPs order firing as last resort, and if the SP has not kept good terms with the DM, who will avoid giving orders for firing , even when the mob has taken control, sometimes end up writing "SP uses force when it can be avoided"
Which is why you will see that most people in IAS boast that I can do everything what the IPS can do , plus more.
Also, Unfortunately, in working, the power gap between you first posting and the last posting is negligible, making you feel that there is no growth at all.
In fact , if you got the administrative service in the state and are actually made SDM in the first posting , which is also the first posting of IAS officers ( but they will quickly climb the succession to ADC/DDC , DM , Commissioner, Secy and Principal Secy ), further posting which are non- SDM, but in-charge of Land revenue, Land Acquisition, Agriculture, Nazarat, Treasury etc. are vastly different from an SDM's life.
However, because the job is difficult, it has more prestige, and it enjoys respect in the society. If you enjoy hierarchy ( by which I mean, enjoy giving orders and taking orders ), you will love this job.
If you are looking for a more 10-5 job, the PO is suitable. Again, SBI does make its POs work a lot. But career progression is good in Banking as of now.
I have worked at District Level and I am aware of many SDMs who would give up their jobs to be Professors, who earn very very well, have a peaceful life, and get leaves when you need + spend festivals like Durga Pooja and Diwali with family, and not on some magisterial duty like the SDM.
Not sure about anyone leaving SDMship to be a PO though.
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So, dear friends nothing trolls n all....I wanted some genuine views to find motivating path of my life....
All the best to all aspirants
If possible then remember some good suggestion by AXIS bank CEO at IIM Ahmdabad convocation about life...
In terms of comparison between an SDM and a bank PO, an SDM, gets immediate respect and decent administrative powers. Law & Order is a duty often assigned to SDMs, even if they are not holding the post of SDM, but as a magistrate with any portfolio in the district, be it rajasvya or transport.
The job is much less armchair than bank PO.
SDMs command high respect and value in the society and the job is the closes that you can imagine to the IAS ( provided you got the top rank and actually got SDM, and not some other department specific job like registrar etc. )
The one advantage that bank POs may have over the SDM, may be in the very long run, is that career progression for SDMs stagnate, and unless promoted to IAS , they stay at the district level, retiring at the rank of ADM.
Whereas POs in PSU can rise to the top level. The SDM rises very little in rank. In powers, it is almost a demotion. The SDM is an independent office and powerful. All other posts that you get are not independent and you will spend your career between SDM and ADM, who does not have real powers. The next independent office is DM, which you will not get if you do not get IAS.
If you are serving in state Police via this exam, you are likely to be DSP at least for 15 years and maybe for life. You may not become an SP at all.
Secondly, law and order is not an easy job or lucrative job. You don't get to do lathi charge and riot control at will . There is democracy. In real life situations, the DM may ask you as a magistrate to go for riot control and it will be on your orders that the police force will shoot a bullet.
Remember that in real life situations, firing is a big thing. You are likely to abdicate responsibility because you would want to take the DM into confidence before ordering shooting or use of violence. The DMs, a large number of times stop picking up calls when situation goes out of control and there is need to kill people to control the mob.
And if you are the one who gave shooting orders , there will be a magistratial probe, where your seniors may not be brave enough to write that situation warranted it. Most of the times, your seniors end up writing " The Office lacks decision making qualities and resorted to violence where mob control could have been done peacefully"
In fact when even SPs order firing as last resort, and if the SP has not kept good terms with the DM, who will avoid giving orders for firing , even when the mob has taken control, sometimes end up writing "SP uses force when it can be avoided"
Which is why you will see that most people in IAS boast that I can do everything what the IPS can do , plus more.
Also, Unfortunately, in working, the power gap between you first posting and the last posting is negligible, making you feel that there is no growth at all.
In fact , if you got the administrative service in the state and are actually made SDM in the first posting , which is also the first posting of IAS officers ( but they will quickly climb the succession to ADC/DDC , DM , Commissioner, Secy and Principal Secy ), further posting which are non- SDM, but in-charge of Land revenue, Land Acquisition, Agriculture, Nazarat, Treasury etc. are vastly different from an SDM's life.
However, because the job is difficult, it has more prestige, and it enjoys respect in the society. If you enjoy hierarchy ( by which I mean, enjoy giving orders and taking orders ), you will love this job.
If you are looking for a more 10-5 job, the PO is suitable. Again, SBI does make its POs work a lot. But career progression is good in Banking as of now.
I have worked at District Level and I am aware of many SDMs who would give up their jobs to be Professors, who earn very very well, have a peaceful life, and get leaves when you need + spend festivals like Durga Pooja and Diwali with family, and not on some magisterial duty like the SDM.
Not sure about anyone leaving SDMship to be a PO though.
I would have suffered a heart attack
Civils rocks