Govind Vashishtha
Stenographer at
(Niti Aayog)
Hello everyone I am Govind Vashishtha selected in Niti Aayog through SSC Steno-2018. First of all I want to thank Rakesh Sir for his exact and efficient guidance for skill test for which i was begging everywhere.
My story might sound filmy to many but yes everything that I'm going to write here is true and I do want to mention everything because the purpose of this concept of sharing stories is to motivate or charge others who are preparing and no one knows what point will motivate others.. so i will share everything that i have gone through.
In school days i was a backbencher totally inspired by the song "Yaar Anmullle" by Sharry Maan, unaware of syllabus even unaware of books. You can understand it with the fact that only 2 or 3 of my friends out of 10 20 were managed to pass in all 5 subjects in 12th. Fortunately i was one of them and i still dont know how. But when the result came and i reached in front of my father, he was very much disappointed and disheartened because he had so much expectations from me and i dont know the reason yet. But that disappointed face of my father made me realise my mistakes and i decided to study. But the question was what would I study then? The school was over.. then i dropped for a year and prepared for jee mains coz science wala to wahi krta h! I started studying but one year is not enough to make a moraine land fertile. Hence I didnt get any reputed college and the pressure of bountiful amount of fees that i had paid for coaching was not allowing me to go for any jholachap college. What to do then?
From somewhere I heard about SSC CHSL it was like magical to me that "exam nikalo naukri pao" no need for wasting 3 4 years in college etc etc. THOUGH IT WAS A MIRAGE.
Again.. the amount of fees that i had paid for jee mains coaching forced me not to ask for more money from father for SSC coaching(the most idiotic decision for a person like me). Then I purchased that magical book - "Arihant Last 10 Years paper" and stupid me thought that i could clear the xam with that then admit cards came and my centre was in Jaipur, i was excited and hopefull coz i had finished a book for the very first time in life then the day had come i went to the centre which was reminding me of the movie NH 10. The paper started and it was not a bouncer but beamer i was injured and went out on stretcher. THE MIRAGE WAS BROKEN.
Then A Devdoot came in my life a distant uncle working in AFHQ as steno he told me about SSC Steno and about some books to prepare with. The year was 2016, I came back to Delhi purchased those books and started preparing for written but unaware of skill, I set my target to 120 coz the 2015's cutoff was around 105 for Grade C. I scored 118 and the cutoff was 121 for Grade C and 114 for Grade D but i was happy "for a little time perhaps" coz for me skill test was the iceberg under water. I went to a local shorthand class and they told me that it takes about a year. FALLEN FROM THE SKY STUCK IN THE PALM. But left with no option i purchased the basic book for shorthand and finished it at home in a month. Failed in the skill test obviously! Again written for 2017, target was 135, scored 138 but the cutoff for Grade C was 141 and 135 for Grade D but OK. I went to many shorthand classes locally.. wasted precious time but later realised that yhan se nahi hoga. Then I went INA.. 2 3 months before skill, Kamal Sir helped me so much i somehow started writing at 90-100 wpm. The skill tests had started.. many of my classmates appeared and i was waiting for mine. Suddenly the news came that the exam was cancelled.
I was OK coz i will get more time but I was unaware that if SSC repeats its xam it takes revenge. The day had come i went to the examination hall with one of my friend and steno classmate we were very sure to clear the xam even talking to buy office bags while returning. Trial passage was soo easy that made us very happy, hopeful and we can feel office bags on our shoulders but the main dictation punctures our hopes with content like masala dosa, tainga dal, dhokla, sarso da saag, govn policies. AGAIN FAILED!!
Now exam for 2018, target was "jada se jada", joined library started preparation for written. But something disasterous was waiting. My mother left us 20 days before the written. The most eager person who wanted to watch me going office was my mother. I was clueless.. almost brainless. 13 14 days had gone in rituals then just last week for xam. Then again that devdoot uncle came to meet me and said no one cares what happened to you.. no one will ask you the reason for your failure and those words helped me to focus again and because of my mother's ashirwad i scored 157 cleared both cutoffs for first time. I just wanted to do that for my mother. I kept practising for skill test and started writing at 120 wpm. But yes one more climax was waiting. Timings for my skill tests were 9 AM for grade C and 1 30 PM for Grade D. I went there at 8 15 the scrutiny of documents started and i was stopped at the gate because the DOB on my VOTER ID card was not in DDMMYYYY format. I used the same VOTER ID for 2016 written and skill, 2017 written and skill, and 2018 written but there were some new rules i think.. i requested, i cried, i shouted but nothing happened. Then i came back home and took other ID proofs with me and gave Skill Test for Grade D and finally got selected.
This is not a success story at all, clearing a 12th based exam in 3 attempts is not a success but I am sharing this to share What Not To Do. Don't copy my strategy... if u find any and Don't Give Up. Keep Studying for u.. for ur parents.. enjoy studying.
All The Best! for aspirants and regards to seniors.
Sorry for making it lengthy.
Very helpful and motivated👌
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