Qualifying Kashmir Administrative Service exam is about hard work – Rameez Rashid

Rameez Rashid secured the 3rd position in Kashmir Administration Service, but his passion for Police Services made him opt for it. Rashid is the second generation Police Officer as his father is already serving as a Senior Superintendent Service in J&K police. From the study table to a police academy, Rashid shares his journey with Hill Post.

Rameez Rashid

Q: To whom and to what do you give the credit for your achievement?

First and foremost thanks to Allah and his Prophet Muhammad (SAW) for this blessing. Among the people the credit for this achievement mostly goes to my late grandfather who always encouraged me to do something good in life and to my parents. Nothing would have been possible without their support and guidance.. Not to forget, my siblings -sister and two younger brothers- who always encouraged me.

Q: How should one assess oneself before deciding to go for civil services as a career?

If you have the will to go for it, you must not give it a second thought. Proper career counseling can give a person’s dream and will a proper direction.

Q: When should one ideally start the preparation?

Graduation is the best time to make a start. I personally did so. And then, dedicated six months’ of hard work before the exam.

Q: The first step is the most difficult; how to prepare? Which optional? When to read? How much to read? From where you got the right advice?

Single minded devotion matters, others things hardly bother you if you are prepared to take up the challenge. Guidance and careful analysis of the whole scheme will make things clear. What to chose, how much to read etc is finally your own call.

Q: What were your optional subjects and why did you select these?

My optional for the prelim was Zoology and for mains it was Kashmiri Literature and Anthropology. Change in the optional at mains had a game plan behind it. Kashmiri, especially, was a choice by heart for it gave an inner good feeling reading your own mother tongue literature. My decision to take up Kashmiri was opposed by many given my almost negligible experience with the subject. But I stood determined and didn’t let anything obstruct my way and proved myself right by becoming the first qualifier among top 5 rankers with Kashmiri as an optional.

Q: Does the place of preparation matter?

Environment does have an impact on the preparations and one should always prepare where one feels comfortable. Home seems to be the best place for some, while others prefer to prepare away from home. It’s completely one’s own mood and choice that should prevail. For me, it was a mixture of both.

Q: Is strategy more important than hard work?

Strategy plays an important role. Though ‘hard work’ can’t be ignored, i must say that it was ‘smart work’. By smart work I mean, working hard but not as hard as one would without a proper goal, and proper moves. Work well with dedication -that’s what constitutes ‘smart work’.

The strategy was to read as much as possible because KAS is an exam where you can’t risk to leave any portion untouched. As my dream was to qualify in the first go with a good rank, so i hardly left anything where i would have to repent if the case was so. Crafty selective reading after you’ve read almost everything needed, also helps to fetch a good rank.

Q: How many hours one should devote to crack this exam?

It’s not actually the quantity, rather the quality that matters. During the mains i would devote much time for the preparations, but before the exams it would be just 5 or 6 dedicated hours a study.

Q: Any particular books and reading material that you like to share with our readers?

NCERT texts and Spectrum Series got general studies; for Anthropolgy books by Nadeem Hasnain, Physical Anthropology by B M Das, General Anthropology by Amber and Amber, Anthropology by Indrani Basu Rai, Indian Society by S C Dubey, Anthropological Thought by Upadey and Pandey, NCERT Textbook of Sociology for XI and XII, Brain Tree Study material; and for Kashmiri I read the books prescribed by the PSC in the syllabus, plus some Kashmiri literary books like ‘Kasher Adbuk Tawareekh’ by Shafi Shouq, Research Journal ‘Anhaar’ by Kashmiri Dept Kashmir University, “Kashir Encyclopedia 4”, “Kashir Zabaan Te Adab” by Cultural Academy, “Kashiruk Grammar” By Shafi Shouq, “Kashmiri, English, Hindi Reader” by Shafi Shouq, Special “Sheraz” Editions by Cultural Academy etc.

Q: How did you cope up with the pressure both family and friends?

Faith in God and oneself is the factor that overcomes all kinds of pressure. Daily prayers and remembrance of God gave me the inner strength and courage to withstand evrything. Moral boosting and the ‘you can’ & ‘you will’ kind of encouraging words by parents, siblings and dear ones played a great part.

Q: Had you not been selected?

Did give this question a thought even though I was optimistic right from day one. It’s in my blood to ‘be positive’ as B+ happens to be my blood group as well. And, towards the end, if at all anything was like that, bouncing back and hard at that in the next attempt would have been the alternative.

Q: Any suggestion you want to give to future aspirants?

Set a goal, work for it with dedication and make it your aim by choice. Don’t be cowed into others choice. Work hard and let not anything distract you. Read whatever is helpful for the exam, be open to guidance from specialists, give your best and then leave it to God.

Having got here, I have decided to devote some of my time for other aspirants and guide them as much as possible. They can contact me anytime and I would only be to happy to help them.

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96 Comments

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  1. says: Shahbaz Sultan

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  2. says: dolma

    sir,i m a citizen of jammu n kashmir ,want to be in administrative service,IAS or KAS,
    THNK U for ur inspirational lines…
    sir ,i m in urgent need of help..hope u can provide..
    sir as my marrige is fixed to an outsider will i not be allowed for kas,b4 or aftr marrge,,?plz reply

  3. says: arshid

    Sir i had given b.com final year exam and now i want to give kas but i didn’t have any subject combinations.pls email

  4. says: rameez yousuf

    Sir, i am B.com, B.ed.it is my intense desire to crack kas exam.but i have no guidance regarding this exam.and it will be great kind of you to help me.and insha allah Allah will give you the best reward for this.My contact number is 9622608076 and my face book id is [email protected]

  5. says: Ishfaq Ahmad Khan

    Sir, Asalaam-u-Alykum. I have recently passed B.com 3rd year.Now i want to go for K.A.S. For this i need your help & guidance.Would u like to help me sir? cell no.9797175576

  6. says: rajwant singh

    Sir, i would like to brcome kas officer. I have done pg in pol. Sci. It’s tuff subject . How i can crack this exam. My brother have completed b.tec which subject he should choose

  7. says: Liyaqat

    hello, Sir recentlly Im Graduated in Science streams bt now i hve made my mind fr MA Sociology rather than Msc just fr UPSC. It will b Your great kindness if U give me some tips Cz here my Carrier direction is changing totally.
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  8. says: nasir hussain

    salaam sir i am the student of ece b.tech 3rd i waana to ckack the kas exam i i need your help wiil you halp me sir

  9. says: sanjeev verma

    Sir, this year I have completed my BCA from ICFAI university, Tripura through distance education. Am I eligible to appear in KAS exam? I am the permanent resident of j and k.
    Thanks

  10. says: aadil bashir

    hello sir,i am aadil bashir and i am a ece graduate engineer.i wana do civil service,is it possible for me that i can do kas because i herd that ece stream is not eligible in kas.please give me some suggestion how can i crack the kas.

  11. says: khurshid sofi

    Respected sir
    This year i have completed mba in hr & fnc.
    I want to take your intial guidence plz sir that iz ur kindness.
    Ur goal is absolutely related my goal.
    Plz&plz respected sir i have no one to understand my wishs. I hope u r fst one who will solve it.

  12. says: Azhar bhat

    sir, yet now i had passed my b.com examination, so futher i was looking to go for KPS examination. sir in this regard i need some important counselling from ur side, can u plzz miss call me9596301279 or [email protected]

  13. says: aditya kalsotra

    That was really inspiring what you have achieved is very nice. I am preparing for it also . Really felt good . Thanks

  14. says: Akaaljot Singh

    Sir , I want ur suggestion regarding kAS which is so important to me
    Plz guide me
    I hav some questions
    Plz guide me

  15. says: BILAL AMMAD

    sir I m bilal I. m a student of B A. 3rd year I m willing to become an K A S officer plz give some kind of help & if want to.call on my no.is 9622582634

  16. says: Iqbalibnjaveed

    Asalamu alykum, sir I m BE in Mechanical enginering.. can you please help me that which optional subjects should I choose thank you.

  17. says: Masarat

    Salaam this is fara presently i m pursuing pg from sociology please give me some guidance about kas.

  18. says: Pallavi anand

    I am doing B.A final year…with subjects psychology and economics…is psycholoy a good choice for KAS or should i go for some other subject..?

  19. says: yasar sharief

    Sir I hve completed my bsc with zoology shoud I go with zoo?? Can I take other subject like sociology ???

  20. says: Aseesdeep kour

    sir i am thinking of kas bt dont knw anything about it.. i actually need guidance how to prepare for it and what kind of work a kas officer does.. plz rply to me in mail

    1. says: Mohammed Arif

      u should start with ncert books
      history 6th to 12TH
      geography 6- 12
      political science 6–12
      sociology 11—-12
      economics 9 11 and 12TH
      revise two times n make important notes.

  21. says: suhail wani

    i am a student of class 10
    till today i have studied nothing but now on i want to study, can i crack the KAS exams
    if YES then

    which stream i should take in class 11
    and what i have to study from now for cracking kas exams

  22. says: TARUN JOLLY

    Sir i m doing ba final my subjects political science Math Computer application and english sir what subject i will choose in preli. Exams and in main exams plzzz. Sir reply i will b very grace ful to u sir

  23. says: Syed ibran rufaie

    Asalamu alikum… Sir i am the student of bsc 2nd year and i want to crack this exam but i dont know anything redarding this exam… Kindly help me

  24. says: Mehraj Bhat

    I have done graduation and now I want to crack KAS.Its my childhood dream but I need guidence. If you are serious then reply me..!
    Thank you

  25. says: Abdul Rouf Naik

    A/A sir i am studying BA LLB second year from A.M.U Aligarh and now i want to need some guidelines for this exam so i request to u plz tell me some important tips for sucession my mession,?

  26. says: Raashid

    sir i want to crack Kas exam .i dont know anything about it .please tell me what subjects to take in 11th and how to prepare plz

  27. says: zubair

    asalamu alikum first of all congratulations sir.,,, sir i have completed B A in pol science… Sir i need som help how to choose subjects in pre and mains… I m working hard but i m an employee, so i didn’t have much time … Sir plz guide me my email adress is…[email protected]

  28. says: radhika thakur

    Hi,i m radhika thakur and i did BSc with botany and zoology as one of my subject…..i just wana to kno can i choose these two subjects as optinal for both prelims(zoology) and main exam…….i also wana to kno how much time should i devote to study for cracking Kas exam……becoz currently i m pursuing MSc in botany as well…

  29. says: Sarfaraz Ahmad

    Asalamualykum sir…. I am a b tech student not completed yet want to start preparing for KAS sir plz suggest me elementary books for preparation

  30. says: noreen

    Aslaam alkium sir ,
    i am noreen i want to clear k.a.s exam could you please give me proper guidance for it…..i am doing b.a part 2 ,my sub are pol.science ,philosophy and EDUCATion pls suggest me …..u can also email me at [email protected]….pls sir i need guidance tc

  31. says: Mosin Rasool

    A/A sir i am doing ba 1st year with subjects History Pol science urdu and i want to crak the kas exam sir plz suggest me the subjects and books

  32. says: AAQIB BHAT

    Sir,i have done BCA from kashmir university i am intrested in qualifying KAS,so please i want some guidence from you and also suggest me the subjects that i have to choose.

  33. says: Tahira

    Salam….
    Hello sir,I’m Tahira. I want qualify K.A.S exam. But I don’t no anything about it, could u plz give me proper guidance for it!!!!!! I’m doing B.A 3year, my sub is Edu, urdu, Eng,sociology…plzzzzz suggest me the subject as well as books..
    Email address is [email protected].
    Thanks

  34. says: saqib gull

    i am a medical student and i am doing B.sc .presently iam in Frist year .iwant to crack the KAS.i want to choose zoology as my optional subject.so sir please give some suggestions for my study plan..

  35. says: BHAT AZAN

    Assalaamu alaikum sir .
    i have complete my PG in political science and now i am thinking to go for KAS, but the problem is that i wouldn’t understand how would i start and how should i prepare out myself…
    And the main thing is i have less time for prepration.

  36. says: sideratul muntaha

    Asalamu alikum
    Sir i have completed my B.a now i wana go for kas but i dnt knw anything about it can u plx guide me

  37. says: syed bazila

    Its wonderful u have cracked it that two among toppers…well i wan a b an accounts officer…there is requirement of suggetions.

  38. says: mohd azhar ud din

    Asalamualiakum. I feel good with your sucess
    Sir lam a student of political science pertaining PG .
    I want your assistance.can we join on facebook.
    ..that will be your goodness

  39. says: aijaz ahmad dar

    Sir I m a student of pg mathematics. now our aim is to go for k.a.s. how should I start to read for that purpose & what subject should I opt as optional.

  40. says: hinz

    Hello sir I m preparing for civil services but one thing which distracts my mind is that I often use to listen that the final selection depends on interview & only those candidates are selected who have offered bribe. So my conflict is that is corruption overtaking hard work in civil services also ?

  41. says: Junaid Rahim

    A/a Sir,i have done BCA from kashmir
    university i am intrested in
    qualifying KAS,so please i want
    some guidence from you and also
    suggest me the subjects that i have
    to choose.
    Sir please reply in my mail
    [email protected]

  42. says: hilal ahmad

    Sir i am the student of b.a 2nd year my subjects eng, eng literature, sociology, urdu. I want to crack KAS exam plz give me some guidence about books.

  43. says: mohd younas

    Sir I just done BA my sub…was political science,education,Urdu,English……which subject should me take in preli…. And mains …..if u reply me I will be highly thankfull to u

  44. says: sseerat un nisa

    A/alikum. Sir right now I am pursuing my bA from ignou and doing my software cource at the same time .I am an elumini of D P S srinager I am very much intrested in cracking kAS.kindly guide me how will I pursue with the same. A proper guidance and a dedicated aspirant can crack the exams quite easily.and that’s my belief.

  45. says: kunzang Dorjay

    Hello sir….I m student of arts in 1st year.I want to know about KAS examination in detail please sir help me.I m too much interested in this service .My main subjects are history and political science…

  46. says: kanika

    Sir .. Presently I m in Bsc honours .. Ist Yr . I m doing honours in zoology .. I have a strong will for KAS exam can u pls guide me regarding the syllabi , preparation time .., how can we make our ans effective n actually what the examiner wants ..in that ..n also ur tips for it ..I also want to know can I take any arts subj as my optional with zoology ..I really need ur help

  47. says: rayees ahmad

    A.a sir i am student 12thclass i want to qualifying KAS exam. plz give me guide suggesstion..inshaallah i will try

  48. says: Mehraj Aalam

    Asalam u alykum sir I completed my b.a with pol science and Urdu my subjects both are good to me sir in any how I want to qualify kas. Which subject is better sir plz give me vise suggestion

  49. says: SHOWKAT MALIK

    sir i have an keen interest to become an KAS officer. Still i am in 2nd year B.Com sir plz suggest me some valuable tips regarding of KAS

  50. says: sana.Manzoor

    A.A sir ..um graduate plxxx i want 2 qualify kAs exam ….can i…?plxxx give me full infrmation about it plxxxx

  51. says: Amandeep

    Sir I am thinking to crack kas exams but I don’t even a single thing how to crack and how to prepare for it .I need a proper guidance from you .Sir plzzz help me and provide me proper guidance

  52. says: Peer junaid

    How much better is the strategy of 4 hours for the exam as I have very limited time and can’t manage much more

  53. says: skilva rajput

    sir i want to know that what subjects i should keep in graduation for kas. please let me know.

  54. says: azaan

    Topper sir , i currently is the student of non med 11th ,and zeolousity and curiosity is fully in me regard to qualify kas exam
    What should i do for this towards wt thing my attention must be

  55. says: Nowsheena

    Assalamualikum,I have done ma bsc wth zoology n botany as main subjects,now I am doing MSc in botany wch optional would b Better for kas, zoology or botany or suggest any other option.

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