Anantapur: Jeevana, 22, is a tribal girl from Kelagada village in Munchingput mandal of Alluri Seetharamaraju district who completed her B.Sc with CBZ at the government college in 2022. She would soon don the cap of Deputy Superintendent of Police.
She was among those selected in the 2023 recruitment by the APPSC and underwent training in recent months.
Her father, a government school teacher, helped her avail ITDA’s coaching facility in Vizag for the competitive examinations. Tribals are generally unable to get good education because of poor infra facilities in the region, like lack of transport. Poor financial conditions make their plight worse.
“Very few tribal youths are able to take up better jobs. I will try and create awareness among the youths in tribal areas for better education,” Jeevana stated.
A total of 12 youths would attend Tuesday’s passing out parade after their successful police officer training at the temporary AP Police Academy in Anantapur. Of these, seven are women and five men.
Nine of them were engineering graduates from IIT and local engineering colleges in the state while a dental surgeon also would take up the DSP posts this time.
A majority of them are from middle class family background. Some of them had joined the software industry initially and then quit such jobs with a zeal to be a public servant. They struggled financially during the preparations in Hyderabad and New Delhi.
Deccan Chronicle spoke to the newly recruited DSPs.
Ashraf, a native of Kadapa who did his B.Tech from Yogi Vemana University finally reached his goal of becoming a public servant. He finished B.Tech in 2013 and worked as a software engineer, later as assistant manager in IDBI bank. “I found no satisfaction in those jobs. I was keen on helping solve the common man’s problems. I targeted UPSC Mains four times and APPSC and got the DSP post this time,” Ashraf said.
He said he was mentally prepared to practise as an advocate through which too he hoped to be of help to the common people. Ashraf’s father, a teacher, encouraged his son get into the state police service.
Jayakrishna, a native of Siddantham village in West Godavari district, says his father is a small-time farmer owning 1 acre of land. He struggled hard to help his son study.
Jayakrishna completed his B.Tech from IIT Roorkee in 2015. With the goal of civil service, he joined coaching in New Delhi. Without burdening his parents, he worked with mentorship at an institute while preparing for the UPSC.
“I used to get around Rs.22,000 per month to meet my expenses including library, room rents etc,” he recalled and added that he got posting as assistant commandant in central forces and later succeeded in the APPSC’s recruitment for DSP posts.
Pradeepthi, a native of Korlakota of Amidalavalasa mandal, says the family encouraged education to its girls. Her father is a retired teacher. Her younger sister is a Major in the Army in Kolkata. Pradeepthi completed her graduation in engineering from Vizag in 2012.
She worked as a software engineer for 2 years and attempted tests for other jobs. She first got an excise sub inspector post, followed by the DSP post this time.
A Shivapriya, a native of Peddanapadu in Yerraguntala in Kadapa district, did her engineering graduation from Rajampet in 2016. She worked as software engineer for a year but resigned the job to prepare for the UPSC tests. “Though my father was assisting in a business of my uncle and had less income, he never discouraged me and this helped me go ahead with strong determination,” she notes.
Shivapriya continued her efforts even after her marriage. She along with her husband who was also attempting public service, succeeded to get the DSP post in the recent recruitment.
Udayavani is a native of Alugolu in Nelimerla mandal of Vijayanagar district. She is an engineering graduate since 2019 and targeted UPSC exams. She passed the test but lost in the interview in 2022. Her father is a farmer and her mother an Anganwadi worker.
“Encouragement from my parents helped me get the DSP post following the APPSC test,” she said and added that she faced serious financial constraints during the preparations time in Hyderabad.
Abhishek, a native of Palakollu, did his graduation in engineering in 2013, worked as software engineer for three years and got an inspector post in the Ministry of Home Affairs in Rajasthan. “My father is an advocate. I have closely observed the woes of the common people and decided to be a part of civil service,” he stated.
K Manasa, a native of Tirupati, was a dental surgeon from NTR Health University. She worked as dental officer in the army for a year and a half at the Secunderabad contentment. His father is dean with the Agriculture University College in Tirupathi. She succeeded to get a posting in her first attempt without any coaching.
“Women empowerment is the need of the hour,” she cooed.
Rajasimha Reddy, Narasaraopet, is from an agriculture background. He completed his B.Tech from Vizag in 2017 but couldn’t get a post in previous group services tests, including the UPSC. He recalled his parents’ encouragement towards his preparation. They did not force him to do the software job. His younger brother assisted the family by working as a software engineer. “Now he is preparing for civil service tests,” he said.
Bhavani, of Ganjuvaripalle in Kadiri area in Satya Sai district, is also a B.Tech graduate. She succeeded to get the junior assistant and deputy tahsildar posts in APPSC group-II. After continuing with her preparations, she got the DSP test passed in 2023.
B Pavani from Nellore completed her engineering in IIT in 2016 and targeted UPSC with years-long coaching and won the state-level DSP post this time.