Learn, Network & Grow with the best learning app of Bharat: https://joshskills.app.link/pSmqzxZnapb Listen to this episode on the Josh Talks Podcast, available exclusively on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7DKftXleNl1J135kl9Pumo?si=Pf7uVSaNQBWJCjRMKsOkcA&utm_source=copy-link The Indian Administrative Service is one of the most prestigious services in India and around the world. Clearing the UPSC Examination is not easy and it takes a lot of hard work and efforts to crack it, But it's always not as easy after one becomes an IAS officer.IAS Shashanka Ala shared her story of clearing the UPSC examination and paving her way up to be successful at serving the people of the country. In this Josh Talks, IAS Shashanka Ala, shares her journey coming from a middle class family with high aspirations and cracking the Union Public Service Commission Examination. Shashanka always knew she had her true calling in serving the people of the nation as an IAS and worked hard. She focused on one goal at a time and academically proved her merit be it topping in school to clearing JEE and pursuing her engineering in IIT Madras. Even after joining the services her life was not easy and serving in the remotest part in the start of Odisha her belief in her true calling only became stronger. An IAS officer needs to have some very key personality traits that define the success of an officer and how well they can perform their duty. IAS Shashanka's story will inspire all of us and also have some very important takeaways that every aspirant should know in order to succeed. #JoshTalks #UPSC #SuccessStory Josh Talks passionately believes that a well-told story has the power to reshape attitudes, lives, and ultimately, the world. We are on a mission to find and showcase the best motivational stories from across India through documented videos and live events held all over the country. What started as a simple conference is now a fast-growing media platform that covers the most innovative rags to riches success stories with speakers from every conceivable background, including entrepreneurship, women’s rights, public policy, sports, entertainment, and social initiatives. With 7 regional languages in our ambit, our stories and speakers echo one desire: to inspire action. Our goal is to unlock the potential of passionate young Indians from rural and urban areas by inspiring them to overcome the setbacks they face in their career and helping them discover their true calling in life. ►Josh Talks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshTalksLive ►Josh Talks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JoshTalksLive ►Josh Talks Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/JoshTalksLive ►Josh Talks is coming to your city: https://events.joshtalks.com -----**DISCLAIMER**----- All of the views and work outside the pretext of the video, of the speaker, are his/ her own and Josh Talks, by any means, does not support them directly or indirectly and neither is it liable for it. Viewers are requested to use their own discretion while viewing the content and focus on the entirety of the story rather than finding inferences in its parts. Josh Talks by any means, does not further or amplify any specific ideology or propaganda.