CSE 2021: Plan / Strategy / Daily Routine

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Hi mine centre is also there. The locality seems good as seen from Google Map Photos. The school seems to be newly built

Group Captain Varun Singh

1.I hope this letter finds you, your family, the faculty and the children

of the school in the best of health in these challenging times, I am an

alumnus of the school's 2000 batch. Wg Cdr Avtar Singh (Retd) was the

principal at the time and the present Vice-Principal Mrs Vijay Lakshmi was our English teacher. After completing school, I was selected for NDA and thereafter joined the Air Force in the Flying Branch, fighter stream

2.I write to you filled with a sense of pride and humility. On 15th Aug

this year I have been awarded Shaurya Chakra by the President of India

in recognition of an act of gallantry on 12 Oct 20. I credit this prestigious

award to all those I have been associated with over the years in school,

NDA and thereafter the Air Force as I firmly believe that my actions that

day were a result of the grooming and mentoring by my teachers,

instructcrs and peers over the years

1. I write to share some thoughts about my life which I feel may help

and inspire children who might feel that they are meant to be only

mediocre in this hyper competitive world.

4.I was a very average student who barely scored 1 division in 12'h

class. Even though I was made the Discipline Prefect in 12', I was equally

average even in sports and other co-curricular activities. But 1 had a

passion for airplanes and aviation I represented the school in 92 Aeronautical Society of India Quiz twice and we stood 2nd and 3rd in those events.

5.As I went to NDA, I passed out as an OC (Officer Cadet) and did

not excel either in studies or sport to make the cut to be an appointment

in NDA. It is when I reached AFA that I started to realise that my passion

for aviation gave me an edge over my peers. Still, even then I lacked

confidence in my true capabilities.

6.I lacked confidence as I always thought I was meant to be average

and there was no point in trying to excel, as I possibly couldn't excel at

anything. After commissioning as a young Flight Lieutenant in a Fighter

Squadron I realised that I could do well if I put my mind and heart to it. I

started working to be that best I could be, as opposed to only making sure I achieve the 'pass' standard.

7.It is at this point that things started to turn around in my

professional and personal life. I resolved to do each task to the best of

my abilities, whether it was flying or otherwise. I was soon selected to

undergo the challenging Flying Instructors course, wherein I bagged two

trophies out of the five.

8.Subsequently I volunteered for the prestigious and rigorous

Experimental Test Pilot course which had a 4 stage selection and only 7

out of 59 pilots who appeared made it through. And during the 11 months

long course one of the pilots was withdrawn from the course as he could

not cope with the rigours of the course.

9.Thereafter, I was selected to undergo the prestigious Staff College

abroad and on return was posted to a Tejas aircraft Squadron even

though I had crossed the seniority bracket to qualify for change of aircraft.My credentials as an Experimental Test Pilot were the reason for this challenging and exciting posting

10.In 2019 I was in the first list of 12 candidates for ISRO's

Gaganyaan programme. Though, I did not make the final cut due to a

medical requirement. Subsequently, last year on the fateful day, I was

faced with a grave and critical failure in my aircraft, The SOP required me

to eject and abandon the aircraft. However, I took a few calculated risks

and managed to land the aircraft without any damage to either the aircraft or civilians. The citation for the award is attached as reference.

11?I bring out the above not to blow my trumpet or with a desire to

seek a pat on the back. I write to let the children know a few of the

following thoughts of my life experiences that may help them in future.

12."It is ok to be mediocre. Not everyone will excel at school and not

everyone will be able to score in the 90s. If you do, it's an amazing

achievement and must be applauded. However, if you don't, do not think

that you are meant to be mediocre. You may be mediocre in school but it

is by no means a measure of things to come in life. Find your calling, it

could be art, music, graphic design, literature etc. Whatever you work

towards, be dedicated, do your best. Never go to bed thinking I could

have put in more effort.

13.Never lose hope, never think that you cannot be good at what you

want to be. It will not come easy, it will take effort, it will require sacrifice

of time and comfort. I was mediocre, and today I have reached difficult

milestones in my career. Do nol think that 12' board marks decide what

you are capable of achieving in life. Believe in yourself, work towards it."

14.I would be deeply humbled if in your judgement some part of this

story may be shared with the children, especially the teens as they near

adulthood with its complexities of societal pressures, academic

challenges and a sometimes an uncertain and frightening future.

15?If I am is able to inspire even one child to believe him/her in

himself/herself I would have achieved my objective of writing to you.

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One thing you can do is to sit and try to interlink them and pen them down on paper, without looking at your notes. A brainstorming session of sorts. It can help you to absorb the matter in a better way and replicate it easily at will.

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"Forum normally awards marks conservatively. I believe 85+ is a decent score in Forum in GS and similarly 110+ in essay is also an optimum score." 

This is what Divyanshu Choudhary (AIR 30) wrote in his telegram channel.