The 1995 batch IPS officer, Mahesh Bhagwat had mentored 108 students and over 50 per cent have made it. At least 10 in the top 20 are on the merit list. To each selected candidate, from every part of the country, Raipur to Manipur, Rajasthan to Uttar Pradesh, he requests them to serve the people well and also to mentor others who are still struggling to succeed in the competitive exams. ‘Give back to society,’ says the mentor to all of them.
About Mentor of over 1250 students
Since 2016, Mahesh Bhagwat has served as the commissioner of Rachakonda, the country’s largest commissionerate, spanning 5000 square kilometres and four districts with significant urban and rural populations. During these six years, he has mentored over 1250 all-India service aspirants who have passed the Union Public Service Commission exams to join the all-India IAS, IPS, Indian Forest Service, and other Central services such as the Indian Foreign Service. Mr Bhagwat has won multiple awards for his focus on social issues like human trafficking, child labour and child marriages.
What his students had to say about him
Dr Kiranmayi Koppisetti, IAS probationer who got All India Rank 56 in the UPSC exams says the fact that he took out time is the most precious gift he gave all of them.
If someone is giving time that is the most precious thing they have given. Mahesh Bhagwat formed a Whatsapp group and would post articles every single day. Even if I couldn’t read newspapers, what he posted kept me updated.
“Sir also gave us 45 minutes to one hour on phone before the interview. I spoke to him for one hour 15 minutes on phone. He suggested what all areas i should go thoroughly prepared for the interview and that has definitely helped me in answering in the final interview.”
K. Rahul Reddy, an IPS probationer, says his father thinks it’s incredible that the commissioner of police in the commissionerate where they live is giving one to two hours to an aspirant who hasn’t even passed the exam.
I consider myself fortunate to be in contact with him and to benefit from all of the information he has provided. Furthermore, the type of work he does. That is motivating. Even for the DAFT, which stands for Detailed Application Form. Sir takes up a DAFT, pulls out each word, and asks us 50-60 questions about that single word. So we prepare before going to the interview, and then the journey is smooth because we have already discussed and deliberated with a working bureaucrat with a lot of field experience. So we know what to expect, and they know what to expect from us.
