IAS Dr Radhakrishnan Wiki: Checkout His Biography, Current Posting and Strategy

IAS Dr Radhakrishnan is not only a selfless IAS officer but also a great person who has made his country proud. He has always helped India to aim towards development and health concerns are his first priority. As we all know that India is lacking behind because of poor health and hygiene conditions. Radhakrishnan has always brought up new ideas to make India, boost the health and hygiene rates.

This article talks all about his wiki, biography, current posting, what was the IAS rank that he had achieved, what was the optional subject chosen and what was his strategy that was used by Dr Radhakrishnan, that helped him achieve his dream so that it can help many more aspirants to achieve their own. So, read the full article to get a clear idea.

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IAS Radhakrishnan Wiki 

Radhakrishnan, who has been the health secretary for about 8 years, has tactfully handled many crisis situations, including dengue and swine flu. Nowadays, even a PDO (Regional Development Officer) thinks of accepting an invitation if it is a previously unknown number. Even though the meeting is a study, he has a habit of finishing it and looking at the mistletoe on his cell phone and calling back.

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Born	September 16, 1966 (age 54) Madras, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Veterinary College Hebbal, Bangalore
Occupation	Civil servant

IAS Radhakrishnan Biography 

Born on 16th September 1996 in Madras (Chennai), India, Radhakrishnan did his schooling in Chandigarh, Deolali, Nashik and Kanpur. He then graduated from Bangalore in Veterinary Science in first class. After that, he did his post-graduation in Veterinary Science in Animal Genetics and Breeding.

In 1992 Radhakrishnan had passed his UPSC exams and also qualified for the IAS or Indian Administrative Service. After his training on 9 August 1994, he was appointed as the Sub-Collector of Tuticorin.

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Posting and Current Posting

Designation/ Level	Department/ Office	Period
On Training Jr. Time Scale	Madurai	01/07/1992 08/08/1994
Sub Collector Jr. Time Scale	Thoothukudi / Tuticorin	09/08/1994 01/06/1996
Dy Secy Sr. Time Scale		01/06/1996 01/03/1999
Dy Commr Sr. Time Scale		01/03/1999 07/03/2000
Commissioner Sr. Time Scale	Chennai	07/03/2000 01/01/2001
Commissioner Dy Secy Level/JAG	Chennai	01/01/2001 01/07/2001
Collector Dy Secy Level/JAG	Salem	01/07/2001 15/07/2003

From 2003 to To Date 

Collector Dy Secy Level/JAG	Ppm Ramalingam	15/07/2003 29/05/2004
Collector Dy Secy Level/JAG	Thanjavur	29/05/2004 10/01/2005
Collector Dir Level/SL JAG	Nagapattinam	10/01/2005 16/05/2006
Director Dir Level/SL JAG	Rural Dev Deptt	16/05/2006 02/01/2007
Spl Secy Dir Level/SL JAG	Finance Deptt	02/01/2007 07/04/2008
Commissioner Dir Level/SL JAG	Prohibition & Excise Deptt Tamil Nadu	07/04/2008 20/02/2009
Head Dir Level/SL JAG	U.N. Dev Programme (UNDP)	20/02/2009 2012
Secretary of Special programme Implementation Department	Tamil Nadu	2012

Strategy to Choose an Optional Subject

Interest and Academic Background of the Aspirant

First, you need to choose the subject of your interest, you can look up at the school level NCERT books and have a clear idea of what the subject will be about. What topics interest you the most by exploring them and your comfort level also matters.

Coaching Available in the Subject

Look up for your friends, seniors or role models who are civil servants and check where they have taken their coaching, compare them and make the analysis. Based on the study material, videos and live sessions so that you can yourself choose what is available of resources of the optional subject kept in mind.

Contribution of the Optional Subject towards General Studies Syllabus

Look for previous years question and model papers so that you will get an idea as to what optional subject contributes towards General Studies and essay papers, this is a very important part and can be wisely used to crack mains.

Performance of the Optional Subject in the Recent Past (Past 3 Years)

An aspirant’s performance is based on various aspects as compared to their competitors. There are also optional subjects that cannot bring in the desired marks, though the aspirant has put in the most effort and determination to learn it. There are few optional subjects which have tough questions and can increase their toughness as they go through a few years. It can also be the correction of the paper.

Time Management

Apart from the comprehending capacity, an aspirant should decide on how much duration he/she would be apt to spend on studying an optional subject and content. A few aspirants might be doing while preparing or reviewing at an institute etc, should be able to calculate the proportion of duration required to analyze the chosen optional subject along with General Studies.

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Conclusion

IAS is many aspirants’ dreams but only those who are determined and want to serve their country selflessly can achieve it. One needs perseverance and needs to understand that it is not a job which you have to work to get a salary but, a duty to serve the entire country’s population. IAS Radhakrishnan has helped many people who were suffering with coronavirus and also started many helplines to help them. If one has any doubts about choosing the optional subject, please feel free to comment in the comments section below. There are many articles on this, you can have a look at UPSC Pathshala blogs section. All the best!

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