Posted On: 27 August, 2019
The 94th Foundation Course with 317 officer trainees drawn from 22 Civil Services, including the All India Services, the Central Services and the three services from Royal Bhutan, commenced on the 26th August, 2019 at LBSNAA Mussoorie. . The Chief Guest for the Inaugural Programme Dr. Sanjeev Chopra, Director, LBSNAA delivered inaugural address to the Officer Trainees. The 15 week long Course will conclude on 6th December, 2019. The Course is being conducted by a Course team led by Shri Niranjan Kumar Sudhansu a 2000 batch IAS officer from the Maharashtra Cadre. The common Foundation Course is aimed at instilling a shared understanding of government and building camaraderie among various civil services for smoother conduct of the affairs of the government. The Course equips fresh entrants to Civil Services with requisite skills, knowledge and attitudes to shoulder responsibilities as public servants. The Inaugural function included screening of a short film on Swachhta Abhiyaan with a song by the Officer Trainees of the 92nd Foundation Course and was declared as best song during visit of the Prime Minister. Dr. Sanjeev Chopra administered the oath of allegiance to the Constitution of India to the Officer Trainees.The Foundation Course is a mix of academic and co-curricular activities. The Officer Trainees are provided academic inputs in Law, Public Administration, Management, Economics, Political concepts, ICT and one of the languages. The pedagogy is diverse and involves lectures, case studies, films, group discussions and management games. The co-curricular activities are equally diverse and include short weekend treks, one-week long high altitude trek, fete, one-week long village visit, an optional extra-curricular module besides activities by various clubs and societies.
