Srinagar, Aug. 21 -- Life has come full circle for the man students call Book Baba.

Once a top cop patrolling Srinagar's crowded streets, remembered for his fines, confrontations, and sudden intensity, he is now preparing to face a classroom.

Next month in Noida, Rath will welcome his first batch of students to Rank 62 Academy, a coaching institute for IAS and IPS aspirants.

The academy's name carries his own mark of achievement: Rank 62 in the 2000 UPSC Civil Services Examination.

The former IPS officer of the J&K cadre has promised that aspirants from Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and the northeastern states will attend without paying a fee. Others will be charged Rs. 2.4 lakh for an eight-month program. Applicants must clear a walk-in...