Why did the narrator give up the ambition to become an IAS officer ?

Why did the narrator give up the ambition to become an IAS officer ?

Ans. The narrator gave up the ambition to become an I.A.S. Officer, because he had an impartial assessment of his grey cells, coupled with his ability to burn the midnight oil. He had already decided to spare the burocracy from himself falling back, upon journalism, which his girlfriend always wanted him to pursue.