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Beauty queen left Miss India dream to crack UPSC, failed three times, father got hospitalised. How did she clear prelims and mains in her 4th attempt?Taskeen Khan was once a beauty queen with dreams of landing the ultimate, prized crown of being Miss India. However, she decided to leave b...- Bengaluru techie says Rs 1.8 lakh salary meant nothing when the hospital bill came knockingA Bengaluru techie earning Rs 1.8 lakh a month shared on Reddit how his father's sudden medical emergency exposed his lack of liquid saving...
- The untold story of UPSC's 99 percent: Aspirant's heartbreaking post on selling his books for less than Rs 500 to kabadiwala reveals cost of failureAn UPSC aspirant's emotional post about selling years of preparation material for Rs 464, after failing three consecutive Mains attempts an...
- UPSC success story: How MBBS doctor Dr Ritika Aima cracked UPSC twice to go from IPS to IASDr Ritika Aima, an MBBS graduate, achieved her IAS ambition by improving her UPSC rank significantly. She transitioned from IPS to IAS, bel...
- She dropped out of school after class 10, became a mother of two at 18. Today, she is an IPS officer. Who is N Ambika?N Ambika's life took a dramatic turn after witnessing a Republic Day parade, inspiring her to pursue the IPS. Despite marrying at 14 and le...
- 'Marriage fixed in Class 10, failed UPSC three times': How a Madhya Pradesh farmer's daughter became an IFS officer with AIR 9A 15-year-old district topper from Madhya Pradesh, Anjali Sondhiya, defied societal norms and an arranged marriage to pursue her education....
- IITian refused Rs 35 LPA job to pursue his lifelong dream. What is Archit Chandak doing today?An IIT Delhi graduate, Archit Chandak, turned down a ₹35 lakh annual job offer from a major Japanese firm to serve India. He achieved an im...
- She studied after grazing buffaloes & doing household chores: How a Tamil Nadu taxi driver's daughter defied all odds to become IAS officer with AIR 152IAS success story: Vanmathi, daughter of a taxi driver from rural Tamil Nadu, defied financial hardship and societal pressures to become an...
- She became blind at the age of 5. However, that didn’t stop her from cracking UPSC. Who is Poorna Sundari?Poorna Sundari, who lost her vision at five, defied all odds to achieve an All India Rank of 286 in the 2019 UPSC Civil Services Examinatio...
- UPSC AIR 910 to AIR 167: How this IIT Madras graduate with no forearm climbed ranks despite repeated failuresUPSC Success Story: Kajal Raju from Kerala achieved AIR 167 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Born without a right forearm, she faced...
- Bareilly woman spent 8 years preparing for UPSC, now earns Rs 18,000 in Gurgaon; urges youth to keep an alternative readyA Bareilly woman shared her eight-year UPSC preparation journey, ending with a modest ₹18,000 job in Gurugram after exhausting all attempts...
- A childhood insult sparked his IAS dream. Son of a rickshaw puller, he cleared UPSC at 22 in first attemptGovind Jaiswal's journey from poverty in Varanasi to becoming an IAS officer is inspiring. Facing discrimination and hardship, he was deter...
- Failed 35 exams but still cracked UPSC twice: How this Haryana man proved failures don’t define your successVijay Vardhan’s journey to success in the UPSC Civil Services Examination was marked by significant challenges. He faced numerous setbacks,...
- Techie from Mumbai slums, whose father is a truck driver, shares how he cracked UPSC: ‘For years my dream wasn’t a big career, but….’Bapusaheb Gaikwad overcame immense hardship to achieve his dream of cracking the UPSC examination. Growing up in a village and later facing...
- UPSC 2026 success stories: How sons of Chennai weaver and a daily wager cracked India's toughest exam. The inspiring journey of two candidates who beat the oddsUPSC 2026: Two Chennai youths, one a power-loom weaver's son after eight attempts and another a daily wager's son in his first try, have co...
- Peon’s granddaughter from Uttar Pradesh cracks UPSC. Who is Shikha Gautam?Shikha Gautam from Bulandshahr achieved an impressive 113th rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination on her second attempt. Her success,...
- UPSC result: 6-year cancer battle, 2 failed attempts couldn’t stop this Chhattisgarh man from succeeding in 2026UPSC 2025 exam result: Sanjay Dahariya from Chhattisgarh achieved AIR 946 in UPSC Civil Services 2025 after a six-year cancer battle and ca...
- One insult changed his life. Anand Mahindra is inspired by a labourer's son who became IAS officer with just Rs 1,400 in his pocketAnand Mahindra shares the inspiring journey of Hemant Pareek, the son of a daily wage laborer, who faced insults and turned them into motiv...
- Techie, who couldn't crack UPSC, shares nostalgic pic of pens she used during preparation. Post goes viralAn engineer's photo of pens used during UPSC exam prep went viral, sparking a wave of nostalgia and reflection on the competitive exam cult...
- From Modelling to UPSC Winner, Taskeen Khan's Success TaleFrom Modelling to UPSC Winner, Taskeen Khan's Success Tale
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