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IAS Mudra Gairola’s father had once dreamed of becoming an IAS officer. Due to some reasons, his dreams remained unfulfilled. Mudra made it to the interview rounds in 2018 and 2019 UPSC exams. However, she could not succeed in any of them. She accomplished her ultimate goal in 2022 by becoming an IAS officer.

IAS Vijay Wardhan is a resident of Sirsa district of Haryana. He appeared for 30 competitive exams but was not selected in a single one of them. He failed in his first four UPSC attempts and became an IPS officer in 2018. Vijay Wardhan did not stop there and appeared for the exams again in 2021. This time, he accomplished his dream of becoming an IAS officer.

Anirudh Devgan is a computer scientist and an alumnus of IIT Delhi. He is the CEO of Cadence Design Systems, a software company with a market capitalization exceeding $62.14 billion as of August 2023. According to salary.com, Anirudh Devgan’s annual salary was approximately Rs 2,200 crore in the year 2022.

A student of Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology, Aradhya Tripathi received a placement offer from Google with an annual package of Rs 52 lakh. She gained immense experience from her internships at various companies that helped her bag this package at one of the top companies of the world.

Tanu Jain is an IAS officer from 2014 batch. She completed her schooling from Cambridge School, Srinivaspuri, Delhi. Tanu pursued a BDS degree from Subharti University, Meerut. She received immense support from IAS Vatsalya Pandit and cleared the UPSC 2014 exams by securing 648^th rank. Tanu Jain established a coaching centre named ‘Tathastu IAS.’ She makes short videos and reels and shares study tips with UPSC aspirants.

Harshita Singh worked at a law firm in Delhi. She achieved 27^th rank in MPPSC-J exams and then appeared for the UPPSC-J examinations and came out shining by securing a rank 6th in the exams.

Uttarakhand’s Madhav Bhardwaj was an employee at Microsoft. He was making lakhs and yet he aspired to achieve something greater. While doing his job, Madhav prepared for the UPSC exams and achieved his dream of becoming an IAS officer in his second attempt by securing 536^th All India Rank.

Gaurav Kaushal is a resident of Haryana. In the year 2012, Gaurav cleared the UPSC exams, secured employment in Indian Defence Estates Service with an All India Rank of 38^th. He quit from his service and launched mentorship programmes for IAS aspirants.

At the age of 19, Nandini Agrawal made the Guinness World Record by becoming the youngest Chartered Accountant. In CA final exams, she became All-India topper in the race of 83,000 aspirants. Presently, she is employed at an accounting firm. 
 

Sandeep completed his post-graduation from IIT Kharagpur and began with his UPSC preparation in his final year. He made it to the interview round in his first attempt, attained the position of IPS in his second attempt and finally, he secured an incredible 24^th rank and accomplished his dream of becoming an IAS officer in the year 2022.

Coaching centres are always packed with students preparing for the UPSC exams. But have you ever heard of a story, where the protagonist made the impossible happen by just studying from a smart phone? Srinath worked as a porter for many years at Ernakulam Railway Station. He had no money to afford the books. Despite everything, he educated himself with the help of video lessons and became an IAS officer.

Rajasthan’s Neha cracked JEE exams after grade 12 and graduated from IIT Kanpur. After that, she appeared for the UPSC exams but could not even clear the preliminary round. Neha distanced herself from social media and changed her learning strategies. Her dedication and commitment helped her achieve her dream. She became an IAS officer in 2021 batch by securing 260^th rank in 2020 UPSC exams.

Rashmi Singh topped the UPPSC-J 2022 exam by securing an incredible third rank. In the past, she had also cleared the All India Bar Council examination. She earned her BA LLB from Aligarh Muslim University and meanwhile prepared for the judiciary exams.

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In World Table Tennis (WTT) Youth Contender Tournament held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 9-year-olds Avni Dua and Krishiv Garg made the entire nation proud. Avni won the gold medal in Under-11 girls category while Krishiv made it to the quarter finals in the Under-11 boys category. Both the kids aspire to represent India in future Olympic games.