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Renu Raj, hailing from Kottayam, Kerala, embarked on her UPSC journey while practicing as a surgeon. On her very first attempt, she cracked the exams, securing AIR 2.

Hemant Pareek hails from Hanumangarh, Rajasthan. Her persevered and achieved tremendous success despite all the financial challenges.

IAS officer Pari Bishnoi secured an impressive 30^th rank in the UPSC exams. She was inspired by her mother to pursue a career in the civil services.

Ashish Kumar Singhal, a resident of Jaipur, Rajasthan, failed in UPSC exams four consecutive times. Despite the setbacks, he refused to give up and eventually achieved an incredible AIR 8 in UPSC 2023.

Despite several setbacks, Ramya CS persevered and continued with her preparation. On her sixth attempt, she achieved AIR 46 and was ranked second in the state. Today, she is serving the nation as an IFS officer.

After multiple failures in UPSC and Gujarat PSC exams, Akash Chavda eventually achieved success by securing 1007^th rank in UPSC CSE 2023.

UPSC exams are considered extremely competitive and challenging. Only a small percentage of aspirants manage to crack the exams. Let’s read five inspiring stories.

Despite facing setbacks in his first three attempts, Sreenath cracked UPSC in 2018 and achieved his dream of becoming an IAS officer.

IFS officer Himanshu Tyagi shared a story of two friends from IIT Delhi on social media who started their UPSC journey together. One cracked UPSC and became an IPS officer. And the other one started coaching for IIT-JEE.

Shivika Hans began her UPSC preparation and faced failure in her first two attempts. Despite the challenges, she persevered and ultimately achieved her dream by securing the 300^th rank in UPSC exam.

During his UPSC journey, K Jaiganesh did menial jobs to support his family. He experienced failure for six consecutive times. Finally, his hard work and perseverance paid off when he secured 156^th rank in the year 2008.

By the age of 21, Navneet Anand secured a position as an Assistant Commandant in the CISF. At the age of 23, in his third attempt in 2023, he achieved the 499^th rank in the UPSC exam.

Anju Sharma achieved the remarkable feat of clearing the UPSC exam on her first attempt at the young age of 22. She is currently serving as an IAS officer in the Gujarat cadre.

After experiencing failure in two UPSC attempts, Annapurna Singh from Bihar, secured an impressive 99^th rank in the year 2023.

UPSC CSE is the most challenging and competitive exam in the country and achieving AIR 1 is no small feat. Here are 7 IAS officers who secured first rank in their first attempt.