India Untold
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.
Tina Dabi achieved AIR 1 in the UPSC exam in her first attempt in the year 2015.
Shah Faesal, hailing from Jammu & Kashmir, made history in 2009 by becoming the first Kashmiri to secure AIR 1 in UPSC in his first attempt.
Sorabh Babu Maheshwari set a record by securing the top rank in UPSC in the year 2000.
Roopa Mishra from Odisha achieved AIR 1 in UPSC exam in the year 2003 in her first attempt.
Kanishak Kataria from Jaipur secured the top rank in 2018 in his first attempt.
IAS Ankur Garg achieved the first rank in UPSC in 2002 in first attempt.
Bhawna Garg from Punjab made history by becoming the first woman in the country to top the UPSC exam in 1999.