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IRS Avadh was aware of challenges and at no point was he delusional of the fact that he may have to reappear multiple times before cracking it.

After attempting the UPSC exams two times previously in 2017 and 2018, Pratibha Verma from Uttar Pradesh managed to secure the 3rd rank and became the woman topper for 2019.

“The lockdown is the most effective time to start out with the 2-hour study technique. If you are working from home but preparing for the civil services, then this is the perfect method to adopt. "

“I have never come second in my life, so when I missed an interview call by 7 marks in my first attempt it was a major setback. But I took it as a challenge.”

“Once I cleared the UPSC, I wanted to try one more, and with each exam, I kept saying that to myself, ultimately ending up writing so many of them.”

Fighting child marriage, transforming schools, generating employment, making healthcare accessible — it has been a year of hard efforts. And as the year comes to an end, we would like to draw special attention to 10 such officers and their efforts, who have done all they could do, to make India better.

‘We know where you live’, ‘We will show you’, ‘Take care of your family’ are some of the common verbal threats that Basu Kannogia has faced. Here's how she fights against the tide to the right thing.

“If we had more people like him, we would have already achieved our target to become self-sufficient in fish production,” says East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Swapnil Tembe.

India's second woman #IPS officer after Kiran Bedi, Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya set the bar by thriving in a male-dominated profession, becoming a icon for an entire generation of Indian women. #RIP #Respect #FirstWomen

“Despite Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat Sir’s busy schedule, he would share articles every day, frame questions and write model answers,” said one mentee.