Sonal attempted the paper for the first time in 2006 but could not make it to the interview round. When she wrote the paper again in 2007, she cleared it with a rank of 13.
“I was 23 and believed that the UPSC examination was for others who were serious academics. I always thought that I wouldn’t be able to clear it. Looking back, I regret not having adequate information because if I did, I would not have waited until I was 28 for my first attempt,” she says.
Taking a pleasant break from being in the news as the state with the lowest sex ratio in the country, Haryana is now being lauded for being the state of successful women in recent times.
She plans to appear for the Army’s Service Selection Board (SSB) exam and is preparing for the interview to join the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai.
A wedding in Haryana took a very unique and pleasant turn when the bride put a special condition before the groom, and everyone was left surprised. She wanted him to promise that he would sponsor the education of 11 underprivileged girls.