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Prakhar lost his mother during his class 11. Shortly after, his father was paralyzed, and amidst the family’s financial difficulties and the added responsibility of caring for his father, he faced immense pressure.

Rajni Bector is the founder of Mrs Bectors Food Specialities Limited and Cremica Group of Companies. By 2023, the value of Mrs Bectors Food Specialities reached Rs 6681 crore.

Ishwar Gurjar was born in a lower-middle class family. When he failed in class 10, he lost interest in studies and wanted to find work instead of continuing his school education. However, his father provided crucial support during this difficult phase.

Ram Bhajan earned his degrees while working full-time as a constable. He even cracked the NET-JRF exam in Hindi in the year 2012. In his eighth UPSC attempt in 2022, Ram Bhajan’s perseverance paid off when he ranked 667^th in the exam.

Abdul Nasar secured a job in the Kerala Health Department after completing his studies. He never appeared for the competitive UPSC exams and yet achieved the prestigious rank of IAS in the year 2017. He served as the Collector of Kollam District in 2019.

Vivek Gupta and Abhay Hanjura launched Licious in the year 2015. In the first year, their turnover amounted to Rs 3 crore. By 2021, the company’s valuation soared to approximately Rs 12,180 crore.

Ambika, hailing from a village in Tamil Nadu, was married off at 14. She became a mother of two kids by 18 and became an IPS officer at the age of 30.

After completing his studies, Deepak Kumar took land on lease and began cultivating melons. Today, with approximately 150-200 quintals of melons per acre, he generates an income of more than Rs 3 crore in just a four-month season.

Karsanbhai Patel was working as a lab technician when he decided to quit his job and pursue his entrepreneurial dreams. He established the detergent powder company Nirma, which boasts a turnover of 23,000 crore today.

Inspired by a TV serial, C Vanmathi decided to pursue UPSC. Her dedication and perseverance paid off when she achieved success in the UPSC 2015 exam, securing the impressive rank of 152^nd.

Priyanshi Rawat emerged as the class 10 state topper in the Uttarakhand Board Exam 2024 (UBSE). She made history by achieving a perfect score of 500 out of 500 marks in all subjects in her class 10 exams.

Rajasthan’s Purvi Nanda is a writer and an IRS officer. She embarked on her UPSC journey to realize her father’s dream. Remarkably, she cleared the exams in her first attempt solely through self-study, achieving the rank of an IRS officer.

Anand Kumar Singh secured 533^rd rank in the UPSC 2020 exam with Hindi medium. Let’s read some interesting questions that were asked from him during the interview.

Siddharth Srivastava completed his higher education from IIT BHU in 2017. He even received a job opportunity from Maruti Suzuki; however, he had different aspirations. He secured the 118^th rank in the UPSC CSE 2023 exam.

Afzal Ali from Bihar secured the 574^th rank in the UPSC CSE 2023 exams. Let’s read some difficult questions that were asked from him during the interview.