97.5% in class 12, cracked JEE Advanced, left high-paying job to clear UPSC, got AIR 1, is now posted at…

Every year, the Union Public Service Commission conducts the Civil Services Examination in three stages: preliminary, main, and interview to select candidates for prominent services such as the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others. Lakhs of aspirants appear for this challenging exam, just to secure a good rank. Some candidates even quit their high-paying jobs to prepare for the tough competitive exam.  In this article, we will discuss the success story of a man who secured All India Rank(AIR) 386 in JEE Advanced and All India Rank(AIR) 194 in JEE Mains 2014, studied at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, later began his professional journey as analyst at Goldman Sachs, and then cleared UPSC exam by scoring AIR…

In the Civil Services Examination 2023, Aditya Srivastava secured the top rank by securing 1099 marks. Hailing from Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow, Aditya completed his Class 10th and Class 12th from City Montessori School. While his personal life is concerned, his father worked as an Audit Officer (AO) in the Central Audit Department, and his mother is a homemaker.

Aditya has consistently been an outstanding student from his school days. He scored 97.8% in the Class 10 board exams (2012) and 97.5% in the Class 12 board exams (2014). He later cleared the JEE exam and earned a spot at IIT Kanpur, where he graduated as a gold medalist. According to his LinkedIn profile, Aditya achieved an All India Rank of 386 in JEE Advanced and an All India Rank of 194 in JEE Mains 2014.

Here is a list of awards Aditya won

  • Awarded the Academic Excellence Award for good overall academic performance in the academic sessions 2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17
  • Secured AIR 386 in JEE-ADVANCED, 2014 and AIR 194 in JEE-MAINS, 2014 among 1.4 million registered applicants nationwide
  • Selected in KVPY Mentorship Scheme 2013 and also selected for the National Science Camp held at IISC Bangalore by DST, India
  • Qualified Regional Mathematics Olympiad(2013) with a State Rank 7 and got selected for Indian National Mathematics Olympiad
  • Qualified National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) in 2010 (organised by NCERT) among 0.3 million registered candidates
  • Selected for the Indian National Physics Olympiad (INPhO) in 2014 organised by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education

After clearing both JEE Mains and JEE Advanced, Aditya secured admission to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, where he pursued a B.Tech-M.Tech Dual Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Aditya began his professional career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs in Bangalore, earning a lucrative salary of around Rs 2.5 lakhs per month. However, driven by a deep desire to serve his country, he made the bold decision to leave his high-paying job. Motivated by nationalism, Aditya returned to Lucknow and dedicated himself to preparing for the Union Public Service Commission’s civil services exam.

Initially, Aditya appeared for UPSC Civil Services examination in 2021; however, he was unable to crack the exam in his first attempt. Later in 2022, he once again appeared for the exam. Speaking of his marks, Aditya Srivastava secured an impression All India rank of 236. In the UPSC Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2022, he scored 803 marks in his written exam. He obtained 173 marks in the personality test, totaling 976 marks. This led him to earn a place in the Indian Police Service (IPS).

In 2023, Srivastava approached his third attempt. His dedication and adaptability paid off as he secured the top rank with AIR 1 and became an IAS Officer, proving that consistency and the ability to adjust are key to success. He got 899 marks in the written examination and 200 marks in the personality test. Overall, he scored 1099 marks in the Civil Services(Main) Examination, 2023. He achieved All India Rank 1.  Srivastava has been given the Uttar Pradesh IAS cadre after completing his training at the academy and is now posted in his home state of Uttar Pradesh.

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