Jagrati Awasthi is the holder of All India Rank 2 in Union Civil Service Commission Civil Services Examination (2020). The first place winner is Shubham Kumar from Bihar, India.
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Jagrati Awasthi was born in 1997 in Bhopal, India (24 years old; as of 2021). She received her primary education from a local school in Bhopal and her secondary education from Maharishi Vidya Mandir School in Bhopal. She pursued Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal. Jaglati has been a diligent student since she was a child, and her grades have always been among the best.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 4″
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Jagrati Awasthi was born into a middle-class family in Bhopal, India. Her father SC Awasthi is a homeopathic doctor by profession while her mother Madhulata Awasthi is a school teacher who quit her job to help Jagrati prepare for the civil services examination. Jagrati Awasthi’s brother Suyash Awasthi is a second-year Bachelor of Medicine in Internal Medicine (MBBS) student. Jagrati said Suyash was her pillar of support during her preparations for the UPSC exams and helped her solve almost every problem she faced during the period.
Jagrati Awasthi with her parents and brother
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Jagrati Awasthi falls under the general category.
Civil Service Examination Preparation
Jagrati Awasthi has been an outstanding student since childhood and topped every examination. In addition to studying, she actively participates in various social activities, including debate competitions and public speaking events. After graduating from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Jagrati appeared for the Engineering Postgraduate Aptitude Test 2016 and passed it on the first try, ranking 41st in the All-India Ranking (Aviation). Thereafter, she was employed as a technician officer of Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL). While working there, Jaglati made his first attempt to qualify for the Federal Public Service Commission Civil Service Examination, but could not do so due to his busy schedule. Later, she decided to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming an IAS officer and quit her job to devote herself to the UPSC examination. When asked why she decided to quit a prestigious job at BHEL, she said:
We grew up hearing that collectors were a big deal. I didn’t know about the exam at first, but then I gradually learned that there was a civil service exam. Since I come from a middle-class family, I have always had the idea of financial stability. I always felt that if I did nothing, I would be a burden to my parents. So I worked for two years and saved money. Once my job settled down, I started thinking about what interests me. I enjoy meeting and talking to people. The Civil Service is therefore one such platform that will continue to provide opportunities to do so. “
Soon after quitting her job in Bhopal, Jagrati Awasthi moved to Delhi to take up professional coaching. But the emergence of COVID-19 threw a roadblock in her path, and she moved back to Bhopal, India. Jagrati Awasthi didn’t let the pandemic get her down and started taking online classes. In an interview, she explained her preparation strategy:
After the first failure, I first analyzed my shortcomings. Later I discovered that the syllabus was not completed in the first time, there was no practice, and there was no review. The second time, it took me a month to understand the essence of the questions and thoroughly understand the syllabus. Practice questions over and over again and review them. COVID-19 happened during this period, but I remained steadfast. “
She further added,
The second time I tried it, I was scared before the pre-test. I started taking a practice test every day two months before the exam. In this way, I practiced the exam 60 times. So I don’t have any problem. I think people who want to take the UPSC exam should first familiarize themselves with the questions and then practice through mock exams when the preparatory exams are close. “
After more than a year of preparation, Jagrati Awasthi appeared for the Federal Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination 2020 for the second time with sociology as an optional subject. She passed the preliminary test and the main test in one go, with a total score of 1052 (878 points in the written test and 176 points in the personality test), with a total score of 51.95%. Jagrati scored AIR 2. She was also the top female candidate in the 2020 Federal Public Service Commission Civil Service Examination.
Jagrati Awasthi ranks second in Federal Public Service Civil Services Examination 2020
Jagrati Awasthi aims to serve as IAS Rural Development Officer focusing on child and women welfare. After becoming the top female topper in the 2020 UPSC examination, Jaglati received a lot of calls and gave many interviews to the media. In an interview with a media outlet, Jagrati Awasthi attributed her success to her parents and brothers, saying;
My parents have not watched TV for the past four years because first my parents wanted my brother to clear out NEET and later for my studies. Even they often talk on the phone outside the house and rarely share any personal news. My mother was a school teacher but she quit her job to help us study. I was a little frustrated when I didn’t get selected in my first try, but my mom said don’t curse your luck and try harder. She was right, I finally made it. “
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Facts/Trivia
- Jagrati Awasthi’s mother Madhulata Awasthi quit her job to help Jagrati prepare for the exams. Madhulata Awasthi revealed in an interview,
In 2016, Jagrati promised me that she would definitely get a seat in GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) if I quit my job and supported her full time. I asked her to give it to me in writing; she signed it and got 51st. She gave up her admissions from IOCL and ONGC (which were her first choice) and joined BHEL in Bhopal as a technical officer along with her elder brother Suyash who was preparing for NEET (Medical Entrance Test) at that time. “
- Jagrati Awasthi worked as a technical officer at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for nearly two years, from 2017 to 2019.
- Her registration number for the Federal Public Service Commission Civil Service Examination is 0415262.
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Congress president and former Prime Minister Kamal Nath took to Twitter to congratulate Jagrati Awasthi on her success in the UPSC CSE examination. Urban Development and Housing Minister and Bhopal District Chief Bhupendra Singh came to meet and congratulate Kumari Jagriti Awasthi on this success.
Bhupendra Singh congratulates Jagrati Awasthi
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