Ummul Kher battled several hardships to pursue her education and managed to crack UPSC exam in the first attempt.
The IAS success story of Ummul Kher is without doubt an inspiring one as she proved through her sheer determination and grit that one can achieve your goals in life no matter how hard the circumstances are. Ummul battled several hardships to pursue her education. Bone disorder, parents who disowned her, living in a slum are some of the hardships which she has faced. Let's know more about Ummul Kher who cracked UPSC in first attempt and got AIR 420.
1. Ummul Kher - Background
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Ummul Kher was born into a conservative family which belongs to Marwar, Rajasthan. Ummul moved to Delhi with her family when she was five.
2. Ummul Kher - Life in Delhi
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Ummul Kher's family lived in a slum in Nizamuddin, Delhi. Her father was a cloth vendor and when slums were demolished in Nizamuddin, Ummul's family moved to another slum in Trilokpuri.
3. Ummul Kher - Bone disorder
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Ummul Kher suffers from fragile bone disease and has undergone 16 fractures and eight surgeries.
4. Ummul Kher - Educational Background
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Ummul Kher studied in Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped till standard V and then she studied in a government-run charitable organisation, Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust till standard VIII. When she was stopped from continuing her education after Class 8, Ummul decided to leave her home and started living alone in Jhuggi Jhopri (JJ) Cluster, Trilokpuri. She gave tuitions to slum children to support herself. After completing graduation, Ummul Kher got admission for a master’s in International Studies at JNU. In 2013, she secured a Junior Research Fellowship at JNU under which she started getting a stipend of Rs.25,000 per month.
5. Why Ummul Kher appeared in UPSC exam?
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The IAS was a dream for Ummul Kher and that's why despite pursuing a Ph.D. she appeared in UPSC exam.
