Tapasya Parihar’s story is quite interesting as she left coaching classes and relied on self-study to achieve success.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam is one of the toughest exams in the country and it takes years of perseverance to crack it. Recently, a web series named Aspirants depicted the story of three friends who were preparing for UPSC. Therefore, we are telling you the story of Tapasya Parihar, a resident of Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur, who secured All India Rank 23 in the UPSC exam in 2017 and became an IAS officer. Tapasya has an interesting story to tell as she left coaching classes and relied on self-study to achieve success.
1. Tapasya studied advocacy
Tapasya Parihar is originally from Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh. She completed her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya. After this, she studied law at the Indian Law Society's Law College, Pune. (Photo: Tapasya Parihar/Instagram)
2. Started preparing for UPSC after advocacy
According to a report of Hindustan Times, after pursuing law, Tapasya Parihar decided to give UPSC exam. For UPSC, she joined coaching, but failed in the pre-examination itself, in the first attempt. (Photo: Tapasya Parihar/Instagram)
3. Focused on self-study
After facing failure in the first attempt, Tapasya Parihar decided to work hard for the second attempt and started focusing on self-study. When Tapasya started studying for the second attempt, her target was to make as many notes as possible and solve the answer papers. (Photo: Tapasya Parihar/Instagram)
4. Success in second attempt
Tapasya Parihar changed her study strategy and worked hard. Finally, Tapasya's hard work paid off and she got 23rd rank in All India UPSC exam 2017. (Photo: Tapasya Parihar/Instagram)
5. Tapasya's father is a farmer
Tapasya Parihar's father Vishwas Parihar is basically a farmer. Tapasya's uncle Vinayak Parihar is a social worker, and she got a lot of support from them. Tapasya's grandmother Devkunwar Parihar has been the president of Narsinghpur District Panchayat. When she expressed her desire to prepare for UPSC to the family, her family supported her without any hesitation. (Photo: Facebook)
6. Got married recently
Tapasya Parihar got married to an IFS officer Garvit Gangwar, this month. Tapasya herself shared this information on Instagram. (Photo: Tapasya Parihar/Instagram)