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EDUCATION
Vanshika Tyagi | Nov 08, 2025, 01:37 PM IST
1.Meet Takseen Khan

Taskeen Khan' story is very inspiring, a woman who won Miss Uttarakhand title and later took the path of civil services. She is a perfect example of beauty with brain. She hails from Uttarakhand's Dehradun. Making a great progress in her modelling career, she took a major decision to quit it after her father's retirement. She started her preparations for civil services and finally cracked it in 2022 with AIR 736.
2.Taskeen Khan education

Taskeen was an average student in he school. She revealed that Maths was not her strongest point till class 8. However, she scored above 90 percent in Class 10 and 12 board exams in science stream. She qualified for admission in NIT after school but was unable to join the prestigious institute as her family was unable to afford the fees.
3.Taskeen Khan was ex-Miss Uttarakhand

Taskeen Khan competed in regional competitions and won the titles of Miss Dehradun and Miss Uttarakhand in 2016 and 2017. She wished to participate on a national stage in beauty pageants like Miss India. In college, she was also a basketball player and a national-level debater.
4.Taskeen Khan family

In her family, Taskeen Khan has father, Aftab Khan, mother and a younger sister. She is also quite popular on social media with a significant following of 25.7K followers on Instagram. It was one of her instagram follower that motivated her to consider civil services as a career option. After her father’s retirement with a pension, financial constraints became a hurdle in Taskeen’s journey of beauty pageants.
5.Taskeen Khan UPSC Journey

Taskeen Khan took a 360 degree turn and dedicated her time to crack one of the toughest examinations in India. Taskeen Khan relocated to Mumbai to study at Hajj House. In 2020, she moved to Delhi, and received free coaching from Jamia Millia Islamia. Taskeen Khan hard work paid off and secured an All India Rank (AIR) of 736 in the UPSC examination in 2022. She now serves as an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer in the Ministry of Railways.