Meet IAS officer Junaid Ahmad, average student, who cracked UPSC in fifth attempt, secured AIR...

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination is one of the toughest examinations in India. Every year, lakhs of IAS aspirants appear for the UPSC exam but only a few of them are able to crack the UPSC exam. In this article, we will talk about IAS officer Junaid Ahmad, who succeeded in cracking the UPSC exam and secured AIR 3.

Junaid Ahmad hails from Nagina in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, cracked the UPSC exam in 2018. IAS officer Junaid Ahmad has completed his Electronics Engineering degree from Sharda University, Noida. Junaid's mother is a homemaker and his father is a lawyer. He has two younger siblings as well as an older sister.

In school and college, Junaid Ahmad was an average student. Junaid proved that even an average student can crack UPSC exam through hard work.

Three times in a row, Junaid Ahmad failed the UPSC exam, but he never gave up and tried again. In his fourth attempt, Junaid Ahmad obtained IRS and an AIR 352 in the UPSC exam. But Junaid Ahmad was adamant about becoming an IAS officer, so he made a fifth attempt, and this time, by earning All India Rank 3, he fulfilled his dream. "I had a few books suggested by seniors, that helped in creating a base," Ahmad said in an interview with ANI, as per their tweet.

"But internet helps you a lot, everything is available online. Productive use of internet helped me," Ahmad said, appreciating the availability of free information.

"I expected to be in the list but never expected 3rd rank," he added.

To prepare for the civil services exam, the UPSC topper used to study for five-six hours every day, he told PTI.