Meet popular online tutor who cracked UPSC with AIR 384 in first attempt, resigned as IAS officer after 1 year due to…

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Sep 28, 2023, 03:52 PM IST

Dr. Vikas Diyakirti is a renowned educator, mentor, and author. Because of his simplicity and innovative teaching approaches, he is one of the most well-known UPSC trainers.

Dr Vikas Divyakirti is one of the most popular IAS coaches in the country. Founder of Drishti IAS, several students of Vikas Divyakriti crack UPSC every year.

Dr Vikas Divyakirti is well known for helping civil services aspirants with his tips. However, not many people were aware that Dr Divyakirti had cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination on his first attempt but had left the job to return to the teaching profession. 

Given that both of his parents taught Hindi literature, he has a strong attachment for the language. He completed his BA at Delhi University following his school education and class 12th. He completed his MA, MPhil, and PhD in Hindi since he is passionate about Hindi literature. In addition to this, Divyakirti holds a post-graduate degree in translation from English to Hindi. He was the one to advocate for Hindi-medium students and civil applicants who chose to take the exam in their native tongue. 

Dr Vikas Divyakriti, the founder of the Drishti IAS coaching centre, is a popular teacher. He completed his PhD in Hindi literature at Delhi University. He has a great command over the Hindi language. He has completed his MA, M Phil, and PhD in Hindi literature. He started his teaching career at Delhi University.

His YouTube channels have more than 10 million and get millions of views daily on his recorded lectures. In his YouTube, He talks about literature, science, philosophy, religion, geopolitics and civil service examinations. 

His parents were both professors of Hindi literature.

In 1996, he cleared his UPSC on his first attempt. He was posted to the Ministry of Home Affairs. However, within a year, he felt his calling was teaching. Hence, he quit the Indian Administrative Service.

In 1999, he started Drishti IAS classes in Delhi, which is one of the most famous IAS coaching institutes in the country. Several of his students are IAS, IPS, and IFS officers.