Meet woman, a social media star who did self-study for UPSC exam, failed to crack it 5 times then…

Sometimes it requires utmost persistence and patience to achieve success in life. One such inspiring story is of IAS Priyanka Goel who cleared the UPSC CSE 2022 in her 6th and final attempt.

Born and raised in Delhi, Priyanka studied at Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Delhi University to do her graduation in B.Com. degree. Thereafter, she started working towards realising her childhood dream of cracking the UPSC and becoming an IAS officer.

In her first attempt, Priyanka Goel lacked holistic knowledge of the basic concepts, failing to crack the prelims. Later in her 2nd attempt, she failed by a mere 0.7 marks to qualify in the cut-off list. She couldn't even pass the prelims 4 times. 

However, due to her unwavering persistence, passion and hard work, she was finally able to pass the exam on her final and 6th attempt in UPSC2022, and fulfilled her dream of becoming an IAS officer by securing All India Rank (AIR) 369. She topped in her optional subject -public administration (292). Her final score was 965 marks including 193 marks in the interview. 

Besides this, She is quite popular on social media and has garnered over 146K followers on Instagram. Priyanka’s 6-year-long UPSC journey is a testament to her unwavering determination, hard work, resilience, consistency, and determination.