Aakriti Sethi is a resident of Ambala. After his initial studies, he completed his graduation from Delhi University (DU). After this he got a job in a private company. They UPSC Had not thought about UPSC but when a relative told him about UPSC, he started preparing.

For the first time in the year 2017, Aakriti upsc exam Had given. After failing in Prelims, he started feeling that he had made a mistake by leaving the job. However, she kept going ahead and took the UPSC exam again the next year but the result was the same. She failed in prelims. After this she failed 3 more times. She was disappointed after missing prelims 5 times till 2021 but the only option was to move ahead.

Aakriti got the support of her father in the difficult times of struggle and moving ahead despite repeated failures. His father’s words gave him strength and his confidence was back to what it was before. He never put pressure and inspired me to learn from every failure and stand up again.

With the determination to do something and the passion to move forward despite continuous failures, Aakriti again intensified her preparations. He pushed himself with full dedication and discipline to make a fresh start in his sixth attempt. The year 2022 proved to be decisive for him. He achieved 249th rank in his sixth attempt. became IAS Were.

Aakriti’s success increased her father’s prestige and he too is proud of his daughter. Aakriti’s story is an inspiration for millions of youth today who do not move forward due to the fear of failure. This story tells us that failures are opportunities to learn. If we move forward with determination, passion and continuous hard work, only the one who tries wins. (All photo credit-aakriti.sethi_ias/IG)