Beating all odds, the 22-year-old Pradeep Singh, carved a niche for himself in Union Public Service Commission final examination 2018 by securing AIR-93. The results announced on Friday April 7, was a dream come true for Pradeep who is son of a petrol pump attendant in Indore.
Not only the aspirant but his entire family had put in efforts to make sure that he becomes an IAS officer to the extent that he was kept in dark about his mother’s ill health during the exam period. His father Manoj Singh, who works at a petrol pump at Dewas Naka, even sold his house to support his son’s UPSC preparations, which he did while in Delhi.
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As quoted by a leading daily, Pradeep told that, “I wanted to get a private job like my elder brother after I completed my graduation in Commerce, but my father and elder brother asked me to concentrate only on my studies. They sent me to Delhi for the preparation of UPSC.”
“My father sold his house two years ago and started living in rented accommodation so that he could send me money for my classes in Delhi. The past two years were very tough for us but I am happy that I made my family proud,” he added.
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Much was riding on his success and Pradeep now feels all the hardships that the family faced are over. He came back from Delhi to Indore on Saturday to share the joy of his success.
Around 759 candidates — 577 men and 182 women — have been recommended for appointment to Indian Administrative Services and Indian Police Services, according to a press release issued by UPSC.
