Friends laughed when he failed to get Watchman Job, he studied hard, became IAS

Clearing UPSC exam needs some serious piece of hard work, grit and determination. Students who get started on the path towards achieving their goals always give their heart to pull off something special.

Everyone dreams to clear the Civil Services Exam, but very few are fortunate to crack the exam. Today, we are talking about Lakshya Singhal from Delhi who cracked the exam in his second attempt and secured an AIR 38 in the Civil Services examination 2018 result.

When the UPSC Civil Services Result 2018 came out, several success stories were circulating on social media. But this story is quite inspiring. If you come to know the story of Lakshya Singhal, you will be perplexed for sure. You will be surprised to know that Lakshya has cleared the UPSC exam who had never passed even Group C and D exams before. Friends mocked him when he failed to get a watchman Job. Later, he studied hard to become IAS.

Lakshya has achieved something incredible in his life which others can only dream of. Mr. Singhal who secured 38th rank in the UPSC Civil Services exam faced difficulties in his career before touching the pinnacle of success.

Lakshya never repeated the same mistake. He was an average student, but his mother has always helped him in making all his dreams come true. 

When he got good marks in his class 10, his parents wanted to enroll him in an engineering college. He took science in his class 12 at the behest of his parents. Due to which, he did not feel like studying. He passed class 12 but did not get enough marks to get admission in an engineering college. 

His father had his own business, therefore money was not an issue for him. His father always wanted him to be successful. When he did not get admission in engineering college, he got admission in mechanical engineering college in IP University.

Lakshya says that he did not want to take mechanical, instead, he was interested in computer science engineering. But he somehow managed to pass mechanical engineering. 

Lakshya wanted to achieve great success in life. Therefore, he decided to prepare for the UPSC civil service examination. No one in his family was in government service.  His family was not happy when he did not continue his study and did not do any job after his graduation.

Lakshya gathered the courage to say to his family that he wanted to prepare for UPSC. At first, his family thought that he would do nothing but waste his time and money. Later, his family agreed with his decision.

After this, he moved to Delhi for the preparation and lived in a rented house. He studied diligently for one year at home, during this, he joined online classes as well. However, he failed in his first attempt, then he realized his mistakes, and he decided not to repeat the same mistakes.

Lakshya is a guy who never gave up despite things not going in favour. He fought against all odds and unlocked the achievement. He finally cracked India’s toughest exam UPSC and secured 38th rank.

He had failed one time before touching the pinnacle of success. He has now become an inspiration for many youths who dream to crack the UPSC exam. He has achieved what others dream of. Many people read his inspirational story and get motivated. Let’s praise him for a big achievement.

Writer, historian, and activist Dharam Sikarwar is a very active author The Youth. He writes on national and international issues, environment, politics. He is an avid book reader as well.