Karan Satyarthi, a 25-year-old boy from Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district has secured the All India Rank 9th in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2015. Karan Satyarthi wants to work towards eliminating gender and caste discrimination in the country. “It is a grave issue and I strongly believe that India can progress only with eradication of gender and caste discrimination,” he said.
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Marks Obtained by Karn Satyarthi
| Total Marks | Marks Obtained | |
| Total (Written) | 1750 | 776 |
| Interview | 275 | 206 |
| Total | 2025 | 982 (48.49%) |
Family Background
Karan Satyarthi originally comes from Gaya in Bihar, but Karan’s family has lived in Dhanbad since 2001. His father Praful Sharma works as an associate professor in the Civil Engineering Department of BIT Sindri. His mother is a home maker and sister is a doctor who have completed her medical studies in Manipal. He attributed his success to his parents, grandparents and sister. Karna had the option of Jharkhand and Bihar. But the ear is the desire to work in Bihar.
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Educational Background
Karan Satyarthi completed his schooling from De Nobili School, Digwadih in Dhanbad. He got graduated in Mining Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He completed his engineering degree in 2014 and got a job offer from EXL Services but he declined and chose Civil Services as his decision of denying the job which definitely paid him well and his effort rewarded him with 9th rank in the UPSC merit list.
After graduating from IIT Kharagpur, Karan Satyarthi started preparation for Civil Services Examination. Karan wishes to work towards gender equality and aims to reduce the caste discrimination in the country. He feels that this is the main issues the country is facing currently and he would want to work for the betterment of the country.
“I first wanted to gain practical experience of working in the Administrative Sector and then decide on the future course of action,” Karan Satyarthi said.
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Optional Paper
In spite of being a student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Karan Satyarthi chose Political Science as his optional subject.
Attempts by Karan Satyarthi
Karan Satyarthi cleared the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) Exam and achieved his goal in second attempt and said he did not take any coaching and was studying at home on his own. In the first attempt he reached upto the interview, but did not succeed further. After that Karan Satyarthi again started to prepare with more confidence and determination.
“After failure, picking yourself up and motivating yourself is the most challenging part in Civil Services Exam. Unless you have family support, you will not be successful,” said Karan Satyarthi.
Advice for Young Aspirants:
Karan Satyarthi advised other UPSC aspirants to not rely on coaching material. He said that the mantra of success was focus while his studies. “The aspirants should read lots of books and not rely on coaching centres. I did not move out of Dhanbad and studied at home,” said Karan Satyarthi.
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Good
Nice
Congratulation brother.
then from whr did u get the study materials..?? btw thanx 4 being an imspiration..
Suggest me which books has been used for ias i want to know sir
congrats…
Congrats sir…….. Jharkhand ke topper ke bare me jav padte he to hm youngsters ko apne aap me confidence badta he…..
Congratulations KARAN!for achieving so much on your own steam.
i am also from dhanbad ,suggest some tips regarding cracking ias….while final year of engineering……….
God bless you
congratulations
2016 ????
i also live in b i t sindri congrts sir …bahut bahut badhai
Congrats sir,I m currently doing job in bank and I also want to saw a change in society to eradicate the castism and equality. to become an I as officer.plz guide me some tips as I can’t leave my job for wellbeing my family so plz if u have some Time guide me how I manage in this circumstances .
Again heartly congratulations for a grand success.
congratulations !!
v fortunate to hv ppl lik u in our society.
Madarchod
BUT how does Karan name appears in almost all the coaching institutes posters.
did he took postal courses or mock interviews
He take mock interview from Chanakya.The main reason behind his success is family support and his confidence.
Congrats sir..from which coaching material had u read ??
I really greatfull of you..I love it to read aspiring qout..it’s create me as M not Alon..and you are one of them..Thanks…
u r realy great sir
Please provide the marks obtain in optional.
Thanks
sir m also started preapairing for UPSC… wisely m doing job too sir… so, is it possible to go ahead without class in such a situation and if yes then… what will be the good sour and better way… sir plzz guide me…
Sir your succes will inspire all those student who dont have money to get coaching.
And the student of all tribal and rural area that they can prepare for upsc in their own home town with out going to delhi by their own.
Congratulation sir you make to feel the dhanbad proud…..
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