Raghav Jain slogged through despite two setbacks

LUDHIANA: Raghav Jain, 27, has secured All India Rank (AIR) 127 in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam. The Ludhiana, Civil Lines resident cleared the exam in his third attempt. “In my first attempt in 2017, I cleared prelims but not mains. In the second attempt in 2018, I could not even clear prelims. Feeling dejected, I thought of not appearing this time. But then I pondered over the hard work I had put in over the past three years and decided to appear. Consistency, patience and smartness helped me clear all three stages this time,” he says.
Raghav did bachelors in commerce from Shri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management and masters in business administration from PCTE. An alumnus of Kundan Vidya Mandir School, Civil Lines, he secured 93.4% in Class XII. His father, Pawan Kumar, is a jeweller and mother, Renu Gupta, a homemaker. He has two elder sisters. He has opted for Punjab, UP and AP cadres.