Who is UPSC topper Muktendra Kumar, son of a brick kiln laborer in UP’s Bijnor?

New Delhi: Muktendra Kumar is one of the select few who succeeds in fulfilling his dreams of cracking the prestigious Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam to become a top-ranking government employee.

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Muktendra Kumar secured 819th rank in the UPSC exam, making him eligible for posting as an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer. However, he still continues to work hard with the same passion as his next target is IAS.

Hindi Medium UPSC Aspirants

Kumar is among the growing number of UPSC aspirants who have chosen Hindi as their medium of study in recent years to clear the prestigious exam. He is one of the many successful UPSC aspirants coming from increasingly remote, rural and underprivileged sections of our society.

humble background

Kumar comes from a very humble family background. He is the son of a poor Dalit laborer who works at a brick kiln in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh. Mukendra’s father Satish occasionally works in a crusher and transports bricks and his family depends on the free monthly ration provided by the government to BPL families. His mother Kavita, father Satish and two siblings live in their one-room house in Saidpur village of UP.

How did he prepare for UPSC?

Since he could not afford to go to specialized coaching institutes due to financial constraints, he took the help of online coaching classes available on the video-sharing platform YouTube, which helped him a lot during his UPSC preparation. By clearing the prestigious UPSC exam, Muktendra has made the Dalit community of Saidpur and his village very proud of him. Ever since they came to know about his success in the UPSC exam on May 23, his family has welcomed a large number of people visiting their home to congratulate their son.

But his aim does not stop only at this new position. “It is very important to eliminate poverty, the kind

What are his future goals?

Being aware of his humble background and the difficulties his family faced in raising him, Muktendra wants to do whatever he can to help the poorer sections of the society. In an interview, he said that due to his very poor background, he could not think of dreaming big.

He only knew about Staff Selection Commission earlier, but when he came to know about UPSC, he started preparing for it. Muktendra’s family is now relieved that his sister’s marriage can now be done easily and the leaky roof of their house can finally be fixed.