What is interesting about Artika Shukla is that she never went for any coaching classes instead referred to her brother Utkarsh Shukla’s notes and studied for the Civil Services exams.
Cracking the UPSC exam is not an easy task as it takes years of preparation to qualify for it. And some students who prepare for the UPSC exams think that one way to crack it is to study the humanities subjects and choose an optional subject that you have been studying your whole life. There are multiple candidates who earlier pursued subjects like engineering and medicine and later applied for the UPSC and cracked it. One such candidates is Artika Shukla, who quit her MD studies to become an IAS officer to serve people.
Natively from Varanasi, Artika Shukla holds an MBBS degree from the Maulana Azad Medical College in Delhi. And after completing her graduation, she went to PGIMIR, Chandigarh to complete MD and it was during this time, that her brother suggested her to prepare for the UPSC exam.
UPSC Success Without Any Coaching
Inspired by her brother, Artika Shukla left her medical studies half-way and started preparing for UPSC exam. What is interesting about Artika Shukla is that she never went for any coaching classes instead referred to her brother Utkarsh Shukla’s notes and studied for the Civil Services exams.
She appeared for the UPSC in 2015 and cracked the exam in her first attempt with an All India Rank (AIR) 4. It was in the same year, IAS officer Tina Dabi also cracked the exam with AIR 1, followed by Athar Amir Khan with AIR 2, and Jasmeet Singh with AIR 3.
All these candidates got coaching together at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie and became IAS officers in 2016.
Artika’s Source of Inspiration
Artika was inspired to pursue IAS career after witnessing her brother, who had cleared the exam in 2012 UPSC Civil Services Exam. Her brother Utkarsha Shukla now works at the Indian Railway Transport Service.
Artika started preparation for the exam in 2014, and in 2015, she cleared the exam with flying colours. She believes that her brother’s support paved thew way for her to clear the exam.
How Artika Met Jasmit Singh in 2015
Artika Shukla in 2015 met Jasmit Singh, her future husband. He achieved the All India Rank – 4th, in UPSC. At the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, they met together and in 2017, the two tied the knot.
UPSC 2015 topper Tina Dabi also attended her batchmate Arkita’s wedding in 2017. Jasmeet Singh got Rajasthan and Artika Shukla got the Indian Administrative Service Union Territory cadre.
UPSC Final Result 2022
The Union Public Service Commission on May 23 this year declared UPSC Final Result 2022. The commission released the list of UPSC Civil Services Toppers 2022. A total number of 933 candidates have been recommended for appointment in various services after the declaration of the result.
Among the toppers, Ishita Kishore has bagged AIR-1 in UPSC IAS results 2022 while three other girls are among the top 4 selections which means the top 4 rank holders in the UPSC Main result 2022 are girls. In the top 10 UPSC result toppers list, there are 6 girls and 4 boys.
It should be noted that the UPSC Civil Services exam is divided into three stages – the Preliminary exam, the Main exam, and the Personality Test or Interview round. These candidates have been selected in the UPSC Final Result 2022 after the personality test which is the last stage of the IAS selection process.
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