IAS Officer Tina Dabi Takes Charge As Collector In Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, Shares Pictures

Indian Administrative Service officer Tina Dabi took over her duties as the Collector of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.?Ms. Dabi was earlier posted in Jaipur.?

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Tina took to social media to share images, updating everyone about her new stint.?Sharing pictures from her new office, Dabi wrote,?

"Joined as District Collector and Magistrate Jaisalmer today."

Dabi made headlines recently for her wedding to a fellow officer, Dr. Pradeep Gawand.?

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Pradeep Gawande is the director of the Rajasthan Archaeological Department. When Pradeep met Tina, she was posted as Joint Secretary of Finance (Tax) in Rajasthan.?

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The couple tied the knot in a private ceremony in Rajasthan, with her family and close friends in attendance. A few weeks ago, Tina Dabi shared some special moments from her wedding.

She captioned one set of the pictures as,?

"Finally, my wedding album is here. I am happy to share those memorable days with you all. Dated: 21st and 22nd April 2022."

Tina Dabi secured the top rank in the civil service exams in 2015. Tina Dabi became the first Dalit to top the civil services exam.

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The civil services examination is conducted annually in three stages--preliminary, main, and interview--to select candidates for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), an Indian Police Service (IPS), among others.

Tina, a graduate of Delhi's Lady Shri Ram College, was 21 when she topped the 2015 civil services exam, securing 1,063 marks (52.49 percent) out of a total of 2,025 1,750 main and 275 interviews.

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In September 2021,?her sister Ria joined the bandwagon and became the second member of the Dabi family to clear the exam.?Ria Dabi, who lives in Delhi, holds the all-India rank of 15 on the list.?

Posting a photo of her with Ria and the result page, Tina wrote, "I am delighted to share that my younger sister Ria Dabi has got rank 15 in the UPSC 2020 exam."

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