Kerala Daily Wager's Daughter Secures 481 Rank In UPSC Exam, Her Dream Is To Be An IAS Officer

S Aswathy is the daughter of a construction labourer in Thiruvananthapuram. This was her 4th attempt at the UPSC exams and she never imagined she would crack it. She secured a rank of 481 in the exams that were held in 2020, as per The New Indian Express.

Right now she is preparing for the prelims of this year's UPSC examination scheduled for October 10.

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Her parents are very proud of her. They are settled in Karikkakom.

"Though I am happy that I cleared the examination, I may get IRS (Indian Revenue Service). As my dream is to become an IAS officer, I am preparing for the upcoming UPSC examination," she said.

The 27-year-old dreamt of being an IAS officer since she was in Class VIII. But she opted to study engineering and got into Government Barton Hill Engineering College in Thiruvananthapuram. She got placed at TCS Kochi in 2015.

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In 2017 she resigned and decided to follow her dreams.

Her father Premkumar P has encouraged her in her pursuit.

"I am proud of my daughter. She is hardworking and she was excellent in her studies from her school days," he said.