Ravi Kumar Sihag was born on July 13, 1995, Age: 26 Years in Rajasthan, his journey to becoming an IAS is inspirational to many youths because he grew up in Sriganganagar, a small district in the state of Rajasthan, India, and being a farming family, he was very poor.
UPSC exam has been kept in the category of toughest examinations in India, for which lakhs of students fill out the form every year, but only a few candidates are able to crack the exam, in which Ravi Kumar sihag’s name is also there. Although Ravi Kumar Sihag cleared the Union Public Service Examination on his very first attempt he could not get the post he wanted because his dream was to become an IAS officer.
Ravi’s rank was 337 in his first attempt in 2018 and he got service allocation IRTS. But in 2019, Ravi decided to take the re-examination in which he got the All India Rank 317, this year he was the second rank holder among Hindi medium students.
In 2020, Ravi gave his third attempt in which he could not even clear his prelims exam.
But Ravi did not give up and in 2021 he gave his fourth attempt in the UPSC exam in which he got the All India Rank 18th and became an IAS officer.
Thus Ravi Kumar Sihag took lessons from his last 3 attempts and got selected as an IAS officer by clearing the UPSC exam on his 4th attempt.
Short Bio/Wiki
| Name | Ravi Kumar Sihag |
| Father Name | Ram Kumar Sihag |
| 1st Attempt | 2018 (AIR-337) |
| 2nd Attempt | 2019 (AIR-317) |
| 3rd Attempt | 2020 (Couldn’t Clear Prelims) |
| 4th Attempt | 2021 (AIR-18) |
| Rank in CSE | AIR 18 (IAS) |
| Service Allocation | IAS (Indian administrative service) |
| Cadre Allocation | Rajasthan |
| Age [2022] | 26 Years Old |
| Roll No. | 6624586 |
| Total Attempt in CSE | 4 |
| Optional Subject | Hindi Literature |
| Education Medium | Hindi |
| Current Posting / Cadre | Madhya Pradesh |
| Home town/city | Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan |
| 12th Percentage | – |
| 10th Percentage | – |
| Upsc Marks | 1022 (851 + 171) |
| Work-experience | Agriculture, IRTS, IDAS |
UPSC Marksheet & Marks
| Essay | 143 |
| GS-I | 098 |
| GS-II | 118 |
| GS-III | 091 |
| GS-IV | 117 |
| Optional-I | 144 |
| Optional-II | 140 |
| Written Total | 851 |
| Personality Test | 171 |
| Total Marks | 1022 |
UPSC Journey
During the interview, when Ravi was asked the reason for choosing Hindi as the medium, Sihag told that he has studied Hindi in school and college since childhood. He feels more comfortable in Hindi than in English so he gave importance to the Hindi language.
When asked if he had already cleared the UPSC exam, and why did he continue to appear for the exam, Ravi told that he had started aiming for the IAS. In the last years, my rank was getting good but my dream was not getting fulfilled. Now I will be able to do my goal with 18 ranks.
Sihag told that he had prepared himself for the General Studies paper but for his optional subject Hindi Literature, he prepared from Drishti IAS Coaching Center.
Ravi Kumar Sihag chose Hindi literature as an optional subject. and Optional Plays a Crucial Role in UPSC Exam. that’s why after raising some money, he started going to the coaching center.
He also told that when he started preparing for the UPSC exam in 2016, it was not easy for him as he was financially weak, due to which he could not take admission in the best coaching institute as well as due to family responsibilities He could not concentrate on his studies.
Optional Subject
Due to Ravi’s educational background being Hindi, he took Hindi Literature as his optional subject in the UPSC examination. Because he feels more comfortable in Hindi than in English, this is also the reason why he has given more importance to Hindi.
Total Attempt in UPSC
This was Ravi Kumar Sihag’s fourth attempt in the UPSC exam. in which he secured AIR 18 in UPSC CSE 2021. He got AIR 337 in 2018 and got IRTS and AIR 317 in 2019 and got IDAS. he didn’t even clear prelims in 2020. Now He is currently Posted in Chandigarh as an IDAS officer.
Strategy For Hindi Medium Students
Ravi further said that if you are a student of Hindi medium then you may face many types of problems. Very good study material is not available in Hindi, so you should also check your English notes.
If you do this then your work becomes even easier. If you are going to have only Hindi notes then there may be some shortage of the material. so my suggestion would be to read English notes also.
He said that if you are able to translate from English to Hindi, then you should translate the material from English into Hindi. That is, you must know good English because you get very good content in English, whereas it is a little difficult to do so in Hindi.
Therefore, all Hindi medium students should also pay attention to their English so that they can translate English contents into Hindi also.
Answer Sheet Booklet
Problems Being a Hindi Medium Student
Ravi told that all his education has been done in Hindi medium school, so he is more comfortable in the Hindi language.
Although it is not so easy to prepare for UPSC as a Hindi medium student. In view of all these problems, Ravi did not give up and did his preparation in Hindi language only. Hindi literature was kept as an optional subject.
UPSC Booklist
| A brief history of modern India (Spectrum) |
| Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania |
| Certificate Physical & Human Geography by GC Leong |
| Atlas |
| Indian Polity by Laxmikanth |
| Indian Economy by Sanjeev Verma |
| Shankar IAS Environment |
| Internal Security and Disaster Management by Ashok |
| Lexicon for Ethics |
| introduction to social-cultural anthropology NK Vaid |
Sir Mai class12 me hu science side se aur Mai upsc karna chahat hu to mujhetaiyarikay abhi se shueu Kar Dena chahiye ya 12th ke bad karna chahiye
Please tell me 🙏
after 12th
Kaise taiyari Karu upsc
Kon sa optional subject Hindi medium m ache marks dilwata h,,,,,,,, muje geography or Hindi m se kya choose krna chahiye,,,,,please guide me sir🙏🏻
12th complete karlo aram se jab graduation start hoga toh usme 3 years milega ushi main tayari kar lena….
Tum ek baar basic clear karne ke liye ncert padho jisme tumhe intrest lage ushi ko optional rakho zaruri nahi h hindi medium walo k hindi literature thik hoti hai… Zaruri Yeh Hai kisme tum acche se apna 100% percent de pao…
Sir me upsc ki preparation krrhi hu or mera medium hindi h, or mera optional v hindi h
Bs mujhe apse thodi si guidance chahiye exam k liye
Kis trh se kese kya prepare kru
Plz help me