All Eyes on the 2020 Katihar Boy Shubham Kumar IAS

All Eyes on Katihar Boy Shubham Kumar

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IAS Officer Shubham Kumar aced the UPSC 2020 exam in his third attempt

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He started preparing for UPSC after completing his civil engineering from IIT Mumbai in 2018.

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He shunned social media and totally stayed away from it during his preparation days

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He chose Anthropology as his optional subject.

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“Never lose hope, believe in yourself, and practice a lot. You will reach your desired goal.”

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