UPSC Success Story: Ritika Jindal secured 88th rank in UPSC exam under adverse circumstances. Her father had cancer but she did her duty.

IAS Success Story: Father had cancer, she was very attached to him, could not see his pain. The thought of father came to mind again and again. Apart from this, many other problems were coming up in life. There was no hospital nearby, whenever father’s health deteriorated, he had to be taken to the hospital by covering several kilometers. But there was a strong belief in the mind that something has to be done and father’s dream has to be fulfilled. This is the story of Ritika Jindal, who brought fame to the family by getting a brilliant rank in UPSC exam at a very young age.

This is the story of Ritika Jindal, who belongs to Punjab. Ritika was very smart in studies from the beginning. She had secured very good marks in 12th class, she topped Northern India. After completing her schooling, Ritika took admission in Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi where she completed her graduation by securing third rank. She had a desire to become an IAS. She had a dream of doing something big since childhood, so she started preparing for UPSC along with graduation.

After completing her graduation, she gave her first attempt. In which she cleared the prelims exam but in the last stage, Ritika fell behind by a few marks. But she did not give up and continued her preparation and decided to give the paper once again. Ritika gave her next attempt in which she secured 88th rank. When she cleared the exam, she was just 22 years old. However, her journey to become an IAS was not easy.

Daughter fulfilled her duty

When Ritika Jindal was preparing for UPSC exam, she came to know that her father had cancer. Due to which the whole family was devastated. The ground slipped under the feet of the daughter who loved her father very much. Earlier her father had oral cancer, which was cured somehow. But after some time he got lung cancer. In this situation, it was not easy for Ritika to prepare for the exam. In an interview, Ritika had told that her house is in a small town. Where there was a lack of resources and infrastructure. Due to this, she had to take her father to Ludhiana for treatment.

Had to fulfill parents’ dream

Ritika Jindal tells that when she was on training, her parents died. The reason for her father’s death was cancer, within two months of her father’s death, her mother also died due to cancer. But Ritika had her parents’ dream in her mind, they wanted their daughter to help the society.