Nationality Indian Occupation Civil servant. | Name Ira Singhal | |
Parents Anita Singhal, Rajendra Singhal Education University of Delhi, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology | ||
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Ira Singhal is 2015 batch, AGMUT cadre Indian Administrative Service officer. She was the highest scoring individual in the UPSC's Civil Services Examination for the year 2014.She completed her B.E. from NSIT, University of Delhi. Singhal topped the exam in her fourth attempt, to become the first physically challenged woman to top the civil services exam in the general category.
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- Tips on cracking cse by ira singhal rank 1 cse 2014
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- Early life and education
- Career
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Early life and education
Ms. Ira Singhal was born in Meerut to Mr Rajendra Singhal and Mrs Anita Singhal. Her father is an engineer and mother is an insurance advisor. She was among the toppers at Sophia Girls School, Meerut and Loreto Convent School, Delhi. Ira suffers from scoliosis, a spine-related disorder, which disrupts her arm movement. She completed her schooling from the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan and studied Computer Engineering from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology and received Dual MBA in Marketing & Finance from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi.
Career
Passing the Civil Service Examination in 2010 was not enough as authorities cited her inability to push, pull and lift. She was refused a posting because she suffers from scoliosis or curvature of the spine. In 2012 she filed a case in the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and won after four years, after which she was given a posting as Assistant Commissioner in Indian Revenue Service (C&CE). Ms Singhal gave the civil service examination in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014 & in first three attempts she got Indian Revenue Service whereas in 2014 she got Indian Administrative Service.
After MBA, before sitting for Civil Services Examination in 2010, she worked as a Strategy Manager in Cadbury India and as marketing intern at the Coca Cola Company. She has also taught Spanish for a year. She is posted as Assistant Collector (trainee) in the Government of Delhi since June 2016.
