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Two farmer sons crack UPSC: one with 12 jobs, other in 7th attempt
Sandeep Kumar Sahu, a civil engineer from a farming family in Madhya Pradesh, secured All India Rank 631 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025 on his seventh attempt while working full-time…
The Story in Brief
Sandeep Kumar Sahu, a civil engineer from a farming family in Madhya Pradesh, secured All India Rank 631 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025 on his seventh attempt while working full-time in the state water resources department. In a parallel story of grit, Prem Sukh Delu, a farmer’s son from Rajasthan’s Bikaner district, landed 12 government jobs over six years, including Patwari, Gram Sevak, and Police Sub-Inspector, before cracking the UPSC exam with AIR 170 to become an IPS officer.
Both men grew up in financial hardship and attended government schools. Delu earned a Master’s degree with a gold medal and cleared UGC NET; Sahu became the first engineering graduate from his village. Delu had once failed a constable exam but persisted. Sahu reached the interview stage only once in seven attempts, but made it count.
The Indian Opinion
Stories of Delu and Sahu are rightly celebrated, but they risk feeding a narrative that sheer individual grit is enough. The truth is, thousands of rural candidates with similar drive fail every year due to poor school infrastructure, lack of coaching access, and financial pressure. The real test is whether the system will expand support for first-generation aspirants or continue to rely on exceptional individuals to beat the odds. Next year’s rural-qualifier ratio will tell.
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, timesnownews.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
