# Working mother cracks BPSC exam, becomes SDM with baby in arms 2026-08-18T08:16:06+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Preeti Kumari, a working mother from Bihar, has cleared the BPSC 70th Combined Competitive Examination, securing a rank of 166 and qualifying for the post of SDM. She appeared for her interview while holding her six-month-old daughter, according to Live Hindustan. Kumari balanced a 9-to-5 teaching job and household responsibilities while preparing for the exam. She holds an MSc from JNU and earlier worked at a Navodaya Vidyalaya and a government school in Delhi. On her first attempt, she cleared the prelims but failed to crack the final exam. She revised her strategy and relied on consistency rather than long study hours, with strong support from her family. Her father is a teacher at a Navodaya Vidyalaya and her mother a homemaker. Her journey shows that disciplined preparation and family backing can help candidates succeed despite professional and personal demands. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bihar, BPSC, JNU, Preeti Kumari Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/working-mother-cracks-bpsc-exam-becomes-sdm-with-baby-in-arms/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/working-mother-cracks-bpsc-exam-becomes-sdm-with-baby-in-arms/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/