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Meet IPS Aishwarya Singh: Delhi's Lady Singham Who Cracked UPSC Twice
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News18•09-10-2026, 08:58
Meet IPS Aishwarya Singh: Delhi's Lady Singham Who Cracked UPSC Twice
- •IPS Aishwarya Singh of the 2022 batch AGMUT cadre went viral for her strict crowd-handling and authoritative presence during Delhi protests.
- •She currently serves as the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police ADCP in South Delhi and previously worked as ACP Lajpat Nagar.
- •Aishwarya hails from a distinguished administrative family with her father Gyanendra Pratap Singh being a senior IPS officer and her mother an ACS officer.
- •She completed her schooling at The Mother's International School and graduated in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College.
- •After clearing UPSC in her first attempt with AIR 249 to become an IRS officer, she persisted and secured AIR 97 in her third attempt to fulfill her dream of becoming an IPS officer.
Key Questions Answered
Aishwarya Singh is a 2022-batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer who serves as the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) in South Delhi, having previously worked as the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Lajpat Nagar.
Aishwarya comes from a family with a strong administrative background; her father, Gyanendra प्रताप Singh, is a 1991-batch IPS officer, her mother served in the Assam Civil Service, and her younger sister worked in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
She cleared the UPSC exam in her very first attempt with an All India Rank of 249 to join the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), and later secured an All India Rank of 97 in her third attempt to fulfill her dream of becoming an IPS officer.
