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Left 37 Lakh Package and Overcame Tragedy to Become IPS in 5th Attempt.
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News18•08-10-2026, 13:28
Left 37 Lakh Package and Overcame Tragedy to Become IPS in 5th Attempt.
- •Vikram Dahiya completed his MBA from IIM Rohtak and worked in London and Mumbai with a salary package of up to Rs 37 lakh per annum.
- •Driven by a desire to bring about social change, he left his lucrative corporate job to prepare for the UPSC civil services.
- •During his preparation in Delhi, his savings completely depleted and his bank balance dropped to zero, causing severe financial distress.
- •He faced continuous failure in four attempts and suffered the devastating loss of his mother on October 1, 2018, which shattered him mentally.
- •Refusing to give up, he revised his preparation strategy and cleared the UPSC exam in his fifth attempt to become a 2020 batch IPS officer.
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Vikram Dahiya completed his engineering studies and earned an MBA from IIM Rohtak, later securing corporate jobs in London with a package of about Rs 19 lakh per annum and in Mumbai with around Rs 37 lakh per annum.
Vikram faced continuous failures in four UPSC attempts, severe financial distress that left his bank balance at zero, and the profound grief of losing his mother on October 1, 2018.
Vikram Dahiya successfully cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination in his 5th attempt, becoming an IPS officer of the 2020 batch.
