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Tea Seller's Son Ankit Mishra Clears UPSC At 23 After Wedding Insult
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News18•10-10-2026, 15:46
Tea Seller's Son Ankit Mishra Clears UPSC At 23 After Wedding Insult
- •Ankit Mishra secured All India Rank 236 in the UPSC CAPF exam at the young age of 23, becoming a Class-1 Gazetted Officer.
- •A relative did not invite Ankit and his family to a wedding because his parents sold tea, which ignited a fire within him to succeed.
- •Facing severe financial hardships after his father lost a private job, Ankit tutored children door-to-door and helped run a tea stall.
- •Despite relying on old notes and limited resources in Delhi, he bounced back from a narrow first-attempt failure to achieve his dream.
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Ankit Mishra secured All India Rank (AIR) 236 in the UPSC CAPF exam.
A relative refused to invite Ankit and his parents to a wedding because his parents sold tea, which deeply insulted him and sparked his determination to crack the civil services.
When his father lost his private job during the COVID era, Ankit went door-to-door to tutor children and used his savings to help set up a tea stall.
