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From Musical Notes to IAS: Pallavi Mishra Secures 73rd Rank Without Coaching
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News18•17-10-2026, 15:01
From Musical Notes to IAS: Pallavi Mishra Secures 73rd Rank Without Coaching
- •Pallavi Mishra from Bhopal achieved All India Rank 73 in the 2022 UPSC exam through self-study without joining any commercial coaching classes.
- •She is a professional classical singer and law graduate who decided to pursue civil services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- •Her IPS officer brother served as her biggest mentor, guiding her through preparation using limited resources at home.
- •Despite suffering a severe back injury right before the Mains exam causing unbearable pain, she persevered through sheer determination.
- •Overcoming the setbacks of her first attempt, she successfully cracked the exam in her second attempt to become an IAS officer.
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In the 2022 UPSC Civil Services examination, Pallavi Mishra secured All India Rank (AIR) 73 and directly became an IAS officer as part of the 2023 batch.
Pallavi studied entirely from home using limited resources with guidance from her IPS officer brother. To build her concepts and master the pattern, she solved 10,000 to 12,000 MCQs, practiced daily answer writing, took mock tests, and analyzed toppers' sheets.
Right before the Mains examination, Pallavi suffered a severe back injury that caused unbearable pain when sitting and writing continuously for an hour. Despite this extreme physical difficulty, she persevered through sheer determination without giving up.
