Bhubaneswar, April 27 -- In a remarkable story of tenacity and dedication, an IIM Bangalore graduate secured an impressive AIR-13 to become an IAS officer in the recently announced UPSC CSE 2023 results. Priyamvada Ashok Mhaddalkar had left her high-paying job to prepare for UPSC.

Despite a difficult road to success, her hard work paid off as she has secured All India Rank-13. After graduating from IIM Bangalore with a B. Tech in Electronics Engineering and later an MBA, Priyamvada was in the field of investment banking.

With a lucrative job, she was doing well in life. However, fate had different plan for her. Priyamvada made a brave decision to leave her corporate job and pursue her goal of becoming an IAS officer. Instead of going to...