Vikas Divyakirti Drishti IAS: What was Vikas Divyakirti’s rank in UPSC, in which category was he selected?

Vikas Divyakirti UPSC Rank: After the incident at Rau’s IAS Study Circle in Old Rajendra Nagar, Delhi, action was also taken against the famous coaching centre Drishti IAS. Let us tell you that the director of this coaching is Vikas Divyakirti. Vikas Divyakirti is very popular among those preparing for UPSC. He has millions of followers on different social media platforms. As there was no response from him on this incident, many things are being said about him. Some UPSC preparing students also reached outside his house to protest. In such a situation, Vikas Divyakirti is in a lot of discussion. Let us know from where he has studied and what rank he has achieved in the UPSC exam?

Passed UPSC Exam in the first attempt
According to the information given on the website of Vikas Divyakirti’s coaching institute Drishti IAS, Divyakirti started his professional career as an Assistant Professor in Delhi University. In the year 1996, he passed the Civil Services Examination in his first attempt and worked for one year in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. It is mentioned on the website that after this Vikas Divyakirti resigned from his post and again entered the field of teaching and founded ‘Drishti IS’. Dr. Vikas Divyakirti has a PhD in Hindi Literature from Delhi University. He has also studied various other subjects like sociology, philosophy, law and management.

Studied from Saraswati Shishu Mandir
According to the information given on Wikipedia, Vikas Divyakirti was born on 26 December 1973 in Bhiwani, Haryana. His primary education was done in Saraswati Shishu Mandir. After this, he took admission in Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from Zakir Husain Delhi College, but later he took Bachelor of Arts degree from Delhi University. After this, Vikas Divyakirti did post graduation in Hindi literature. During this, he got the top second rank in the first year. In the year 1995, Vikas Divyakirti completed his post graduation. Apart from this, Vikas Divyakirti also did Bachelor of Law, Master of Psychology. He has also done PhD in Hindi Literature from Delhi University.

What was the rank in UPSC
According to the information available on Wikipedia about Vikas Divyakirti, after completing his master’s degree, he started teaching as an assistant professor in Delhi University. In the year 1996, he appeared for the UPSC Civil Services exam for the first time and passed it. His rank in the UPSC exam was 384. After taking training from the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, he got appointed in the Central Secretariat Services of the Government of India. It is mentioned on Wikipedia that he was posted as a section officer in the Department of Official Language of the Ministry of Home Affairs. After one year of getting the job, he resigned and started teaching again. In the year 1999, he established the Drishti IAS Coaching Center in Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi.

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