Who is pranjal Patel?

Pranjal Patil, the first visually challenged woman IAS officer in the country, recently took over as Sub-Collector of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in October 2019. Despite being visually impaired, she never gave up on her dreams and battled great odds in her life to become an IAS officer and achieved success.

Can visually challenged become IAS?

Not even the fact that Balanagendran is visually impaired. “I never felt it to be a hurdle, because I was born this way,” says the 31-year-old, while speaking to Express on Tuesday, hours after the UPSC results were released. This time, he managed to secure an impressive 659th rank, thereby qualifying for the IAS.

Who is first lady collector of India?

Anna Rajam Malhotra (née George; 17 July 1927 – 17 September 2018) was an Indian Administrative Service officer. She was the first woman in India to hold this position. Malhotra belonged to the 1951 batch of the IAS and married R. N.

How did pranjal Patil study?

She pursued graduation from the esteemed St. Xavier’s college in Political Science. She did a post-graduation in international relations from Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University and then went for M. Phil and PhD.

Who is Ansar Sheikh?

He cleared the UPSC CSE in his first attempt at 21 years of age. Mr. Shaikh secured 321st rank all over India. He is currently serving as an Officer on Special Duty at the department of MSME and textiles, in the state of West Bengal.

Who is EB Joshi?

The first woman IAS officer of Independent India, Joshi was posted as Magistrate and then as Assistant Commissioner in Delhi. She held senior and honorable positions in various departments and became the Commissioner-cum-State-Editor of the District Gazette. She then served in senior roles in the Ministry of Education.

Is there any blind IAS officer?

Pranjal Patil IAS officer is the first blind IAS officer in India. Pranjal was born in Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra. She was born with weak eyesight and lost her vision to completely see by the age of 6.