By Jonali Buragohain

Success in the civil service did not come easy for 2014 UPSC Civil Services Examination topper Ira Singhal. She had to literally fight for her rightful place in Indian Revenue Service in the courts even after cracking the CSE three times in 2010, 2011 and 2013. Despite being allotted IRS all three times, she was not given any posting and the reason cited was her disability. She has scoliosis, a spine-related disorder, which limits her arm movement.

Not to be deterred, she decided to make one last attempt at CSE in 2014, and after the exam, she disposed off her books and deleted her notes. But, ironically, this fourth attempt would turn out to be her last grapple with success, as she topped the exam with AIR 1 and joined Indian Administrative Service.

Looking back, Ms. Singhal says she did not take it up as a challenge when she knocked at the doors of courts, which eventually ruled in her favour. “I was only trying to right a wrong,” she told Indian Masterminds in an exclusive conversation.

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