From scoring 44% in 10th board exams to becoming IAS officer: Know inspiring story of Awanish Sharan

IAS Awanish Sharan from UPSC batch 2009, was not so academically good but rather a below-average student from school till his graduation.

He put a lot of effort into his work and used his setbacks to his advantage, passing the UPSC Civil Services Exam interview on his first try and earning an AIR 77 on his second.

Awanish Sharan, from Bihar's Samastipur, passed the 10th-class exam at RHS Dal Singh Sarai with only 44%.

IAS officer from Chhattisgarh cadre, is quite active on social media. He has over 5 lakh followers on Twitter.