UPSC Outcomes: Meet Bihar’s Raj Krishna Jha who clinched eighth rank in fifth try | Aggressive Exams
UPSC Outcomes 2024: Filled with all vim and vigour, 27-year-old Raj Krishna Jha, a local of Athari panchayat below Runi Saidpur block in Sitamarhi district, who notched up the eighth rank in Civil Companies Examination (CSE) 2025 held by Union Public Service Fee (UPSC) on Tuesday mentioned he had premonition about his success in fifth try of the examination after his disastrous efficiency within the first two makes an attempt.
His success has sparked a wave of pleasure and celebration in his village and throughout the district. Chatting with Hindustan Instances over the telephone from Kolhapur, Jha who had didn’t qualify the preliminary examination within the first two makes an attempt, mentioned he approached the examination with clear intention to seize a rank.
“After I secured 739 marks in my fourth try in mains and missed the boat (choice) by a meagre two marks, I made it a degree go for the primary ten ranks within the examination. However the components of the chance was all the time there,” mentioned Jha, who’s posted at Kolhapur as assistant supervisor for Bharat Petroleum Company Restricted (BPCL). He mentioned, “I used to be a tad assured about my success as I used to be doing fairly effectively in mock assessments as effectively.”
Raj Krishna accomplished his early schooling from a faculty in Nepal, close to the Bhitamore border, and handed his Class 12 examinations below the Bihar College Examination Board. He went on to pursue B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Motilal Nehru Nationwide Institute of Expertise (MNNIT), Allahabad. After commencement, he joined Hindustan Petroleum Company Restricted (HPCL) in 2018 and is at present serving as an assistant supervisor in HPCL’s Metropolis Gasoline Distribution (CGD) wing at Kolhapur in Maharashtra.
Jha mentioned his father Sunil Kumar Jha’s expertise within the tutorial sector as a non-public college instructor helped him an awesome deal in shaping his profession. “He is a good supply of inspiration and my mentor as effectively,” mentioned Raj Krishna Jha, a mechanical engineer, who joined BPCL as assistant supervisor in 2019.
Attributing his success to his dad and mom and different relations, Jha mentioned it was his father who inspired and mentored him for a much bigger position within the society. “Sure, the primary two makes an attempt have been eventful. However, then I ready for the UPSC constantly and devoted 14 to fifteen hours on preparation throughout examination time,” mentioned the UPSC topper, who had opted for geography because the optionally available topic.
“He has been a vivid pupil because the starting,” mentioned Anil Jha, his uncle, who ekes out his dwelling working as an astrologer in Muzaffarpur.
Sharing his pleasure, Tripurari Kumar, deputy mukhiya (deputy chief of Athari Panchayat, mentioned, “All the village is pleased with Raj Krishna’s extraordinary success. He has grow to be a task mannequin for the youth of our space.”
Raj Krishna’s father, Sunil Jha, is a instructor in a non-public college in Nepal and infrequently visits their ancestral village. It was this connection that led Raj Krishna to finish his education in Nepal earlier than embarking on his tutorial {and professional} journey in India.
His grandfather Sulpani Jha was a headmaster, Raj Krishna’s sister is an MBBS physician.
Within the UPSC examination, Raj Krishna opted Hindi and Geography as his foremost topics.
