This story is from August 5, 2020

Engineer clears UPSC exam twice, betters rank this time

Kartik Jivani, 25, has cleared the UPSC civil services exam for the second time with a higher rank. After being ranked 94th in 2018 and selected for IPS he always aimed to become an IAS. He thus appeared again in 2019 and stood 84th, the results of which were announced on Tuesday.
Engineer clears UPSC exam twice, betters rank this time
Mother celebrates Kartik’s achievement, while grandmother looks on
SURAT: Kartik Jivani, 25, has cleared the UPSC civil services exam for the second time with a higher rank. After being ranked 94th in 2018 and selected for IPS he always aimed to become an IAS. He thus appeared again in 2019 and stood 84th, the results of which were announced on Tuesday.
Interestingly, Kartik is likely to get selected for IAS at this time of global pandemic and his inspiration lies in the epidemic that the diamond city fought through in 1994.

Kartik, wanted to become an IAS as he grew up reading the work of S R Rao, an IAS and former city municipal commissioner, who restructured the city after the plague.
Rao got nationwide recognition for his efforts as he brought the city on top and one of the cleanest cities in the country after the epidemic.
“I wanted to become an IAS so I took leave from IPS training and fortunately my rank improved this time. I missed the opportunity in the last exam by two ranks,” Kartik told TOI.
Kartik studied at a Gujarati medium school till Class VIII and then went to an English medium school. He got admission at IIT Mumbai and completed his Bachelor of Technology in mechanical branch in 2016.
“I decided in my final year of engineering to focus only on the civil services exam,” he added. He prepared for the exam at his home in the city and took learning from online courses.

Kartik used to spend 10 hours daily for preparation. “He slept during the day and read throughout the night. I made tea and snacks for him a few times. But I am happy that he could perform well in the exam,” said Hansa, Kartik’s mother. His father Dr Nagjibhai is a pathologist and runs his clinical laboratory. The family is from Gariyadhar village in Bhavnagar district and settled in the city for many years.
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Yagnesh Bharat Mehta

Yagnesh Mehta is principal correspondent at The Times of India, Surat and reports on crime, politics and health related issues. He has reported on major events that affected Surat in recent years, like the floods in 2006 and bird flu outbreak in Navapur in 2005. He has also covered child labour issues in industries of Surat and on RTI. Painting and rock-climbing are his favourite leisure activities.

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