Deepak Rawat: It is said that with hard work and dedication you can achieve any height. But you have to concentrate towards your goal. Hard work is very important for success and there can be no other way. Students who pass exams like UPSC create their own identity. This is a post which is directly related to the public.
Officers who leave their mark among the public by solving the challenges faced as IAS officers are a source of inspiration for millions of people. A person from Uttarakhand (Deepak Rawat) has done something similar.
Deepak Rawat’s story of becoming IAS is interesting
IAS officer Deepak Rawat is often in the headlines for his work. He is also very active on his Twitter account. He has thousands of fans following on social media. Not only this, there are discussions about field visiting on YouTube also. Uttarakhand cadre IAS officer Deepak Rawat has more than 43 lakh subscribers on YouTube.
Deepak Rawat’s journey of passing UPSC and becoming an IAS is very inspiring for many people. He once wanted to become a scrap dealer. But then how did he become a flamboyant IAS, let us know.
Deepak Rawat is an inspiration for the youth today
IAS Deepak Rawat grew up in the same city of Mussoorie in Uttarakhand. Where every UPSC aspirant dreams of reaching. Born on 24 September 1977, Deepak Rawat did his schooling from St. George’s College, Mussoorie. After this he did BA from Hansraj College, Delhi University and MA in History from JNU. He has also done MPhil in Ancient History from JNU. Deepak Rawat had a unique hobby of collecting old watches, empty polish boxes and used toothbrushes in his childhood.
Was once interested in working as a scrap dealer.
Deepak (Deepak Rawat) had told in an interview that he wanted to become a scrap dealer in his childhood. IAS Deepak Rawat was fond of collecting old watches, empty polish boxes and used toothbrushes in his childhood. In an interview, he had told that in his childhood he wanted to become a ‘junk dealer’. Not only this, he was also very interested in electronic gadgets in his childhood. In this connection, his father once talked to him about a job in an electronic shop in Mussoorie.
Deepak Rawat studied from science stream
When Deepak Rawat was in senior secondary, most of his classmates wanted to join the army or become engineers. But he considered himself unfit for both. In 12th, Deepak wanted to take Arts instead of Science, but due to pressure from his parents, he had to study from Science stream. While studying in college in Delhi, Deepak Rawat started preparing for UPSC exam with his batchmates. Then he kept journalism as a backup career option.
Worked on a monthly salary of Rs 8000
When Deepak (Deepak Rawat) was 24 years old, his father stopped his pocket money. Then after succeeding in JRF exam, he started his first job at a monthly salary of Rs 8000. IPS Anil Kumar Raturi lived in the neighborhood of Deepak Rawat in Mussoorie. It was from him that Deepak came to know about the UPSC exam.
Along with working, he (Deepak Rawat) also started preparing for UPSC exam. However, after failing in the first two attempts, he succeeded in the third attempt. Now he is working as District Magistrate in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
