How Uttarakhand Woman Sacrificed Her Social Life To Prepare For UPSC Exams – News18

We often hear stories of UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) aspirants, who achieved the big feat of qualifying in this examination with sheer determination. Today, let us take a look at the success story of Geetika Tamta from Uttarakhand, and how she cracked UPSC. Geetika is a resident of Nainital, Uttarakhand. During the New Year celebrations of 2021 in Mukteshwar, she made a resolution to study hard. Geetika followed her resolution for some time.

Then, like everyone else, she got distracted because of social media. Realising that she was moving away from her goal, Geetika decided to delete all her social media accounts on January 15, 2021. As per reports, Geetika increased her time of studying. Thereafter, festivals and social events with friends and family became a distraction for her. On February 18, 2021, she attended her last family function, after that in April 2021, she got a whiteboard to establish a plan of action for her studies.

The same year she shifted to Delhi, in order to study in a better environment. Reportedly, Geetika was under a lot of stress because of her family issues. But after moving to Delhi, she started paying attention to herself, like taking care of her mental and physical health. In May 2021, she had to go back to Nainital, as the UPSC prelims were postponed due to the second wave of Covid-19.

Geetika Tamta started preparing for her UPSC mains exam on October 13, after giving her prelims on October 10, 2021. After passing her prelims, she organised her timings to concentrate better on her studies for the mains. In January 2022, her family moved to Dehradun, and she came back to Delhi.

After taking the main exam in Delhi, she went back to Dehradun. She participated in a lot of mock interviews to prepare for her UPSC interview in Delhi. The UPSC results were announced on May 30, 2022, where she secured the 239th rank. According to reports, to celebrate the success, she went to Haridwar with her family. Geetika is an IFS (Indian Foreign Service) officer now. She also participated in the recent G20 Summit.