Gamini Singla is an Indian woman who has secured 3rd AIR in UPSC Civil Services Exam 2021.
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Wiki/Biography
Gamini Singla was born in 1999 (age 23 years; as of 2022) in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab. He graduated in Computer Science Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh (2017 – 2021). Singla was always interested in participating in co-curricular activities during his college. According to Gamini, her hobby is participating in MUN, an activity that teaches children how to behave like delegates at United Nations meetings and assemblies. He participated in various all-India political party meetings and was also named the Director General of PECMUN 6.0 in 2019.
Gamini Singla at PEC MUN 2019
After completing his engineering, Singla worked for a short period of time. 6 months at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in 2018. In an interview, his teacher, Professor Rajesh Bhatia revealed,
She was the class representative and got a job offer during the campus placement, but she did not join it because she wanted to join the civil services.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Weight (Approx): 65 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Gamini Singla in western outfit
Family
parents and siblings
His father Alok Singla is MBBS, who works as SMO in HP Health Services. His mother, Neeraj Singla, is also a medical officer who works for the Himachal Pradesh government.
Gamini Singla with her parents
His brother Tushar Singla is an engineer and a graduate from IIT Kharagpur.
Gamini Singla with her brother
Caste
Gamini Singla belongs to the Bania caste.
Facts/General Knowledge
- According to Gamini, his name means a person who is always on the move.
- His favorite sociological thinker is Emile Durkheim, who was a French sociologist.
- This was his second attempt in CSE in which he secured AIR 3. The top 3 rank holders of UPSC CSE 2021 were girls. Expressing his views on this in an interview, Gamini said,
This shows that women are capable of achieving anything with their hard work and dedication.”
- He chose IAS as his first choice and IPS as his second choice for his duty. In an interview he said,
I have chosen the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and would like to work for the development of the country and the welfare of the people.
- When asked in an interview, Singla revealed that she admires the confidence and patience with which IPS officers like Kiran Bedi and Navjot Simmi perform their duties. She said that she considers both these women as her role models.
- Gamini chose sociology as her optional subject.
- In an interview, she revealed that she self-studied for the exam by studying for about 9-10 hours a day. He said,
I used to study 9-10 hours a day. I took coaching from Vinod Sir in Patiala. To prepare for the exam I did mostly self-study and eventually passed. My father played an important role in helping me prepare for the exam,”
- Singla credits her success to her father who helped her stay updated with current affairs by reading newspapers every day. In an interview he expressed,
My family, especially my father has helped me a lot emotionally and also in studies, we used to discuss about studies and he knew what was important for me. This has been a huge help to me,”
- In a mock interview to prepare for her final round of CSE, she revealed that she did not know how to drive.
- The faculty of PEC was extremely proud of Singla’s result. In an interview, Professor Sanjeev, who is a faculty member in the CSE department of PEC, said,
Gamini was a very intelligent student. The department remembers her and we were all confident that she would pass the exam. We are so proud of him.”
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