Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Haryana Farmer's Daughter Ritu Khokhar Clears UPSC In First Attempt
Ritu Khokhar grew up in a farming family in a Haryana village.
She studied at a government school near her home until Class 10.
Later, she completed school in Panipat and earned a master's degree in Mathematics.
She received a gold medal for her university studies.
Ritu then went to Delhi to prepare for the UPSC examination.
She focused only on this examination and did not apply for other competitive examinations.
She passed UPSC in her first attempt in 2017.
She ranked 141st across India and became an IPS officer.
Her story shows how determined students from modest backgrounds can pursue difficult goals.
Ritu Khokhar, daughter of Haryana farmer Tarachand, was born in Bhader village, Panipat district, in 1994.
She studied at her village government school until Class 10 and completed Class 12 in Panipat.
Khokhar earned a master's degree in Mathematics from Kurukshetra University, receiving a gold medal in 2016.
After about nine months of preparation in Delhi, she cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination in her first attempt in 2017.
She secured All India Rank 141 and joined the 2018-batch Indian Police Service in the Maharashtra cadre.
- Who
- Ritu Khokhar, daughter of Haryana farmer Tarachand, cleared the examination and joined the Indian Police Service.
- What
- She passed the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination in her first attempt, securing All India Rank 141.
- When
- She cleared the examination in 2017 and became part of the 2018-batch IPS.
- Where
- She grew up in Bhader village in Haryana's Panipat district, prepared in Delhi, and joined the Maharashtra cadre.
- Why
- She focused entirely on the UPSC examination because she believed that thinking big was necessary to achieve significant success.
- Birth
- October 23, 1994, in Bhader village, Panipat district, Haryana
- Education
- Master's degree in Mathematics from Kurukshetra University
- Academic distinction
- Received a gold medal after completing her MSc in 2016
- UPSC attempt
- First attempt, in 2017
- UPSC rank
- All India Rank 141
- Service
- 2018-batch Indian Police Service, Maharashtra cadre
- Current posting
- Superintendent of Police of Dharashiv district, Maharashtra