Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Tea Stall Owner's Son Clears UPSC After Six Attempts
Ghanshyam Jaiswal grew up in a small town in Bihar, India, where his father sold tea and snacks from a cart at a bus stand.
His family did not have much money, but he loved studying.
As a child, he dreamed of becoming an engineer and going to IIT, but that dream did not come true.
So he decided to try to become a government officer through the UPSC exam.
The UPSC exam is very hard, and Ghanshyam failed it six times.
He also failed more than 10 other exams.
But he never gave up and kept studying for nearly five years.
After the pandemic, he also taught children to earn money while revising his lessons.
Finally, his hard work paid off and he cleared the UPSC exam to become an Assistant Commandant.
His story shows that if you keep trying, you can achieve your dreams.
Ghanshyam Jaiswal, from Bairiya, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, cleared the UPSC examination and became an Assistant Commandant.
He failed more than 10 different examinations and appeared for the UPSC exam six times before succeeding.
His father Shatrudhan Shah runs a tea and snacks stall at Bairiya bus stand, while his mother Geeta Devi is a homemaker.
He studied at Nathuni Bhagat Vidyalaya, completed Class 12 in Science from Rameshwar Singh College, and earned an Honours degree in Political Science.
He credited his success to nearly five years of struggle and tutored children up to Class 12 after the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Who
- Ghanshyam Jaiswal, a tea stall owner's son from Bairiya, Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
- What
- Cleared the UPSC examination and became an Assistant Commandant after six attempts.
- When
- Reported on August 11, 2026, after nearly five years of preparation.
- Where
- Bairiya, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India.
- Why
- He succeeded through determination, hard work and perseverance despite repeated failures and limited family finances.
- Name
- Ghanshyam Jaiswal
- Hometown
- Bairiya, Muzaffarpur, Bihar
- Achievement
- Cleared UPSC; became Assistant Commandant
- UPSC attempts
- Six failed attempts before clearing
- Other exam failures
- More than 10 examinations
- Father
- Shatrudhan Shah, runs a tea and snacks stall at Bairiya bus stand
- Mother
- Geeta Devi, homemaker
- Preparation duration
- Nearly five years of continuous struggle