Archive · 1 Oct 2026
How Ankita Sharma Rose From Five Marks To IPS
Ankita Sharma wanted to become a civil servant when she was young.
She grew up in Durg, Chhattisgarh, and studied in Durg and Bhilai.
In Class 5, she scored only five marks out of 50 in Mathematics.
Later, she worked harder and began coming first in her class after Class 9.
She tried the UPSC examination three times.
She did not pass the final stage in her first attempt and did not clear the preliminary test in her second attempt.
On her third try, she achieved All India Rank 203 and became an IPS officer.
She says children should be encouraged rather than judged by early school results.
Ankita Sharma from Durg, Chhattisgarh, cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination on her third attempt.
She secured All India Rank 203 in 2017 and became a 2018-batch IPS officer.
Sharma is currently posted in Rajnandgaon, according to the report.
She once scored five out of 50 in Class 5 Mathematics but later consistently stood first after entering Class 9.
She said encouragement, subject choice and her father’s support helped her pursue the civil services.
- Who
- Ankita Sharma, a 2018-batch IPS officer from Durg, Chhattisgarh.
- What
- She cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination on her third attempt, securing All India Rank 203 in 2017.
- When
- She achieved the rank in 2017 and joined the 2018 IPS batch.
- Where
- She studied in Durg and Bhilai, prepared in Delhi and at home, and is currently posted in Rajnandgaon.
- Why
- She pursued the civil services because it had been her childhood ambition and her interest strengthened after higher secondary education.
- UPSC result
- All India Rank 203 in 2017
- Attempts
- Cleared the examination on her third attempt
- Service
- 2018-batch Indian Police Service officer
- Current posting
- Rajnandgaon
- School result
- Scored five out of 50 in Class 5 Mathematics
- Education
- Completed schooling in Durg and graduation and postgraduation in Bhilai
- Family
- One of three sisters; her father is a businessman