Ravi Kumar Sihag Age, Family, Biography, Posting, Etc In 2023

Each year, hundreds of thousands of aspirants take part in the UPSC Civil Services Test to strive for the roles of IAS and IPS, yet only a small fraction of them manage to pass. Among those that pass, the number of those who did so in the Hindi medium is very small. Ravi Kumar Sihag, however, has achieved an 18th place All India rank, making him number one in the Hindi medium. He has managed to pass the UPSC exam on three out of four occasions, all through the Hindi medium.

Ravi Kumar Sihag, the 2021 UPSC topper from Hindi media, was born on November 2, 1995 in Vijayanagar, Sriganganagar Rajasthan. He is well known for achieving an 18th rank in the UPSC exam through the Hindi language in 2021. Before that, in 2018, his first attempt at the UPSC exam earned him the 337th rank, and he ultimately topped the UPSC in Hindi in 2021, reaching the 18th rank.

Ravi Kumar Sihag Family

In contrast, if we consider Ravi's family, his father is Ramkumar Sihag who is a small farmer, and his mother is Vimala Devi who is a stay-at-home mom. Furthermore, he has three siblings, with Poonam Sihag being the eldest, then Raveena Sihag, and lastly Komal Sihag.

Ravi Sihag Education

When discussing Ravi Kumar Sihag's educational background, he finished secondary school at New Senior Secondary School, Vijayanagar, and went on to receive his degree in Political Science, Economics, and English Lecture at Maharaja Ganga Singh College, Rajasthan in 2016. Since then, he has been preparing for the UPSC.

Ravi Kumar Sihag UPSC (Optional Subject)

Beginning in 2016, Ravi began studying for the UPSC exam in Hindi medium. In 2018, he took his first attempt and earned a 337th rank, securing the IDAS cadre. His second attempt in 2019 earned him a 317th rank, with the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) cadre.

Ravi Kumar Sihag Journey from not clearing UPSC Mains to becoming Hindi Medium UPSC Topper

In 2018, he achieved the 337th rank for Indian Defense Accounts Service, in 2019, he earned the 317th rank for the Indian Railway Transport Service (IRTS) cadre, unfortunately he failed to clear the main exam in 2020, but in 2021 he achieved the 18th rank and became a Hindi medium topper.

Ravi Kumar Sihag Optional Subject

Ravi selected Hindi literature as an extra course due to the fact that he had been preparing for the UPSC exam with Hindi as the language of instruction.

Ravi Kumar Sihag Posting

Ravi Sihag is presently finishing his training education in Pune.