Ravi Kumar Sihag, (UPSC,IAS) age, date of birth, Wikipedia, biography, attempt, marksheet, optional, rank, posting, 10th & 12th percentage, marksheet, wife, salary, booklist & more
Ravi Kumar Sihag cleared the UPSC examination with 18th rank all over India and became an IAS officer at the age of 28. In his childhood he did farming and he take care of their cows but he had a knack of study since childhood he is a fantastic student in school even he is a school topper. He belongs to Rajasthan, Sri Ganganagar, Tindiam. This is a small and unknown as well as rural village. His father was a farmer and his mother is a homemaker, they have three family members including him.
| Date of birth | 30.06.1994 |
| Age | 28 |
| Cast | General |
| Height | 6.1 ft |
| Rank | Air 16 |
| Posting | In training |
| 10th percentage | 95% |
| 12th percentage | 97% |
| Attempt | 4 (four) |
| Optional | Literature of Hindi language |
| UPSC Marks | 1022 |
| Wife | Not married |
| Girlfriend | No |
| Salary | Rupes- 1,14089 |
What are his educational background and 10th and 12th percentage?
His class 10th percentage was 95% and his Class 12th percentage was 97% also he completed his graduation with 75% marks. Till class 7 he read in his village school then he moves to Anupgar school and completed his 10th and 12th schooling then he joined Anupgar College and he completed his Graduation with political science, English literature, and economics in Anupgar college.
Why did he want to become an IAS officer?
After completing his graduation, He wants to become a Government employee this is one of his dreams and Ias is the biggest government service in India. He feels that he can crack this UPSC examination and become an IAS officer.
What is his optional subject?
Hindi literature is his optional subject. He struggled to decide, what should be his optional subject. He searches on Google about Hindi medium toppers’ copy and he finds out that all the Hindi medium toppers use Hindi literature as their optional subject. Then he decided that Hindi should be his optional subject.
How did he prepare for his current affairs?
He did not use any newspaper for his current affairs preparation rather he follows the Dhristi current affairs website and he use to write down those questions & answers in a notebook. He also uses Vision ias pt365 book.
How did he fight with depression and Negativity?
He told us that there is no doubt that depression will come to our minds. He himself faces depression throughout his UPSC preparation. When depression and negativity come into your mind that time you should talk with your friends or family members who can inspire you, another piece of advice he gave is that you should leave your study when depression comes and try to relax for some time or days.
Ravi Kumar Sihag’s current rank and posting?
Right now he is in his training in lbsna, After completing his 2 yrs of training Indian government will allocate him so right now he did not hold any rank or posting.
How many hours did he read throughout his UPSC preparation?
He woke up at 5.30 am then he give 15 min to his workout then he became fresh. After that, he took breakfast at around 6 am. Then he went to Laibery around 7 am then he started his study, after studying for 1hrs he took 10min breaks. He use to read from 7 am to 10 am then he took 25min breaks after this brake he start his study around 10.30 am to 1.00 pm then he takes a break for lunch. He start his study again at 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm then he took 20-25 min of a brake. He starts again around 6.00 pm and he ends his study at 8.00 pm.
Did he quit social media for UPSC preparation?
YES, he quit Facebook and Instagram for his UPSC preparation. He told us that when he started using social media in between his preparation, unknowingly he use it for more than 1hrs, because of this behavior he sacrifices his preparation that’s why he decided to deactivate all his social media accounts.
How many attempts did he take to clear the UPSC examination?
He took four attempts to clear the UPSC examination. In the year 2018, he gives his first UPSC examination. He score 337 all over India but did not get the IAS rank that’s why in the year 2019 he took another try on the UPSC examination and this time he gets a 317 rank but did not get the IAS rank so in tried again in 2019 but because of covid UPSC did take prelims examination but he did not lose his mind he tried again in 2020 and this time he cleared the UPSC with AIR rank 16 and became an IAS officer.
Ravi Kumar Sihag UPSC marksheert
| Essay (paper I) | 143 |
| General Studies 1 (papaer II) | 098 |
| General Studies 2 (papaer III) | 118 |
| General Studies 3 (papaer IV) | 091 |
| General Studies 4 (papaer V) | 117 |
| Optional 1 (Literature of Hindi language) (paper VI) | 144 |
| Optional 2 (Literature of hindi language) (paper VII) | 140 |
| Written Total | 851 |
| Personality test | 171 |
| Final total | 1022 |
Ravi Kumar Sihag UPSC booklist
Ravi Kumar Sihag booklist for GS1
- History- Freedom Struggle– A brief history of modern India By spectrum, Bipin Chandra old ncert book Post-Independence India– Nitin Sangwan book, World History– vision ias notes,
- Art & Culture– Indian art and culture by Nitin Singhania, old ncert books of class 12th Medieval India– class 11th and 12th old ncert books
- Geography- Ncert books of class 11th & 12th, certificate Physical & human geography By GC Leong.
- Social issue- He makes his own notes on the diversity of India, regionalism, secularism
Ravi Kumar Sihag booklist for GS2
- Constitution and Polity– Class 12th ncert books, Indian polity by Laxmikanth, Vajiram notes.
- Governance– 2nd arc report, current affairs, static notes, current affairs
- International Relationship– Ministry of external affairs website, vision main 365, newspaper
Ravi Kumar Sihag booklist for GS3
- Environment– Environment by Shankar IAS,
- Economy– class 11th and 12th ncert books, mrunal sir lecture
- Internal Security– Internal security & disaster management by- Ashok Kumar and Vipul, vision mains 365.
- Disaster Management– 2nd arc third report-crisis management, NDMA guideline, current affairs
- Science & Technology– Current affairs, newspaper
Ravi Kumar Sihag booklist for GS4
- Ethics– 2nd arc fourth report- Ethics in governance, Citizen-Centric administration, Lexicon for ethics, integrity & aptitude by chronicle
Ravi Kumar sihag salary as an IAS officer
| Basic pay | 87700 |
| HRA | 17248 |
| DA | 13509 |
| TA | 4600 |
| DA on TA | 712 |
| Gross salary | 120,769 |
| NPS detection | 8921 |
| CGEGIS | 30 |
| Total deduction | 8951 |
| Net cross salary | 91,818 |
| GOVT.contribution | 14089 |
Ravi Kumar Sihag wife/girlfriend
He did not marry yet so he doesn’t have a wife but some sources told us that he has a girlfriend, Ravi Kumar Sihag did not disclose her name or any detail about her even, and he did not provide any pictures of her.