Overcoming odds, Nirish Rajput, a tailor's son secured 370 th rank in the All India Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.
Nirish took a two-year break from his studies as his family was facing financial problems. His father Virendra Rajput is a tailor.
The 26-year-old did not take any coaching for the exam, and cleared it in the third attempt after failing in the first two.
Nirish says that now he has plans to help students from financially weak households to achieve their targets.
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