IIT Ropar graduate Pritam Jakhar secures 9th rank in civil services exams
Bahadurjeet Singh /Rupnagar
IIT Ropar’s 2018 Electrical Engineering graduate Pritam Jakhar has secured 9th rank in Civil Services Exam 2021. This was his third attempt. He had Mathematics as his optional subject in UPSC Mains.
His father Subhash Chand has served the country as a soldier. During the Kargil war, he lost his left leg while fighting the enemies. Chand’s spirit for the service of his country influenced his son greatly. The younger brother of two sisters, Pritam’s mother Sumitra is a housewife.
Pritam completed Electrical Engineering in 2018 from IIT Ropar and served as Sports Secretary of the Institute. A promising student during his graduation, Pritam’s study mantra during years-long exam preparations was consistency. “One needs to remind oneself about what inspired them to take up this path in the first place. If one remains consistent throughout their preparations, they are already ahead of 90% of the competition,” he says.
Pritam says that his goal is to promote women empowerment in the region. He added, “Be it JEE or UPSC, the entrance exams need a sustainable preparation strategy and dedicating at least 7 to 8 hours to studying before Prelims and 12 to 14 hours before Mains. He says one needs to invest more for the Mains exam as it is all about testing one’s analytical capability and fact-based knowledge.
Prof. Rajeev Ahuja, Director, IIT Ropar congratulated Pritam and his family and gave his best wishes for his bright future to serve the society.
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