New Delhi: In the fiercely aggressive realm of civil companies examinations, tales of resilience and victory abound, and Artika Shukla’s journey stands as a luminous testomony. Securing a formidable All India Rank 4 within the 2015 civil companies examination on the age of 25, she completed this extraordinary feat on her inaugural try.
Born on September 5, 1990, in Gandhinagar, Varanasi, Artika’s early years had been outlined by an unwavering dedication to educational excellence. Dr. Brijesh Shukla, her father, and a former secretary of the Indian Medical Association laid a stable academic basis throughout her education at St. John’s School in Varanasi.
Her educational brilliance continued as she pursued her MBBS diploma from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, graduating in 2013. Later, she set out on the trail to concentrate on paediatrics at PGIMER, Chandigarh.
However, her trajectory took an surprising flip when her elder brother, Gaurav Shukla, achieved success within the UPSC Civil Services examination in 2012, getting into the IAS cadre. Inspired by her brother’s triumph, Artika made a brave choice to pause her research in 2014 and give attention to the civil companies examinations.
In a departure from conference, Artika opted to forego conventional teaching lessons, relying as a substitute on the steadfast assist of her brother. She attributes her success to this unconventional but decided method.
During her IAS coaching, Artika’s life took one other unexpected twist as she discovered love in Jasmeet Singh, the third All India Rank holder within the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2015. After a interval of courtship, the couple exchanged vows in 2017. Although initially designated to the Indian Administrative Service Union Territory cadre, Artika selected to align her skilled path with Jasmeet’s by becoming a member of the Rajasthan cadre.
