Sandeep Kumar

Sandeep Kumar 

UPSC Topper 2015

Sandeep Kumar, child of a rickshaw puller, the trip to understanding his fantasies has not been a simple one. The 28-year-old Dalit researcher, who did his BA in Political Science through correspondence, has split the common administration exam in spite of all chances. 

Kumar says the demise of his dad fuelled in him the flame to break the exam and secure a superior future for his family. 

"I have for the longest time been itching to be a government employee. I trust that to speak to my group and to define approaches that are more comprehensive crosswise over rank lines, individuals from the retrogressive classes need a greater nearness in the administrations," he said. Kumar lives in a travel camp for ghetto occupants uprooted from Kathputli Colony in west Delhi. 

Kumar did not have the privilege to go to honing classes. His 10×12 ft temporary lodge is the place he contemplated for the exams. He used to fill in as a bookkeeper in Moti Nagar, procuring Rs 5,000 a month and concentrating on after work. He at long last quit to concentrate on the exam. 

"Working and concentrate at the same time was a significant errand. Since my dad kicked the bucket, my sibling and I were the providers. We needed to run the family unit and backing our mom, who has upheld us for a considerable length of time. My sibling works in a MNC. He urged me to leave my place of employment and concentrate exclusively on the exam," he said. 

Kumar's prosperity has roused a few neighbors, the greater part of whom are offspring of vagrant workers, to get ready for the exam also. Be that as it may, Kumar is not extremely content as his rank qualifies him for the IPS and IRS, yet not the IAS. 

This, he says, is only a venturing stone as he plans to give the exam another shot one year from now in the trust of a higher rank. "I am extremely content with the IPS too. One of things I need to do when I join the power is I will be to build the nearness of ladies in the police power. A few of our neighbors have been bugged by cops for wrongdoings they have not submitted. Seeing such things makes me irate, and I might want to be a part of the long procedure to change this state of mind." 

Abhishek Aswal, Kumar's companion and one of the "Uncommon 26", says, "Every one of us are from in reverse standings. We as a whole have a fantasy to in the long run move past this discussion about denied positions… We are pleased with our character however tired of listening to things like 'he got in through reservation' from different understudies. A large portion of us concentrating on and winning to bolster our families. We as a whole make them thing in like manner — our enthusiasm for the advancement of in reverse groups."