Dr. Ruveda Salam IAS toppers story - pravinnath/upscpreparationguide GitHub Wiki

In 2013, Dr. Ruveda Salam, from the remote Farkin village in the border district of Kupwara, made history by becoming the first woman from the Kashmir valley to crack the UPSC exams.

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After serving as the Assistant Commissioner of Police in Chennai for a year, in 2015 she yet again cracked the UPSC exam to fulfill a childhood dream of becoming an IAS officer.

Living in the Kashmir valley poses its own set of challenges. Political disturbances, strikes, curfews and local stone pelting episodes are many and frequent. Twenty seven year old Ruveda Salam had to face these challenges on a day to day basis. Despite lack of professional coaching classes, limited access to newspapers and study material, Ruveda strived hard and has successfully cleared the UPSC exams, not once, but twice, paving her way to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming an IAS officer.

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