Divya Mittal relocated to London, where she worked at a company with a high-paying job worth several lakhs.
Published: November 5, 2025 1:25 PM IST
It is said that some dreams do not let you sleep at night. These dreams require sleepless nights of hard work and sacrifice. This was true for Divya Mittal from Haryana, a woman with the dream of becoming an IAS officer. In pursuit of that, Divya left a high-paying job in London. After returning to India, Divya embraced the UPSC exam wholeheartedly —and in the end, she made the dream real.
A resident of Rewari, Haryana, Divya was an excellent student. After finishing her schooling, she took admission into IIT Delhi and earned her B.Tech degree. Following that, she completed her MBA from IIM Bangalore, both of which she got admission to after passing their difficult entrance exams. After achieving this, she began preparation for the UPSC test.
Following her MBA, Divya Mittal relocated to London, where she worked at a company with a high-paying job worth several lakhs. However, she did not feel at home abroad and thus returned to India. There, she appeared for the very first time for the UPSC exam – and cleared it on the first attempt.
After returning to India, IAS Divya Mittal didn’t just prepare for the UPSC Civil Services exam alone; she did it alongside her husband, Gagandeep Singh, who was also an engineering student. They both quit their jobs and began to prepare for the UPSC exam together without coaching.
In the UPSC 2011 exam, Gagandeep Singh passed and became an IAS officer, while Divya Mittal passed the UPSC exam in 2012 on her first attempt, becoming an IPS officer. However, she appeared again in 2013 and cleared the UPSC exam to become an IAS officer, securing the 68th rank and finally fulfilling her dream.
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