How An Average Student Became An IAS Officer

This is an inspirational and motivating story of an average student who was never interested in studies. Yes, his name is Vaibhav Chhabra. He is a resident of Delhi and has completed his Btech degree almost in 5 years from Netaji Subhash Chandra Institute with 56% marks. He belonged to a very common family. As he was no more interested in further studies so he joined a coaching institute as a faculty of Physics. After teaching for 2 years he thought of doing something great and that was the time when he decided to become an IAS Officer.

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for great” – John D. Rockefeller

After leaving the coaching institute he also worked in BSNL but for a short span of time as he was determined to join civil services. So he left his job. But the problem was that he was not able to concentrate on studies because he was not interested in that. But he didn’t lose hope. He was positive and determined about his decision. So initially he started off by studying only for few hours 1-2. Later when he developed his interest in studies he studied continuously for 12 hours. Just imagine an average student studying for 12-14 hours.

The time came when he filled UPSC form and was at the edge of his preparation fully determined to crack the exam. But one day he met with an accident and got some severe injuries. He was bedridden for 8 months. But that average student still didn’t lose hope. He studied for several hours in the hospital. His journey was not at all easy. After facing continuous failures for 8 times he finally cracked the exam in the year 2018. That average student gained 32th rank in the examination. His hard work was paid off and he finally achieved his goal.

His story in true sense is an inspiration for all the average students who think only high scorer students can crack competitive exams. No this is not at all true. Anybody can crack any competitive exam but the need is of having a positive approach towards your goal and a little faith in yourself.

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it” – Henry David Thoreau

This was the success story of IAS Vaibhav Chhabra. If you also have any inspirational story then do write up in the comment section.