The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) recently released the results of the Engineering Service Examination (ESE). In this, the candidates who have successfully cleared all the stages of the exam are hired for various posts within the government department. Lakhs of students applied for the exam and only a few got selected. One of the selected batch of students in UPSC ESE 2023 was Shivam Dwivedi. He secured All India 20th Rank in the Electrical Engineering branch. The national competitive exams are the platform which gives equal chances to candidates despite their economic backgrounds. Shivam Dwivedi belonged to an economically weaker section of society. The success story of Shivam Dwivedi is inspirational for all the candidates who are preparing for any competitive exams.

Shivam Dwivedi is a resident of Mahta Village in the Bhanda district of Uttar Pradesh. His father is a farmer while his mother is a housewife. His brother is also an engineer. Shivam Dwivedi was always a studious student in school. He completed his primary studies at the primary school in the village. After this, he decided to complete his secondary education at Tehsil. He pursued engineering after passing Class 12 with excellent marks. He started preparing for the IIT JEE exam. He couldn’t crack the advanced stage of the exam but scored enough marks for the government engineering college, the National Institute of Technology (NIT).

He successfully graduated from college and appeared for the recruitment examination of the electricity department. He cleared the exam and was selected for the post of SDO. However, he was not satisfied with this job and started to aim for a better position. He decided to appear for the UPSC ESE exam. He started his preparation for the exam. While interacting with the media, Shivam Dwivedi said that he took leave from his job to prepare for this exam. He used to study regularly for 8 hours.

Apart from this, to efficiently manage his studies along with his job, Shivam Dwivedi decided to make a study plan. He focused on time management. He has given the credit of his success to his parents and God.