In the UPSC CSE 2021 results that were declared on Monday, 26-year-old Ravi Kumar Sihag, a resident of Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan, secured the all India rank 18 to become the topper in Hindi medium. Indian Masterminds spoke exclusively with him to get details about his journey and UPSC preparation. CLEARED UPSC THRICE

Ravi Kumar Sihag has earned AIR 18 in UPSC IAS 2021. With it, he has ended the drought of Hindi medium candidates not becoming toppers in the last 7 years. Before this, Nishant Jain (AIR 13) was the last topper from Hindi Medium. In the year 2020, there were no candidates from Hindi Medium in the top 100.

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