Kanishak Kataria (UPSC/IAS Topper 2018) Age, Family, Caste, Biography

Kanishak Kataria (UPSC/IAS Topper 2018) Age, Family, Caste, Biography

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Caste: Balai (Scheduled Caste)

Age: 26 Years

Girlfriend: Sonal

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Famous For Topping the UPSC exam of 2018
Personal Life
Date of Birth 26 September 1992
Age (as in 2019) 26 Years
Birthplace Jaipur, Rajasthan. India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Libra
Nationality Indian
Hometown Jaipur, Rajasthan
School St. Paul's Sr. Sec. School, Kota, Rajasthan
College/University IIT Bombay (2010-2014)
Educational Qualification B.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering)
Religion Hinduism
Caste Balai - SC (Scheduled Caste)
Hobbies Watching Cricket, Football and Tennis
Relationships & More
Marital Status Unmarried
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(Software Developer)
Family
Parents Father- Sanwar Mal Verma (Promotee IAS)
Mother- Name Not Known (Housewife)
Siblings Brother- None
Sister- Tanmaya Kataria (Elder, a medical student of Sawai Man Singh Hospital)
Favourite Things
Favourite Sport Cricket, Football, Tennis
Favourite Cricketer All time favourite - Sachin Tendulkar
Current favourites- Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kanishak Kataria

  • After topping the UPSC 2018 exam, he said that he was surprised to see this result, he never thought he would top the exam.

  • His optional subject was Mathematics.

  • He topped UPSC in his first attempt.

  • After topping the exam, he stated this to the news agency, ANI:

It’s a very surprising moment. I never expected to get the 1st rank. I thank my parents, sister & my girlfriend for the help & moral support. People will expect me to be a good administrator & that’s exactly my intention

  • He got a lot of applause from many Twitteratis after he thanked his girlfriend, check sources after topping the UPSC exam.

  • He used to work in a multinational company (Samsung) as a data scientist in South Korea and then as a data analyst in a startup comopany in Bangalore but he quit his job in 2017 to prepare for civil services. He stated this in an interview:

I worked in private sector. I also got a chance to work with a company in the US. I realised that I was just making money and not working for my country. So I made a decision to prepare for civil services