Anjali Birla, daughter of the president of Lok Sabha Om Birla, passed the examinations of three tests on the first attempt.
New Delhi:
Anjali Birla, the daughter of the president of Lok Sabha Om Birla, said today that rumors and social media posts that she had passed the civil service exam without appearing affected her at first, but ended up strengthening her for the future in the public service.
“There should be a law against trolling. We should track down people and hold them accountable, those who spread false news … Today I am a victim, tomorrow someone else could be a victim,” he told NDTV in an interview.
The 23-year-old passed the tough tests of three tests on the first attempt. Her name is also on the merit list for the 2019 civil services (main) exam. But social media posts claimed that she had benefited from her father’s position and was selected through “secret channels.”
“It puzzled me to have to explain after taking an exam that I did study for him. But I feel like it made me stronger because later I would face such baseless criticism even more in life. It made me mature as a person,” Anjali Birla told NDTV.
“I was honest with myself all the time. My loved ones and close ones know how hard I worked.”
In a post amidst the trolling, he wrote: “The UPSC Civil Services Exam is conducted in three stages spanning one year and you can ONLY become a civil servant if YOU PASS all three. There is no entry. upside down. At least respect the institution. “
He also had to present documents to show that he had “passed all three stages”.
Birla, who had long aspired to join the IAS (Indian Administrative Service), said she started preparing a year before the exams.
“I would study for eight to 12 hours every day. It takes so much preparation to pass it. You need consistency to pass the exam.”
Ms. Birla’s older sister passed the Chartered Accountant exams. “She was my strongest pillar; she helped me prepare,” he said.
His father’s vocation does not appeal to him for now.
“I am excited to join the services. I was intrigued by the UPSC. Politically speaking, it is an open field … I have no aspirations for now. But both are a public service.”
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