In 2011 he passed UPSC and secured 13th All India Rank.
While studying in the university, he was a student leader and also held the post of Senior Vice President in Jodhpur University.
Becoming an IAS or Collector is not an easy task for anyone. It is necessary to pass the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination (USPC CSE), one of the toughest examinations in the country. Only after passing the UPSC with a good rank will he get the post of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. After this, he can get promotion to become a collector. Ultimately, it is the dedication and hard work of the candidate that brings him success. One such person is IAS Namit Mehta.
Bhilwara Collector IAS Namit Mehta recently visited Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. He went there for a surprise inspection and took out time to teach the 11th class commerce students on the topic ‘Private, Public and Global Enterprise’. He advised the students to pursue their hobbies while focusing on studies. But what is the story of this IAS?
Collector Namit Mehta is a 2012 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre. He hails from Jodhpur and has a postgraduate degree in commerce from Jodhpur University. During his time at the university, he was a student leader and also held the post of senior vice-president of Jodhpur University. He wanted to contest for the post of president at Jodhpur University. There were no elections for two-three years and he decided to move on. Meanwhile, he completed his course in Chartered Accountancy (CA) and Company Secretary (CS).
After not being able to contest for the post of President in his university, he shifted his focus to a career in public service. He decided to prepare for the UPSC CSE. In 2010, in his very first attempt, he cleared the UPSC CSE and secured an all-India rank of 430. He was selected for the Indian Revenue Service. He was not satisfied and wanted to become an IAS. So, he decided to give it another shot. In 2011, he applied for the UPSC once again and finally succeeded by securing the 13th rank. To clear the UPSC, he studied current affairs topics in depth and paid close attention to everything happening around him.
