Meet Aashna Chaudhary, The IPS Officer Who Cracked UPSC On 3rd Attempt Without Coaching

Various inspiring stories often go viral on the internet every day. Recently, one such inspiring story of IPS Aashna Chaudhary is garnering attention. Her story is an epitome of the power of determination and self-belief. Let’s take a look. Aashna hails from Pilkhuwa, a town in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Her father, Dr Ajit Chaudhary, is a professor at a government university, while her mother, Indu Singh, is a homemaker. She studied in various schools across India, including St Xavier’s School in Pilkhuwa, St Mary’s School in Udaipur, and Delhi Public School in Ghaziabad. She gave the 12th board examination with humanities subjects. She did very well in her studies and scored 96.5 percent marks in 12th grade.

In 2019, she did Honors in English Literature from the famous Lady Shri Ram College of Delhi University. Then in 2023, she did a Masters in International Relations from a South Asian University located in New Delhi. During her masters, she also worked with an NGO that caters to underprivileged children.

Aashna Chaudhary took a break of 1 year after graduation and prepared for the UPSC exam. She was inspired by her family members, who advised her to try for UPSC. She gave her first attempt in 2020 after a year of preparation. She failed and couldn’t crack the exam.

She persisted and showcased smartness for her third attempt in 2022. Finally, she cracked the exam without coaching with AIR 116. She secured 992 marks out of 2025 marks. She then secured her first preference of service — Indian Police Service (IPS).

Besides academics, Aashna is active on social media. Recently, IAS Abhinav Siwach has shared a couple photos on social media. IPS Ashna Chaudhary is also seen with him in the photograph. People are praising both of them in the comments. Abhinav Siwach is a resident of Gorakhpur village in Fatehabad district of Haryana. He has passed the UPSC Civil Services Examination in his second attempt in 2022.

According to reports, Aashna Chaudhary and Abhinav Siwach met each other at the IAS Training Center. Abhinav Siwach did his MBA from IIM Kolkata after doing BTech from DTU in 2016. He has also worked as an investment banker.