Thirty-two-year-old Prashant Suresh Bhojane, whose mother works as a civic sweeper in Maharashtra's Thane city, preserved against all odds and cracked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam.
Bhojane passed the exam by securing the 849th rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2023 final results, which were declared on Tuesday.
Prashant started the journey towards fulfilling his dream in 2015 when he first appeared for the exam and finally cracked it on the ninth attempt.
His achievement gave a reason to cheer for the residents of Khartan Road Sweepers Colony, where his family lives, as they took out a procession in celebration on Wednesday night. A few local politicians also took part in it.
Prashant's mother works as a sweeper with the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), while his father is a Class IV employee in the civic body.
Talking to PTI, Prashant said that while appearing for the UPSC exam, he started working in Delhi in 2020 at a competitive exam coaching centre, where he was given the job of checking students' mock exam papers.
He said his father wanted him to get a job instead of preparing for the IAS, but he did not give up his dreams.
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