Dr Apala Mishra, a dentist who secured AIR 9 in UPSC exam 2020

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Dr Apala’s father Amitabh Mishra is a retired Colonel in the Army

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Apala's elder brother Abhilekh is a Major.

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Mother Alpana Mishra is a Professor in the Faculty of Hindi in Delhi University.

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Apala secured AIR 9 in UPSC CSE 2020 and chose to become an Indian Foreign Services or an IFS Officer.

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She became a doctor after completing her Bachelor of Dentistry (BDS) in 2018.

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She believes that accepting failures can give the aspirants a chance to improve.

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Apala failed in her first two attempts but secured AIR 9 in the third.

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