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IAS couples Tina Dabi–Dr. Pradeep Gawande, Srishti Deshmukh–Nagarjuna B. Gowda are always in the news for their inspiring stories and social work. They inspire and motivate thousands of aspirants who want to become civil servants. Now, another IAS couple from Madhya Pradesh has gone viral on the internet, making news all over. 2020-batch IAS Himansh Jain and IAS Sarjna Yadav are in the news after the Ministry of Personnel and Public Grievances released the Determination of Mutual Seniority of Probationary IAS Officers’ 2020 ranking.

IAS Himanshu Jain Tops The Ranking

The names of 9 officers of the Madhya Pradesh cadre are included in the ranking of ‘Determination of mutual seniority of probationary IAS’ of batch 2020. As per the ranking, the name of Shivpuri District Panchayat CEO Himanshu Jain is at No.1 in the state. In the final national ranking, IAS Himanshu has secured 40th position among 181 IAS officers of his batch. Jain’s wife IAS Sarjana Yadav is also at the bottom of this list.

The Ranking

Notably, IAS officers of the 2020 batch are currently serving as the CEO of the District Panchayat. This is the most senior post after the Collector’s post. During the probationary period of the 2020 batch officers, a ranking report was compiled. This ranking report was also sent to all other states along with Chief Secretary Anurag Jain. The seniority of these officers in the Madhya Pradesh cadre will be decided on the basis of ranking in the list.

Sarjana Yadav UPSC Rank

IAS Himanshu Jain and IAS Sarjana Yadav both cracked the UPSC CSE exam in 2019. Jain secured fourth rank and IAS Sarjana Yadav secured 126th rank. IAS Himanshu is graduated in economics from Delhi’s Hansraj College. His Sarjna worked as a research officer in the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India after completing engineering at the Delhi Technical University.

Himanshu Jain and Sarjana Yadav IAS Love Story

Himanshu Jain and Sarjna Yadav, both 2020 batch IAS officers, met during their training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie. They were engaged in March 2022 and subsequently married. Jain was assigned the Madhya Pradesh cadre and is currently serving there, while Yadav, initially in the AGMUT cadre, was transferred to Madhya Pradesh following her marriage.

IAS Himanshu Jain is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the District Panchayat in Shivpuri district. IAS Sarjna Yadav is currently serving in MP’s Neemuch.

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