Meet IAS officer Tina Dabi, Ria Dabi’s mother, who also cleared UPSC exam, later took retirement due to…, she served as…

Some entrance examinations demand a student’s sweat, long hours of daily dedication, and immense patience. One such exam is the UPSC Civil Services examination. This exam is conducted for the recruit caandidates for the posts of  Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’, Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’ and other positions. It is extremely tough to clear all three stages of the exam. However, there is one such woman who not only cracked UPSC herself but both her daughters became IAS officers at a young age. Both her sons-in-law are also civil servants. One is an IAS officer and the other is an IPS officer. She is…

Himali Dabi, mother of IAS officers Tina Dabi and Ria Dabi, successfully cleared the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam. For the unversed, Himali went on to serve as an Indian Engineering Services (IES) officer. As per media reports, Himali Dabi was also a topper at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal. In an interview once, she had also said, “Its not easy to prepare for this exam. It is very tough.”

Himali Dabi’s eldest daughter, Tina Dabi, topped the UPSC Civil Services Exam-2015, achieving this feat in her first attempt. She secured All India Rank(AIR) 1 in the UPSC Civil Services(Main) Examination, 2015. She obtained 1063 marks in the entrance exam. At present,  she serves as the District Collector of Barmer. Her marriage to fellow IAS officer Pradeep Gawande garnered media attention in 2022.

Himali Dabi’s youngest daughter younger sister, Ria Dabi, is also an IAS officer from the 2020 batch, having secured an impressive All India Rank(AIR) of 15. Ria Dabi got married to IPS officer Manish Kumar in 2023.

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