Missed MBBS by one mark in 2016; decade later clears UPSC with AIR 812
Bhikan Rojekar, a 26-year-old from a farming family in Maharashtra, has successfully cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination on his fifth attempt. His journey included overcoming a near-miss for medical school and leveraging his agriculture degree to secure a career in public service.
Why it matters
The story serves as an inspirational narrative regarding social mobility and the intense competitiveness of India's civil service examinations for rural youth.
For 26-year-old Bhikan Rojekar, success in one of India’s toughest competitive examinations came after years of preparation and repeated attempts. When the results of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination 2025 were declared on March 6, Rojekar secured All India Rank (AIR) 812 on his fifth attempt. But the achievement carries particular significance for the young man from Jalgaon Sapkal village in Maharashtra’s Jalna district, whose parents worked as agricultural labourers and whose home is a modest paper shed.Rojekar’s journey has been marked by setbacks as well as opportunities. In 2016, he missed securing an MBBS seat by just one mark.
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