IAS Namit Mehta Shares Success Tips With Bhilwara School Students During Inspection

Becoming an IAS or Collector is not an easy job for anyone. One must clear one of the country’s toughest examinations, the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination (USPC CSE). Only upon clearing the UPSC with a good rank, will they get the position of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. After this, they may get promoted to become a collector. End of the day, it is the sheer dedication and hard work of the candidate that will help them achieve success. One such person is IAS Namit Mehta.

IAS Namit Mehta, Collector of Bhilwara, recently visited the Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. He was there for a surprise inspection and made time to teach the 11th-grade commerce students about the topic of ‘Private, Public and Global Enterprises’. He advised the students to nurture their hobbies while focusing on their studies. But what is the story of this IAS?

Collector Namit Mehta is a 2012-batch IAS officer from the Rajasthan cadre. He hails from Jodhpur and holds a post-graduate degree in Commerce from Jodhpur University. During his time at the university, he was a student leader and also held the position of Senior Vice President of Jodhpur University. He wanted to run for the position of President at Jodhpur University. No elections were held for two to three years and he decided to move on. Meanwhile, he completed his courses in Chartered Accountancy (CA) and Company Secretary (CS).

After not being able to run for President at his university, he dedicated his focus to a career in public service. He decided to prepare for UPSC CSE. In 2010, on his very first attempt, he cleared the UPSC CSE and secured an All-India Rank of 430. He was selected for the Indian Revenue Service. He was not satisfied and wanted to become an IAS. So, he decided to give it another chance. In 2011, he appeared for UPSC once again and finally cracked by securing an AIR of 13. To clear UPSC, he delved deep into the topics of current affairs and paid close attention to everything that happened around him.