IAS Azharuddin Quazi: 10-Year UPSC Journey, Parents' Struggle, Finally IAS

• IAS Azharuddin Quazi, from Yavatmal, Maharashtra, overcame poverty to become an IAS officer.
• His father drove a taxi, and his mother tutored him and his siblings up to 10th grade due to financial constraints.
• Inspired in 2010, he faced financial hurdles, even lacking train fare for UPSC coaching in Delhi.
• After two failed attempts, he worked in a bank for 7 years to support his family before resuming his UPSC dream.
• Quazi achieved All India Rank 315 in his fourth attempt in 2019, fulfilling his goal of becoming an IAS officer.

Why It Matters: IAS Azharuddin Quazi's journey inspires overcoming poverty through sheer determination.