Meet IFS Apala Mishra, UPSC CSE Interview Topper With Highest Marks

IFS Apala Mishra is a civil servant who cleared her UPSC CSE in the year 2020, in her third attempt.

IFS Apala Mishra scored 215 out of 275 marks in her UPSC Interview which is one of the highest totals ever.

IFS Apala Mishra was born in Ghaziabad in 1997; her father Amitabh Mishra is a retired Coloner, her mother Dr Alpana Mishra is a DU Professor and her brother Abhishek Mishra is a Major in Indian Army.

Apala did her schooling in Dehradun till Class 10 and then completed her remaining school education from Delhi.

IFS Apala Mishra did her graduation in BDS from Army College.

Before beginning her UPSC preparation, IFS Apala Mishra was a doctor - a dentist.

IFS Apala Mishra cleared UPSC in 2020, after failing two attempts where she couldn't even clear her Prelims examination.

In UPSC CSE 2020, IFS Apala Mishra securded All India Rank 9 and chose to become an officer in the Indian Foreign Services.

According to IFS Apala Mishra, she studied for 7-8 hours every day and began preparing for UPSC in 2018; Apala is quite active on Instagram.