Who is Akshat Jain? Wiki, Bio, Family & Facts About IAS Officer

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Akshat Jain (born in 1995) is an Indian IAS officer, Designer, media face, Internet personality, motivational speaker, and influencer from Rajasthan. He came into the spotlight after securing the second All India Rank in the UPSC exams in 2018. 

He is one of the youngest boys to clear the exam with the highest rank. Moreover, he has also given speeches on how to prepare for the UPSC exams. He has also written a book on ‘Anthropology’ for the aspirants. 

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Biography

Akshat was born in the year 1995 in Jaipur, the pink city of Rajasthan, India. His full name is Akshat Jain. The 25 years old (as of 2020) IAS officer’s zodiac sign is Aries. 

He has completed his primary education at Mother’s International School. He took admission to the India International School, where he studies his senior secondary education. Jain enrolled himself in the Indian Institute of Technology, located in Guwahati for a bachelor’s degree in Designing. 

Trivia / Wiki

Full Real NameAkshat Jain
Date of Birth1995.
Age (as of 2020)25 years old.
ProfessionIAS officer.
ReligionJainism.
Place of BirthJaipur, Rajasthan, India.
EducationGraduate in Design.
Alma materMother’s International School.
India International School.
India Institute of Technology, Guwahati.
Net worthINR 2-3 Crores (approx.).
Height (approx.)In Feet Inches: 5′ 6″.
In Meters: 1.67 m.
In Centimetres: 167 cm.
Weight (approx.)In Kilograms: 62-66 kg.
In Pounds: 136-145 lbs.
Eye ColorDark Brown.
Hair LengthShort.
Hair ColorBlack.
NationalityIndian.
TattoosNone.
Zodiac SignAries.

Family & Caste

Jain is raised amidst an educated family. His father, DC Jain, is an IPS (Indian Police Service) officer in Rajasthan, and his mother, Simmi Jain, is an IRS (Indian Revenue Service) officer. His parents are the great inspiration for him to become an IAS officer. 

He has played with his brother in his childhood. Akshat believes in the Jain religion. According to Wikipedia, Jainism doesn’t follow any caste system.

Relationships & Girlfriend

Akshat Jain is a very intelligent and smart officer. He has not shared anything related to his lover or girlfriend. It could be possible that he is concentrating on his rising career. However, he is still single. 

Career

Akshat has earlier worked as a designer at some companies. According to his LinkedIn profile, he has worked as a Head of Corporate Relations and Marketing at Alcheringa, IIT Guwahati from 2015 – 2016. He has also taken training as UX Design Student at Samsung R&D Institute India, situated in Bangalore. 

Indian Administrative Service (IAS)

After completing his education, Akshat starts preparing for the IAS officer exam. He first gave exams of UPSC in the year 2017 but was unable to clear his preliminary exam, because he gave the exams with only 3 months of preparation. Then he decided to prepare for a whole year and then gave the exam. 

In 2018, he gave the exam with full preparation. He cracked it and got 2nd All-India Rank. He got 882 marks in mains written and 198 marks in his Interview round. He scored 1080 marks in total. He also got training for his administrative work at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration.

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Preparation & Training 

Akshat has shared his schedule of study with the IAS aspirants through several interviews. He suggested reading ‘The Hindu’ newspaper every day but also said that one should not spend so much time reading newspapers. Apart from this, notes are always the best part to summarise the topic. 

He said that the candidate should practice answer writing from the very first day of preparation. Moreover, aspirants should do self-evaluation and analysis once a month or week. Jain’s motto of studying was “Karna hai to Karna hai”. 

Net Worth 

Akshat is earning a good amount of money from his government service. He would be getting paid around INR 50-60k (approx.) from his civil service job and also getting some allowances & privileges. His net worth is roughly calculated at INR 2-3 Crores approximately. 

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