Harshita Goyal (UPSC 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Harshita Goyal

• Harshita Goyal grew up in Vadodara, Gujarat. Her family moved there from Hisar, Haryana, as her father got a job at a private company there.

• Harshita belongs to the general category.

• After earning a Bachelor of Commerce from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, she pursued chartered accountancy.

• Harshita later began preparing for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams, as it was her father’s dream to see her become an IAS officer.

• She attempted the UPSC exams twice but could not clear the prelims either time.

• Harshita then began preparing for the 2024 UPSC examination and cleared the prelims. For the UPSC Mains, she chose Political Science and International Relations as her optional subjects.

• Unlike most UPSC aspirants who usually disconnect from social media entirely, Harshita used it purposefully by following pages that provided valuable knowledge that contributed to her exam preparation.

• Harshita was diagnosed with typhoid just a week before the UPSC Mains exam. Despite that, she went on to secure AIR 2 in the finals, which earned her the rank of an IAS.

• Harshita once participated in the Gujarat Youth Parliament and worked with the Ministry of Law and Justice.

• Harshita Goyal believes in contributing to society and has closely worked with Ahmedabad’s Believe Foundation, an NGO supporting thalassemia and cancer patients.