UPSC Success Story: Raghav Jhunjhunwala Secures AIR 4 from Muzaffarpur

Published On: March 9, 2026

UPSC Success Story: Millions of youths fantasize about the UPSC exam every year, and it is not an easy task to pass this challenging test. It is not merely a process of learning, but even an exercise of patience and certainty, and never giving up.

Raghav Jhunjhunwala, a man who lives at Muzaffarpur, Bihar has made such a hard struggle and attained a great milestone with his efforts.

Not only to his family, but to his whole district, when Raghav earned an All India Rank (AIR) 4 in the UPSC exam, he has bestowed glory on it. His success is such an example that any dream can turn out to be a reality provided that one has a clear goal and works hard.

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UPSC Success Story: Raghav Jhunjhunwala

Category	Details
Name	Raghav Jhunjhunwala
Hometown	Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
UPSC Rank	AIR 4
Graduation	Economics
College	Shri Ram College of Commerce (Delhi University)
Graduation Year	2020
UPSC Attempts	3 Attempts
First Attempt	Cleared Mains but could not attend Interview
Second Attempt	Reached Interview but not selected
Third Attempt	Secured All India Rank 4
Goal as IAS	Focus on skill development, industrial growth and solving flood–drought issues in Bihar

Asked questions on the development of Bihar in the Interview

The UPSC interview is said to be the most critical and the most difficult part of the exam. It evaluates the thinking, comprehension and decision making skills of a candidate. Another issue of the development of Bihar was also questioned during the interview of Raghav.

In the mock interview, the board member said to him, “You are a student of economics and you are a Bihari. Suppose you were an IAS officer then what would you do to the development of the state?

The response provided by Raghav was quite balanced and found importance on a few points. He said that the collaboration in various areas is a key to the development of Bihar. In his opinion, the state development depends on the following:

Encouraging skills so as to offer improved jobs to the youth

Encouraging the state to industrialize to create more jobs and investments.
A long term solution to the yearly flood in North Bihar.
Better water management to curb drought like situations in South Bihar.
Special care in regard to growth of weak and underprivileged parts of society.
This well-balanced and practical response was highly appreciated by the members of the interview board.

Education Pursuit, Muzaffarpur-Delhi

Raghav attended a primary school in Muzaffarpur. He was always interested in studies, and dreaming of doing something big since childhood.

He graduated with GD Mother School 12 th grade. He later joined the highly regarded Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) at the Delhi University and graduated with Economics in 2020.

Having graduated college he felt like he should take up civil services and serve the society and country. It is based on this that he started preparing to the UPSC.

Historic Success in the Third Attempt

The process of the UPSC preparation is usually difficult and time-consuming. This was the case for Raghav. He had a lot of challenges, and he never gave directly.

His voyage took the form as follows

He had cleared the main examination in his first attempt and was not able to sit the interview because of family reasons. On the second attempt, he was able to get to the interview, but his name was not written on the final list of selection.

After hard work and a more strategic approach in his third attempt, he got the fourth place in the country in the examination.

The tale of Raghav has been a motivator to young people

The success of Raghav Jhunjhunwala is a confirmation that the end is never. Sticking to purpose and striving on will definitely result in success though late.

Thousands of youths today aspire to work in the civil services and his story is the inspiration to them. This achievement demonstrates that patience, hard work and positive attitude may make one achieve any goal.

Disclaimer: The article was written relying on the information available and media reports. The details below are provided with the purpose of general information. Any official information should be ascertained by reference to the appropriate official source or results list.