Pawan Kumar Kumawat, the son of a Rajasthan truck driver, has successfully cracked the UPSC exam and become an IAS officer.
It was in 2006 that Pawan saw in the newspaper the story of Govind Jaiswal, the son of a rickshaw driver who had become an IAS. His life changed that day. He decided that if a rickshaw driver's son could achieve this feat why couldn't the son of a truck driver?'
Pawan Kumawat, who made his family proud by securing the 551st rank in UPSC, studied in difficult conditions. When he started preparing for UPSC, his home didn't have an electricity connection. He used to study in the light of a lantern.
At present, Pawan Kumar Kumawat is working as a director in the District Industries Center in Barmer, Rajasthan.