A 23-year-old Kupwara girl qualifies UPSC exam,becomes the first female IAS officer from the district ranked 350.Nadia Beigh whose parents are Government teachers, is an Economics (Honours) graduate from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.Beigh qualifies UPSC exam the prestigious civil services of India in her second attempt.Hailing from Punzwa village of Kupwara, she aimed to crack the exams right from the day she passed her Class 12 examination. Beigh did her schooling up to 12th from Kupwara district in Government school and then went to New Delhi for pursuing graduation from Jamia Millia Islamia and completed in 2017.
She says her optional subject was sociology for which she went to a coaching centre and rest of the studies she did it herself.“I feel very elated that my hard work has yielded fruit for me,” she says.She says that her appeal to the students is to remain focused to achieve their goal.
