Pratibha Verma (born in 1993) is an Indian Civil Servant and Engineer from Manpur Village, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh, India). She is the third topper in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2019 to become an IAS officer.
In 2018, she successfully cleared the Civil Services Entrance with AIR 489 rank and Physical subject optional. She worked on probation in the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) for three months in 2019.
Then, Verma joined on the position of the Income Tax Probationer in the IRS department until she cleared UPSC 2019. Like Neha Banerjee, she is also an IIT passed out an engineer who cracked UPSC.
She is the topper among the female candidates who appeared in the UPSC CSE Examination of 2019. While preparing for UPSC she covered limited material that helped her get a good score.
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Full Birth Name | Pratibha Verma. |
Nickname | Pratibha. |
Profession | 1. UPSC 3rd Rank Holder. 2. Former Deputy IRS & IFS. 3. Engineer. 4. Former Deputy Manager at Vodafone India, Pune. |
Date of Birth | 1993. |
Age (How old, as of 2020) | 27 years old. |
Famous For | She secured All India 3rd rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2019. |
Birthplace/Hometown | Manpur Village, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh, India). |
Nationality | Indian. ![]() |
Sun Sign (Zodiac) | NA. |
Gender | Female. |
Sexuality | Straight. |
Caste | Other Backward Class (OBC) Community. |
Religion | Hinduism. |
Current Residence | Sultanpur, India. |
Physical Statistics & More | |
Height | Feet & Inches: 5' 4". Centimeters: 163 cm. Meters: 1.63 m. |
Weight | Kilograms: 55 Kg. Pounds: 121 lbs. |
Eye Color | Black. |
Hair Color | Black. |
Shoe Size (US) | 5.5. |
Family | |
Parents | Father: Sudhansh Verma (Teacher). Mother: Usha Verma (Government Teacher). |
Siblings | Brothers: Sudhir Verma (Engineer) & Abhishek Verma (B.Tech Degree Pursuing). Sister: Priyanka Verma (Doing MD from the Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi). |
Education | |
Highest Qualification | B. Tech degree in Engineering Physics from IIT, Delhi and secured 8.2 CGPA score. |
School | 1. Raj Saraswati Bal Vidya Mandir (RSBVM). 2. Kamla Nehru Institute of Child Education (KNICE). |
College/University | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. |
Volunteering Work | 1. NGO Vidya (2010-14). 2. National Service Scheme of IIT Delhi (2011-12) |
Personal Information | |
Marital Status | Unmarried. |
Early Life, Parents & Education
Pratibha Verma was born in 1993 in Manpur Village, India. Moreover, her age calculated around 27 years old (as in 2020). She comes from the middle-class OBC caste group.
Her father Sudhansh Verma is a professional teacher working at Baba Bhagwandas Inter College in Bikawajeetpur (Bhadaiyan, Sultanpur). Her mother’s name is Usha Verma working as a government school in Sultanpur.

Pratibha Verma with her mother Usha Verma, father Sudhansh Verma & sister Priyanka Verma.
She has one elder brother Sudhir Verma is an engineer in Bengaluru City. Her younger brother is Abhishek Verma is pursuing his B.Tech degree. Pratibha’s elder sister Priyanka Verma is doing her MD degree from the Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
She grew in the Sultanpur city and enrolled at the Raj Saraswati Bal Vidya Mandir (RSBVM). Then, she joined the Kamla Nehru Institute of Child Education (KNICE) and passed out her immediate exam.
She did her B.Tech in Engineering Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi from 2010-2014. She scored 8.2 CGPA.
Personal Life
The 27-year-old UPSC Topper 2019 marital status is unmarried. No other information disclosed about the past relationships of her. She does not like to talk about her private life openly. Pratibha prepared her future wedding plans that she will reveal soon.
Some Lesser Known Facts about Pratibha Verma
- She was a topper in her high school and secured the third position in the UP board state in the year 2008.
- Additionally, she topped in the 10th and 12th board examinations of CBSE.
- While studying in the IIT, Delhi, she showed her active involvement in the extracurricular activities movie making, dance, drama, street play, stage play, debating and quizzing.
- Pratibha Verma worked at Vodafone India on the position of the Graduate Trainee for one year (2014-2015). She contributed to the company on the position of the network and capacity planner in the IT department.
- She promoted on the position of Assistant Manager and transferred to Vodafone’s branch in Pune City. Furthermore, she worked for a period of 10 months. She closely handled her responsibilities and collaborated with the department’s technical and demand owners. She did an analysis of gathering the design development and production functionality of the products.

Pratibha Verma with her friends partying.
- She again promoted the Deputy Manager position and worked in the same mobile connection company for five months in 2016.
- Soon, she left her job and began her UPSC exam preparation. She took Physics subjects for the mains examination and did her preparation at the Delhi Institute of Administrative Services (DIAS).
- From August 2010 to March 2014, the Uttar Pradesh IAS topper volunteered at the Vidya NGO. She taught the underprivileged children and supported the women in their micro-level business work.
- She became an executive in the National Service Scheme of IIT Delhi from April 2011 to March 2012. Additionally, she made her strong presence in the social activities organized in her college and in the community.
- NSS is a government program that started in all the government institutions of the country. Ms. Verma said that she learned many things while working over there with the fellow IIT students who joined.
- She stands out 5 feet 4 inches height (163 in Centimeters) and her weight is 55 Kilograms (121 in Pounds).
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