UPSC with Monika

I am Monika Srivastava, AIR 16 in UPSC CSE 2025. I hail from Aurangabad, Bihar with my ancestral roots in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. I am a Computer Science and Engineering graduate from IIT Guwahati and worked as a Software Engineer at PayPal for nearly six years after graduation. I have appeared for the CSE Mains twice and the interview twice. In 2023, I was allotted the Indian Railway Management Service (Traffic). Subsequently, I reappeared for CSE 2025 with the aim of improving my rank.