Oishee graduated with a B.Tech degree from Hooghly Engineering and Technology College, Hooghly, West Bengal.
The Union Public Service Commission recently announced the results of the UPSC 2023 exam, with thousands of students passing with flying colors. Previously, we have shared many success stories of candidates who overcame numerous struggles and obstacles to crack the country’s toughest exam. Today, we will discuss one such candidate who succeeded in the UPSC and shared her story on Instagram.
Oishee Mandal is a resident of West Bengal. According to her post, Oishee graduated with a B.Tech from Hooghly Engineering and Technology College. She then took a break to prepare for the UPSC exam. She mentioned that she grew an interest in pursuing civil service since her college days. Soon after completing her graduation, she decided to start the preparations for the examination with full dedication.
In her first three attempts, the girl from West Bengal failed to crack the mains exam. After her first two attempts, she decided to change her optional subject from Electrical Engineering to Political Science and International Relations (PSIR). Oishee Mandal mentioned that the transition to PSIR was challenging, but she succeeded due to her interest in the subject. On her fourth attempt, she qualified for the mains examination for the first time. In that attempt, she not only cleared the mains exam but also qualified for the interview.
Oishee achieved a total score of 958 in the UPSC examination, with 184 marks in the Prelims and 774 marks in the written Mains. In the essay paper for the main exam, she scored 137. She expressed that achieving this milestone fulfilled her parents’ dream.
