Overview
- UPSC’s 2025 final results list Saumya Mishra at All India Rank 18, confirming her transition from Uttar Pradesh PCS to the IAS.
- She was serving as Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Madihan, Mirzapur district, when the results were announced.
- She cleared the exam on her fourth attempt after earlier setbacks at the interview stage in her second attempt and the prelims in her third.
- She credits District Magistrate Priyanka Niranjan for guidance and for taking on duties that freed time for study.
- Her sister, Sumegha Mishra, also qualified with AIR 253, as the Unnao-born siblings—alumnae of Kirori Mal College—highlight support from their Delhi government-school teacher father and homemaker mother.