Garima Lohia is an Indian woman and winner of UPSC Civil Services 2022 who secured AIR Rank 2.
Wiki/Biography
Garima Lohia was born in 1999 (age 24; in 2023) in Buxar, Bihar. He did his primary schooling at Woodstock School in Buxar. After that, he attended Sunbeam School, Bhagwanpur in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. In 2017, he enrolled in Kirori Mal College, Delhi, where he pursued his studies in accounting. He returned from Delhi to his hometown Buxar in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. He started preparing for the Civil Service Exam amid the Covid-19 lockdown. Interestingly, he prepared for the exam through internet and textbooks and other resources and did not join any coaching class. However, he took the main test series. He could not clear his prelims in the first attempt, but he made it in the second attempt by scoring 1063 marks.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 4″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family & Caste
Garima Lohia belongs to the OBC category.
Parents & Siblings
His father, Manoj Kumar Lohia, was a wholesale clothing dealer in Buxar district. He died of a heart attack in 2015. After that, his mother, Sunita Lohia, raised her four children alone. His mother is a housewife. Garima Lohia lives in a joint family of 13 members, and her grandfather is the breadwinner of the family. Garima has two sisters and a brother. His sister is married in Jabalpur, while his younger brother, Varun Lohia, is a BCom student. One of her sister’s name is Astha Lohia.
Garima Lohia with her mother
Husband & Son
He is not married.
Facts/Trivia
- The UPSC CSE results were announced in May 2023 and the top four positions were secured by women with Ishita Kishore at AIR-1, Garima Lohia at AIR-2, Uma Harathi N at AIR-3 and Smriti Mishra at AIR-4.
- He can speak Marwari, Hindi and English.
- In her free time, she likes to listen to podcasts, mostly about self-help and self-improvement.
- Once her essay on the topic of Women’s Empowerment was awarded the title of Best Essay by the UN Forum.
- His choice in UPSC exam was Commerce and Accountancy.
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
