Bhubaneswar, April 12 -- It is very difficult to clear the civil services examination and become an IAS officer. And that is why aspiring candidates are given multiple attempts so that they can try their luck.

However, over the years, there have been many candidates who cleared the tough exams in the first attempt.Bhawna Garg

Bhawna Garg passed the IAS exams in the first attempt in 1999. Prior to that she had completed engineering at IIT Kanpur and a Master's from Princeton University. Currently, she is working as a Deputy General Director at the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).Ankur Garg

This candidate from Haryana topped the IAS exam in 2002 in the first attempt. Ankur was the youngest IAS officerof that time. It was...