Meet Priyal Yadav: MP Farmer’s Daughter Who Once Failed Class 11, Now Appointed Deputy Collector After Cracking MPPSC Thrice In A Row

MPPSC 2021 Results: From a shocking failure to pass Class 11 to becoming a deputy collector in her home state of Madhya Pradesh, Priyal Yadav has come a long way in her life’s journey, serving as an inspiration for everyone who aspires to carve out a good career despite hurdles and setbacks.
Who is Priyal Yadav?
Priyal Yadav, the current district registrar of Indore, cracked the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) examination thrice in three, improving her rank in her final attempt and finally being appointed as a deputy collector in the state.
The daughter of a farmer father and a housewife mother, 27-year-old Priyal Yadav comes from an agrarian middle-class background and was a academic prodigy since her early years, but shocking failed to pass the Class 11 examination after she was pressured to opt for the non-medical stream after passing her Class 10 exams.
“I was a class topper till Class 10. However, due to pressure from relatives, I opted for physics, chemistry and mathematics in Class 11 despite lack of interest in these subjects and failed physics,” Priyal told news agency PTI.
However, this was the “first and last failure” in her academic life, she said.
Priyal credits her parents for supporting her in her studies and never forcing her to get married despite being from a rural background where parents often aren’t as accommodative as hers.
“I hail from a rural area where girls marry young, but my parents did not pressure me to get married an gave me complete freedom to pursue my studies,” she said.
Priyal Yadav MPPSC
Despite facing a shocking upset to clear Class 11 exams in her early academic life, Priyal persevered and ultimately her grit and hard work bore fruit when in 2019 she secured 19th rank in the MPPSC exam and was appointed as district registrar.
However, her ambition was not satiated and she took another crack at the MPPSC exam in 2020, this time securing the 34th rank and was chosen for the post of assistant commissioner in the cooperative department.
In her next attempt in 2021, Priyal bettered her 2019 rank, securing the 6th position in the MPPSC examination 2021, the  results of which were declared on Thursday evening. Officials said official, Priyal was among the top 10 candidates selected for the post of deputy collector in the MPPSC examination 2021.
Next Target: IAS
Priyal Yadav has now set her sights on cracking the prestigious Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams and realising her dream of becoming an IAS officer.
Priyal said she will prepare for IAS exams while working as a deputy collector in the state. At present, Priyal Yadav is posted as the district registrar in Indore.
MPPSC 2021 Results
An advertisement was issued for recruitment to 290 posts under the MPPSC 2021. But due to the pending case in the Madhya Pradesh High Court over 27 per cent reservation to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in government jobs, the selection result of 87 per cent of posts has been declared at present, an official said.
Selections for the remaining 13 percent of posts will be announced after the court’s verdict in the case, he said.
(With PTI inputs)