Son fulfils father’s dream, bags rank 14 in UPSC

FROM 1993 to 1997, Bhushan Arora of Haryana’s Bahadurgarh town appeared for UPSC exams four times but could not clear the prelims. Nearly two decades later, his son Shaurya Arora, 24, cleared the prelims and mains followed by the interview in his second attempt this year and got 14th rank in the UPSC exams.

“It was my personal decision to appear for the UPSC exams, not because of papa’s failures. I myself studied and prepared for the exam. Later, of course, he guided and helped me but it was not that I cleared the exams for fulfilling papa’s dream,” Shaurya told The Indian Express.

However, Shaurya’s father told the local media: “I could not crack it (the UPSC exam). Isko josh aa gaya ki main karta hun (He got excited that I will clear the exam). He has realised papa’s dream.” Shaurya’s mother Aarti Arora, 49, also said that “the son has fulfilled his father’s dream”.

Shaurya’s father Bhushan had done Btech from Iit-kharagpur from 1989 to 1993. After completing his course, he tried four attempts during the next four years. When he failed to crack the prelims, he moved to private companies in the IT sector. Bhushan says he had not thought his son would go for the UPSC exam. “He preferred the civil services instead of going for the corporate sector.”

Shaurya did his graduation in mechanical engineering from Iit-bombay. Family members say that Shaurya had started preparing for the UPSC exam when he was in second year of the engineering course.

Shaurya said: “My father motivated me to opt for physics as an optional subject and that decision really paid off. i secured 311 out of 500 marks in physics which was a very high score in this subject this year. This helped me secure a good rank.”

Express Shaurya with his father Bhushan Arora.