After IAS Tina Dabi, marksheet of UPSC Topper IAS Athar Aamir goes viral; he scored highest marks in…, his optional subject was..
Khan, who hails from Devipora-Mattan village in Anantnag district, 60 km south from Srinagar, obtained All India Rank(AIR) 2nd Rank in the year 2015. The son of a school teacher, Athar also got into the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) but he refused admission that year and was offered a B-Tech course by them when he wanted to study BE. As far as his schooling is concerned, Athar Aamir Khan studied at multiple different schools, Biscoe School and Tyndale Biscoe School in Srinagar, Evergreen Public School and Iqbal Memorial Institute in Anantnag; he completed Class 11th and 12th from Tyndale Biscoe School in Srinagar. After completing training, Khan was posted to Rajasthan cadre. Name of the subject Marks obtained Essay 125 GS 1 89 GS 2 118 GS 3 88 GS 4 147 Optional 1 134 Optional 2 124 825
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