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nAnand Kishore is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre. He is undoubtely one of the most honest and hard working officers of the contemporary times. He is the man on a mission. Anand has single handedly brought repute to many organization. Nitish Kumar asked him to become the Chairman of Bihar Secondary Examination Board when the infamous Toppers’s scam came to the fore in 2016. He led the Board in an incredibly efficient manner. The Board has released 2019 Intermediate result within 44 days of conducting examination – Fastest in the History.
His efficiency was on display in 2021 when all boards of the country, including CBSE, were struggling to take board exams due to the second wave of Covid – 19, Bihar board had released the final results of both 10th and 12th in the first week of April.
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nAnand Kishore is a man of words. Wherever he hasnworked, he changed the environment. People of Nalanda and Muzaffarpur stillnmiss him as Mr. Kishore has worked to change the lives of people in a positivenways as a DM in these two districts. He is a close to Nitish Kumar, but widelynregarded as a staunchly neutral officer when it comes to dealing with politicalnmatters and politicians.
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nProfile of Anand Kishore
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nAnand Kishore was born and brought up in Bihar. Henis a Kayastha by caste. He was a brilliant student from school days. He had secured first rank in Dhanbad in the matriculation examination. Anand was a student of Bokaro Ispat School, Sector – 6.
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nAnand took admission in Science College, Patna for I.nSc. as he was looking forward to prepare for IIT JEE entrance examination andnin those days Patna was a hot spot for IIT JEE preparation. He cracked IIT JEEnin his first attempt and took admission in IIT – Kanpur. He has done B. Techn(Electrical Engineering) and M. Tech (Electrical Engineering) from IIT –nKanpur. He got offers from a multi national company, but he had to reject thenoffer as the posting was in the USA. He wanted to work in India. He joined anprivate firm and started preparation for UPSC Civil Services.
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nAnand took admission in Science College, Patna for I.nSc. as he was looking forward to prepare for IIT JEE entrance examination andnin those days Patna was a hot spot for IIT JEE preparation. He cracked IIT JEEnin his first attempt and took admission in IIT – Kanpur. He has done B. Techn(Electrical Engineering) and M. Tech (Electrical Engineering) from IIT –nKanpur. He got offers from a multi national company, but he had to reject thenoffer as the posting was in the USA. He wanted to work in India. He joined anprivate firm and started preparation for UPSC Civil Services.
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nAnand Kishore had cracked UPSC Civil Services in 1995.nHis All India Rank was 163. His optional subjects were – Physics (Prelims) & Physicsnand Mathematics (Mains). A simple calculation revealed that at best he would have gotten IPS. He didn’t join and appeared again in 1996. This time, he had cracked with flying colours – All India 8 rank.
nAnand Kishore had cracked UPSC Civil Services in 1995.nHis All India Rank was 163. His optional subjects were – Physics (Prelims) & Physicsnand Mathematics (Mains). A simple calculation revealed that at best he would have gotten IPS. He didn’t join and appeared again in 1996. This time, he had cracked with flying colours – All India 8 rank.
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nLuckily, Anand Kishore got Bihar Cadre and since joiningnthe service he has become a matter of discussion among Biharis. Everyonenrespects him. He is quite soft spoken and you will always find him smiling evennin tough situations. His endeavour to cleanse the education system in Bihar isnbearing fruits as the state is becoming the harbinger of major overhaul in thenpublic sector school education in India.
Patna High Court Drama
Anand Kishore had appeared in Patna High Court as he was summoned. He was wearing formal shirt and pant. The judge after seeing him had gotten infuriated and humiliated him for not wearing suit. The judge had gone overboard and was not even know the name of the training center in Mussoorie where IAS officers got trained. In the process, the judge has made a mockery of himself over the social media. Even after getting humiliated publicly, Anand Kishore was the winner.
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nWife of Anand Kishore
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nAnand Kishore is married and the couple has twonchildren. His family is staying in Patna. His wife’s name is Bhavana Kishore. It may be noted that he had married twice.
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