U'khand man clears CAPF exam after multiple UPSC, SSB attempts

Pankaj Kamboj, from Padampur village near the Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand border, cleared the UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandant exam with AIR 196. A farming-family son, he had earlier failed three UPSC CSE Preliminary attempts. He also cleared CDS and AFCAT four times each in four attempts, but faced repeated setbacks during the SSB selection process before finally clearing the CAPF exam.