In 2025, we present to you an Inspiring Office.
Nitika Khandelwal is a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), which she has been an outstanding part of. By 2025, her story will have detailed a career built up of determination and dedicated public service,ce also in the difficult environment of Uttarakhand.
Biography and UPSC Triumph
Born in 1987 and will turn 38 in 2025, Nitika Khandelwal is a part of the 2015 batch, which is in the Uttarakhand Cadre.
A large aspect of her success is that which saw her through the very competitive UPSC Civil Services Exam (CSE) while at the same time dealing with visual impairment. In 2014, she placed at All India Rank 897 in the CSE. Also, that she did a B.A. in Sociology at Sri Venkateswara College, DelhiUniversityt, and an M.A. in Human Resource Management from Jamia Millia Islamia. Her background in HR gave her a unique study of human behavior and system mmanagementnt which in turn she brings to play in her administrative roles.
Career Highlights and Current Status (2025)
Nitika Khandelwal has served in a wide range of challenging roles in Uttarakhand.
Early Roles: She was a Joint Magistrate in Roorkee and also served as Chief Development Officer (CDO) of Dehra Dun, which she did in the field-level development projects. Also in tech and planning, she took on the post of Additional Secretary for Information Technology and ran the Uttarakhand Space Application Centre. In that rolee which was late in 20,24, she put in place a cybersecurity structure for the state government.
District Leadership: In 2025, a great professional achievement for her was being appointed as District Magistrate (DM) of Tehri Garhwal on June 25, which also saw her take on the role of Vice Chairperson of the Tehri Development Authority.
As of the turn of 2025,, Nitika Khandelwal is at the head of the hilly Tehri Garhwal district. Her career is a report of how physical disabilities do not, in factt put a break on one’s ability to lead and serve in the Indian bureaucracy.
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