Love In IAS: 2015 Topper Tina Dabi Marries Runner-Up

Tina Dabi, the 24-year-old IAS officer who topped the civil services exam in 2015 has tied the marital knot with 25-year-old Athar Aamir Khan. He is the man from Kashmir who stood second in the same exam.

They got married in south Kashmir's Pahalgam on Saturday in presence of family and friends. A reception was held in the groom's hometown in Anantnag's Mattan on April 8.

According to reports, the two toppers were undergoing training at the Department of Personnel and Training office in Delhi when Cupid struck.

An alumna of Delhi's Lady Shri Ram college, Tina Dabi became famous when she became the first Dalit to top the IAS exam in 2015. She did it in her first attempt only and managed to secure just little over 52 per cent marks. After topping the exam, she expressed her desire to work for women's welfare

 Also: 22 year old Tina Dabi tops Civil Services Exams

Know more about the couple

Dabi was born in Bhopal. She completed her schooling from Carmel Convent School. Her mother is a former Indian Engineering Service (IES) officer and her father Jaswant is a serving IES officer.

An alumna of Delhi's Lady Shri Ram college, Tina Dabi became famous when she became the first Dalit to top the IAS exam in 2015. She did it in her first attempt only and managed to secure just little over 52 per cent marks. After topping the exam, she expressed her desire to work for women's welfare.

Athar Aamir Khan

He did his 11th and 12th from Tyndale Biscoe School in Srinagar. Even after making it to IIT, he didn't join as he was offered a B-Tech course when he wanted to pursue another branch of engineering. He attempted to give IAS exam for the first time in 2014 and got into the railways. He cleared the IAS exam in the second try and came second.