Meet Tenzing Yangki, First Female IPS Officer From Arunachal Pradesh

Tenzing Yangki from Arunachal Pradesh is known to be the first female Indian Police Services officer from the State. The native of Tawang became a trailblazer in the police force after she cracked the Union Public Services Commission exam 2022 with the 545th rank. She had earlier cracked the Arunachal Pradesh Public Services Commission Exam in 2017. Although Yangki became the first female IPS officer from the northeast-Indian State in July last year, her achievement is making the headlines across the country now. 

Yangki's feat has set an example for the women of Arunachal Pradesh and the whole of India, proving that hard work and determination can help them achieve any dream. She comes from a community deeply committed to public service, as she is reportedly, the third generation of civil service officers in her family. 

All About Arunachal Pradesh's First Female IPS Officer

Tenzing Yangki told the Arunachal Times that she was inspired to get into civil services because of her parents. She is the daughter of Jigmi Choden, who is a 1992 batch Arunachal Pradesh Public Services Commission officer, and the late Thupten Tempa, who was also an Indian Administrative Services officer of the 1989 batch. Her father Tempa was an officer with the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and IAS, before plunging into politics. 

Reportedly, Yangki is the granddaughter of the late Nyerpa Khow, who played a crucial role in bringing the Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh under Indian rule. Dedication to the country comes inherently to Yangki, who comes from a line of great contributors to India's growth.

According to the Arunachal Times, Yangki did her schooling and Bachelor's from Assam and then went on to pursue her Master's degree in Political Science from the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru College, Delhi University. She also holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Warwick, England.

She appeared for the Arunachal Pradesh Public Services Commission exam in 2017. She was posted in the Siang district after she cleared the exam and then appeared for the Union Public Services Commission exam in 2022. Apart from civil services, sYangki has reportedly also been a research scholar at institutions including the Centre for Policy Research and a  teacher at Geku Government College, Arunachal Pradesh.