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HS Keerthana was a popular face in the film industry but after she grew up, the actress decided to serve a greater purpose and appeared for the UPSC exam. HS Keerthana took six attempts but she finally cleared the UPSC exam with AIR 167.

HS Keerthana, a former Kannada film actress, decided to stick with it and pursue a career in administrative services to become IAS officer.

HS Keerthana was a popular child artist who appeared in various daily soaps like 'Karpoorada Gombe', 'Ganga-Yamuna', 'Muddina Aliya', 'Upendra',' 'A', 'Kanoor Heggadati', 'Circle Inspector', 'O Mallige', among others.

Keerthana didn't give up even after failing to clear the UPSC exam five times. On her sixth attempt, she cleared the UPSC exam with AIR 167 and got the position of Assistant Commissioner in Mandya district, Karnataka. Before this, she had worked as a KAS officer for two years.

This actress left her successful career in the film industry to become an IAS officer. Know her journey here.

Before starting her preparations for UPSC CSE, Keerthana appeared for the Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) exam in 2011 and cleared it.

Know the story of this actor who became an IAS officer and cracked the UPSC CS exam in 2020 on her sixth attempt.