IAS Shubham Gupta, born on 11 August 1993, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, secured AIR 6 in the CSE exam in 2018. This was his fourth attempt where he set a milestone of scoring 1067 out of 2025. Currently, he is posted as a collector of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra.

His life journey was not a smooth one and has to overcome obstacles from his pathway. He faces failures multiple times before his absolute success. However, because of his determination, sacrifice and a lot of hard work he was able to accomplish his UPSC journey.

Shubham Gupta’s father’s name is Anil Gupta. His family has a small business and a small shoe shop. The business went into a loss when Shubham was in the seventh standard, and due to bankruptcy, he and his family had to shift to a small village Dahanu, Maharashtra. His mother is a homemaker, and her name is not revealed. Additionally, he has two older siblings, a brother whose name is Krishna Gupta and a sister whose name is Bhagyashree who is a CA by profession. Inspired by his businessman father he is also an entrepreneur.