Ansar Shaikh

Ansar Shaikh (born June 1, 1994) is an Indian Administrative Service officer working as the additional district magistrate of Cooch Behar, West Bengal.^[1][2][3] He is the 2016 batch IAS officer of the West Bengal Cadre.^[4][5][6] He is the youngest IAS officer in India, and he joined the Indian Administrative Service at 21.^[7][8][9]

Ansar Shaikh was born on 1 June 1994 in Jalna, Maharashtra, a city in Maharashtra.^[10][11][12] His father, Yonus Shaikh Ahmad, is an autorickshaw driver, while his mother, Adeela Shaikh, works on the farm.^{[9][13][14][15]}

Ansar Shaikh passed 12th with 91 percent marks.^[3][16] He completed his graduation in political science at Fergusson College, Pune, with 73 percent.^[3][17] After graduating, he attended private coaching for IAS and cracked UPSC on his first attempt at 21.^{[3][18][19][20]}

• Civil Services Examination
• Indian Administrative Service
• Union Public Service Commission