SRK in his famous dialogue from the movie Om Shanti Om, says, “When you truly desire something with all your heart, the universe is ready to help you achieve it.” But it took Om Prakash Makhija another birth for the impossible to happen to him. Vijay Vardhan if waiting for 35 government exams will also feel like life for everyone. But that lifelong effort earned him the opportunity to live a life that many people only dream of.Government exams are very popular in India. People give years and years to get ‘sarkari naukri’, even if it means settling for a job that is much lower than their qualifications.The story of Vijay Vardhan is moving forward. His is one that surpasses the combined endurance of perhaps 10 such. He failed 35 state exams before cracking the UPSC, not once, but twice, to overcome all his failures and become an IAS officer.Vijay, from Sirsa, Haryana, studied Electronics Engineering and moved to Delhi to prepare for IAS, a move that will not be easy and will take years and heartbreak. Like many candidates, he applied for many government exams, the most popular ‘Plan B’ in UPSC circles. He appeared for Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC), Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC), Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL), and Combined Defense Services (CDS) exams, and failed in each of them.This would not only break anyone but tear them apart. But Vijay’s tip was the tales of people like Dashrath Manjhi, who carved a road out of the mountain using a hammer and a tool.Vijay’s first UPSC attempt was in 2014, where he failed but never gave up. His breakthrough came in 2018 when he received AIR 104 and became an IPS officer. But as the famous saying goes, he hasn’t gone far yet. What was all these years of grinding and failing if he didn’t try again for India’s top job, the IAS? 2021 was the year Vijay reached Rank 70 and returned every failure in every government exam, surpassing every success possible in the country’s government exams to become an IAS officer.Vijay Vardhan’s feat can break even the most determined, hard-working person because, let’s face it, the UPSC journey can be a lonely one. You see your friends getting higher education, clearing exams, getting into positions, becoming successful, getting married and having children. There are friends and family who expect you to settle down. And mentally, many failures can leave you with self-doubt that can be very difficult to get out of over the years.A well-known psychologist said: “Give me a dozen healthy, well-formed children, and my known world to raise them and I will guarantee that I will take anyone at random and train them to be any kind of professional I choose—doctor, lawyer, artist, businessman, yes, even a beggar and a thief, regardless of his skills, abilities, talents, skills, and abilities. parents.” The truth is, if you want something in your life, and whatever it takes, no matter how long it takes, you can get it.