Nandini KR (Indian IRS Officer) Age, Biography, Family

Quick Info

Profession	IRS Officer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	15/09/1990
Age	36 years
Birthplace	Kolar, Karnataka, India
Current Service	Indian Administrative Service (IAS)

Latest News about Nandini KR

30/12/2025

A feature on young UPSC Rank 1 achievers stated that Nandini KR was serving as Additional Commissioner of Commercial Taxes in Karnataka. It also described her as a 2017-batch IAS officer from the Karnataka cadre.

19/11/2025

Nandini KR was featured during a media-house visit in which her UPSC journey and public-service work were highlighted. The report said she was serving in Karnataka and involved in water-management related administrative work at the time.

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Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Nandini K. R.
Full Name	K. R. Nandini

Physical Stats & More

Height	163 cm
Weight	53 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Class 10th- Chinmaya Singh School, Kolar, Karnataka (In 2006, Scored 96.80%) Class 12th- Alva's P.U.College, Moodbidri, Karnataka (In 2008, Scored 94.83% in Science stream) Thimmaiah Vidyalaya, Kolar, Karnataka (Kannada medium) Alva's P.U.College, Moodabidri, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka (In 2008, Scored 94.83% in Science stream)
College	MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore (B.Tech in Civil Engineering, Gold Medalist)

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	OBC

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known

Family

Father	KV Ramesh (Government school teacher)
Mother	KV Vimala
Siblings	One younger sibling

Career

Some Lesser Known Facts	On 31 May 2017, Nandini KR topped UPSC 2016. Nandini topped UPSC exam in her 4th attempt in 2016. She got 1120 marks (927 in main and 193 in the interview) out of the total of 2025 with 55.3%. She chose Kannada Literature as her optional subject. She is currently an IRS officer, undergoing training at National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics, Faridabad. Nandini cracked the civil services exam in 2014 and was allotted Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise). She could not crack UPSC in 2015. Becoming an IAS officer was her childhood dream. She worked as an assistant engineer in Karnataka Public Works Department from 2014 to 2016. She was a gold medalist in B.Tech Civil Engineering from MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology. Nandini KR secured All India Rank 1 in UPSC Civil Services Examination 2016, announced on 31 May 2017. She topped the UPSC exam in her fourth attempt in 2016. She scored 1120 marks out of 2025 (927 in written exam and 193 in personality test) with 55.3% aggregate. She was selected in 2015 under the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) category and was appointed as a probationary officer with the Revenue Department in the Union Finance Ministry. She underwent training at National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics in Faridabad. She appeared for UPSC for the first time in 2014 and secured rank 849, being allotted IRS (Customs and Central Excise). She did not clear UPSC in 2015. She is the second woman from Karnataka to top the UPSC Civil Services Examination, 16 years after Vijayalakshmi Bidari topped in 2001. She aspired to become an IAS officer and joined IAS after topping the 2016 exam. Nandini K R secured All-India Rank 1 in the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination 2016 [1][2][3] She is the second woman from Karnataka to top the UPSC exam, following Vijayalakshmi Bidari who topped in 2001 [1][8] Nandini will add the letters 'IAS' to her name after securing Rank 1, transitioning from her initial IRS allotment [5]

Some Lesser Known Facts

On 31 May 2017, Nandini KR topped UPSC 2016.
Nandini topped UPSC exam in her 4th attempt in 2016.
She got 1120 marks (927 in main and 193 in the interview) out of the total of 2025 with 55.3%.
She chose Kannada Literature as her optional subject.
She is currently an IRS officer, undergoing training at National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics, Faridabad.
Nandini cracked the civil services exam in 2014 and was allotted Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise).
She could not crack UPSC in 2015.
Becoming an IAS officer was her childhood dream.
She worked as an assistant engineer in Karnataka Public Works Department from 2014 to 2016.
She was a gold medalist in B.Tech Civil Engineering from MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology.
Nandini KR secured All India Rank 1 in UPSC Civil Services Examination 2016, announced on 31 May 2017.
She topped the UPSC exam in her fourth attempt in 2016.
She scored 1120 marks out of 2025 (927 in written exam and 193 in personality test) with 55.3% aggregate.
She was selected in 2015 under the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) category and was appointed as a probationary officer with the Revenue Department in the Union Finance Ministry.
She underwent training at National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics in Faridabad.
She appeared for UPSC for the first time in 2014 and secured rank 849, being allotted IRS (Customs and Central Excise).
She did not clear UPSC in 2015.
She is the second woman from Karnataka to top the UPSC Civil Services Examination, 16 years after Vijayalakshmi Bidari topped in 2001.
She aspired to become an IAS officer and joined IAS after topping the 2016 exam.
Nandini K R secured All-India Rank 1 in the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination 2016 [1][2][3]
She is the second woman from Karnataka to top the UPSC exam, following Vijayalakshmi Bidari who topped in 2001 [1][8]
Nandini will add the letters 'IAS' to her name after securing Rank 1, transitioning from her initial IRS allotment [5]

Nandini KR IRS Officer Indian Kolar, Karnataka, India