Nandini KR

IRS Officer

Indian Kolar, Karnataka, India Virgo 163 cm

Quick Info

ProfessionIRS Officer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth15/09/1990
Age36 years
BirthplaceKolar, Karnataka, India
Current ServiceIndian Administrative Service (IAS)
Zodiac SignVirgo

Latest News about Nandini KR

30/12/2025

A year-end feature described Nandini KR as a 2017-batch IAS officer from the Karnataka cadre serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Panchayat in Mandya district. It also noted that she had previously worked as Additional Commissioner and had taken up the CEO role in February 2025.

19/11/2025

Nandini KR visited the headquarters of Dynamite News in New Delhi, where she interacted with young journalists and spoke about her UPSC journey. The report said she was serving in Karnataka at the time and was involved in water-management related administrative work.

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Bio/Wiki

Real NameNandini K. R.
Full NameK. R. Nandini

Physical Stats & More

Height163 cm
Weight53 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

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)
CollegeMS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore (B.Tech in Civil Engineering, Gold Medalist)

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
CasteOBC

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsNot Known

Family

FatherKV Ramesh (Government school teacher)
MotherKV Vimala
SiblingsOne 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]
Current PostingChief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Mandya District, Karnataka
CadreKarnataka
Batch2017
Date of Appointment as CEO13/02/2025
Previous PostingAdditional Commissioner

Also born on 15 September

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