| 1. Divya Mittal is an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 2013 batch from the Uttar Pradesh cadre. |
| 2. She currently holds the position of District Magistrate & Collector of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh as of January 2023. |
| 3. Divya Mittal was raised in a middle-class family in Delhi. |
| 4. While pursuing her graduation, she received a Summer Undergraduate Research Award. |
| 5. During her MBA at IIM Bangalore in 2005, she spoke at the Asia-Pacific Association of Derivatives Conference on Economics. |
| 6. Divya Mittal worked as an associate at JP Morgan in London, managing complex derivatives portfolios. |
| 7. Before becoming an IAS officer, she briefly served as an IPS officer. |
| 8. She cleared the UPSC Civil Services Exam in 2012 with All India Rank 68 and was allocated to IPS, then reappeared in 2013 to secure IAS. |
| 9. She currently holds the position of District Magistrate & Collector of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh since 13 July 2024. |
| 10. She was allocated to the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 2012 with All India Rank 68 but reappeared in 2013 to secure the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). |
| 11. She worked as an associate at JP Morgan in London, managing complex derivatives portfolios, before joining the civil services. |
| 12. She cleared the UPSC Civil Services Exam without any coaching. |
| 13. She is known for her innovative approach to solving problems like teacher absenteeism and groundwater depletion. |
| 14. She was transferred from Mirzapur to Deoria in July 2024, and then to Basti in August 2024. |
