Safeer Karim (Indian IPS Officer) Biography

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College	MET's School of Engineering, Mala, Kerala
Degree	Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Electronics Engineering

School	Model Technical Higher Secondary School, Kerala
Hobbies	Reading, playing badminton
Religion	Islam

Facts	Safeer aspired to be an IAS officer but ended up being an IPS officer. He was a trainee IPS (Indian Police Service) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre 2015 batch. He later posted as ASP at Nanguneri, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. He was not satisfied with his IPS job, that’s why he again started preparing for the UPSC test to fulfill the dream of becoming an IAS officer. In 2017, he cracked the UPSC CSE Preliminary Examination. He also appeared in the UPSC Mains written examination at Government Girls Middle School, Egmore but he was arrested by the Chennai police in case of cheating. He runs an IAS Coaching Institute named ‘Karim’s IAS & IPS Coaching Centre’ in Kerala. He was a CAT topper before starting his coaching institute. He taught quantitative aptitude and Sociology at his institute. He sold off his institute in Thiruvananthapuram in early 2017 due to dwindling student numbers and financial crisis. Set up an IAS coaching centre named Karim’s La Excellence in Thiruvananthapuram in collaboration with P. Rambabu. He secured an All India Rank of 112 in the Civil Services Examination 2014. He scored 108 marks in the General Studies-4 (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) paper in the Civil Services Examination 2014.

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Safeer aspired to be an IAS officer but ended up being an IPS officer.
He was a trainee IPS (Indian Police Service) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre 2015 batch.
He later posted as ASP at Nanguneri, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.
He was not satisfied with his IPS job, that’s why he again started preparing for the UPSC test to fulfill the dream of becoming an IAS officer.
In 2017, he cracked the UPSC CSE Preliminary Examination.
He also appeared in the UPSC Mains written examination at Government Girls Middle School, Egmore but he was arrested by the Chennai police in case of cheating.
He runs an IAS Coaching Institute named ‘Karim’s IAS & IPS Coaching Centre’ in Kerala.
He was a CAT topper before starting his coaching institute.
He taught quantitative aptitude and Sociology at his institute.
He sold off his institute in Thiruvananthapuram in early 2017 due to dwindling student numbers and financial crisis.
Set up an IAS coaching centre named Karim’s La Excellence in Thiruvananthapuram in collaboration with P. Rambabu.
He secured an All India Rank of 112 in the Civil Services Examination 2014.
He scored 108 marks in the General Studies-4 (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) paper in the Civil Services Examination 2014.

1. He faced legal issues in 2017 for being caught cheating in the UPSC Mains written exam.
2. During the exam, he used a small Bluetooth device to receive answers from his wife, Joicy Joy.
3. Both Joicy Joy and P. Rambabu were implicated in the cheating scandal.
4. He was inspired by the police uniform after watching the Malayalam movie Commissioner.
5. Nickname: Safie.
6. Both Joicy Joy and a faculty member at a coaching centre were arrested for helping him cheat using high-tech devices including a micro camera and earpiece.
7. His father dreamed of him becoming an IPS officer.
8. Used high-tech gadgets like a Bluetooth-enabled miniature camera in his shirt button, wireless earpiece, and Google Drive to receive answers from his wife in Hyderabad during the UPSC Mains exam.
9. Was under surveillance by the Intelligence Bureau prior to his arrest due to suspicions of cheating.