Q. Who became India's youngest IAS officer at age 21 from Maharashtra in 2016?
Answer: Ansar Shaikh
Notes: Ansar Shaikh, hailing from Jalna district in Maharashtra, became the youngest IAS officer in India at the age of 21 when he cleared the highly competitive UPSC Civil Services Examination in 2016 on his very first attempt. Coming from a financially constrained family—his father an autorickshaw driver and his mother a farm worker—Ansar’s journey is especially inspiring. He was a student of Fergusson College, Pune, and his story is widely regarded as a testament to perseverance, focus, and hard work in the face of hardship.