Gautam Buddh Nagar Police Commissioner Laxmi Singh appointed Yadav to the post after IPS officer Saad Miyan Khan was transferred to the Agra Police Commissionerate. UPSC Success Story : IPS officer Preeti Yadav, 30, has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Noida Zone 1 following an administrative reshuffle in Gautam Buddh Nagar. With this appointment, Yadav has become the first woman to head Noida Zone 1 as DCP.
Speaking about her UPSC journey, Yadav revealed that she cleared the preliminary examination in her first attempt. She cleared the prestigious examination in her second attempt. Her experience in departments dealing with women’s safety and cybersecurity could prove useful in her new assignment, which involves overseeing law and order and public safety in one of Noida’s key urban zones. Determined to achieve her goal, she appeared for the examination again. “In my first attempt, I cleared prelims, appeared for mains.
A 2019-batch IPS officer, Yadav secured All India Rank (AIR) 466 in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2018. However, she missed the mains examination cutoff by 21 marks. Yadav cleared the examination in her second attempt and secured All India Rank 466, earning a place in the Indian Police Service (IPS). In the interview, I mean, my mains exam fell short by 21 marks.
I had also given the interview, and in my second attempt, my paper cleared and I got the IPS service,” she said.
