An MBBS graduate who cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination twice, Dr Ritika Aima turned her long-held ambition of becoming an IAS officer into reality after improving her rank from All India Rank (AIR) 186 to AIR 33 in a year, as per a TOI report. After initially securing a place in the Indian Police Service (IPS), she appeared for the examination again and earned a place in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), believing she could contribute more effectively to healthcare through governance and policymaking.
Born and raised in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Dr Ritika completed her MBBS from Dr Sushila Tiwari Medical College, Haldwani. Her experience as a medical student shaped her view that while doctors treat individual patients, many healthcare challenges are influenced by policy decisions relating to hospitals, medicines, public health programmes, sanitation, nutrition and medical infrastructure.
