| 1. Shraddha Joshi Sharma is an IRS officer from the 2007 batch. |
| 2. Her husband is Manoj Kumar Sharma, an IPS officer. |
| 3. A film titled '12th Fail' was released in October 2023, based on Manoj's journey to become an IPS officer. |
| 4. She excelled in her 12th-grade board exams, ranking 13th in the state under the Uttar Pradesh board. |
| 5. Both her parents, who are teachers, instilled discipline in her upbringing. |
| 6. After her formal education, she worked as a physician at a hospital in Uttarakhand. |
| 7. She began preparing for civil services exams with her roommate after a sad incident involving a domestic abuse victim. |
| 8. Due to a lack of guidance in Almora, she moved to New Delhi to join Drishti IAS for exam preparation. |
| 9. She passed the PCS exams in 2005 and worked as a deputy collector in Nainital. |
| 10. During her husband's police training, he would check on her UPSC preparation progress. |
| 11. Shraddha met Manoj when impressed by his writing skills during their exam preparations. |
| 12. She learned scuba diving at the Indian Institute of Scuba Diving and Aquatic Sports. |
| 13. Shraddha and Manoj supported each other during their exam preparations. |
| 14. In the UPSC 2007 civil services exams, she secured All India Rank (AIR) 121. |
| 15. She received training at the National Academy of Direct Taxes in Nagpur, Maharashtra. |
| 16. After training, she worked in the Ministry of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra. |
| 17. Collaborated with women-led Self Help Groups (SHGs) at MAVIM to implement gender-inclusive policies. |
| 18. Facilitated an MoU to drive tourism between Maharashtra and Japan. |
| 19. Her parents were initially hesitant about her marriage with Manoj due to his Maharashtra cadre posting. |
| 20. She gained weapon handling skills during her training. |
| 21. Though not a strong swimmer, she clarified swimming isn't mandatory for IRS training, unlike for IPS officers. |
| 22. Served as secretary at the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR). |
| 23. The film '12th Fail,' directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, stars Medha Shankar as Shraddha Joshi Sharma. |
