| 1. Ummul has a fragile bone disorder since childhood. |
| 2. Her parents disowned her when she expressed her desire to continue studying after the 8th grade. |
| 3. She achieved All India Rank 420 in the UPSC 2016 exams and aimed for IAS under the disability quota, scoring 1,001 marks. |
| 4. Due to her condition, she has had 16 fractures and 8 surgeries. |
| 5. Ummul's family moved from Rajasthan to Delhi when she was 5 years old, residing in a slum near Hazrat Nizamuddin where her father sold clothes on the street. |
| 6. After completing 8th grade, her parents insisted she stop studying because she was a girl, leading Ummul to relocate to a Jhopri in Trilokpuri, Delhi, where she tutored to earn a living. |
| 7. She taught children in the slums while supporting herself. |
| 8. Her education was supported by Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust, and she secured 91% in her 12th-grade exams. |
| 9. In 2012, a minor accident left her wheelchair-bound for a year due to her bone disorder. |
| 10. In 2013, she won the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) award, receiving a monthly scholarship of 25,000 INR. |
| 11. Ummul has reconnected with her family in the past 2 years. |
| 12. Starting in September 2014, she worked as a trainee in "Duskin Leadership Training" in Shinjuku, Japan. |
| 13. Her inspirational life story was beautifully captured in a video released in 2012. |
