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