The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced the result for this year’s NDA 1 exam on Monday, April 28. As results were expected, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer took to social media to reflect on the time he cracked the coveted exam seven years ago. Ram Prakash recounted his feelings from that moment and also spoke about his wife, who had also cleared the prestigious exam. However, eagle-eyed netizens quickly spotted grammatical errors in his post, causing it to go viral for all the wrong reasons.
“I made it to IAS at around 8:00 pm on 27th April, 2018. Exactly 7 years back,” he wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).
He added, “I didn’t told anyone in my family about the result for an hour at least. That was some feeling [sic].” The grammatical slip-up caught people’s attention, with many pointing out that after “did”, the verb should remain in its base form, meaning he should have written “didn’t tell” instead of “didn’t told”. Others noted that the phrase “an hour at least” sounds awkward, as “at least” typically comes before the amount it modifies.
Prakash went on to say that his wife missed the list by zero marks. “On the same day, my would be wife missed the list by zero marks. That was some feeling.”
I made it to IAS at around 8:00 pm on 27th April, 2018. Exactly 7 years back. I didn't told anyone in my family about the result for an hour at least. That was some feeling.
— Ram Prakash (@ramprakash0324) April 27, 2025
On the same day, my would be wife missed the list by zero marks. That was some feeling.#IAS #UPSC
What did social media users say?
“I know that English isn’t our primary language, but if this is the level of IAS officers of our country, then I’ve zero hopes,” wrote one social media user.
Another joined, “Didn’t told… And you are an IAS. X is exposing our education system.”
“Learn how to use ChatGPT…you will save yourself from embarrassment!” suggested a third.
A fourth simply said, “RIP English.”
“I didn’t tell,” said yet another social media user, correcting him. To this, Ram Prakash responded, “Ok. My mistake.”
IAS Ram Prakash
IAS Ram Prakash, who is from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, made headlines in 2022 when he claimed in a post on X, which he later deleted, that he had been transferred five times in a span of 30 months. He is from the Rajasthan cadre.
“The journey in the service is quite long. In my first posting, I stayed for 11 months, in the second posting for 7 months, in the third posting for 9 months, and in the fourth posting for 3 months. Now, let’s see how many days I stay in this 5th posting,” he had said, as per a report by NBT.
According to the IAS officer’s social media handle, he recently participated in the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2025, completing it in 49:20 minutes. He said, “Did first 5k in 23 minutes and could have easily finished within 47 minutes, but sudden pain led to getting things out of the way.”
He also poked fun at Bengaluru’s infamous traffic, saying, “Just realised that my marathon pace is better than Bengaluru City traffic speed.”
In a post pinned to his X account, he shared his running goals for the year, stating, “My 2025 Running Resolutions (by 31st December, 2025) 5 km in less than 20 minutes, 10 km in less than 40 minutes, 21.1 km in less than 1:40 hours and 42.2 km in less than 3:45 hours (TMM 2026).”