CA Rahul Kumar
Director
Rahul Kumar, a distinguished Chartered Accountant (CA) of the 2009 batch, got success in the prestigious UPSC exam for the Indian Cost Accounting Service (Reserve Panel) in 2016. He got trained in Management Development Programme (MDP) through ICAI from the National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad, a public institution aimed at training officers recruited by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for various finance and accounts services. He is an executive alumnus at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta where he completed the Executive Programme in General Management.
He is an expert in UPSC Commerce and Accountancy. He scored topmost marks in the UPSC Commerce optional and cleared UPSC IAS Mains 3 times and appeared 3 times in UPSC IAS Interviews. Many of his students have also scored top scores in Commerce optional including AIR-03 CSE 2025 Mr Akansh Dhull & AIR-16 CSE 2024 IAS Madhav Agarwal. More than 100 UPSC IAS toppers have qualified under his guidance. He guides UPSC Aspirants preparing for ICOAS exam and more than 20 toppers including AIR-02 Mr Ravi Sawadia from recent batch of 2025 have been his students.
His contribution to the UPSC GS Indian Economy book has been acknowledged by IAS Nitin Singhania Sir (Prestigious author of MCGraw hill books). Notably, he had the privilege of guiding the All India Rank 1 (IAS Aditya Srivastsva) topper in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2023. He is a notable speaker at the seminars organised by The institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and various IIM’s for civil services aspirants.
His early professional journey includes 8 years of service in Central PSUs, including Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) and NTPC Ltd, where he held various financial and managerial positions.
Currently, he serves as a senior faculty at DIADEMY IAS in Old Rajinder Nagar, Delhi, specializing in Commerce & Accountancy and Management Optional subjects through classes and mentorship programs. He is also a visitor faculty at many prominient Civil services institutes for GS Economy.