Dr. Ranjit Kumar Singh, IAS Officer from Gujarat cadre of batch-2008 was born in Desari village of Vaishali district in Bihar. Dr. Ranjit Kumar Singh obtained his bachelor's degree from Patna College (Patna University) and after post-graduation; he obtained his degree of Ph.D. from Patna University. He worked at various high positions in the state and currently, he is working as the Director in the Panchayati Raj Department. Prior to this, he was the Director of the Primary Education Department. He has provided free training to more than 1700 candidates preparing for civil services examinations through an organization named Mission 50 in Patna. He has been honoured with Best Leadership Award and Mahatma Gandhi Swachh Survekshan Puraskar, and also received many national and international awards for his notable work dedicated to the society.