Gitika hails from the Jhulaghat area of the Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.
Gitika completed her schooling at Uttarakhand's Nainital and pursued engineering at a college in Haryana
While preparing for UPSC, Gitika used to send candles to relieve the stress.
While preparing for UPSC, Gitika stayed away from social media to avoid any type of distration
Gitika donned her mother's jacket to appear in UPSC Prelims as it was her lucky charm.
Gitika cracked UPSC in 2021 and with AIR 239 she became an IFS officer.
Recently Gitika also participated in the G20 summit in New Delhi.