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23 May 2026

Two Vidyamandir Alumni Appointed to Prestigious District Collector Posts in Gujarat

Two former students of Vidyamandir have reached new highs in their careers in government administration – Harshad Vora (IAS) has been appointed as the Collector of Botad district and Tejas Parmar (IAS) has been appointed as the Collector of Surat district.

Both of them began their schooling at Vidyamandir from Balmandir and completed their Std 12 Board exams from the institution as well.

Harshadbhai completed his Bachelor of Arts in Gujarati, and later completed his M.A., an M.B.A., and a Diploma in Cyber Law. He started his career as a part-time professor at the Banaskantha District Kelavani Mandal in Palanpur. He later transitioned to a full-time professorship at a college in Ambaji. Upon clearing the GPSC exam he joined the administrative service in 2014, and served in different capacities as a Super Class-1 officer for a decade, ultimately earning a promotion to his current appointment as the District Collector of Botad.

Tejasbhai did his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, and an M.A. in Public Management. He successfully passed the highly competitive all-India UPSC exam in 2015-16. He worked in the state administration at various capacities and was Municipal Commissioner at Junagadh prior to his appointment as Collector of Surat.