Abhay Kumar was born in 1997 in Patna, Bihar to a doctor father and housewife mother. His grandmother wanted him to become an IAS officer, though he did not understand the importance at first. After meeting one of his father's IAS officer friends and being impressed by how he spoke, Abhay decided he too would become an IAS officer after graduating from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies. Small incidents in life can become turning points that change one's ambitions and dreams.