According to reports, Hyderabad collector IAS officer Sweta Mohanty, who is also in charge collector for Medak, is heading to pursue higher education at the reputed Harvard University. Ms. Sweta is likely to be relieved in the next few days.

It is reliably learned that Sweta Mohanty has secured a seat in public administration for masters, which will be taught for one year. It can be recollected that Mohanty took up the charge as the Hyderabad collector last year in February, and in November, she was given the additional charge as the collector for Medak district. Sweta, earlier, had a successful stint for three years as Wanaparthy's collector.

Sweta Mohanty, a 2011 cadre officer, is a pakka Hyderabadi since birth. After completing her Engineering at the JNTU affiliated, Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, she scored 317th rank in 2007 in her first attempt at civil services.

Sweta earned the second spot in the UPSC examination and the prestigious IAS in her third attempt. To the uninitiated, Sweta is also the daughter of PK Mohanty, former chief secretary of Andhra Pradesh state, IAS officer.