[1][2] Prior to mountaineering, Kumar was a 2002 batch IPS officer, of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, and commanded the 9th Battalion of PAC (Provincial Armed Constabulary) which guarded the Chinese border before ITBP came into being.
In June 2013, Kumar successfully climbed Stok Kangri (approximately 20,182 feet (6,151 m)) in Ladakh, becoming the first-ever IPS/All India Service officer to do so.
[7] On 7 November 2014, Kumar successfully climbed Puncak Jaya Mountain (4,884 metres (16,024 ft)).
Kumar was part of a ten-member expedition team, with other members being from the USA, Canada, South Africa, the U.K., and Australia,[citation needed] to climb the Vinson Massif in Antarctica.
She is an alumna of Vijaya College, Jaya Nagar and National Law School, Bengaluru.