[3] Lt. Shivangi hails from Fetehabad Village of Muzaffarpur District, Bihar and previously flew the pilatus aircraft.
During her childhood, she was captivated by the sight of seeing a politician using a helicopter to attend a political gathering in her native village, which inspired her to become a pilot.
[3] Shivangi was inducted into the Indian Navy under the Short Service Commission (SSC)-Pilot entry scheme.
[9][7] In the six months prior to December 2019, she learnt flying the Dornier aircraft at the Indian Naval Air Squadron 550.
[9][7][10] She is slated to subsequently become an operational pilot on Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) aircraft after completing her training, as of December 2019.