Shakti Dubey, a post-graduate from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), secured 51.5% in the civil services examination, as revealed by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) through the released marks of selected candidates.
At 28 years old, Dubey scored a total of 1,043 marks — 843 in the written exam and 200 in the personality test. She passed the exam on her fifth attempt, with political science and international relations as her optional subjects.The merit is calculated based on a total of 2,025 marks, with the written or main exam accounting for 1,750 marks and the interview contributing 275 marks.
Harshita Goyal, who secured second place, scored a total of 1,038 marks (51.28%), with 851 marks in the main exam and 187 marks in the interview. Goyal, aged 24, completed her post-graduation in chartered accountancy and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. She cleared the exam in her third attempt, choosing political science and international relations as her optional subjects. Goyal resides in Vadodara, Gujarat, though her home state is Haryana.
Dongre Archit Parag and Shah Margi Chirag, who secured the third and fourth ranks, have scored 1,038 marks (848 in the main exam and 190 in the interview) and 1,035 marks (825 in the main exam and 210 in the interview), respectively. As a result, Parag achieved 51.28%, while Chirag scored 51.11%.
Parag, 26, is a graduate in electrical and electronics engineering from the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Tamil Nadu. A Pune native, he cleared the exam on his third attempt. Chirag, also 26, holds a Bachelor of Engineering in computer engineering from Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad. She succeeded in the exam on her fifth attempt.
Aakash Garg, the Delhi topper, scored 1,032 marks (831 in the main exam and 201 in the interview), achieving 50.96%. At 24 years old, Garg secured the fifth rank in his second attempt, with sociology as his optional subject. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in computer science from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.
A total of 1,009 candidates, including 725 men and 284 women, have successfully cleared this year’s civil services examination, the results of which were announced on Tuesday. The UPSC conducts the civil services examination every year in three stages — preliminary, main, and the personality test (or interview) — to select officers for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and other central services.
The preliminary examination consists of two objective-type (multiple-choice) question papers worth 400 marks. This stage is intended solely as a screening test, and the marks obtained by candidates who qualify for the main examination do not contribute to their final merit ranking. The 2024 civil services preliminary examination was held on June 16 of the previous year. A total of 9,92,599 candidates had applied, with 5,83,213 appearing for the test.
Aditya Srivastava emerged as the topper of the 2023 civil services examination, securing 54.27% or 1,099 marks (899 in the main exam and 200 in the interview).
[With PTI inputs]
At 28 years old, Dubey scored a total of 1,043 marks — 843 in the written exam and 200 in the personality test. She passed the exam on her fifth attempt, with political science and international relations as her optional subjects.The merit is calculated based on a total of 2,025 marks, with the written or main exam accounting for 1,750 marks and the interview contributing 275 marks.
Harshita Goyal, who secured second place, scored a total of 1,038 marks (51.28%), with 851 marks in the main exam and 187 marks in the interview. Goyal, aged 24, completed her post-graduation in chartered accountancy and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. She cleared the exam in her third attempt, choosing political science and international relations as her optional subjects. Goyal resides in Vadodara, Gujarat, though her home state is Haryana.
Dongre Archit Parag and Shah Margi Chirag, who secured the third and fourth ranks, have scored 1,038 marks (848 in the main exam and 190 in the interview) and 1,035 marks (825 in the main exam and 210 in the interview), respectively. As a result, Parag achieved 51.28%, while Chirag scored 51.11%.
Parag, 26, is a graduate in electrical and electronics engineering from the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Tamil Nadu. A Pune native, he cleared the exam on his third attempt. Chirag, also 26, holds a Bachelor of Engineering in computer engineering from Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad. She succeeded in the exam on her fifth attempt.
Aakash Garg, the Delhi topper, scored 1,032 marks (831 in the main exam and 201 in the interview), achieving 50.96%. At 24 years old, Garg secured the fifth rank in his second attempt, with sociology as his optional subject. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in computer science from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.
A total of 1,009 candidates, including 725 men and 284 women, have successfully cleared this year’s civil services examination, the results of which were announced on Tuesday. The UPSC conducts the civil services examination every year in three stages — preliminary, main, and the personality test (or interview) — to select officers for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and other central services.
The preliminary examination consists of two objective-type (multiple-choice) question papers worth 400 marks. This stage is intended solely as a screening test, and the marks obtained by candidates who qualify for the main examination do not contribute to their final merit ranking. The 2024 civil services preliminary examination was held on June 16 of the previous year. A total of 9,92,599 candidates had applied, with 5,83,213 appearing for the test.
Aditya Srivastava emerged as the topper of the 2023 civil services examination, securing 54.27% or 1,099 marks (899 in the main exam and 200 in the interview).
[With PTI inputs]
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