Jun 13 2014 : The Times of India (Delhi)
2 of 5 UPSC toppers from Delhi
Bharti Jain
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A total 1,122 candidates have cleared the prestigious Civil Servic es Examin ation 2013, with Gaurav Agrawal, a BTech from IIT Kanpur and also an IIM Lucknow alumnus, bagging the top position.While the second rank has gone to Munish Sharma, a BSc in bio-chemistry from Sri Venkateswara College here, Bharti Dixit, an MBBS from Lady Hardinge Medical College here, is the top-scoring woman candidate, with overall fifth rank.
While it was the second attempt for the top two rankers, Dixit hit the jackpot in her maiden try . Agrawal, selected for IPS in his first attempt at Civil Services Examination, is currently undergoing training at the Sardar Vallabbhai National Police Academy in Hyderabad. He appeared for the exam from Jaipur.
Agrawal, who earlier worked as an investment banker with Citigroup in Hong Kong, credited his family for his success. “I used to study for 10-12 hours for my last exams. For 2013 Civil Services, I studied for about 6-8 hours,“ he was quoted by PTI as saying.
Second-rank holder Munish Sharma, when contacted by TOI, said he was indebted to his mother for her “singlehanded effort“ in supporting his dreams. Sharma lost his father when he was in Class XII. He also made it a point to credit TOI, “the first paper he picks up to read daily“.
Bharti Dixit, the topper among women candidates, said she credited “God and then her family for their support“. Having cracked the exam in her very first attempt, Dixit said she relied on government websites and newspapers. “I was already working as a doctor... so I could just manage 4-6 hours a day of preparation,“ she said.
The results were declared by UPSC on Thursday , concluding the rigorous selection process comprising the prelims conducted on May 26, 2013, the written exam in December 2013 and the personality test in April-June 2014.
While 14,959 of the total 3,23,949 candidates who appeared for the exam cleared the prelims, 3,003 passed the mains. Finally , 1,122 candidates cleared the last hurdle, the personality test.
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Blind girl from Chennai cracks exam Chennai: It was a tough climb to the top, but N L Beno Zephine enjoyed it and made friends on the way. The 24-year-old, who secured an all-India rank of 343 in the UPSC exams, is visually impaired. “Cracking the civil services only requires hard work and an intuition of what the examiner expects the candidate to know. You have to make an effort and coaching institutes help you with the second ingredient to success,“ Zephine said.
The girl is working as a probationary officer in the State Bank of India in Tiruvallur and is also pursuing a PhD in English literature.
She got a few books Brailled, but much of her preparation was done with the help of her father and friends. “She would insist that her father read the newspaper to her every morning, and she was an exceptionally sharp observer,“ said Sathya, MD of Strategy IAS Academy, who coached Zephine to face the interviews along with experts at Manidhaneyam IAS Academy. M Ramya
While it was the second attempt for the top two rankers, Dixit hit the jackpot in her maiden try . Agrawal, selected for IPS in his first attempt at Civil Services Examination, is currently undergoing training at the Sardar Vallabbhai National Police Academy in Hyderabad. He appeared for the exam from Jaipur.
Agrawal, who earlier worked as an investment banker with Citigroup in Hong Kong, credited his family for his success. “I used to study for 10-12 hours for my last exams. For 2013 Civil Services, I studied for about 6-8 hours,“ he was quoted by PTI as saying.
Second-rank holder Munish Sharma, when contacted by TOI, said he was indebted to his mother for her “singlehanded effort“ in supporting his dreams. Sharma lost his father when he was in Class XII. He also made it a point to credit TOI, “the first paper he picks up to read daily“.
Bharti Dixit, the topper among women candidates, said she credited “God and then her family for their support“. Having cracked the exam in her very first attempt, Dixit said she relied on government websites and newspapers. “I was already working as a doctor... so I could just manage 4-6 hours a day of preparation,“ she said.
The results were declared by UPSC on Thursday , concluding the rigorous selection process comprising the prelims conducted on May 26, 2013, the written exam in December 2013 and the personality test in April-June 2014.
While 14,959 of the total 3,23,949 candidates who appeared for the exam cleared the prelims, 3,003 passed the mains. Finally , 1,122 candidates cleared the last hurdle, the personality test.
For the full report, log on to http://www.timesofindia.com
Blind girl from Chennai cracks exam Chennai: It was a tough climb to the top, but N L Beno Zephine enjoyed it and made friends on the way. The 24-year-old, who secured an all-India rank of 343 in the UPSC exams, is visually impaired. “Cracking the civil services only requires hard work and an intuition of what the examiner expects the candidate to know. You have to make an effort and coaching institutes help you with the second ingredient to success,“ Zephine said.
The girl is working as a probationary officer in the State Bank of India in Tiruvallur and is also pursuing a PhD in English literature.
She got a few books Brailled, but much of her preparation was done with the help of her father and friends. “She would insist that her father read the newspaper to her every morning, and she was an exceptionally sharp observer,“ said Sathya, MD of Strategy IAS Academy, who coached Zephine to face the interviews along with experts at Manidhaneyam IAS Academy. M Ramya
