Shakthi Dubey from Telangana tops the Civil Services examinations
NEW DELHI, APRIL 22, 2025: Shakti Dubey has topped the civil services examination 2024, with Harshita Goyal and Dongre Archit Parag getting the second and third ranks, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced on Tuesday.
Topper Ms Dubey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of Allahabad. She qualified for the examination with political science and international relations as her optional subject, the commission said in a statement.
Shah Margi Chirag secured fourth rank, Akash Garg secured fifth rank and Ettaboiyna Sai Shivani secured 11th rank, Banna Venkatesh 15th rank, Abhishekh Sharma 38th rank, Ravula Jayasimha Reddy 46th rank, Shravan Kumar Reddy 62nd rank, Sai Chaitanya Jadhav 68th rank, N Chetana Reddy 110 rank, Chennamreddy Shiva Ganesh Reddy 119th rank, Challa Pawan Kalyan 156th rank, N Srikanth Reddy 151th rank, Nellor Sai Teja 154th rank and Kolipaka Srikrishna Sai 190th rank,
Highlights of the result are as follows:
The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024 was conducted on 16th June, 2024. A total of 9,92,599 candidates applied for this examination, out of which 5,83,213 candidates actually appeared in the examination.
A total of 14,627 candidates qualified for appearance in the Written (Main) Examination, which was held in September 2024. Out of these, 2,845 candidates qualified for the Personality Test of the examination.
Eventually, a total of 1009 candidates (725 men and 284 women) have been recommended by the Commission for appointment to various Services.
Among the finally qualified candidates, the top five comprise three women and two men. Ms. Shakti Dubey (Roll No. 0240782) has secured the first position in the Civil Services Examination, 2024. She qualified for the examination with Political Science & International Relations as her optional subject. She has done her graduation (B.Sc) in Biochemistry from the University of Allahabad.
Ms. Harshita Goyal (Roll No. 0101571), a graduate (B.Com.) from MS University of Baroda, secured second rank with Political Science & International Relations as her optional subject.
Sh. Dongre Archit Parag (Roll No. 0867282), a graduate (B.Tech.) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from VIT, Vellore, stood third in the rank with Philosophy as his optional subject.
Ms. Shah Margi Chirag (Roll No. 0108110), B.E. in Computer Engineering from Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, secured fourth rank with Sociology as her optional subject.
Sh. Aakash Garg (Roll No. 0833621), B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, secured fifth rank with Sociology as his optional subject.
The top 25 candidates comprise 11 women and 14 men. Their educational qualifications range from graduation in Engineering, Humanities, Science, Commerce, Medical Science, and Architecture from premier institutions of the country such as IIT, NIT, VIT, JNU, University of Delhi, and University of Allahabad.
The top 25 successful candidates have opted for a wide range of optional subjects in the Written (Main) Examination, including Anthropology, Commerce & Accountancy, Geography, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science & International Relations, Public Administration, Sociology, and Literature of Tamil Language.
The recommended candidates also include 45 Persons with Benchmark Disability, comprising 12 Orthopedically Handicapped, 08 Visually Challenged, 16 Hearing Impaired, and 09 with Multiple Disabilities.
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