The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday announced the results of the Civil Services Examination 2024. A total of 1,009 candidates have been recommended for appointment to various civil services posts, based on their performance, the number of vacancies, and examination rules.
Of the successful candidates, 335 are from the General category, 109 from the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), 318 from Other Backward Classes (OBC), 160 from Scheduled Castes (SC), and 87 from Scheduled Tribes (ST).
The Preliminary Examination was held on June 16, 2024. Out of 9,92,599 applicants, 5,83,213 appeared for the exam. Of these, 14,627 candidates qualified for the Main (Written) Examination conducted in September 2024. Subsequently, 2,845 candidates were shortlisted for the Personality Test.
Among the top five candidates, three are women and two are men.
Shakti Dubey secured the top rank, choosing Political Science and International Relations as her optional subject. She holds a B.Sc. in Biochemistry from the University of Allahabad.
Harshita Goyal secured the second position. A B.Com graduate from MS University of Baroda, she also opted for Political Science and International Relations as her optional.
Dongre Archit Parag ranked third. He is a B.Tech graduate in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from VIT, Vellore, and had Philosophy as his optional subject.
The top 25 includes 11 women and 14 men, with academic backgrounds in Engineering, Humanities, Science, Commerce, Medical Science, and Architecture. Their alma maters include reputed institutions such as IITs, NITs, VIT, JNU, University of Delhi, and University of Allahabad.
Optional subjects chosen by the top 25 candidates include Anthropology, Commerce and Accountancy, Geography, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration, Sociology, and Tamil Literature.
The list also includes 45 candidates from the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) category—12 Orthopedically Handicapped, 8 Visually Impaired, 16 Hearing Impaired, and 9 with Multiple Disabilities.
To assist candidates, UPSC has set up facilitation counters near its examination hall. The marks of all candidates will be published on the Commission’s official website within 15 days.
-IANS
