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Chennai Girl Tops Civil Services Exam
Posted on: 12/May/2011 12:33:21 AM
Chennai-based law graduate S Divyadharshini has topped the prestigious Civil Services Examination 2010 for which the results were announced yesterday, while the second position has gone to Ms Sweta Mohanty from Hyderabad.
Mr R V Varun Kumar of Chennai, the topper among male candidates, has secured the overall third rank.
Ms Divyadarshini has done her B.A. B.L. (Hons.) from Dr Ambedkar Law University, Chennai. This was her second attempt at the prestigious examination.
Ms Mohanty has done B.Tech. (Computer Science) from the Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. Mr Varun Kumar has done Bachelor in Dental Sciences from the Ragas Dental College, Chennai. This was his third attempt in the examination.
An official press release said that, based on the results of the written part of the examination held in October-November last year and the interviews for personality test held in March-April this year, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has recommended 920 candidates for appointment to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Central Services, Group A and Group B.
According to the release, the top 25 candidates consist of 20 men and five women. They include 15 candidates belonging to the engineering discipline, five to commerce, management, humanities, science and social sciences and five to medical sciences.
