Women
take 1st & 3rd ranks in UPSC exam
Women have more than levelled the playing field in the civil services exam.Not
only has a woman topped the exam for the third time in a row,women are also
toppers in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes categories in the 2012
exam.
In a remarkably strong performance,12 of the top
25 successful candidates in the 2012 Union Public Service Commission exam,the
results for which were declared on Friday,are women.The feat of topping the
general, SC and ST categories is a first.
To Haritha V Kumar,an engineer from Kerala,goes the distinction of topping the
central services examination held to select candidates for elite services like
IAS,IFS,IPS,IRS and other central government jobs.
V Sriram,also from Kerala,has been ranked
second.He is a doctor.The third in the merit list isStuti Charanwho has a BSc
from Jodhpur University
Civil
services exam: 3 Keralites among top 5
After a hiatus of 21 years,a Keralite, Haritha V Kumar, won the first rank in
the civil services (main) examination 2012.There were two other Malayalis in
the top five, with V Sriram and Alby John Varghese winning the second and
fourth ranks respectively. The list of 998 students who cleared the exam for
various central government services has at least 34 Keralites,according to
figures released by Kerala State Civil Service Academy.
Avinash Menon Rajendran (30),Gayathri Krishnan B (37) are other confirmed names
in the top-50 list,while Vineeth S (56),Manjulekshmi K (63) and Shreya P Singh
(86) are in the top 100.Haritha,a native of Neyyattinkara near here, is
undergoing training at IRS academy, Faridabad,after opting for the revenue
service last year.Daughter of government contractor Vijayakumar and
Chitra,Haritha is a graduate in electronics and communication engineering. She
had opted for economics and Malayalam and came right at the top in her fourth
attempt.
Second rank holder Sriram is from Ernakulam and is currently pursuing MD at
Cuttack.He cleared the exam by opting for zoology and medicine. Sriram is the
son of retired Alberts College professor P Venkitaraman and Rajam who works
with SBI. This was his second attempt.Alby, from Muvattupuzha,is a medical
graduate currently employed at the government hospital in Paravur. His father, John
Varghese, is a farmer.
70 students from Maharashtra qualify
Mumbai: Above 70 students from the state have qualified in the UPSC exam.The
results were announced on Friday. Kaustubh Diwegaonkar from Latur, was ranked
15in the country and was the topper in the state. Diwegaonkar, who completed
his graduation in BA from Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
(YCMOU),decided to appear for the UPSC exam during his graduation. He started
preparing for the exam from Pune and opted for Marathi and History as his main
subjects.TNN
Haj House candidate makes the cut
Mohammed Shakeel Ansari who was coached by Haj
Committee of Indias IAS coaching centre at Haj House near CST is among the
successful candidates of UPSC exams this year. Hailing from a small business
family of Nandurbar, Ansari was ranked 507th.He initially studied at an Urdu
medium government school. Last year, Haj Houses candidate Salman Taj Patil from
Solapur had got 466rank and was selected for the IPS. Patil is currently being
trained at the National Police Academy, Hyderabad.
UPSC
exam: Women occupy one-fourth of successful slots
In all,245 out of 998,or roughly one-fourth, successful candidates in the 2012
Union Public Service Commission exam are women. Their presence is typically
higher in services like IAS,IPS and IRS.
Shena Aggarwal, an MBBS from All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(AIIMS),one of Indias top medical schools, had topped the 2011 exam while
Chennai-based law graduate S Divyadharshini was the 2010 topper.
Of the 998 successful candidates this year,457 are in general (including 23
physically challenged) category,295 in Other Backward Classes (including nine
physically challenged ),169 in Scheduled Castes (including two physically
challenged) and 77 in Scheduled Tribes.
Among the top 25,six made it to the merit list on their first attempt ,nine in
the second and eight in the third. Two candidates had taken the test for the
fourth and sixth attempts.
As many as four were selected for services other than IAS on the basis of exams
held in previous years. Haritha V Kumar was allotted Indian Revenue Service
(central excise and custom) in the 2011 exam.
This years result also showcases the pan-India distribution of successful candidates.
Among the top 25,there are candidates claiming domicile from as many as 12
states and Union Territories AP, Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jammu &
Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan,TN and UP.
Most of the toppers12 of 25had appeared in the exam from Delhi centers followed
by four from Thiruvananthapuram, two each from Chennai and Hyderabad and one
each from Jammu,Mumbai,Jaipur,Chandigarh and Allahabad centres. The family
background of those who did well shows a diverse representation from all walks
of life with their parents being farmers, teachers, businesspersons, government
employees, doctors, advocates and professors.
The 2012 examination is the last to be held under the pattern where optional
subjects commanded more weight giving an advantage to those candidates who
opted for science subjects.
This year onwards, the exam will be held under a new pattern that gives more
weight to general studies papers. It is believed this will test aspirants more
for their aptitude and general awareness rather than subject-specific
knowledge.
