Ishita Kishore is a graduate in Economics from Delhi’s Shri Ram College of Commerce
Delhi University alumnus Ishita Kishore topped the latest edition of the civil services exam as women bagged the top four ranks. She now aspires to join the prestigious Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
Garima Lohia, Uma Harathi N and Smriti Mishra secured the second, third and fourth positions respectively.
As per the results of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Examination 2022 declared today, among the top 25 candidates, 14 are women and 11 are men.
Women power at its peak!
Congratulations to the first 3 toppers Ishita Kishore, Garima Lohia and Uma Hariti N #Union Public Service Commission#civil service exam 2022 Finals.
A day of celebration also for all those who made it happen. #doptpic.twitter.com/r2q4dv25ot– Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) May 23, 2023
Union Minister Jitendra Singh tweeted, “Women power at its best! Congratulations Ishita Kishor, Garima Lohia and Uma Hariti N, the first 3 toppers in #UPSC #CivilServicesExamination 2022 finals. Celebration day for all others as well.” ” Congratulations to the toppers.
An economics graduate from Delhi’s Shri Ram College of Commerce, Ms. Kishore got success in her third attempt. Now, she wants to “serve the country by joining the Indian Administrative Service (IAS)”.
I was confident of qualifying UPSC exam but topping the merit list came as a surprise.
I want to serve the country by joining the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). I am very happy 😊 pic.twitter.com/84aZi1RnfQ
— Ishita Kishore (@kishore_ishita1) May 23, 2023
Ms. Kishore further said that she was confident of qualifying, but topping the merit list came as a surprise to her.
“I don’t know what exactly worked for me but personally what I tried to do was to practice on my mains exams, go through previous years question papers, make notes from newspapers and revise them I think all of them together helped. I passed the exam,” Ms Kishor said in a tweet.
#Watch , Ishita Kishore, who secured first rank in UPSC 2022 exam, says, “One has to be disciplined and honest to achieve this.” pic.twitter.com/YKziDcuZJz
– ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2023
on that mantra For success, she told news agency ANI, “If you have taken such a big decision that you want to crack UPSC, be honest. Without honesty and discipline, you cannot crack UPSC, no matter how many times you try.” Be intelligent too. You have to put in the hours, and you have to put in the work.”
Ms. Lohia, who stood second, and Ms. Mishra, the fourth rank holder, are all Delhi University graduates. Harthi N, who came third, is an engineering graduate from IIT-Hyderabad. While Ms. Lohia graduated in commerce from Kirori Mal College, Ms. Mishra did her B.Sc. from Miranda House College.
In all, 933 candidates including 613 males and 320 females have cleared the exam, the commission said.
The UPSC exam is conducted every year in three phases – preliminary, main and interview – to select officers for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) and other services.