Ankita Agarwal and Gamini Singla have secured the second and third positions respectively. UPSC said a total of 685 candidates – 508 men and 177 women – have qualified and their names were recommended by the commission for appointment to various central services.
“Finally among the eligible candidates, the top three are women candidates,” the commission said.
Sharma, who graduated in History (Hons) from Delhi University, topped the exam with history as an elective subject.
A graduate in Economics (Hons) from Delhi University, Agarwal secured second rank with Political Science and International Relations as optional subjects.
The UPSC said Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Computer Science with Sociology as an optional subject stood third in Singla.
It said that Aishwarya Verma secured the fourth position and Utkarsh Dwivedi secured the fifth position.
The top 25 candidates include 15 men and 10 women.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the successful candidates and had words of encouragement for those who could not clear the exam.
“Congratulations to all those who have cleared the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2021. My best wishes to these youths who are starting their administrative careers at a crucial time in India’s development journey as we celebrate the Amrit Mahotsav of Azadi. are.
“I completely understand the frustration of those who could not clear the Civil Services Examination, but I also know that these are outstanding youth who will make their mark in any field and make India proud. My best wishes to them ,” said the chief. The minister tweeted.
The educational qualifications of the top 25 successful candidates range from a bachelor’s in engineering; humanities; UPSC said that commerce and medical science from premier institutes of the country like IIT, AIIMS, VIT, PEC, Mumbai University, Delhi University, GB Pant University, etc.
“Top 25 successful candidates chose subjects like Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Hindi Literature, History, Mathematics, Medical Science, Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration, Sociology and Zoology as their optional choices in the written (main) examination Is. “It said.
The commission said the recommended candidates include 25 persons with benchmark disabilities (seven orthopedically challenged, five blind, eight hearing impaired and five multiplexed).
Of the successful candidates, 244 are from the general category, 73 from the economically weaker section, 203 from the other backward classes, 105 from the scheduled castes and 60 from the scheduled tribes.
The Civil Services Examination is conducted annually by UPSC in three stages – Preliminary, Main and Interview, to select officers for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS).
The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2021 was held on October 10, 2021.
UPSC said that a total of 10,93,984 candidates had applied for this exam, out of which 5,08,619 candidates appeared for the exam.
9,214 candidates qualified to participate in the written (main) examination held in January 2022.
A total of 1,824 candidates qualified for the personality test of the exam.
The candidature of 80 candidates is provisional, while the result of one candidate has been withheld.
“There is a ‘Facilitation Counter’ near the Examination Hall in the premises of UPSC. Candidates may furnish any information/clarification regarding their examination/recruitment between 10:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs on working days in person or by telephone number 23385271 may be obtained at./23381125/23098543,” the commission said.
The results are also available on the UPSC website www.upsc.gov.in.
“The marks will be available on the website within 15 days from the date of declaration of result,” it said.