26-year-old Ishita Kishore, a resident of Greater Noida, an alumnus of Air Force Bal Bharti School and an economics graduate from Delhi University’s Shri Ram College of Commerce, has topped the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2022.
The UPSC topper attributed her achievement in the national exam to her stint as a corporate employee when she joined the risk advisory department of Ernst & Young. Kishore has said that his work in the corporate sector has given him many opportunities and helped pave the way. However, his passion remained in public service and contributing to governance and development.
Ishita Kishore stresses on the importance of honesty and discipline and says, “No matter how intelligent you are, you have to put in the hours and you have to work.”
Significantly, this was Ishita’s third attempt at the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Her decision to shift all her focus from a promising career in the corporate world to UPSC exams shows her determination and discipline.
Ishita Kishore claimed that because she grew up in an Air Force family and was exposed to service and duty early in life, she came to the decision that she wanted to work with the Indian government. His first choice was IAS
Kishore is also an athlete, who has actively participated in various sports activities and enjoys Madhubani painting.
This is the second consecutive year that women have secured the top 3 ranks in the UPSC exam. In UPSC Exam 2022, women secured the top four positions. According to the UPSC 2022 results, Garima Lohia, Uma Harthi N and Smriti Mishra have got the second, third and fourth positions respectively.
According to news agency PTILohia and Mishra have degrees from Delhi University, while Harathi N has a B.Tech from IIT-Hyderabad.
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