The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today announced the results of the Civil Services Main Examination 2023, with Aditya Srivastava from Lucknow securing the coveted All India Rank 1.
UPSC said Animesh Pradhan and Donnuru Ananya Reddy secured second and third ranks respectively.
A total of 1016 candidates have received recommendations for appointment, UPSC has released the roll numbers of qualified candidates. However, the candidature of 355 recommended candidates is pending further verification.
Held in subjective mode in two shifts from September 15 to September 24, the CSE Main exam lasted for three hours in each shift and started at 9 am and resumed at 2 pm.
Aditya Srivastava left behind the comforts of a high-paying job at an MNC in Bengaluru in 2020 to prepare for the Civil Services Exam. He took the exam in 2021 and in 2022, in his second attempt, achieved AIR 236. Since he did not make it to IAS, he took the exam again and this time topped the exam.
Animesh Pradhan, 22, from Odisha cracked the UPSC exam in his very first attempt and secured All India Rank (AIR) 2. Ananya Reddy, who secured rank 3, said she studied 12 to 14 hours a day and followed her schedule. To cover the syllabus. He is a graduate from Miranda House, Delhi.
Here is the list of top 20 rank holders in UPSC 2023 exam:
Rank 1: Aditya Srivastava
Rank 2: Animesh Pradhan
Rank 3: Donuru Ananya Reddy
Rank 4: PK Siddharth Ramkumar
Rank 5: Ruhani
Rank 6: Srishti Dabas
Rank 7: Anmol Rathod
Rank 8: Ashish Kumar
Rank 9: Nausheen
Rank 10: Aishwaryam Prajapati
Rank 11: Kush Motwani
Rank 12: Aniket Shandilya
Rank 13: Medha Anand
Rank 14: Shaurya Arora
Rank 15: Kunal Rastogi
Rank 16: Ayan Jain
Rank 17: Swati Sharma
Rank 18: Wardha Khan
Rank 19: Shivam Kumar
Rank 20: Akash Verma
Successful candidates are ready to fill important posts in various government services including Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and Central Services Group A and Group B.
Candidates willing to check their status can access the merit list on the official website of UPSC – upsc.gov.in.