Guwahati: The final results for the UPSC Civil Services test 2021 were released by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Monday.
Six hundred and eighty-five students passed the renowned exam. 244 belong to the general category, 73 to the Economically Weaker Sections, 203 to the Other Backward Classes, 105 to the Scheduled Castes, and 60 to the Scheduled Tribes.
The top three positions have been secured by girl candidates this year. Shruti Sharma, an alumnus of St Stephens College and Jawaharlal Nehru University has secured the All-India rank 1 in the exam. Shruti had been preparing for the UPSC Civil Services exam at Jamia Millia Islamia Residential Coaching Academy.
Among the top ten candidates, the second rank was secured by Ankita Agarwal, Gamini Singla ranked third, Aishwarya Verma ranked fourth, Utkarsh Dwivedi ranked fifth, Yaksh Chaudhary ranked sixth, Samyak S Jain ranked seventh, Ishita Rathi ranked eighth, Preetam Kumar ranked ninth and Harkeerat Singh Randhawa ranked tenth.
The preliminary test for the UPSC CSE was held on October 10, 2021, and the results were declared on October 29. The main exam was held from January 7 to 16, 2022, with the results announced on March 17, 2022. The interview, which began on April 5 and ended on May 26, was the final stage of the examination.
Candidates can check their respective results from the official website upsc.gov.in.