Click to play videoNew Delhi: Twenty-eight-year old Anandita Mitra is the topper among successful women candidates in 2006 Civil Services Examination.
Coming from a small town in Chattisgarh, this daughter of two doctors was determined to do something for the poor in Chattisgarh and worked hard to clear the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam. Her husband is also an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Chattisgarh cadre and is presently posted in Raipur.
“Hardwork and consistency are the two things that must be paid attention,” says Anandita.
Rahul Mandarani, he engineer from Surat may have ranked 219 in the list, but is loving it nevertheless. Mandarani was so nervous about his results that he flew down to Delhi to check it personally.
“These are the happiest 15 minutes of my life,” says Mandarani.
This year’s results show that the IAS has truly become a pan-Indian service. Most students in the top 20 are from UP, Bihar and South India.
Earlier, while places like JNU and Benaras Hindu University used to produce the maximum number of IAS officers, this time the top 10 doesn't have a single name from Delhi. Most toppers are from small towns. And M Raju Revu, who got the first rank, is the son of a farmer in Andhra Pradesh.
Of the 474 candidates who cleared the UPSC exam, 89 will join the IAS, 103 will train for the Police Service and 20 for the Foreign Service.
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