In 2015, a total of 1,236 candidates have been recommended for appointment.
“I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved”.-B. R. Ambedkar
Whoever says daughters are burden or are only born to serve their In-laws. Please note that -Four out of the five toppers are women.
- Ira Singhal
- Renu Raj
- Nidhi Gupta
- Vandana Rao
About Ira Singhal:
“I want to be an IAS officer. I want to do something for the benefit of physically challenged people”-Ira singhal
Ira singhal, an inspiration to all the aspirants cleared the exam for the 4 th Time. she is already undergoing traing for IRS in Hyderabad.
- Rank-AIR-I
- Category rank-General
- She is 29 year old and highly talented women. She did her schooling in Loreto Convent and The Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan.
- She did her graduation in B.E (Computer engineering) from Netaji Subhas Insitute of Technology.
- She is a post graduation in M.B.A (marketing and finance) from Faculty of Management Studies,University of Delhi.
- She was placed in Cadbury India with a highly elevated package but later she choose to serve the Nation.
- She is affected by Scoliosis, which is a medical condition entailing a deviation of the spine. Owing to this, she has difficulty moving her arm.
- Apart from being a topper, she has highly appreciable Hobbies like
- Cooking
- An Avid reader
- Dancing
- Exploring world
- Favorite Sport: Football
- She was denied the job on the medical background and was told that she is not elgible to become even a sweeper
- She fought for her rights in CAT and won and consequently undergoing training in Hyderabad for IRS.
About Renu Raj:
“I want to tell aspiring candidates that perseverance has its reward,”.-Renu Raj
- Category: General
- Rank-AIR-2
- Attempt- 1st attempt
- Curerntly working as a Doctor in a Hospital of Kollam, Kerala
- Completed her medical education-MBBS from Kottayam Medical College in 2013.
- She has been preparing for the UPSC Civil services exam from the last three years.
- Age: 27Years
- Marital Status: Married
- Renu Raj revealed that her first preference will be to become an IAS by joining Indian Administrative Service.
- Renu Raj had given credit her success to her parents and husband, saying it was her childhood dream to become a civil servant.
- she started preparation by self-study but then sooner she joined the government-run state civil service academy for coaching.
About Nidhi Gupta:
” I put in lot of hard work and it paid off,”.-Nidhi Gupta
- Category: General
- AIR-Rank-3
- Worked- Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise.
- She is also an IRS officer.
About Vandana Rao:
- Number of attempts- This was 3rd Attempt
- Category – Other Backward Class (OBC)
- All India RanK (AIR) – 4Th
About Suharsha Bhagat:
“hard work and faith in the Almighty is the key to success.”-Suharsha Bhagat
- School Class 10th – Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith at Deoghar (now in Jharkhand)
- Class 12th– DPS at R K Puram in Delhi
- Education – Chemical Engineer from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
- Age – 28 years old in 2015
- Attempt:4th
- Already cleared 3 times
- His subject was geography which also consists of some technical parts in it