Pravati Jhodia, a girl from Pahandi of Kashipur block in Rayagada district, is in the limelight for being the first girl from the tribal Jhodia community to clear the Odisha Civil Services Examination-2017.
Pravati, who secured 76th rank in the examination, said students coming from backward areas should never develop inferior complex.
Speaking about her future plans, Pravati said she is targeting to crack the 2019 UPSC examinations. “From my childhood, I have always dreamt to become a bureaucrat so that I can do something good for my community, which, I am sure, will inspire more girls like me.”
Similarly, a tribal girl from the Maoist-dominated Malkangiri district also cleared the examination.
Sandhya Samarath, daughter of Ramdev Samarath of Salimi village under Mathili block, was ranked 91st in the examination.
An alumnus of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Malkangiri, Sandhya pursued PG at the Ravenshaw University after her graduation from the BJB Autonomous College. Later, she was enrolled in MPhil and PhD courses at the university.
She succeeded in the civil service examination through her hard work without attending any coaching class.
Out of 106 successful candidates, 42 are women, 21 from SC category, 21 from ST category and 13 from SEBC category.