Registering their strong presence, several talented students from Jharkhand have once again proved their mettle in the civil services examination- 2017 conducted annually by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
The students from different districts of Jharkhand have grabbed decent ranking making the State proud. Interestingly, most of the candidates from Jharkhand who qualified Civil Services examination-2107 are engineers.
Sagar Kumar, who secured All India Rank (AIR) –13, is a graduate in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – BHU. Abhilasha Barnwal who grabbed AIR-44 is an engineer presently serving the Maharatna firm—Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). Similarly, Pratibha Rani (AIR-78) completed her B.Tech in Computer Science from Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) – Jaipur Campus in 2012.
Also, Yogesh Gautam (AIR-174) is an engineering graduate from Indian School of Mines (ISM-IIT), Dhanbad. Mayank Manish who got AIR-214 in his first attempt is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur. Kumari Sunita who got AIR-269 in the examination is a software engineer. Jamshedpur’s Ratan Kumar Jha (AIR-408), son of a farmer who cracked UPSC—Civil Services exam in third attempt, has completed his engineering from BHU in Pharmaceuticals.
AIR-446 holder, Rishu Priya has completed her Bachelors in engineering examination in Electronic and Communication (E&C) from Birsa Institute of Technology – Sindri. lohardaga’s Harshit Oraon who got AIR-905 holds Masters Degree in engineering from IIT-BHU.
leaving the lucrative offer of multinational companies, several candidates who gained success in the prestigious examination said that administrative service gives an individual an opportunity to expand their horizon breaking all barriers be it geographical, educational etc. Sagar Kumar said that civil service just does not allow an individual to grow professionally but it offers you a wide range of opportunities to contribute in decision making policies.
Similarly, Pratibha Rani said, “My inclination was always towards community service. Engineering or else any stream confines your domain to only one specific field. If you want to transform the country and contribute in a positive way, you have to be the part of this system.” Rani has been actively engaged in social services for past few years. State’s Manish Mayank, Rishu Priya including others also have a similar opinion when asked about the main reason behind selecting administrative services sidelining money-spinning corporate jobs.
Meanwhile, qualified candidates said that all aspiring applicants must get their fundamentals clear before taking civil services exam. Also, the qualified candidates advised the aspirants to practice writing long descriptive (Essay type) questions on priority basis immediately after taking the preliminary exams.
Successful candidates further said that those who desire to crack UPSC- Civil services must focus on it as a mission. According to the aspirants, to be in the merit list of one of the toughest examinations is to work ‘smartly’ keeping themselves updated about latest developments and happening around the globe.
According to the list released by the commission on April 27, a total of 990 candidates have been selected for various All India level services. In general category, 476 candidates have qualified the exam. In Other Backward Caste (OBC) category, 275 aspirants have cracked the civil service-2017 exam while in Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) category 165 and 74 students respectively have been selected for different Central Government posts.