Amritsar boy bags second spot
AMRITSAR: Anmol Sher Singh Bedi, son of an educator, made Amritsar proud by grabbing the 2nd rank in the civil services examination.
As soon as the result was out on Wednesday, congratulatory calls poured in for Anmol, 23, a computer engineer, who achieved the feat in the first attempt. “This is a dream come true. Since my childhood, I have aimed to be a bureaucrat,” quipped Anmol.
Anmol’s father Dr Sarabjit Singh Bedi is an educationist and his mother Jassi Bedi is associated with an NGO. The boy gives credit to his family, especially his sister Gursimran Kaur Bedi, for his stupendous performance. “They were the guiding lights,” he added. Anmol said he will go for the Indian Foreign Services. ”India is growing by leaps and bounds. I want to play a pivotal role in it,” he added.
The boy said he used to study around eight hours a day. “I didn’t stick to any particular strategy. I just remained consistent,” he said. Anmol said he never let his motivation level come down. “Even low scores at times during school days didn’t bog me down,” he added.
KASHMIR’S BILAL BHAT IN TOP 10
NEWDELHI: Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat, a Kashmiri man, secured 10th position in the exam. In his last attempt, he was selected for the Indian Forest Service (IFS). “Words can hardly describe my feelings. I feel on top of the world today. I believed in this quote -Try, try, try again. I have been trying from 2010,” Bhat said.
This was his last chance to get into the IAS as he would have crossed the cut-off age of 32 in November this year. Bhat hails from Handwara in the Valley and completed his schooling and college from Srinagar before studying veterinary sciences in Jammu. HTC