UPSC topper is an IIT-K graduate and dino enthusiast Aspirants crack UPSC code, do U.P. proud
LUCKNOW : Aditya Srivastava, 26, of Lucknow, who topped the UPSC 2023 examination is fond of reading about dinosaurs. He said that he was drawn towards this extinct animal and was always fascinated about it throughout his growing years.
“It was my third attempt. I could not clear the UPSC prelims on my first attempt as I was not ready. On my second attempt, I was ranked 236th last year and got selected for IPS. Currently, I am undergoing training at National Police Academy in Hyderabad,” said an elated Aditya, while talking over phone.
“I was surprised to see the result and it took some time to sink in. Rank 1 was definitely not there in my mind. Glad that I have topped the exam,” he said
When asked to advise those preparing for the exam, he said, “One must try to strike a balance between smart work and hard work. Writing practise is a must.”
His father, Ajay Kumar Srivastava, who works in the CAG office, said, “We were confident that he would do well in UPSC this year. But we never expected him to top the UPSC. It’s a proud moment for the family.”
A graduate from IIT, Kanpur, Aditya took a job with a private company in Bengaluru at Rs 40 lakh package per annum. “After having worked for a year and a half, he made up his mind to appear in civil services,” said his proud father.
After his first attempt, Aditya decided to quit his lucrative job and seriously prepared for UPSC 2022. He cracked the exam and was selected for Indian Police Service.
“He always wanted to become an IAS officer. Aditya took a call to appear in the UPSC 2023 exam. He told us that he is writing UPSC 2023 for the last time. We are proud that his dream has come true. Both my wife and I supported him taking the tough call of quitting the job,” said his father.
Aditya went to school at City Montessori School, Aliganj branch and passed Class 12 in 2014. It was in that year he cracked JEE and got enrolled in IIT Kanpur.
Jyoti Kashyap, proud principal of the school, said it is heartening that a past pupil of the school has topped the civil services exam which is considered to be the toughest exam in the country.
LUCKNOW : Young high-flyers from Uttar Pradesh successfully cracked the UPSC examinations, with three UPites making it into the list of top 10 rank holders: Aditya Srivastava, AIR 1, Nausheen of Kushinagar district 9th , and Aishwaryam Prajapati, 10th.
U.P. girl Aishwaryam Prajapati stood 10th in the exam. This was her second attempt.
“I always wanted to become an IAS officer. My goal was very clear once I passed Class 10. I was always confident of clearing the exam but never thought of getting number 10 rank in UPSC,” said an elated Aishwaryam, who hails from Maharajganj district.
“This journey requires a lot of hard work and patience. It’s not about the number of hours spent studying; it’s about the quality of study. Strategy is also significant, so one should keep their resources limited while studying,” she said
Nausheen hails from a middle-class Muslim family and has been an outstanding student throughout her academic career.
Nausheen’s father, Abdul Qaiyoom, said she is the younger of his two daughters and a son and all of them are in government service.
Kunal Rastogi (AIR 15) cracked the exam in his third attempt. “It was God’s blessing that kept me going,” said Kanual, who graduated from BITS, Pilani. He turned 26. He did bachelor’s in civil engineering in 2021, and thereafter, started preparing for UPSC. He did Class 12 from City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar.
Animesh Verma (AIR 38) brought laurels for Lucknow. He cracked the UPSC exam in his second attempt. An IIT Delhi graduate, he did B Tech with electrical engineering. A resident of Viraj Khand, Gomti Nagar, Animesh passed Class 10 with 97.2% from Seth MR Jaipuria School and Class 12 in 2018 with 97.75%.
SDM Agra Anshul Hindal (AIR 48) cracked UPSC exam in the fourth attempt. An alumni of IIT Kanpur, he pursued B Tech in civil engineering.
Dhruv Sapra, 28, secured 394th rank. He did his schooling from J&K and Punjab, B.Tech in Computer science from IIIT Hyderabad and prepared for the exam.
Other youths who made UP proud are Aniket Shandilya (29) from Jhansi (12th rank) in his fifth attempt. Medha Anand (29) from Meerut secured 13th rank in her fifth attempt. Wardah Khan (24) of Noida secured 18th rank in her second attempt. Akash Verma (29) of Noida secured 20th rank in fifth attempt.
Varanasi’s Arfa Khan has got 111th rank, while Shashwat Agarwal has got the 121 rank. Chandauli’s Kriti Tripathi, a resident of Barhani area, secured 149th rank.
Pawan Kumar Rana, a former Allahabad University student, has secured the 239th rank. Similarly, Sachin Kumar, an inmate of GN Jha hostel of Allahabad University, has got 962nd rank.
Another successful candidate from Prayagraj is Devansh Mohan Dwivedi, a native of Daswar Manda and currently living in Pura Fateh Mohammad at Naini.
He secured 333rd rank.