Six from state clear Civil Services Exam
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, September 24 2021: Six candidates from Manipur have cleared the Civil Services Examination, 2020 conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which was declared on Friday.

A total of 761 candidates have been recommended for appointment to Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service, (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Central Services, Group 'A' and Group'B' .

The six successful candidates from Manipur are Parikshit Thoudam (All India Ranking 60) s/o Thoudam Somerendro and Premabati of Uripok Panchai Leikai; Waikhom Nydia Devi (AIR 180) d/o Waikhom Tombi (Ibotombi) Singh and Moirangthem Radhamani Devi of Kakching Super Market; Heikrujam Prasanjeet (AIR 578) s/o Heikrujam Nabakumar and Pangabam Ibemu Devi of Heirangoithong Naoriya Pakhanglakpa Leikai; Kshetrimayum Deepi Chanu (AIR 621) d/o Kshetrimayum Deben (Pilot Deben) and Naorem Pravarani Devi of Kakching Paji Leikai Keithel Macha Pareng; Hatchinghoi Haokip (AIR 673) d/o Jamkhomang Haokip and Nemjalhing of Tuibong, Churachandpur District Headquarter; and Lourembam Nelson Mangangcha (AIR 757).Parikshit Thoudam (AIR 60) had previously cracked the examination in 2019 and secured the 373th rank.

Waikhom Nydia Devi (AIR 180) studied in Padma Ratna English School Kakching till Class X and was the overall state topper in HSLCE 2009.Nydia's father Ibotombi is a retired driver of the state Medical Department, while her mother Radhamani is a nurse in the same Department.

Kshetrimayum Deepi Chanu's father Deben is a retired Group Captain of Indian Air Force and is currently working as a captain in Indigo Flight Meanwhile, Library and Information Kakching has extended heartiest congratulations Waikhom Nydia Devi and Kshetrimayum Deepi Chanu on clearing the Civil Services Examination.

Mention may be made here the main examination was held in January this year and the personality test conducted in August-September.

The UPSC on Friday declared the final result of the Civil Services Examination, 2020 and said that a total of 761 candidates - 545 men and 216 women - have been recommended for appointment.

The candidature of 151 candidates is pro visional.

Shubham Kumar has topped the prestigious exam while Jagrati Awasthi and Ankita Jain have got second and third ranks, respectively.

Kumar, a Bachelor of Technology (civil engineering) graduate from IIT Bombay, has qualified the examination with anthropology as his optional subject.

Awasthi qualified the examination with sociology as her optional subject.

She completed B Tech (electrical engineering) from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal.

Among the top 25 candidates, 13 are men and 12 women.

The recommended candidates also include 25 persons with benchmark disability (seven orthopedically handicapped, four visually challenged, 10 hearing impaired and four multiple disabilities).

Of the successful candidates, 263 are of general category, 86 from economically weaker section (EWS), 220 of Other Backward Classes (OBC), 122 Scheduled Castes (SC) and 61 belong to Scheduled Tribes category.

As many as 10,40,060 candidates applied for the examination, out of whom 4,82,770 appeared in it, the statement said.

A total of 10,564 candidates qualified for appearance in the written (main) examination which was held in January 2021 .

Of them, 2,053 candidates qualified for the personality test (interview), it said.

The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages - preliminary, main and interview.

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