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685 qualify civil services exam 2021, Shruti Sharma secures AIR 1

Shailesh Khanduri

30 May 2022 Updated On 30 May 2022 05:30 IST

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New Delhi, May 30 (PTI) Shruti Sharma has topped the civil services examination 2021, results of which were announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Monday.

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Also read: Who is UPSC topper Shruti Sharma?

As many as 685 candidates have qualified for the prestigious test, it said, without sharing further details of candidates selected in the examination.

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While Shruti Sharma has topped the examination, Ankita Agarwal and Gamini Singla have secured the second and third rank, respectively, the Commission said.

Shruti is an alumnus of St Stephens College and Jawaharlal Nehru University and has been preparing for the UPSC Civil Services exam at Jamia Millia Islamia Residential Coaching Academy.

The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages – preliminary, main, and interview – to select officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.

The UPSC Civil Services 2021 exams began on October 10, 2021, with the preliminary exam. The Mains exam was conducted on January 7, 8, 9, 15, and 16, 2022. The qualified candidates then appeared for the interview round from April 5 to May 26, 2022.

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